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Sunday, September 19, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, September 19, 2010

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Actor Randy Quaid and his wife booked for felony burglary

A bad turn of events for Actor Randy Quaid and his wife. Both were arrested Saturday evening for allegedly squatting in a guest home, on a property they once owned, in the upscale community of Montecito, in Santa Barbara County. Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Deputies reportedly were called to the property in the 13oo block of Mountain Drive to check out possible […]

Sunday, September 12, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, September 12, 2010

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Burbank Police’s strange handling of the booking photos of two suspects

Two suspects. Both accused of sexually victimizing a child. The Burbank Police Department chose to release the mug shot of one suspect — while refusing to do so in the second case. Did the BPD apply its policy fairly? I don’t think so. Here are the details. The male suspect is 35-year-old Manuel Retana. He was arrested last Tuesday, September 7, and accused of […]

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, September 1, 2010

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ShowBiz Bits: A statement from the Discovery Channel about that tragic gunman-hostage drama & “Takers” keep a grip on first at the Box Office

Discovery Channel real life hostage drama The Discovery Channel is dealing with a real crime scene at its headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland. Earlier today suspected gunman, Radical Environmentalist, James J. Lee, reportedly took three hostages at the network’s building. The standoff ended when Lee was apparently shot and killed by SWAT snipers and the hostages freed. Previously, Lee reportedly shopped a reality TV project […]

Sunday, August 22, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, August 22, 2010

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City Buzz

A full house at the public forum After all the hoopla, debates, agenda re-writes, and months of delays, the first public forum held by the Burbank Police Commission in recent memory went off with only a few minor glitches. First, additional chairs had to be brought out to accommodate the crowd that showed up last Wednesday night, August 18, in the Community […]

Saturday, August 21, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, August 21, 2010

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Photo Gallery: National Night Out in Burbank

Burbank celebrated National Night Out with around 20 block parties throughout the city earlier this month on August 3. The nationwide event encourages neighborhood spirit and a strong partnership between the community and police in the fight against crime. A block party on Verdugo Avenue Major block party on East Verdugo Avenue in the hillside area of Burbank attracted more than a […]

Monday, July 19, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, July 19, 2010

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City Buzz

Two Burbank city council members speak out on two very different issues Burbank City Councilman Dr. David Gordon photo from Burbank website In the past few days, two members of the Burbank City Council have sent letters to two different newspapers about two very different concerns — producing quite a contrast. In last Saturday’s Burbank Leader, Dr. David Gordon responded with a rebuttal […]

Monday, July 12, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, July 12, 2010

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News bits: Manny’s Porsche, Polanski walks, and more angry words from Mel Gibson

The winning bid for Manny’s Porsche is in After 10 days and more than two dozen bids on eBay, a rare Porsche owned by Dodger Slugger Manny Ramirez sold today — for $50,100. Apparently someone got a good deal. Recently, the bright red Porsche reportedly appraised at around $58,000. Ramirez donated the 1994 Porsche 911 Turbo 964 to a couple […]

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, July 7, 2010

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City Buzz

A quake rattles Burbank and other parts of SoCal Some rocking, rolling, and shaking in the Southland late today. I was sitting in my car waiting for the red light to change at Glenoaks Boulevard and Olive Avenue, in front of the Burbank Central Library, when a 5.4 quake hit at 4:53 p.m. My cruiser rocked so much, I thought for a moment one of those cell […]

Friday, July 2, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, July 2, 2010

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Shoplifting a serious problem at Burbank Kmart: Two cops shot in latest incident

It might be an ugly sign of the recession, but there have been two violent encounters involving suspected shoplifters at a major Burbank retail store in less than a week. The latest occurred today at around noon in front of the Kmart store at 1000 North San Fernando Road. The official Burbank police press release says:”Officers had taken the suspect into custody and were outside the […]