The Burbank Police Department has a new home on the Internet. Yesterday, a news release announced the launch of the BPD’s new website www.burbankpd.org .Two years in development, the site is packed with information in a user friendly format. According to the release, the new site came about, “… in an effort to provide the community with greater access to the […]
Many in Burbank are grieving for the five you lives lost in that tragic car crash last Saturday. Burbank PD says the accident involved a single vehicle, a Nissan sedan, which was discovered around 4:13 a.m. September 28, “fully engulfed in flames” on San Fernando Boulevard near the Scott-Road off-ramp of the Golden State Freeway. A female survivor was […]
A 40 year-old Burbank man is being held on $1, 000, 000 bail today, on suspicion of murdering his mother. Yesterday morning at around 10:40, police were called to the 4000 block of West Victory Boulevard, following a report of a person sleeping in an alley. Once at the scene, they discovered the body of a deceased female whom police […]
The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office has file one count of murder against a Burbank man in connection with the death of his mother. Moises Diaz was arrested last Monday, following the discovery of the body of 77 year-old Maria Diaz in an alley in the 4000 block of West Victory Boulevard. Diaz, 40, is being held on $1, 000,000 […]
A suspect has been identified in connection with the discovery of two explosive devices in Burbank late yesterday. Burbank Police detectives reportedly found the first device while carrying out a search warrant at a residence in the 1900 block of North Rose Street at around 4:50 p.m. on Friday. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s bomb squad was called in and […]
Two stabbing victims reportedly are in serious condition tonight after an apparent attack in the Burbank hill area. Burbank Police officers and Burbank Fire paramedics responded to a 9-1-1 call and discovered the victims, two males in their early 20s, near the 1000 block of East Angeleno Avenue this afternoon, according to a news release from the BPD. Both victims […]
The Home Depot hacker attack is turning into a really bad nightmare for the nation’s largest home improvement retailer and many of its customers. Reports are circulating on the Internet about thieves using credit card information stolen from Home Depot to “… buy prepaid cards, electronics and even groceries,” according to MoneyWatch. Also, some of the stolen cards reportedly have been […]
An elderly Burbank resident is recovering in the hospital today after being pulled from his burning home at 326 South Griffith Park Drive. The fire was called into the Burbank Fire Department at around 9:10 a.m. Neighbor, Linda Rosen, was one of those who called 9-1-1. Her husband, Bob Rosen, went next door and saw”… the smoke pouring out of […]
Burbank Police are investigating a tragic incident involving a Metrolink train. A man was struck and killed by a train north of the Magnolia Boulevard overpass not far from the downtown station in Burbank shortly after 4 p.m. yesterday. The Burbank Police Department has confirmed the identity of the man who was killed in that train versus pedestrian collision as […]