Baldwin Park News

A Baldwin Park man entered a not guilty plea Tuesday in the fatal shooting of his mother, another woman and a young girl, as well as the wounding of a young girl and teenaged boy, officials said. via Pasadena Star-News

“We don't have the true dropout rate”

School district officials dispute the results of a study that says three Baldwin Park schools rank among the state's 25 worst in terms of dropout rates. via Pasadena Star-News

“These are sensitive subjects that teens may not be open to talk about”

Teens play pool at the Baldwin Park Teen Center s game recreation room, which features ping-pong, pool and foosball tables, and a rock climbing wall. via San Gabriel Valley Tribune

“There was one month where a bill was $56,000”

The city attorney is over his legal budget by $43,000, with six months remaining in the billing cycle, records show. via Whittier Daily News

Published: April 4th, 2008 04:11 PM Last Modified: April 4th, 2008 04:12 PM The following recall has been announced: About 66,500 8 oz. via Anchorage Daily News

Opening day for youth league The city of Industry Sheriff's Youth Activities League will kick off the season with an opening day ceremony at 9 a.m. Saturday at Rimgrove Park, 747 North Rimgrove Dr., Valinda. via Whittier Daily News

“We are still actively looking into any other leads”

Police said it's unlikely that two brothers accused of shooting BBs at freeway drivers Tuesday night are connected to a similar shooting spree earlier this week. via Whittier Daily News

“We wanted to create a place where families can come and spend time while children are playing”

The city's largest and most popular park will begin a $1 million retrofit by the end of the summer, city officials said. via Pasadena Star-News

Police arrested two men with a BB or pellet rifle Tuesday after receiving reports they were pointing the weapon at the freeway, officials said. via Pasadena Star-News

The California Highway Patrol is investigating reports by three motorists who say the rear windows of their vehicles shattered while they were driving on Interstate 10 in eastern Los Angeles County.

CHP Officer David Porter said the calls started coming in around 8 a.m. Monday.

None of the vehicles' occupants were injured in the incidents in the Baldwin Park area.

Porter said investigators do not know of any connection between Monday's incidents and two freeway shootings -- one of them fatal -- that occurred in Southern California during the weekend. Read more

“If you build a better mousetrap, someone builds a smarter mouse?”

Deep inside the bunker. Your erstwhile war correspondent clacks out another column on life as lived in America's second-largest city. via LA Daily News

A man escaped with an unknown amount of cash after robbing a bank branch inside a supermarket Friday, officials said. via Whittier Daily News

“We would look over lists and laugh at all the really weird words, like wiliwili, which is a type of tree”

To capture first place in the third annual Los Angeles County Spelling Bee, Glenda Chen of South Pasadena spent hours studying vocabulary words with her father. via Pasadena Star-News

“Our residents deserve to live in a community without drugs, without violence, without crime”

Promoting development, reducing crime and shrinking waistlines are among the key improvements that will ensure a bright future for the city, according to the mayor. via Whittier Daily News

“We don't encourage people to do that.”

A man believed to be the intended victim of a knife-point robbery Thursday turned the tables on the alleged robbers and helped police chase them down, authorities said. via San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Pablo Rodriguez, of Huntington Park, and Miguel Hernandez, of Baldwin Park, have one of their twice weekly meals at La Poblana Restaurant in Baldwin Park Thursday, March 13, 2008. via San Gabriel Valley Tribune

The tuna sandwich combination comes with a small drink and chips at Super Bionicos in Baldwin Park. via Pasadena Star-News

“Someone's pretty brazen to do five robberies in one day”

Police are seeking a team of armed robbers suspected in as many as five robberies and attempted robberies Monday in Baldwin Park, Claremont, and San Bernardino, authorities said. via San Gabriel Valley Tribune

“The victim immediately pulled out a ballpoint pen and stabbed her attacker in the cheek which caused him to let her go, and the victim ran home”

Baldwin Park police have put out a sketch of the man who may have tried to kidnap three kids walking home from school. via KFI

“I think we need to emphasize more inclusion.”

Property owners rallied against a proposed multimillion-dollar development this week at a forum backing eminent domain reform. via Pasadena Star-News