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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17 - DECEMBER 23, 2009 VOLUME 14, NO. 51
Police Plan Changes in Wake of Barnes Shooting Regarding Last February’s Shooting of Leroy Barnes BY TERRY MILLER
Pasadena’s interim police chief, Chris Vicino, said the dept. would implement the 13 of the of recommendations made by the Office of
Independent Review after the shooting of 38-year-old Leroy Barnes in February. Vicino told the community at a meeting held last Monday.
Leroy Barnes, who was on parolee, was shot 11 times, including seven in the back, after officers pulled over a car driven by Ameka Edwards on Mentone Avenue on Feb. 19.
The fallout from the shooting led to considerable community distrust of the former Police Chief Bernard Melekian, calls for his to step down, internal and independent reports/
reviews in addition to the subsequent lawsuits. The OIR report, which was completed in October, says the officers should have
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Lord Provost of Glasgow vists Pasadena Dinner with Mayor Bogaard and Pasadena Scots BY TERRY MILLER
There was a considerable amount of pomp and circumstance at the popular El Portal Restaurant Tuesday evening when the Right Honorable Bob Winter, the Lord Provost of Scotland dined with our very own Honorable Mayor Bill Bogaard and his wife Claire. The Pasadena Scots performed several numbers We’re not sure if Hag- to the delight of the Right Honorable Lord Provost gis was on the menu at El who was clearly touched by the performance. Portal Tuesday evening Photos by Terry Miller although many have compared the ingredients there- snooping is due to an ” unofficial” visit by the in to those in the popular Lord Provost of Glasgow who was invited to the City of Pasadena by a local Pipe and drum Mexican dish Menudo. T he rea son we’re Continued on 12
Fledgling Toy Drive Gets Boost from Two Pasadena Teens
Christina McCarthy and Chelsea Burne-Gomez donate gifts from combined -Photo by Terry Miller quinceaneras to families in need.
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MAN MURDERED IN ONE OF TWO SEPARATE SHOOTINGS A man was killed in one of two separate shootings in Monrovia on Tuesday evening. A woman was also injured in the fatal shooting. No one was hurt in the first incident. According to Monrovia Police Watch Commander Lt. Mike Lee there is no evidence that the two incidents are related in any way. Since the second shooting involved a death, the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau is handling the investigation with the cooperation of the Monrovia Police Department. M o n r o v i a’s P u b l i c Information Officer Dick Singer said that at this time neither incident appeared to be related to the recent and ongoing gang activities in the area. Singer said t he first shooting occurred at approximately 5:30 P.M. in the 100 Block of East Los Angeles St. A single individual in a car appeared to have shot at a group of people standing in front of a house. “No one was hit, but one bullet did hit the building,” Singer said. Later the same evening just after 8 p.m. another shooting took place, this one on Colorado Boulevard between Canyon and California. In this incident a white male, approximately twenty years old was shot and killed according to Singer. A young woman of approximately the same age was also shot in the foot, but her wound was relatively minor and she was treated and released. T he couple wa s ap proached by several Hispanic males and the young man was shot and killed. No motive is known at this time and the names of the victims have not yet been released.