Glendale Police Department

A federal jury Wednesday awarded almost $1.3 million in civil damages to a Glendale man who was falsely accused of murder and spent eight months in a Los Angeles County jail before being cleared of the charges. Attorneys for Edmond Ovasapyan, 28, sued the Glendale Police Department in U.S. District Court for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution, saying that detectives who arrested him in connection with a 2005 home invasion slaying ignored exculpatory evidence, including his alibi.

Three teen-age boys were stabbed in a gang-related confrontation Wednesday at a Glendale fast-food restaurant, the Glendale Police Department said today. The names of the youths were not disclosed, but Glendale police said two of them were sitting in the Taco Bell restaurant in the 1100 block of Colorado Boulevard when three other youths walked in about 7:30 p.m., one of them shouting a gang slogan. In the fight that ensued, three of the teen-agers were wounded.

Thank you for the story on the Police Appreciation Day sponsored by the Kiwanis Clubs of Glendale. However, the salute is intended for all the officers of the Glendale Police Department. If the clubs were to "recognize the good officers," each and every one would have to be recognized. This day is set aside to honor those police officers who have risked their own lives to protect or save the life of another person or for heroism above and beyond the call of duty. Since the program was started in 1988 by the Gateway Kiwanis Club of Glendale, it had nothing to do with "combatting negative publicity stemming from the Rodney King beating trials" as you wrote.

The Glendale Police Department will honor officers, employees and local residents who have distinguished themselves in law enforcement-related activities during the department's annual awards ceremony Thursday. The department's officer of the year, reserve officer of the year and civilian employee of the year will be named.

A17-year-old boy was killed Wednesday when shots were fired from a car carrying suspected gang members in Glendale, authorities said. The victim, whose name was not immediately released, died at Glendale Memorial Hospital about 50 minutes after the 2:40 p.m. shooting in the 4400 block of San Fernando Road, said Sgt. Dean Durand of the Glendale Police Department. Witnesses told police that they heard gunshots coming from a blue or green late-1960s model Chevrolet, which drove past the victim and two other youths who were walking on a sidewalk, authorities said.

Police arrested a North Hollywood machinist near his place of work Monday morning in connection with a shooting two days earlier that left a man dead. Tien Minh Nguyen, 59, was being held without bail at Glendale city jail, according to a Glendale Police Department statement. Hung Pham, 48, of La Palma, was found about 5:30 a.m. Saturday, face down in the driveway of Glenair Inc. at 1211 Air Way, with a bullet wound in his back.

Three teen-age boys were stabbed in a gang-related confrontation at a Glendale fast-food restaurant, the Glendale Police Department reported Thursday. The names of the victims were not disclosed, but Glendale police said two were sitting in the Taco Bell restaurant in the 1100 block of Colorado Boulevard when three other youths walked in about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, one of them shouting a gang slogan. In the ensuing fight, three of the teen-agers were wounded.

James E. Anthony, police chief of Chino for the past 11 years, has been hired to head the Glendale Police Department, beginning Jan. 6, city officials announced Wednesday. Anthony, 48, was chosen from more than 50 candidates who applied in a nationwide search after Chief David J. Thompson announced in June that he planned to retire for health reasons.

Since the fall, the so-called knock-knock burglars have targeted affluent neighborhoods in the San Fernando Valley, the Westside, the Hollywood Hills and Glendale, committing dozens of breaks-ins, authorities said Thursday. The six burglary crews identified so far consist of gang members with lengthy criminal records, authorities say. The thieves drive into wealthy communities and target those houses whose owners appear to be away. They knock on the door or ring the bell, and if no one answers, they break in, police said.