Police and Fire

On Tuesday, November 8, a resident in the 1200 block of Verdugo Spring Lane observed a mountain lion walk up their driveway, around their house, and into the back yard.

Burbank Firefighters gathered to bestow honors to a couple of their fellow firefighters, Frank Walbert and Keith Naffziger, with the highest honor the department gives, The Medal of Valor.

Magnolia Park Optimist Club honors 2011 Burbank Police Officer, Reserve Officer, Civilian Employee, and Volunteer of the year.

Trains stopped and Burbank Metrolink Station evacuated Thursday morning.

The Burbank Fire Department recently conducted a live burn drill at the apartments on the 2200 block of Catalina St. before they were completely demolished.

Burbank Police, with the assistance of the DEA, collected close to 250 pounds of old medicines

Crossing guards will continue to be employees of the Burbank Police Department.

The California Contractors State Licensing Board’s (CSLB) Statewide Investigative Fraud Team (SWIFT) was conducting a routine sting operation, using a private home in the 200 block of S. Keystone St. last week, when a man who had been cited earlier in the day, returned and committed suicide.

Two seperate accidents involving bicyclists hit by cars occcurring less than a mile and 90 minutes apart, leave one man with critical injuries, and police looking for witnesses.

The BPOA is worried about the level of service the Burbank Police Department is providing to the residents and business people of Burbank. More changes may be coming.