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Armenian cop alleges ethnic slurs, harassment
Testimony in another trial pitting a police officer against the city began this week in Los Angeles County Superior Court, this time centering on claims that an Armenian American detective endured ethnic slurs and other forms of harassment. Burbank...Tags: Prosecution, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Racism, FBI
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Man accused of feeding pigeons at Bob Hope Airport to go to trial
The Burbank businessman accused of creating a public safety nuisance at Bob Hope Airport by feeding a large flock of pigeons will face trial after a judge denied his request to have the charges against him downgraded from a misdemeanor to an infraction....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Misdemeanors, Bob Hope, Court Preliminary
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Man accused of killing wife gets two years in prison
Burbank resident Joseph Robert Brancato, who at one point was charged with murder after allegedly inflicting a deadly blow to his wife's head with a chair leg, was sentenced to two years in state prison this week. Murder charges were dropped in...Tags: Prosecution, Prisons, Judges, Punishment, Murder
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Taylor trial: Jury will weigh allegations of discrimination, harassment
The trial involving former Burbank Police Deputy Chief William Taylor wrapped up Thursday afternoon, leaving in the hands of jurors his allegations that he was demoted and fired after raising concerns about internal discrimination and sexual harassment....Tags: Prosecution, Government, Police Investigations, Social Issues, Witnesses
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Taylor trial: City balks at timing of suit
Defending the city against claims that former Burbank Deputy Chief of Police William Taylor was terminated after facing on-the-job retaliation from the department, attorneys this week called into question the reason for his lawsuit. Taylor alleges he was...Tags: Lawyers, Police Investigations, Crime, Law and Justice, Theft, Laws
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Man who struck wife with chair sentenced to 2 years in prison
Burbank resident Joseph Robert Brancato, who at one point was charged with murder after allegedly inflicting a deadly blow to his wife’s head with a chair leg, was sentenced to two years in state prison this week. Murder charges were dropped...Tags: Prosecution, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Murder
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Officer's suit claims he was fired over discrimination, sexual harassment concerns
The first of several lawsuits filed against Burbank by current and former police officials went to trial this week, with the attorney for an ex-deputy police chief calling what took place in the department one of the most “egregious” cases...Tags: Police Investigations, Social Issues, Racism, Bullying, Sexual Misconduct
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Taylor trial: Witness says investigation didn¿t show evidence of officer's interference
The attorney for a former Burbank deputy police chief who claims he was fired because he complained about internal issues questioned the validity Thursday of an outside investigator's report that played a role in his client's termination. The former...Tags: Prosecution, Police Investigations, Chemical Industry, Los Angeles Police Department, Racism
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Wood roofs slated to get extensions
The hundreds of Burbank residents who have yet to comply with a city ordinance that requires them to remove their wood roofs were given some breathing room this week, 20 years after the law was put on the books.
Homeowners with exposed wood roofs...Tags: Realty, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Services and Shopping, Real Estate
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Siblings will be tried in dog death
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled on Wednesday that there is sufficient evidence for a case involving two siblings arrested on suspicion of stabbing their aunt’s dog to death to go to trial. Charissa Bodtcher, 23, and her brother,...Tags: Rentals, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Trials
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Charity foundation names new members
The Community Foundation of the Verdugos announced new members to its Board of Directors and newly elected officers for 2012.
Those newly serving the board include attorneys Armen Baghdasarian of the Glendale firm Irsfeld, Irsfeld & Younger LLP and...Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, LeCroy Corporation, Awards and Prizes
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Stolen Beetle comes home 20 years later
Two decades after it was stolen, a Burbank couple looks to finally be getting their 1966 Volkswagen Beetle back. But they’ll have to pay $800 to do so.
The strange legal case began last summer after Francisco Quiroz of Northridge discovered the...Tags: Vehicles, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Services and Shopping, Justice System
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