Top Patch Stories This Week: Drive-By Shooting, School Suspensions, Pizza of Venice

Close out your weekend with a recap of the most interesting and popular Patch articles from last week. 

Here are the stories that topped the headlines on west San Gabriel Valley and Crescenta Valley Patch sites:

South Pasadena
3 Guns, Cash, Jewelry Stolen in Home Burglary
A resident's surveillance camera snapped these images of the burglary suspects and their vehicles.


La Cañada Flintridge
Vikings Invade Lutheran Church in the Foothills
The Midsummer Viking Fest celebrates Norwegian history and heritage.

Monrovia
Map: Monrovia's Suspension Rate of Students Among Highest in L.A. County
You can look up how often students were suspended across the county at each district and each school using the below map and database.

Arcadia
Arcadia Police Detectives Looking for Leads in Drive-By Shooting
A man says someone shot at him from a vehicle as he stood on a sidewalk on Lovell Avenue Tuesday afternoon.

Altadena
Pizza of Venice: Q&A With Altadena’s Newest Eatery
The homemade pizza purveyor soft opened its first brick-and-mortar location in Altadena June 15 and is getting a positive response from the community.

Pasadena
Pasadena Police Show Off Helicopters at Open House
As part of the Foothill Air Support Team, the Air Operations Section also serves other communities in the San Gabriel Valley, including Arcadia, Monrovia, San Marino, Sierra Madre and South Pasadena.

San Marino
City's Cutting of Ficus Trees Has San Marino on Opposite Sides of the Street
Is it an improvement or a desecration? It depends whom you ask.

Sierra Madre
Peppertree Grill Spicing Up Sierra Madre Again
Closed since 2005, the restaurant makes a grand comeback.

Montrose-La Crescenta
Local Mom Wants to Raise Funds for Community Pool in La Crescenta
Tiffany Haynes asks the Crescenta Valley Town Council for help.