Sierra Madre, CA|News|
'Night Stalker' Richard Ramirez Dies in Prison
Ramirez murdered 13 people in a 14-month period, including a victim in Sierra Madre, and also in Monrovia and Arcadia.

Dan Abendschein is the Senior Field Editor for the San Gabriel Valley Patch sites. He has been working as a reporter since first publishing freelance journalism work at several weekly papers on Maui in 2004, and has worked as a full-time journalist in Southern California since 2007.
Originally from New Jersey, Dan Abendschein has lived in Southern California since 2005. Dan spent five years of his childhood in Stockton, CA., and seems to keep moving back to the Golden State.
He completed his undergraduate work at Pomona College in 2002, majoring in Linguistics/Cognitive Science.
After that, Dan spent several years working odd jobs and traveling, living in Washington state and on the island of Maui, while visiting Southeast Asia, New Zealand, Australia, and Central America.
He returned to Southern California in 2005, to attend the University of Southern California's journalism program at Annenberg, received a master's degree in 2007. He then went to work for the San Gabriel Valley Tribue, and later moved to the Pasadena Star News.
Ramirez murdered 13 people in a 14-month period, including a victim in Sierra Madre, and also in Monrovia and Arcadia.

In Los Angeles County, the report states that blacks are 2.6 times as likely to get arrested for marijuana.
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Through a partnership with Zillow, Patch brings you the local homes for sale and open homes each week. Check out the list below or visit the link to Zillow for even more options.
Through a partnership with Zillow, Patch brings you the local homes for sale and open homes each week. Check out the list below or visit the link to Zillow for even more options.
The below map shows the percent of students who were suspended at each PUSD school in 2011-12. Green markers has the lowest rates, yellow near state average and red at least 10 percent above state average.
Violent crimes for the Altadena Sheriff's Station crime blotter, week of May 27th
Property and non-violent crime for the Altadena Sheriff's Station weekly crime blotter.
The below map shows the percent of students who were suspended at each PUSD school in 2011-12. Green markers has the lowest rates, yellow near state average and red at least 10 percent above state average.