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Police Blotter: Monrovia PD Bust Pot Farm
This week Monrovia Police officers allegedly found 19 marijuana plants being cultivated at a home on Colorado Boulevard. Read on for more.

Former Editor Monrovia Patch
Hometown: Pomona, CA
Birthday: July 21
Bio: A southern California native, I grew up in the Inland Valley and moved to the San Gabriel Valley after graduating from Pomona College in 2003.
I began my writing career by contributing satirical pieces to various online publications before enrolling at the USC Annenberg School for Journalism in 2005. In 2006, I spent a summer working as a reporter at the Cape Times in Cape Town, South Africa. I graduated from the USC Annenberg School in 2007 with an M.A. in journalism and worked for the Los Angeles Times and NFL Network before signing on as a staff writer at the Pasadena Star-News in 2008. I left the Star-News in 2010 to become the editor of Monrovia Patch.
This week Monrovia Police officers allegedly found 19 marijuana plants being cultivated at a home on Colorado Boulevard. Read on for more.

The signal at Myrtle Avenue near the 210 Freeway is out and nearby homes are experiencing power outages.
L.A. County Department of Public Health statistics show about 73 percent of county women get breast cancer screenings. If you are among the percentage that does not get them, here is some information for you.
Jury selection is expected to begin Tuesday in the trial of Wade Bughman, a Monrovia man accused of sexually assaulting his students at a Duarte elementary school.
A Pasadena man pleaded no contest Friday to an animal cruelty charge and was sentenced to a year in county jail.
A Pasadena man pleaded no contest Friday to an animal cruelty charge and was sentenced to a year in county jail.
If you have a question for the candidates, submit it in the comments section below and it could be asked during the televised Oct. 16 Town Hall Presidential Debate.
Monrovia's Merengue Bakery and Cafe built an 8-foot cake as part of a web series. Check out this time-elapse video showing what it takes to bake a giant cake.
Even mass-retailer Costco shuts down the pumps.
This week a police officer chased down a burglary suspect and found him hiding in the bushes. Read on for more.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported earlier this week that a second human death in the county was caused by the West Nile virus.
Sheriff's deputies arrested a Pasadena man Wednesday night after he was allegedly found driving a stolen car.
President Barack Obama joins athletes in calling for an end to domestic abuse.
Can't get away from your computer? Don't fret, the first presidential debate will be streaming live on Youtube beginning at 6 p.m. PST. Watch it here and tell us what you think.
Federal cuts to defense spending and other programs could threaten the business of Monrovia firms that depend on defense contracts, according to a city official.