by Timothy Rutt
Sherif’f’s deputies are looking for four to five suspects in an early morning armed robbery at the Walmart Neighborhood Market, 2408 Lincoln Avenue.
According to a Nixle alert, four to five black adult males, dressed in dark hoodies covering their faces, stole an undetermined amount of money from the store and fled on foot. The suspects were armed with small caliber handguns, and no employees were harmed in the incident.
The suspects were last seen fleeing northbound through the parking lot to eastbound Figueroa Drive, and then to southbound Olive Avenue, according to the alert. The Altadena Sheriff’s Station detective bureau will handle the investigation. The scene has been processed by the sheriff’s department crime lab.
Any information regarding the above crime should be forwarded to the Altadena Sheriff’s Station at 626-798-1131
Since they are considered wild animals now, the Pasadena Humane Society might take them, even though it’s in Altadena. If don’t find bird people, it’s worth a call.
Peafowl do not belong in Altadena. As evidenced by the death of 2 birds, they are clearly a traffic hazard, as drivers will try to swerve in order to avoid them, leading to s significant accident or injury potential, especially on a narrow street such as Mt. Curve. They are clearly not a native species, and will only serve to attract native predator species such as coyotes, mountain lions, and bobcats.
Having witnessed the Peafowl invasion that took place in the East Pasadena/Chapman woods area about 15 years ago, I have witnessed the capabilities these animals have to destroy gardens, and soil the neighborhood streets. Their incessant 3 AM honking and piercing screeches destroy the night time silence, and wakes many in the area.
They do not belong in Altadena, and I strongly advocate the humane trapping and removal to another area of these animals.
Does the LA Arboretum look after their peafowl colony in any way? If not, perhaps they have contacts that may be of use.
Any idea how old the chicks are?
I could foster them until they are juveniles then I would have to find a home for them. We had a neighbor who had two adults and the male would often fly onto our roof at dusk and scream his lungs out around 4am. Love the birds but they need more room and distance from residences when they reach adulthood. Either way, I don’t think we need to worry about any kind of “invasion” anytime soon.
I may be one of the few who love the local peafowl. I miss the three that used to live on our hill. If you think they need to be relocated to native habitat…..well good luck sending them back to Thailand!
Wildlife Waystation might take them or, know someone who will.
I am not surprised a peacock was killed on Maiden Lane – drivers use that road is if it is a raceway. God (or whoever) be with you if you are a pedestrian on that street….