Police seek suspects from stabbing
SOUTH SAN FERNANDO DISTRICT -- Burbank Police were asking the
public for help tracking down the men involved in a fight that led to
the stabbing of two Burbank men during a birthday party over the
weekend.
James Padilla, 19, was stabbed three times -- twice in the back
and once near the liver -- and Alan West, 19, suffered a cut in the
stomach at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday at a residence in the 200 block of
West Valencia Avenue, Burbank Police Sgt. Jay Jette said.
No one has been arrested, Jette said, adding that investigators
don't believe the incident was gang-related.
"Apparently, some uninvited guests tried to interrupt the party,"
he said. "A verbal confrontation ensued, and it escalated into a fist
fight, which led to the two men being stabbed."
Padilla was taken to County-USC Medical Center, and has improved
from critical condition, police said. Hospital representatives did
not return calls late Tuesday.
West was taken by a friend to Providence St. Joseph Medical Center
following the melee, police said. But Providence spokesman Dan Boyle
said the hospital had no record of West being treated there.
The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is asked
to call Det. Darin Ryburn at 238-3246.
Applicants sought for senior-citizen board
BURBANK -- City Council members are accepting applications for a
vacancy on the Senior Citizen Board until June 4.
The seven-member committee, which serves without compensation,
meets at 1 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of the month at the Joslyn Adult
Center's Arts and Crafts Room, 1301 W. Olive Ave.
Applications are available in the city clerk's office in City
Hall, 275 E. Olive Ave., or at www.ci.burbank.ca.us. The deadline is
5 p.m. June 4. Council members will appoint the new member at a June
15 council meeting.
Candidates must reside in the city. No one can serve on more than
one board, commission or committee at the same time.
For more information, call 238-5851.
Compiled by Jackson Bell
