Buena Vista Street

The following incidents were taken from police reports. AIRPORT DISTRICT 2311 N. Hollywood Way: A 35-year-old man was walking to his car in the Fry's parking lot Wednesday when another man threatened him with a knife and then drove away, police said. MAGNOLIA PARK Intersection of Magnolia Boulevard and Myers Street: A 17-year-old girl was walking to school Wednesday when a 19-year-old man approached her and threatened to kill her, police said.

Against the backdrop of several recent train crashes, Metrolink officials are set to roll out new cars designed to better withstand deadly wrecks on one of the nation’s most perilous rail systems. A Los Angeles Times report in September identified several rail crossings along the San Fernando Valley corridor as especially dangerous, including the one at Buena Vista Street in Burbank. The new rail cars, designed with “crush zones” that collapse to absorb impact, will be the first in the nation to use the technology, Metrolink spokeswoman Angela Starr said.

I live in Burbank near Buena Vista Street and Burbank Boulevard, where there is a proposed Taco Bell to take over the old Conroy's Flower shop (“Taco Bell plan cooks up resistance,” Aug. 20). There is a letter being circulated by a guy who does to want the Taco Bell built because of extra traffic. I love Taco Bell. My four kids, ages 15 to 23, eat there a lot. I'm thrilled that a new Taco Bell will be just a few blocks away. I don't think traffic will be a problem. It's not a problem at Magnolia and Buena Vista now. I did not have time to go to any hearings - just wanted to give a shout out to Taco Bell.

The following were taken from daily booking reports from the Burbank Police Department.   AREA 1   Buena Vista Street and Burbank Boulevard Officers arrested Stephen Krikorian, 23, of Burbank, after he allegedly assaulted a 21-year-old man with a bottle outside a 7-Eleven market. Krikorian and an unknown man approached the victim and claimed gang affiliation before the attack, police said. The other suspect is described as a Latino man between the ages of 20 and 23, 5 feet 10 inches tall and 150 pounds.

Amber Willard MAGNOLIA PARK -- A Mar Vista man was being held in a county jail Friday after allegedly leading police on a car chase through Burbank streets and escaping on foot -- only to be captured hours later in a convenience store, authorities said. Dean Francis, 34, pleaded not guilty Thursday in Burbank Municipal Court to a felony charge of evading arrest. He was being held on on a $110,000 bond, officials said. Officers tried to stop Francis after he failed to stop at a red light at the intersection of Burbank Boulevard and Buena Vista Street at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, Lt. Bob Giles said.

Laura Sturza The City Council is poised to accept state funding Tuesday for emergency battery-operated traffic signals, hopefully making drivers and pedestrians safer as they navigate streets. Though drivers are supposed to proceed through intersections as if they are four-way stops during power outages, they often "blast through them," Police Lt. Wade Taylor said. "Where people are coming off the freeway, you have a big possibility that people are not going to be courteous to one another," Taylor said.

Ryan Carter BURBANK -- More cars have been stolen locally this year compared to the same time last year, but burglaries and other thefts are down slightly, police said. In January and February, Burbank Police received 109 reports of stolen cars compared to 89 during that period in 2001, a 33% increase, Burbank Police Capt. Larry Koch said. Recent national reports showed the Toyota Camry is at the top of the list of most frequently stolen cars, and Burbank Capt.