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Good morning, readers. Today is Monday, January 7. Police are asking for the public's help in finding a man they call the "Red Car Flasher. " The suspect has reportedly exposed himself to teenage girls near schools in Arleta and Panorama City , reports NBC . A woman in Burbank suffered head injuries after the horse-drawn carriage she was driving overturned . Police say the woman was ejected from the vehicle. L.A. Times Police arrested a suspected car thief in Canoga Park Sunday night, reports the Daily News . Smog regulators have approved a $200,000 "stink monitoring system ," just months after a foul odor from the Salton Sea reached the San Fernando Valley.

Los Angeles police have arrested a parolee they suspect may have burglarized as many as 200 cars, most of them in parking structures, after first blocking out surveillance cameras with silver paint. Frank Chibbaro, 38, was arrested Tuesday while hiding in a parking structure at 8th and Bixel streets in downtown Los Angeles after a witness saw someone breaking into a car, according to Police Lt. Joe Losorelli. Police said they found hundreds of items in Chibbaro's car and at his North Hollywood home, including credit cards, laptops, cameras, expensive sunglasses, jewelry and money that investigators suspect he took from cars he had broken into.

Burbank police arrested a 69-year-old convicted sex offender on suspicion of possessing child pornography Wednesday after allegedly finding images of underage girls in his car during a traffic stop. The man -- Donald Cowan of Moreno Valley -- was stopped in the 1900 block of North Ontario Street, near Providencia Elementary School, for allegedly not wearing his seatbelt, said Burbank Police Sgt. Darin Ryburn. Cowan allegedly told officers that he did not have his driver's license but was a registered sex offender.

"iCarly" fans, dab those tears. A week after the hit Nickelodeon show wrapped its run, the network has announced the series pickup of "iCarly"/"Victorious" offshoot "Sam & Cat. " The spinoff comedy , which was given a 20-episode order, features Jennette McCurdy ("iCarly's" Sam Puckett) and Ariana Grande ("Victorious'" Cat Valentine). The two will reprise their roles from their respective shows -- only in this universe, they'll pair up as roommates and start their own babysitting business.

Good morning, readers. Today is Wednesday, November 28. With restaurants, coffee shops, bars and art galleries, nightlife is booming in North Hollywood. But Phil's Diner, which served dishes out of a renovated dining car, was shuttered less than a year after opening on Lankershim . What will happen to it? Patch A fire along railroad tracks in North Hollywood burned some film props , reports Contra Costa Times . A baby who fell into a toilet and almost drowned was rescued by helicopter , reports  NBC .  The attorney for the mother of an infant who died after suffering from broken bones says the woman didn't know the child was being abused , reports the Burbank Leader . Did you know Paul Rudd once worked as a bat mitzvah D.J. in the Valley?

A two-vehicle crash in Burbank on Friday severed water pipes for a business near Olive Avenue and Lamer Street, sending water high into the air and prompting a traffic detour that lasted for nearly an hour. The crash occurred shortly before 12:40 p.m., when a white van and Toyota Camry collided, sending the sedan into the water pipes. One driver was transported to L.A. County-USC Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries, officials said. Emergency crews initially thought a hydrant had been severed, but it turned out to be water lines for a nearby business.

Good morning, readers. Today is Wednesday, November 21. Elementary school students in Burbank are picking their teams at a young age. On Monday, they acted as Trojans and Bruins during a football game . Burbank Leader A woman who grew up in the Studio City and North Hollywood area was found dead in her car on Friday , reports Patch . Her ex-husband has been arrested in connection to the incident. Hey southern states, want to try to sucede from the United States?

Burbank motorists faced another rash of burglaries this weekend, with nearly $12,000 worth of phones, cameras, clothing and cash stolen from seven parked cars, police said Monday. More than half of the cars - which were burglarized late Saturday night or early Sunday morning - were parked in underground parking lots in the 300 block of North Screenland Drive and the 200 block of North Kenwood Street. The other cars were parked in lots at 1300 North Naomi St., 200 West Linden Ave. and 1700 Victory Place.

More than a dozen vehicles were burglarized early Saturday morning in downtown Burbank, police said, with victims collectively losing nearly $10,000 in cash and property. No suspects have been identified, but police believe the same individual or team of people may be behind the burglaries, as each vehicle had a smashed window. Designer purses and sunglasses, laptops, cameras and iPods were stolen from cars parked in the 100 and 200 blocks of South First Street, the 100 block of East Orange Grove Avenue and the 500 block of South Victory Boulevard.

As millions of Americans watched elections returns in angst Tuesday night, hundreds of people in Burbank had better things to do - a car enthusiast flash mob anyone? Shortly after 7 p.m., car enthusiasts overtook the expansive Empire Center parking lot, prompting Burbank police to request assistance from Los Angeles, Glendale and the California Highway Patrol as they attempted to disperse a crowd estimated at one point to be more than 1,000 people. It took police until nearly midnight to clear the parking lot - process that clogged surrounding streets as the massive crowd moved out. No injuries were immediately reported, but several drivers were cited and at least one motorcycle was impounded.