Page 2 January 2, 2014 Calendar Tuesday, January 7 City Council Meeting, 6-11 p.m., City Council Chambers, 1400 Highland Avenue. Police Report From Officer Stephanie Martin: Are you leaving town for the Holiday? If so, here are some crime prevention tips: -Let your Block Captain and neighbors know -Encourage neighbors to park in your driveway -Do not stop mail or newspaper delivery -Use timers on porch light, interior lighting and a radio -Secure all doors and windows and if you have one, set your alarm system December 5 500 Block of Rosecrans Ave. (Residential Burglary) Unknown suspect(s) removed a window to enter the residence and stole several electronic items and gift cards. December 13 1200 Block of N. Sepulveda Blvd. (Vehicle Burglary) Unknown suspect(s) stole the third row seats and a stroller from a locked vehicle. Unknown method of entry. 200 Block of Harkness St. (Mail Theft) Unknown suspect(s) took mail from a resident’s mailbox. December 15 1300 Block of 5th St. (Theft) Unknown suspect(s) entered an unlocked vehicle and stole a jacket, laptop with power cord, thumb drive, sunglasses, and a suitcase. December 14 700 Block of Larsson St. (Residential Burglary) Unknown suspect(s) entered the residence through an unlocked sliding door and ransacked the master bedroom. The suspect(s) stole jewelry and a purse. December 16 400 Block of N. Dianthus St. (Vehicle Burglary) Unknown suspect(s) punched the driver’s side door lock to enter the vehicle, which was parked on the street. Items stolen included 3 miniature vacuums. 400 Block of Rosecrans Ave. (Theft) Unknown suspect(s) entered an unlocked vehicle, which was partially parked inside a carport. The suspect(s) stole a purse from the passenger seat floorboard. December 17 1000 Block of N. Dianthus St. (Arrest) An MBPD Officer contacted a subject in the area, who was on probation for narcotics. During the investigation, the subject admitted to being in possession of hypodermic needles and a subsequent search of his person revealed black tar heroin. The subject was taken into custody. December 5 800 N. Highland Ave (Theft) Unknown suspect(s) stole the victim’s check from the mailbox and the next day, the check was cashed. The check had been “washed” and the name and amount were changed. December 10 300 Block of 6th Pl. (Vehicle Burglary) The suspects entered the vehicle, which was parked in the driveway, and ransacked the interior of the car. A television, wallet, iPhone, and flash drive were stolen. The suspects were arrested by Hermosa Beach PD. 4200 Block of Ocean Dr. (Theft) Unknown suspect(s) stole several copper downspouts from the exterior walls of the residence. December 12 500 Block of N. Manhattan Ave. (Theft) Unknown suspect(s) stole a hybrid charging cord from a vehicle, which was parked in the driveway. December 13 3100 Block of Highland Ave. (Stolen Vehicle) Unknown suspect(s) stole a white, 2002 Ford E350, which was parked at the location December 14 3600 Block of N. Sepulveda Blvd. (Robbery) Officers responded to the lower Fry’s parking lot in regards to an armed robbery to a person. The victim was sitting in his vehicle when he was approached by a male Hispanic adult, wearing shorts and a grey/ camouflage hoodie. The suspect brandished a black handgun and took the victim’s wallet and cell phone. The suspect then ran up the hill towards the Mall, entered the passenger side of a black Nissan Sentra, and drove off towards the west part of the Manhattan Village Mall. • Burkley & Brandlin LLP A T T O R N E Y S A T L AW THIS IS YOUR TIME TO MAKE A HOUSE A HOME. Buying your first home is exciting. But financing it can be complicated. Trust Boston Private Bank to guide you through the mortgage process, and offer low down payment options and flexible terms. To learn more about our Community Homeowner Program, please call Jimar Wilson, Vice President, at 818-501-1752, NMLS ID: 831903. BostonPrivateBank.com B O S T O N • S A N F R A N C I S C O • L O S A N G E L E S Looking Up Cassini Sees Saturn and Its Moons in Holiday Dress By Bob Eklund This holiday season, feast your eyes on images of Saturn and two of its most fascinating moons, Titan and Enceladus, in a care package from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. All three bodies are dressed and dazzling in this special package assembled by Cassini’s imaging team. The new images are available online: • http://www.nasa.gov/cassini • http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov • http://ciclops.org “During this, our 10th holiday season at Saturn, we hope that these images from Cassini remind everyone the world over of the significance of our discoveries in exploring such a remote and beautiful planetary system,” said Carolyn Porco, Cassini imaging team leader, based at the Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colorado. “Happy holidays from all of us on Cassini.” Two views of Enceladus are included in the package and highlight the many fissures, fractures and ridges that decorate the icy moon’s surface. Enceladus is a white, glittering snowball of a moon, now famous for the nearly 100 geysers that are spread across its south polar region and spout tiny icy particles into space. Most of these particles fall back to the surface as snow. Some small fraction escapes the gravity of Enceladus and makes its way into orbit around Saturn, forming the planet’s extensive and diffuse E ring. Because scientists believe these geysers are directly connected to a subsurface, salty, organic-rich, liquid-water reservoir, Enceladus is home to one of the most accessible extraterrestrial habitable zones in the solar system. Packaged along with Saturn and Enceladus is a group of natural-color images of Saturn’s largest moon Titan, highlighting two of Titan’s most outstanding features. Peering through the moon’s hazy, orange atmosphere, the Cassini narrow-angle camera spots dark, splotchy fea- tures in the polar regions of the moon. These features are the lakes and seas of liquid methane and ethane for which the moon is renowned. Titan is the only other place in the solar system that we know has stable liquids on its surface, though in Titan’s case, the liquids are ethane and methane rather than water. At Titan’s south pole, a swirling high-altitude vortex stands out distinctly against the darkness of the moon’s un-illuminated atmosphere. Titan’s hazy atmosphere and surface environment are believed to be similar in certain respects to the early atmosphere of Earth. But the planet that towers over these moons is a celestial wonder itself. The north and south poles of Saturn are highlighted and appear drastically different from each other, as seen in new natural-color views. The globe of Saturn resembles a holiday ornament in a wide-angle image overlooking its north pole, bringing into view the hexagonal jet stream and rapidly spinning polar vortex that reside there. And the planet’s south pole, now in winter, looking very different than the springtime north, displays brilliant blue hues, reminiscent of a frosty winter wonderland. “Until Cassini arrived at Saturn, we didn’t know about the hydrocarbon lakes of Titan, the active drama of Enceladus’ jets and the intricate patterns at Saturn’s poles,” said Linda Spilker, the Cassini project scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California. “Spectacular images like these highlight that Cassini has given us the gift of knowledge, which we have been so excited to share with everyone.” Launched in 1997, Cassini has explored the Saturn system for more than nine years. 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