818 Roundup: Burbank rejects police body cameras plan; bomb threat suspect arrested

Good morning, 818! Today is Saturday, August 1, 2015. Temperatures for today are forecasted to reach a high of 87 and a low of 67, according to the National Weather Service.

Here are your local headlines:

• Elected officials last week nixed a proposal — at least for the time being — to purchase 160 body-worn cameras for Burbank police officers, citing high costs and concerns about the still-developing technology.

• A Ventura County woman was arrested for allegedly making a terrorist threat over the phone to the Los Angeles Regional Transportation Management Center that caused a more than two-hour evacuation earlier this week.

• La Cañada Flintridge, where property crimes outweigh violent crimes 25 to 1, has been named among the Top 10 safest midsized cities in California, according to a recent study published by New York start-up analyst firm ValuePenguin.

• Burbank-based visual-effects company Stereo D, which last summer announced plans to open a Toronto office, notified the state earlier this year that in June it would be laying off more than 225 employees, including 75 temporary employees.

• A 23-year-old Burbank man was acquitted this week of attempted murder and assault charges stemming from a stabbing incident last year involving his best friend, officials said.

• A new state grant will allow the Verdugo Workforce Investment Board’s Job Center, which serves Burbank, Glendale and La Cañada, to help train people with disabilities with the skills they need to qualify for new jobs.

• A 28-year-old Los Angeles man was arrested this week after detectives reportedly tied him to four drone thefts since January in three different cities, including Glendale, police said.