818 Roundup: More than 130,000 march in LA to commemorate Armenian Genocide; Reward for stolen love letters grows

Thousands brought flags, signs and photos to the March for Justice commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood on Friday, April 24, 2015.

April 25, 2015 7 AM PT

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A century after a genocide that left 1.5 million Armenians dead, thousands of their descendants took the streets of Los Angeles in remembrance on Friday, while also demanding recognition from the perpetrators.
And on Thursday, a giant wreath was placed by the Armenian Genocide memorial plaque at the Glendale Community College as a procession of a few hundred students and faculty watched.
In the decades since the genocide, hundreds of thousands of Armenians have made the difficult decision to uproot their families and flee their homes to escape persecution, war or economic hardship, all of which has created the mosaic of Armenians in America and beyond.
The reward for the return of decades-old love letters or information leading to an arrest has increased to $5,000, offered by the son of the 80-year-old Glendale woman whose home they were stolen from last week.
Police are investigating the apparent suicide of a Burbank man whose body was recovered Thursday off Pacific Coast Highway in Ventura County, near Naval Air Station Point Mugu.
Several La Cañada residents were alarmed this week after witnessing mass quantities of water issuing from reservoirs near Alta Canyada Road and Harter Lane, both owned and operated by the La Cañada Irrigation District.
As California water officials met to determine how much cities will be forced to conserve in the coming year, Foothill Municipal Water District changed its own conservation status Tuesday to “orange,” warning residents of drier times ahead.
Former Glendale Mayor Eileen Givens, traveling with a small contingent of local residents, represented the city of Glendale during meetings with Armenian officials as part of genocide commemorations being held in that country.