Police stop alleged shooting plot MEDIA...

Police stop alleged shooting plot

MEDIA DISTRICT NORTH -- Five men have been arrested for conspiring

to shoot possible gang rivals, possibly at Burbank night spots,

officials said.

Ricardo Ramirez, 22, Mario Escobar, 25, Edgar Delgado, 23, Armando

Valle, 29, and Sean Quattro, 20, were arrested Monday after a traffic

stop in the 3400 block of North San Fernando Boulevard led to a

search of their Lexus. Police found a handgun beneath the driver’s

seat and another handgun in a seat pouch, Police Sgt. John Dilibert

said.

Based on the suspects’ statements, police allege the men are

affiliated with a gang and were en route to the Burbank Village area.

They had planned to confront rivals and possibly shoot them, Dilibert

said.

The men are from Sylmar, North Hollywood, Castaic and Los Angeles.

Ryan Carter

Joslyn presents holiday show

MAGNOLIA PARK DISTRICT -- Young performers will kick up their

heels at the Joslyn Adult Center’s free annual holiday show.

Studio 17, a performing-arts ministry of the Burbank First United

Methodist Church, will bring its singing and dancing holiday concert

to the center for people 55 and older.

The performance will be followed by a tour of the city’s

prize-winning decorated homes. Seats for the tour are on an

as-available basis with reservations.

The show begins at 6 p.m. Monday at 1301 W. Olive Ave. To reserve

a space for the tour, call 238-5360.

Laura Sturza

Teens can rock the Recreation Center

MAGNOLIA PARK DISTRICT -- Burbank sixth-, seventh- and

eighth-graders can dance to a deejay’s music at a holiday middle

school dance Saturday.

Students must bring their school identification or a written note

from their parents. School dress code will be enforced.

Prizes donated by community businesses will be raffled, and the

Burbank Lions Club will sell refreshments.

The event will be staffed by workers from the city’s Parks,

Recreation and Community Services Department, which is sponsoring the

dance. Burbank Police will also be at the event.

The dance is from 7 to 10 p.m. at Verdugo Recreation Center, 3201

W. Verdugo Ave. Admission is $5. For more information, call 238-5390.

Laura Sturza