by Timothy Rutt
You could say that good reporting comes from experience, instincts, daring ... and it would all be true ... but it also comes from dumb luck.
Which is how we got the the scoop on last night's narcotics raid from Altadena Sheriff Capt. McLean and Sgt. John Stanley -- who just happened to be on patrol and came across us walking the dog! (THAT's hyperlocal for ya!)
Anyway, Sgt. Stanley relays this picture from later in the evening, when a particular famous Alta-doggie wanted to hitch a ride from his base at Ace's Smoke Shop:
Paco was ever vigilant and seemed eager to venture out to keep the streets of Altadena safe.