The Pasadena Police Department is looking for Lucio Morales, AKA Martin Beltran, for felony hit and run.   Morales is described as Hispanic, 5’ 8” tall, approximately 160 pounds, with wavy black hair.   Anyone with any information about him is asked to contact the Pasadena Police Department at 626.744.4241.

On Wednesday morning, September 1, 2010 Frank Paneno, an eighty-three year old Pasadena resident was riding his motorized scooter in the bicycle lane westbound on Cordova St. when he was struck by a vehicle. The vehicle, driven by Morales, was traveling east on Cordova St. making a left turn onto Chester Ave. Morales struck Paneno in the intersection dragging him and his scooter several feet before stopping. Morales along with his passenger exited their vehicle and pulled both the scooter and victim from underneath the vehicle. Morales got back into his vehicle and fled the scene leaving his passenger and the victim behind.

The victim, Frank Paneno suffered major injuries to his head and body. He was transported to a local hospital in critical condition. Traffic investigators located the suspect’s vehicle abandoned in Los Angeles. Suspect Morales is still outstanding and is wanted for felony hit and run.

The coat drive begins on Friday, September 10 in conjunction with One Colorado’s Fashion’s Night Out celebration. Each donor will get a $25 gift certificate in exchange for the coat they drop off.  Coats will be accepted through Sunday, September 19.

“This is a great opportunity for women to pass along coats they are no longer wearing,” said store owner Elisa Bruley. “The gift certificate is a reward for spreading good coat karma.”

One Warm Coat started in 1992 and has since prompted collection drives throughout North America that have resulted in the distribution of more than one million coats. Coats donated through Elisa B. will be delivered to The Los Angeles Mission and Children of the Night.

Elisa B. is located in the One Colorado complex at 12 Douglas Alley, Old Pasadena. Call the store at (626) 792-4746 or visit www.elisab.com. For more information on One Warm Coat, visit www.onewarmcoat.org.

After 10 years at their Fair Oaks location, El Cholo will be setting up house in the Paseo Colorado said Blair Salisbury President and CEO of El Cholo. “Everything will be the same, same menu, same servers even the same valet.” said Salisbury.

What won’t remain the same is the parking problem. “Sometimes our guests had to wait for 15 minutes for retrival of their car. At the Paseo Colorado location the retrival time will be much faster and there is 90 minutes free parking,” commented Salisbury. “Most guests take 72 minutes to enjoy their meal. This means most people will fall within the 90 minutes free parking.”

Plans for the Paseo location include two bars, patio seating with a fountain and fireplace. It is scheduled to open mid-November of 2010. Until then the Fair Oaks location will remain open. There may be a week where both locations are closed while the staff is retrained and familiarized with the new location.

So be sure to have a “last meal” at the Fair Oaks location while it’s still open and get ready for the new El Cholo-the same but different!

El Cholo is located at 958 S. Fair Oaks. For reservations and more information call (626) 441-4353.