Sweet Tooth Rat; Another Celebrity Burgled; Field Trip Predator: Tonight Around South Pasadena

LOS ANGELES, CA — Here are the Los Angeles County Patch stories people are talking about today:

• Watch: Rat Pillages Glendale Cupcake Shop The Sprinkles Cupcakes store at the Americana at Brand mall reopened this week after video of a rat in its display case went viral
• David Spade's Home In Beverly Hills Burglarized; Safe Stolen The actor is the latest victim in a string of celebrities burglaries in the Southland.
• Ice Cube To Still Appear On Bill Maher's Show Despite Racial Slur Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota, however, has canceled his appearance following last Friday's show where Maher uttered the racial slur.
• Belmont Shore Suspicious Device Was A Dud The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department bomb squad was notified and determined the item did not contain any explosives, police said.
• Field Trip Chaperone Accused Of Inappropriate Contact With Child A parent chaperone for a Granada Hills elementary school field trip was arrested for allegedly inappropriate contact with a child
• Jerry Lewis Hospitalized Actor Jerry Lewis is recovering in the hospital after an infection required antibiotic treatment.
• Olympic Track Star Charged With Soliciting A Minor Danny Harris, an Olympic medalist who coached high school track in San Gabriel Valley allegedly had inappropriate contact with a student.
• Pasadena Teen Shot By Off-Duty Agent Had Replica Gun, Police Say A 15-year-old Pasadena boy who was killed trying to rob an off-duty border patrol officer was armed with a replica gun, police announced.
• '77 Sunset Strip' Star Roger Smith Dies At 84 Smith was married to Ann-Margret for more than 50 years.
• Pete Townshend Bringing 'Classic Quadrophenia' To Southland The show in Los Angeles will support Teen Cancer America, with a portion of proceeds going to the charity.
• Abandoned Cougar Cubs Starve To Death In Santa Monica Mountains Two tagged cougar cubs starved to death recently after their mother went off with a male mountain lion, abandoning them: BREAKING.
• Jackie Robinson Statue To Be Installed Outside Rose Bowl Robinson, who broke Major League Baseball's color line in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, was raised in Pasadena and attended UCLA.
• L.A. County Extends Ban On Marijuana In Unincorporated Areas, Sets Limits on Personal Cultivation The new ordinance is designed to give the county more time to develop a comprehensive set of regulations given statewide legalization.
• John Chiang Begins Gubernatorial Campaign Listening Tour In LA Chiang chose to start the tour in LA's Boyle Heights because of its rich history as a multi-ethnic community of immigrants, aides said.