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Pasadena Police Report Death at Assisted Living Facility
from STAFF REPORTS
On Monday, May 7, 2012 at approximately 5:48 p.m., Pasadena Police Officers were conducting an investigation at the Pasadena Residential Care Center, 1400 block of North Garfield Avenue, when an employee approached and asked for assistance regarding a patient not breathing. Officers responded to a room within the facility and discovered George Shatford, male/White-61, Pasadena ...
Two Suspects in Custody for Attempt to Scam Senior Citizens
From STAFF REPORTS
On Friday 04/20/2012, an alert store employee in the 900 blk of Fair Oaks contacted police when she saw two men who appeared to be harassing an elderly woman. SPPD Officer’s determined that the suspects were in the middle of a “Pigeon Drop” scheme, known as “The Jamaican Switch”. The suspects also attempted the same scheme ...
Car Driven into Building, Driver and Infant Injured
A car was driven into a building this morning at 2:13 a.m., injuring both the driver and an infant, the Pasadena Fire Department said Sunday. The car went into a building in the 1300 block of North Lake Avenue, driving through the front doors and stopping inside the office, authorities report. The victims were transported ...
Pasadena Police Requesting Public’s Assistance to Locate a Missing Adult
From STAFF REPORTS
Pasadena Police are urgently looking for a depressed young man who has gone missing. Mark Fronerotta II, a white male 20 years old, who stands 5 foot 9 inches tall and weighs 160 pounds, has black hair and brown eyes, medium complexion, and is clean shaven, last was seen wearing a white t-shirt, black pants ...
Woman Allegedly Drives Car into Parks Employee at Eaton Canyon Nature Center
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said today that Parks Bureau deputies arrested a twenty-eight year-old woman, Arune Kavaliauskaite, for an assault with a deadly weapon against an employee of the County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation at the Eaton Canyon Nature Center which occurred about 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The Sheriff’s ...
Police Find Homemade Explosive Device
From STAFF REPORTS
At about 8:20 p.m. Wednesday night, Pasadena Police responded to a residence in the 400 block of N. Sierra Madre Blvd. to investigate a suspicous item found inside. The appearance of the item led officers to believe it was a small homemade explosive device. Officers evacuated the home and homes on both sides of the ...
Police Release Kidnap Suspect Sketch
From STAFF REPORTS
Pasadena Police today released a sketch of the man they say tried to abduct an eleven-year-old boy during a La Salle High School football game on October 7. The incident occurred near the school parking lot at about 8 p.m., when the man came out of nearby bushes and placed his hand on the juvenile’s ...
Police Chief: South Pasadena Property Crimes Are on the Increase
2 Charged in Murder of Pasadena Barber
Police Question 4 In Connection with Homicide
Missing: Developmentally Disabled Man
Cops from Pasadena, South Pasadena End Burglary Spree
Portantino’s Open Carry Bill Moves to Senate Floor
Pasadena Police Department Launches Local Crime Stoppers Program
PWP Alerts Residents to Fraudulent Collectors
Youth Boot Camp Instructor Arrested in Pasadena
Assemblymember Portantino’s Bills Pass Key Committee
Murder Suspect Waives Extradition
PPD Arrests Student For Possession of Replica Handgun On Campus
from STAFF REPORTS
On Tuesday, May 01, 2012, Pasadena Police Officers responded to John Muir High School regarding a report of a student with a gun. A teacher’s aid notified school security that she saw a male student with a gun in his waistband. The police were immediately called. School officials notified staff to shelter in place, which ...
Man Shot Repeatedly Survives Sunday Morning Attack
A 44-year-old man was shot five times and survived an early Sunday morning attack on W. Harriet St. near No. Fair Oaks Ave. in Altadena, Los Angeles County Sheriff spokesperson Lt. Angela Shepherd said Sunday. The victim told responding deputies he had been shot by two black men and gave no motive for the shooting. ...
Utility/City Worker Burglary Scam Reported by South Pasadena Police
From STAFF REPORTS
Recently, the South Pasadena Police Department has seen surrounding cities see a rise in “Utility/City Worker Burglary Scams” targeting the elderly. Typically, the suspect will knock on your door and pose as a city worker, city inspector or utility worker. The suspect will take you to the rear yard and talk to you about fence, or tree work ...
South Pasadena Police Sgt. Tony Abdalla Honoring Officer Kevin Sandoval By Cycling In The 2012 Police Unity Tour
From STAFF REPORTS
The South Pasadena Police Department and South Pasadena Police Officers Association are proud to announce that Sgt. Tony Abdalla will be honoring SPPD Officer Kevin Sandoval and his family by riding in the 2012 Police Unity Tour. On May 10th through the 12th, Sgt. Abdalla will be cycling alongside hundreds of other law enforcement officers ...
Gang-related Homicide On Mar Vista Solved
from STAFF REPORTS
On August 22, 2011, Marvin Laguan, 18 was shot and killed while conversing with a friend in the 400 block of North Mar Vista Avenue. Witnesses described the suspects as two African American males male who ran southbound from the scene. Since that date, Homicide Investigators have been pursuing several leads. These efforts culminated in ...
Pasadena Police: 10 Tips To Fight Fraud
From STAFF REPORTS
The Pasadena Police Dept. today released the following tips to fight fraud: 1. Immediately report lost or stolen credit cards to your credit union and/or credit card companies. 2. Cover the ATM PIN pad when entering your number. 3. Choose a credit and debit card PIN number that is difficult to guess, but easy for ...
Police Net 2 Suspects, $100,000 Worth of Cocaine in South Pasadena
From STAFF REPORTS
Authorities reported that undercover drug enforcement detectives from the Sheriff’s Department, the Monrovia and Glendora Police Departments along with officers from the South Pasadena Police Department arrested two South Pasadena residents in the 2000 Block of Berkshire Ave. for possession of cocaine for sales last Friday. An undercover operation involving an “undercover buy” was arranged ...