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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 ...
2 Charged in Murder of Pasadena Barber
From ALYGANKA MANALO
[UPDATED Friday, sept. 23, 2011 | 1:53 p.m.] Pasadena police this morning said that murder charges with special circumstances of robbery have been filed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office against two suspects arrested early Wednesday in connection with the murder of barber shop owner King E. King, 43, of Pasadena. Lt. Phlunté ...
Missing: Developmentally Disabled Man
From: STAFF REPORTS
Have you seen this man? On September 2nd at 1:00 p.m. Robert Luera walked away from a Grant Park located at 1200 Cordova St., Pasadena. Robert is developmentally disables and suffers from seizures. He was last seen wearing a short sleeved gray T-shirt with the word “Life” written on the front and blue denim shorts. Robert ...
Portantino’s Open Carry Bill Moves to Senate Floor
From STAFF REPORTS
Assemblymember Anthony Portantino’s (D-La Cañada Flintridge) bill to ban the “open carry” of unloaded handguns was approved today in Senate Appropriations and now moves on to a hearing by the full Senate later this summer. AB 144 makes it a crime to openly carry an unloaded handgun in any public place or street. Violations are ...
PWP Alerts Residents to Fraudulent Collectors
From STAFF REPORTS
In recent weeks, a number of Pasadena Water and Power Department (PWP) customers have received fraudulent telephone calls from individuals posing as PWP employees. During the phone calls, the imposters demand credit card information from customers to make a payment for their utility bills and threaten to have services discontinued if payment is not made. ...
Assemblymember Portantino’s Bills Pass Key Committee
Murder Suspect Waives Extradition
Two Teens Arrested for Carjacking
Three Arrested for Vehicle Theft
Pasadena riddled by rape, murder over weekend
Man Stabbed to Death Outside Chinese Restaurant
California Police Chiefs Oppose Prisoners Release
Supermarket Shoplifter Arrested
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
South Pasadena Chief of Police Joseph Payne reports the past week saw a “surge” in property crimes in South Pasadena, ranging from stolen automobiles to residential burglaries. Four Honda sedans were stolen in the area of 1700 block Grevelia Street and cross streets of Brent and Park Avenues. Police say residents should keep in mind ...
Police Question 4 In Connection with Homicide
From STAFF REPORTS
The Pasadena Police Department confirmed Wednesday that four individuals have been detained in connection with the death of King King, a 43-year-old black male from Pasadena who owned and operated King King’s Barber and Beauty Salon in the 900 block of E. Washington Blvd. News sources say a local business owner claims the victim was ...
Cops from Pasadena, South Pasadena End Burglary Spree
From STAFF REPORTS
Pasadena and South Pasadena police officers arrested three suspects from the Los Angeles area on Wednesday after the suspects were seen by residents casing homes in the area of State Street in Pasadena. That neighborhood has been plagued by a rash of burglaries in recent weeks. The suspects saw officers and fled the scene on ...
Pasadena Police Department Launches Local Crime Stoppers Program
From STAFF REPORTS
The Pasadena Police Department today announced the launch of Pasadena Crime Stoppers, an anonymous informant program that provides a number of ways citizens can give law enforcement tips on crime. The program also offers possible cash rewards for information that helps solve violent and/or serious crimes committed in the Pasadena area. Pasadena joins a number ...
Youth Boot Camp Instructor Arrested in Pasadena
From: STAFF REPORTS
Kelvin McFarland Pasadena police arrested a Monrovia man they say kidnapped and imprisoned a local teenager and then tried to extort money from the youth’s family. Police arrested Kelvin McFarland, 40, on May 27 and charged him with kidnapping, false imprisonment and extortion, after he allegedly handcuffed a 14-year-old minor who was truant, transported the ...