Over 200 mourners gathered Tuesday morning at Altadena’s Metropolitan Baptist Church for the memorial service of David Crosby, Jr., 32, who was fatally shot May 29 as he attended a party following a funeral. Police have not gone on record with a motive for the Crosby shooting. No suspects have been publicly identified or arrested. Tuesday’s service filled every pew inside the church. It was, at ti... More »
An 18-year-old Pasadena man accused of a possible gang-related drive-by shooting in Altadena has been released on a $50,000 bond, court records show. Dalonte Andrews is set to be arraigned on Aug. 6 for charges in connection to the Friday shooting of another teenager in Altadena, according to Los Angeles Superior court records. Andrews and another man, Terence Bonds, also 18 and from Pasadena, are... More »
An armed robbery in progress on Monday was interrupted by a passing motorist, police said. At about 3:30 p.m. Monday, two male teenagers were walking eastbound on Raymond Avenue at the intersection of Montana Street when a car with five men in it approached them, said Pasadena Police Department Lt. Bruce George in a telephone interview. Two men got out of the car, one armed with a handgun, and beg... More »
Pasadena Police Lt. Bruce George said Monday morning that an Altadena man arrested for drunk driving and a hit and run accident threatened an arresting officer with bodily harm as the suspect was being booked Sunday afternoon. George said that the original incident occurred at the corner of Orange Grove Ave. and Sierra Madre Villa. Arriving officers searched the area for the suspect’s car and loca... More »
[Updated: Monday, June 9, 2009 | 9:00 a.m.] A coalition of citizens and officials concerned about gang violence in Pasadena and Altadena says it plans to hold a press conference Monday to address recent criminal activity in the area. The conference is being organized by the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations and Pasadena-Altadena Vision 20/20, a group formed in 2007 and dedicated to ... More »
A Pasadena man is in custody for allegedly eluding authorities in a brief chase early Saturday morning, police said. At about 1 a.m., a Pasadena Police Department officer tried to pull over a 2007 red Toyota Tundra pickup truck that was driving aggressively and following another car too closely, said PPD Lt. Chris Russ in a telephone interview. The driver, identified by police as 34-year-old Scott... More »
Pasadena Police Department officers and staff recently participated in the annual Cleveland Elementary School Career Fair. About 400 students spoke with police officers and park safety specialists and toured police department vehicles. The career fair was sponsored by Friends of Cleveland, which is a coalition of citizens that helps raise money for the school. More »
Police are seeking three men they believe are responsible for a home invasion robbery on Friday. Three black men, one armed with a handgun, reportedly ransacked the Westgate Street residence of two other men, said Pasadena Police Department Lt. Chris Russ in a telephone interview. One of the residents, a 38-year-old man, walked into one of the first-floor bedrooms and spotted one of the alleged ro... More »
Police are seeking an older man who is either white or Hispanic for allegedly robbing a Bank of America branch on Friday. At about 5 p.m., a man in his 50s or 60s entered the bank at 880 E. Colorado Blvd., said Pasadena Police Department Lt. Chris Russ in a telephone interview. The man allegedly handed the teller a demand note for money, took about $4,000 cash, and fled the scene, Russ said. No we... More »
A 69-year old Pasadena woman was robbed yesterday afternoon by a couple who offered her a ride home from a Vons grocery, police said. After withdrawing money from an atm at Vons at Fair Oaks Ave and Orange Grove Blvd at 3:30 p.m. on June 3, the victim was followed by a Hispanic man and Hispanic woman in their 30s, police said. The suspects approached the woman after she left the store and offered ... More »
