Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA - Some sort of verbal fisticuffs led to gunfire at a public park Friday morning.
Officers responded to Garfield Park, 1750 Mission St., around 11:21 a.m. Friday, February 23. A verbal confrontation between two people escalated to gunfire. A single shot was fired from Park Avenue into the park, but no one was hit, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. The suspect, only described as a Latino male in a pink hooded sweatshirt and balaclava-type ski mask, entered a waiting vehicle possibly occupied by two others. The was described as an older-model blue Toyota Camry, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. Investigators determined the vehicle’s license plate and tracked it and the juvenile driver to the northeast area of Los Angeles. The driver, and sole occupant, were taken into custody. It is not publicly clear if investigators have arrested the two other people seen in the vehicle at the time of the shooting. Anyone with information on this shooting is urged to call the South Pasadena Police Department at 626-403-7270. Remain anonymous by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or lacrimestoppers.org. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA - A 16-year-old male was among three suspected catalytic converter thieves who received serious injuries after a horrific crash while escaping South Pasadena Police officers Thursday morning.
A patrol officer spotted a Lexus sedan with headlights off and no rear license plate suspiciously parked near a Toyota Prius in the 1600 block of Fremont Avenue Thursday, March 2. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle which fled south on Fremont, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. The vehicle was first spotted around 3:13 a.m. The suspect driver reached speeds of 70 miles per hour while running multiple red lights. Officers decided to cancel the pursuit due to the suspect’s unsafe driving at Fremont Avenue and Alhambra Road, according to the south Pasadena Police Department. In Alhambra, a patrol officer heard a loud crash, near Fremont Avenue and Orange Street and searched for the source, eventually finding the previously-pursued Lexus involved in a solo rollover crash near Fremont Avenue and Concord Avenue, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. The suspects were identified as Cudahy resident Elmer Contreras Robinson, 28, Alberto Avitia, 25, from Huntington Park, and a 16-year-old male from Los Angeles. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA – A man died and two women were wounded after police believe a truck ran a stop sign and slammed into them in an intersection.
The collision happened July 27 at Marengo Avenue and Maple Street just before 8:30 p.m. The driver of the white Toyota Sienna truck was north on Marengo when he allegedly ran the stop sign and hit the pedestrians, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. The three pedestrians were taken to a hospital where the still-unidentified man was eventually pronounced dead. The driver of the Toyota Sienna remained at the scene. “At this time, it remains unknown if alcohol or drugs were a factor in the collision,” according to the South Pasadena Police Department in a written statement. Anyone with information about this crash is urged to call South Pasadena Police Officer Jeff Holland at 626-403-7270. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA – Investigators determined a threatening email sent to several city employees was likely used as a scare tactic.
The sender claimed to be a South Pasadena resident, a violent criminal and threatened harm to his probation officer and others. It is believed the email was generated outside the country, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. The South Pasadena Senior Center, 1102 Oxley St., Orange Grove Park, 815 S. Mission St., and South Pasadena Library, 100 Oxley St., were all temporarily locked down as a precaution. “It has come to the Police Department’s attention that several rumors are circulating that an armed individual was at one of the City facilities. This is not the case, and that rumor is false,” according to the South Pasadena Police Department in a written statement. Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to call the South Pasadena Police Department at 626-403-7297. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA – Two Los Angeles men were jailed April 12 after police allegedly caught them with a stolen catalytic converter.
Jorge Alberto Rodriguez, 40, and passenger Manuel Mozcoza, 37, were booked on suspicion of grand theft and possession of burglary tools. Police were called to the 1700 block of Grevelia Street around 2:06 a.m. to a catalytic converter theft in progress. The suspects fled in a dark-colored sedan, but officers found and stopped the driver, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. Rodriguez and Mozcoza were stopped in the 600 block of Park Street where officers found a stolen catalytic converter and “items of evidentiary value consistent with those who steal catalytic converters,” according to the Covina Police Department in a written statement. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA – A Pasadena man ran, but was quickly caught after allegedly burglarizing a business. January 26.
Joshua Domasin, 38, is accused of breaking into a business in the 1300 block of Huntington Drive. Officers were called to the scene around 3:43 a.m. and found a suspect inside, according to the Pasadena Police Department. “Domasin fled out of the building upon seeing the officers and was captured moments later. Additional officers and a canine from the San Marino and Monterey Park Police Departments assisted during the search,” according to the Pasadena Police Department in a written statement. Domasin was booked on suspicion of commercial burglary. He was issued a citation and released and is expected to appear at Alhambra Municipal Court May 26. After being arrested, Domasin was arrested by Los Angeles Police Officers from the North Hollywood Division January 29 for a felony-level crime. He is being held without bail. Los Angeles Men Jailed, Allegedly Caught with Narcotics, Burglary Tools in South Pasadena12/7/2021 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA – A suspicious vehicle led to two arrests December 4 after officers found drugs and evidence of catalytic converter thefts.
Officers conducting a burglary suppression operation saw a suspicious vehicle in the 800 block of Meridian Avenue just after 6 a.m. Two occupants were contacted by officers and as one of the men exited the vehicle, an item of “evidentiary value” fell to the ground, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. What that item was, police have not described. After further investigation, officers located narcotics and tools commonly used in catalytic converter thefts, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. Los Angeles men Marcelo Ramirez, 30, and Victor Trujillo-Cruz, 28, were booked on suspicion of possession of burglary tools and possession of narcotics. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - South Pasadena detectives staked out and waiting for a man sought in a case arrested another suspect after they witnessed him using a screwdriver to stab a woman May 6.
Detectives were stationed in the 1300 block of Yosemite Drive just after Noon when they witnessed the suspect reach into a vehicle and physically assault a woman, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. A South Pasadena detective approached the vehicle, ordered the man to stop and saw he was armed with a screwdriver and was stabbing the woman. “The detectives on the scene disarmed the male and detained him without further incident until officers from the Los Angeles Police Department arrived and assumed the investigation,” South Pasadena Police said in a written statement. The female victim suffered multiple significant injuries. She was treated at the scene by South Pasadena police detectives and they transported to a hospital for further treatment. Los Angeles resident Francisco Diazsalazar, 40, was taken into custody. Authorities later determined that Diazsalazar and the woman had previously been dating. The suspect detectives originally sought during their stakeout was later arrested. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA - A Los Angeles man was jailed, accused of assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse and vandalism after he allegedly threw a large rock into a waiting vehicle, police said.
The 68-year-old driver was stopped at a red light at Huntington Drive and Fletcher Avenue around 11:15 a.m. March 31 when a man flung the large rock into the vehicle. The woman was struck in the face and received minor injuries, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. Police responded and found the suspect, 51-year-old Richard Calvillo. In addition to the crimes he is accused of, he was also found concealing a large knife under his clothes, South Pasadena Police said. Calvillo is being held in lieu of $30,000 bail ahead of a scheduled appearance in Alhambra Municipal Court April 2. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA - A homeowner confronted an intruder inside a home December 5, police said. The homeowner spotted the suspect after the latter entered the residence in the 200 block of Fair Oaks Avenue. Police were called around 8 a.m. after the homeowner fled to a neighbor, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. Aided by San Marino officers, South Pasadena Police entered the home and found 31-year-old Samuel Ramos inside. He was quickly arrested, according to the South Pasadena Police Department.
“Further investigation revealed that Ramos had broken into another residence just before this incident,” South Pasadena Police said in a written statement. Ramos is being held in lieu of 50,000 bail in the Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles ahead of a scheduled appearance in Alhambra Municipal Court Tuesday, December 8. |
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