PASADENA - Bomb squad techs were called to the Pasadena Rose Bowl Sunday after a police K9 smelled something inside a passenger vehicle entering the venue.

The Sheriff’s Arson/Explosives Detail was called out of an abundance of caution, examined the content of the vehicle and found nothing suspicious, according to Lt. Sean Dawkins of the Pasadena Police Department.

Vendors were entering the Rose Bowl, 1001 Rose Bowl Dr., when the police K9 was set off by a vehicle from one of the vendors arriving to set up for the upcoming game roughly around 3 p.m., Dawkins said.

Law enforcement was already showing a strong presence at the Rose Bowl, screening every vehicle that enters as part of the security process ahead of the big game, Dawkins said.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

UPDATE, 6:30 A.M.: After two CHP units on scene reported debris on the Gold Line tracks, CHP dispatchers said one train moved past the crash at reduced speed and reported no blockage on the railroad tracks.

​A Sig Alert has been issued, with a closure of the HOV, No. 1, 2 and 3 lanes beginning at Rosemead Boulevard for two hours.

PASADENA - All lanes of the westbound 210 freeway west of Madre Street except the No. 5 lane remain closed after a big rig hit the center divider and knocked debris across the Gold Line tracks.

The crash occurred around 5:22 a.m. December 7. The semi hauling the empty trailer may have hit another vehicle before hitting the center divider, according to the California Highway Patrol.

CHP officers on scene are requesting to have Metropolitan Transportation Authority to shut down the Gold Line tracks.

The CHP will be diverting westbound traffic off the freeway at Sierra Madre Villa.

According to officers at the scene, approximately 30 gallons of diesel fuel has spilled onto the freeway.

REGION - A man was arrested last week, accused by investigators of gunning down a Pasadena man found dead on Angeles Crest Highway.

30-year-old Daniel Cervantes, from Pasadena, was found and arrested by the U.S. Marshal Service in the 1600 block of Brigden Road in Pasadena.

PASADENA - Two women were shot and a man was injured by flying glass in a shooting November 1, police said.

The shooting occurred around 9:30 p.m. in the area of Navarro Avenue and Howard Street. The victims were located in 1700 bock of Newport Avenue -- several blocks away, Pasadena Police said.

All three victims suffered injuries not considered life threatening.

Police initially responding to a shots fired call found a vehicle damaged by gunfire.

It is unclear if a suspect or suspects have been identified yet.

PASADENA - A $20,000 reward has been reinstated for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect in a four-year-old murder.

Robert Arthur Calderon, a 27-year-old Altadena man, was found dead in the 600 block of North Mentor Avenue December 18, 2015. He died from multiple gunshot wounds. A description of the suspect or suspects is either unknown or is not being released.

The reward originally expired in April 2018.

PASADENA - Red Flag parking restrictions will go into effect at 8 a.m. today, officials said.

Pasadena Fire Chief Bertral Washington ordered Red Flag Parking restrictions to start Friday, October 25 and will be in effect until further notice, officials said.

The restrictions are necessary to allow fire department vehicle access to urban wildlife areas with narrow streets and to allow for quicker evacuations, officials said.

Extra fire patrols will also be added to the city’s foothill areas.

Visit the City of Pasadena website to see a map of affected areas.

PASADENA - A man wanted for allegedly leaving the scene of a crash that took the life of a pedestrian Sunday morning was arrested, Pasadena Police said.

Higinio Arceo, 41, from Baldwin Park, was arrested and booked on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter, driving under the influence and driving while unlicensed, Pasadena Police said.

The pedestrian was struck near East Colorado Boulevard at North Madison Avenue around 3:15 p.m.  October 6.

A grey pickup truck was west on Colorado when it struck a man in his 30s, Pasadena Police said.

PASADENA - A pedestrian is hospitalized tonight after being hit by a vehicle, police said.

The collision occurred on East Washington Boulevard at North Raymond Avenue around 10:05 p.m. September 22. The pedestrian was taken to Huntington Memorial Hospital and she is believed to be in critical condition, according to Lt. Kim Smith of the Pasadena Police Department. 

PASADENA - Investigators are following up on new information in the 2013 slaying of a Monrovia man.

Investigators believe the shooting death of 35-year-old Tyrone English was a gang shooting carried out by the Pasadena Denver Lane Bloods gang, Pasadena Police said.

English was shot dead February 28, 2013 around 8:42 p.m. in the 600 block of North Mar Vista Avenue. English was shot multiple times, Pasadena Police said.

Anyone who may know the person or persons responsible for English’s murder is urged to call Pasadena Police at 626-744-4241, or call L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

PASADENA - An 18-year-old Los Angeles man was killed in a possible targeted shooting September 14, police said.

Kamryn Stone was identified as the man shot outside the Pasadena Rose Bowl several hours after a UCLA Bruins football game. Still hospitalized is a 51-year-old man from Los Angeles, according to the Pasadena Police Department.