Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor

PASADENA - Westbound lanes of the 210 freeway at Mountain Street are closed for an unknown duration after a deadly crash, the CHP said.

A red semi pulling a trailer reportedly crashed into a motorcycle. The semi ran over the rider and bike. The rider is reportedly pinned under a rear axle, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The crash occurred around 9:38 p.m.

A secondary driver in a grey Acura sedan may have also struck the rider. It is unclear which driver struck the rider first.

No further information is available.

Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor

PASADENA - An Alhambra man was arrested Sunday morning just hours after killing another driver in a violent crash.

Robert Michael Ybarra, 34, was found and detained by Alhambra Police until Pasadena officers arrived to take him into custody. Ybarra was then hospitalized and reportedly awaited surgery Sunday for injuries sustained in the collision, authorities said.

Authorities did not elaborate on how Ybarra was found, but Pasadena Police reported witnesses to the violent Pasadena Crash spoke with Ybarra, still injured in his SUV, before he fled.

Ybarra is accused of striking a black Honda sedan with his white SUV in the intersection of Colorado and Sierra Madre boulevards around 2 a.m. May 27.

The crash sent the black Honda sedan over a center median and several hundred feet away from the point of impact, severing an irrigation line and causing water to spew int the air.

The Honda’s driver, Abeme Minuta, a 24-year-old man from Pasadena, died at the scene.

Booking information for Ybarra was not yet available.

Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor

PASADENA - Police will be out in force Friday and Saturday, May 25 and May 26 to reduce pedestrian and bicyclist injury and death.
 
Officers will patrol areas where bicycle and pedestrian collisions with vehicles occur, looking for traffic violations made by all three groups, Pasadena Police said. Officers will look for drivers making illegal turns, failure to stop to signs and signals, failure to yield for pedestrians in cross walks and other violations.
 
Police will look for pedestrians who cross the street illegally and fail to yield to drivers who have the right of way. Bicyclists who fail to follow the same rules motorists abide by will be cited, Pasadena Police said.
 
“Bicycle and pedestrian fatalities are rising in California as more people use these non-motorized means of transportation.  Locally, Pasadena Police Department has investigated 374 fatal and injury collisions involving pedestrians and bicyclists during the past three years,” Pasadena Police said in a written statement.
 
Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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PASADENA - At least two suspects smashed their way into two Pasadena homes, Pasadena Police said.
 
The home burglaries occurred between 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. in the 1000 block of Heatherside Road and the 100 block of South Rafael Avenue. The suspects used a brick to smash through windows, Pasadena Police said in a written statement.
 
The suspects may be responsible for another home burglary in the 300 block of North San Rafael the same day. The loss was Japanese currency and jewelry.
 
The first suspect is a white or Hispanic man, 18 to 20 years old. He stands 5 feet 10 inches tall, has a medium build, short black hair and wore a black sweatshirt and black pants.
 
The second suspect is a Black man, 18 to 20 years old, stands 5 feet 8 inches tall, has a thin build, black hair and wore a black sweatshirt, black shorts and black shoes.
 
The suspects fled in a 2017 grey Hyundai Elantra with “Glendale” paper plates.
 
Anyone with information on the suspects is urged to call Pasadena Police Detective Gurrola at 626-744-7094. Information can be provided anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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PASADENA - An early morning equipment fire was extinguished inside of the California Technical Institute of Technology Monday.
 
The fire was quickly extinguished by the sprinkler system around 1 a.m. inside the Noyes Lab. The third-floor fire originated in the hood system, a ventilation system, in the building, according to the Pasadena Fire Department.
 
No one was in the lab at that time.
 
Pasadena Firefighters remained on scene for water removal and salvage.

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PASADENA - A 33-year-old man was injured in an argument that ended in another man opening fire Wednesday night.
 
The fight and shooting took place in the 300 block of East Orange Grove Boulevard around 8 p.m. the 33-year-old victim and his 18-year-old acquaintance, for unspecified reasons, began arguing with another man on a sidewalk. The suspect then punched the victim in the face, Pasadena Police said.
 
The suspect, described as a man in his 20s, pulled out a gun and opened fire as the victim and acquaintance walked away. The victim fell to the ground trying to escape the gunfire, Pasadena Police said.
 
It is unclear if the victim was injured by gunfire or when he fell, Pasadena Police said. He is listed in stable condition.
 
The acquaintance was uninjured.
 
The suspect fled on foot and was seen wearing a grey hoodie and beanie.