Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor PASADENA - Two firefighters received minor injuries after attacking a blaze that displaced 50 residents and an apartment complex December 18.
The fire burned at 1127 E. Del Mar Blvd. Friday night. Five units were damaged by fire and five units received water damage, according to the City of Pasadena. The three-alarm fire was dispatched to firefighters at 10:41 p.m., according to Pasadena Fire Department. Firefighters remained on scene for nearly 12 hours during the investigation. The 50 displaced residents reportedly were able to seek temporary shelter with nearby family and friends, the City of Pasadena said. The injured firefighters were briefly hospitalized. The cause is under investigation. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor PASADENA - Police announced the arrest of a man investigators quickly identified as a suspect in the murder of a Glendale woman whose body was found at Hahamonga Watershed Park. Pasadena resident Adrian Robert Casey, 26, was located and detained by the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department near Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is awaiting extradition, according to the Pasadena Police Department. Casey, a parolee, is accused of stabbing to death Elena Ledford, 49. A jogger happened upon Ledford’s body the morning of November 24. Casey and Ledford were acquainted, but investigators declined to specify how the two knew each other. Casey apparently left California shortly after the killing, Pasadena Police said. Investigators stated Ledford was killed in a parking lot at La Cañada High School, 4463 Oak Grove Dr., which is across the road from where her body was found. Pasadena investigators are in New Mexico to continue their investigation.
Ledford worked for Pasadena-based organization Union Station Homeless Services for the last three years. A murder charge was filed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. “Elena was more than a beloved employee and coworker, she was a member of our Union Station Family. We are thankful for the support of law enforcement agencies in their investigation of Elena’s death. We extend our deepest sympathies to the Ledford Family for this unfathomable loss, and we are thinking of Elena’s parents, daughter, sister, and her friends and family during this terrible time,” according to a statement issued by Union Station Homeless Services. Ledford leaves behind a 14-year-old daughter. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor PASADENA - The triple shooting at a Pasadena Park Tuesday night claimed a second victim, police announced.
A third shooting victim remains in critical, but stable condition, according to the Pasadena Police Department. It is believed that all three victims were sitting on a bench adjacent to the soccer field at Villa Parke, 363 E. Villa St., in the northeast corner of the park when gunfire rang out just before 3 p.m. December 1. It is unclear how many suspects were involved in the shooting. A dark-colored sedan was seen leaving the area. One victim died at the scene. The two others were taken to a hospital where one victim was declared dead, Pasadena Police said. Anyone with information on this shooting is urged to call Pasadena Police at 626-744-4241. Information can be provided anonymously by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or through lacrimestoppers.org. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor PASADENA - A triple shooting at Villa Parke left one dead at the scene and two others hospitalized, authorities said. Officers found three shooting victims just before 3 p.m. at the park, 363 E. Villa St., December 1. No suspect description is publicly available, although authorities believe a dark-colored sedan may be connected to the crime. Police asked the public to avoid the area of Villa Street, Parke Street and Los Robles Avenue during the investigation. |
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