 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor PASADENA – A suspect who stole two vehicles and a beloved dog was arrested after the pet’s GPS collar led officers right to him.
Officers were called to the 1000 block of East Union Street the week of November 29 to a vehicle theft. The suspect dumped his other ride, which was also stolen, and took off with a vehicle containing the owner’s dog, Kazoo, according to the Pasadena Police Department. The GPS collar helped officers to pinpoint the suspect’s location, unbeknownst to him. “Officers were able to monitor the GPS tracker and with the help of the LAPD, were able to stop the suspect in the area of the 105 freeway and Imperial Hwy.,” according to the Pasadena Police Department in a written statement. Both Kazoo and the stolen vehicle were recovered. The unidentified suspect was taken into custody.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor PASADENA – Police arrested a man Sunday after they say he stole a city work truck while an employee performed maintenance at a park. The truck was stolen around 8:23 a.m. April 26 from Villa Parke, 363 E. Villa St. The suspect hopped inside and drove off while the city worker was performing maintenance, Russo said. Steven Garcia, an 18-year-old Los Angeles man, was found parked and sitting in the truck a couple of miles away from where it was stolen in the 400 block of North Carmelo Avenue. Officers took him into custody without incident, according to Lt. Anthony Russo of the Pasadena Police Department.
Garcia was booked on suspicion of taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent, Russo told SGV CityWatch. Garcia was cited and released.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor PASADENA - Deputies are frantically searching for a stolen Lincoln Navigator hearse with a body in a casket taken from an Orthodox church in the unincorporated portion of Pasadena Wednesday night.
The navigator was stolen outside of Saint Anthony Greek Orthodox Church, 778 S. Rosemead Blvd., around 7:45 p.m. The driver stopped there to deliver one casket and reportedly left the hearse running. The vehicle and a second casket with a body were gone when the driver returned, according to Deputy Tracy Koerner of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Deputies do not have a suspect description, nor was the hearse seen being driven away from the church, Koerner said. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has a brief message for the suspect or suspects who took the hearse: “ To the suspect(s) driving around in a Black Lincoln Navigator stolen from the 700 blk of Rosemead Bl ... Out of all the bad decisions you have made, at least make one good one & bring back the deceased person & casket inside the Navigator.” The black Lincoln navigator hearse has a license plate of 7ZDG618. |
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