Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor PASADENA - An assault that occurred on the A Line train June 24 over a dropped cell phone certainly brings the adage “no good deed goes unpunished” to mind.
The incident occurred around 9:21 p.m. on an A Line train at the Memorial Park station. The victim, a 30-year-old man, told deputies a female suspect assaulted him with 15-inch deer antlers after he handed back a dropped cellphone to the sleeping passenger who owned it, according to Kari Mercer, public information officer with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Transit Services Bureau. The man sustained several contusions, a 1-inch laceration to his head, a 1-inch laceration to his left hand and a puncture wound on his right forearm. The suspect armed with deer antlers, a 38-year-old Asian woman, apparently was looking in earnest at the dropped cellphone. The victim worried she was going to steal it, Mercer told SGV CityWatch. “Fearing the female was going to steal the phone, the victim picked up the phone, woke the sleeping passenger and gave it to him. The suspect became irate, pulled deer antlers from her bag, and struck the victim multiple times on his head and arms,” Mercer said in a written statement. The homeless suspect was located, arrested and booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. Fans Irate After Authorities Shut Down Cruel World Festival in Pasadena Over Thunder Storm Warning5/21/2023 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor PASADENA - The threat of lightning, strong winds and hail forced the evacuation of the Cruel World Music Festival Saturday night, leaving many fans irate since the storm never hit Pasadena.
Just after 9 p.m., a strong thunderstorm was detected near Mt. Wilson moving southwest to between Pasadena and Monrovia. Forecasters predicted the storm would produce wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour, brief heavy downpours, frequent lightning and pea-sized hail, according to the National Weather Service. Cruel World was taking place at Brookside near the Pasadena Bowl. “At the direction of Pasadena Fire Department, the venue was evacuated due to unsafe weather conditions and lightning strikes in the area, verified by the National Weather Service,” in a statement posted to the Cruel World website. Famed rocker Iggy Pop was in the middle of a music set when the audio was cut to the fans’ dismay. An announcer stated severe weather was approaching the festival site and attendees needed to evacuate. “If I don’t get a refund I’m about to file a chargeback because the event “was not as described or defective.” Tickets clearly state “RAIN OR SHINE” which in turn only resulted in one lightning bolt so far in the distance that cancelled especially when there was NO RAIN!!!” wrote one attendee. “I’m not buying it. There was more shelter IN the event than there was in the wide open golf course where we all got aimlessly herded to for nearly an hour. Something is fishy, because there was no storm in the additional hour it took to even leave the parking lot,” wrote another attendee. “I can’t believe a few distant lightning strikes shut this whole thing down. Between the Adam Ant no show and abruptly cutting Iggy Pop mid performance and killing the headliner Siouxsie’s performance (the reason many of us were there) this show was a shit show,” another attendee wrote. Others were more understanding. “From noon until 9 PM Cruel World was a fabulous show. We missed a band and a half for lightning people saw. Safety first. I will return for Cruel World 2024,” one attendee wrote. British New Wave singer and musician Gary Numan issued a statement on the day’s events “This morning our bus broke down on the way to the Cruel World festival so we were about 4 hours late arriving. Our set went incredibly well though, amazing crowd, got to see some great bands and more than a few old friends. But, the festival was cut short (due to lightning apparently) and everyone evacuated. Sadly Siouxsie was not allowed to play. It was a somewhat bizarre and disappointing end to what had been a really good day. Not sure what the end result will be. Thank you to everyone that came to watch us play today. We had the best time.” The predicted storm briefly hit the Arcadia and Monrovia areas before quickly dissipating. Festival organizers promised that Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees and that Iggy Pop will perform Sunday, May 21, with Siouxsie slated to perform an extended set for her only North American performance for 2023. The National Weather Service predicts a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms before 11 a.m. and before 11 p.m. Sunday, May 21. Much of the day is expected to be partly cloudy with a high near 79 degrees. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor PASADENA - Pasadena City College Police and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies searched and found no credible threats regarding the community college Monday.
An anonymous tip was sent Sunday through the campus’s website that there was a threat involving the library. The library remained closed Monday morning for several hours during the search, according to Alex Boekelheide, executive director of Office of Strategic Communications & Marketing at PCC. Boekelheide declined to specify what the threat may have been and referred to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The library was clear to re-open by 11 a.m. Monday, Boekelheide told SGV CityWatch. Anyone can send in an anonymous tip to provide suspected crime information through the Lancer Anonymous Tip Reporting feature that can be accessed through the PCC website. The campus notes that the anonymous tip feature is not intended for in progress crimes. For emergencies, or crimes in progress, call campus police at 626-585-7484. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor PASADENA - No injuries were reported and no residents were displaced after a substantial amount of mud and debris crashed through a garage in the Pasadena foothills Saturday morning. Pasadena firefighters were called to the 1700 block of Linda Vista Avenue just before 8 a.m. Saturday, February 25. The detached garage suffered significant damage. Inspectors from the Pasadena Building and Safety Division responded to assess the damage, according to the Pasadena Fire Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor PASADENA - Police announced the arrest of a man and woman accused of homicide in the October 30 fatal shooting of a Rialto man.
David Lamont Hunt-Cooks, 28, and Brittney Chenise Ruth, 32, are facing one count each of homicide after the Los Angeles County Attorney’s Office formally filed charges January 11. The duo were arrested January 9, according to the Pasadena Police Department. The duo are accused of their involvement in the death of 22-year-old Martrell Eric Robinson who was shot dead just before 1:30 a.m. October 30, 2022. The shooting took place in the 100 block of Painter Street. Robbery/homicide detectives from the Pasadena Police Department identified multiple suspects who are connected to a local criminal street gang. A search warrant was served in Pomona January 9 with the assistance of the US Marshall Service, Southwest Fugitive Apprehension Task Force, according to the Pasadena Police Department. Hunt-Cooks is being held in lieu of $3 million bail. Ruth is being held in lieu of $2 million bail, according to the Pasadena Police Department. Anyone with information on this case is urged to call the Pasadena police Department at 626-744-4241. 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 PASADENA - Three people, including a child, were reportedly saved by Good Samaritans after a Tesla was driven into a swimming pool Tuesday morning.
The driver reportedly pressed the accelerator instead of the brakes and smashed through a wall, according to the Pasadena Fire Department. Firefighters were called at 8:55 a.m. to the 700 block of West California Boulevard January 10. “Good samaritans jumped into the pool and rescued the occupants,” according to the Pasadena Fire Department in a written statement. It is not immediately clear if anyone was injured. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor PASADENA - A ShotSpotter alert and multiple 911 calls helped police find the victim of a shooting January 8, the Pasadena Police Department said.
Officers found a 35-year-old man suffering from injuries considered not life-threatening around 8:50 p.m. near East Peoria Street and North Fair Oaks Avenue, according to Lt. Rudy Lemos of the Pasadena Police Department. The man, a resident of Winchester, California, was taken to a hospital for treatment. A motive and suspect description are unknown, Lemos told SGV CityWatch. Robbery and homicide detectives with the Pasadena Police Department are investigating, Lemos told SGV CityWatch. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor PASADENA - Detectives with the Pasadena Police Department’s Major Narcotics/Special Investigations Section seized 328,000 fentanyl pills, two kilos of cocaine and seized an un-serialized “ghost gun” during a narcotics investigation September 24.
The contraband was discovered as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation, according to the Pasadena Police Department. Detectives discovered within the seized contraband several packages of what was described as candy-colored fentanyl pills. “This candy-colored fentanyl, dubbed “rainbow fentanyl” in the media, appears to be a new method used by drug cartels to sell highly addictive and potentially deadly fentanyl to children and young people,” according to the Pasadena Police Department. So far this year, Pasadena narcotics investigators, with the assistance of local and federal agencies, seized approximately 708,500 fentanyl pills in nearly 32 kilos of fentanyl, according to the Pasadena Police Department. “The Pasadena Police Department urges community members to call 911 immediately if they encounter fentanyl in any form, and we urge parents to be especially careful with the candy their children bring home during the upcoming Halloween festivities,” according to the Pasadena Police Department.
Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor
PASADENA – Stunning video was recently released in the investigation into a deadly police shooting of a carjacking suspect.
Adam Youines, a 35-year-old transient from the Montebello area was shot and killed by Pasadena Police as he inched the stolen minivan at officers. Youines allegedly took a white 2002 Honda Odyssey minivan at gunpoint during a carjacking just before 11:30 p.m. at East Mountain Street and North El Molino Avenue. Two hours later, the minivan was caught on a red light camera speeding through North Garfield Avenue and Via Campo in Montebello, according to the Pasadena Police Department.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies found the vehicle a short time later and pursued the driver after he allegedly failed to stop. The reckless driver forced deputies to stop the pursuit at the 605 and I-10 freeways.
Monrovia officers attempted to stop the driver in their city after he was witnessed driving erratically and another pursuit began. The California Highway Patrol assisted with the chase once it entered the freeway. Monrovia officers chased the suspect for 18 minutes in Pasadena, before Pasadena officers took over the chase. The suspect made attempts at stopping the minivan impossible with his high-speed reckless driving which took the pursuit into opposing lanes multiple times, according to the Pasadena Police Department. The suspect slowly stopped at a strip mall in the 600 block of North Lake Avenue where officers negotiated with him for eight minutes. The suspect was seen on video supplied by the Pasadena Police Department pointing a handgun at his own head. He repeatedly wanted officers to kill him, even after dispatchers got his mother to speak with him. Officers blocked all exits from the strip mall and ordered the suspect to surrender, but he inched the minivan at officers stationed at a parking lot exit and officers opened fire, killing Youines at the scene. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor PASADENA – A child is without parents now after a man killed his estranged wife, then himself Saturday night, according to the Pasadena Police Department.
The shooting occurred in the 800 block of Merrett Drive. The bodies were located around 10:40 p.m. August 27 and identified as Armando Garcia, 37, and Sylvia Garcia, 29. Investigators allege Armando, an Altadena resident, arrived to his estranged wife’s residence, shot her and then turned the gun on himself. The child was unharmed. |
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