 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA – Two burglary suspects were arrested July 13 after police discovered items believed stolen from 35 storage units. An officer saw items believed to be stolen inside a vehicle during a traffic stop in the 1300 block of Monterey Road around 3:12 a.m. Further investigation led police to a storage business in the 900 block of Mission Street where the units were burglarized, according to the South Pasadena Police Department.
Arrested were 24-year-old Inglewood resident Kevin Ruada and 25-year-old Melvin Gomez of Lennox. Both were booked on suspicion of burglary. Anyone who may be a victim of these suspect, or who may have addition information on the investigation is urged to call the South Pasadena Police Department at 626-403-7270.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA - A Highland Park man was jailed Friday after fleeing through yards to avoid capture for allegedly burglarizing a series of vehicles, police said. David Aguilar, 35, was reportedly seen trying to open vehicle doors in the 1500 block of Rollin Street around 6:30 a.m. June 5. As police responded, other residents called to report their vehicles were burglarized, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. Officers located a man in the 1700 block of Marengo Avenue matching the description provided by at least one of the victims. The man then fled on foot through some residential yards and hopped fences to avoid officers, South Pasadena Police Department said. A perimeter search helped officers find and arrest Aguilar around 8:10 a.m.
In addition to being accused of burglarizing at least 10 vehicles, Aguilar was allegedly in possession of a stolen truck taken from Los Angeles. He also reportedly confessed to committing several crimes in March 2020. “Three of the crimes he allegedly committed in March were the thefts of two vehicles and the burglary of a business in the 200 block of Monterey Road,” South Pasadena Police Department said in a written statement. Aguilar was jailed and held without bail and an outstanding warrant from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and was placed on a parole hold.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA - A Los Angeles man was captured on the 110 freeway Memorial Day after he fled a failed robbery, police said. The suspect, identified as Gary Dwight Lawmixon, is accused of strangling his victim after the latter refused to give up the keys to his vehicle in the 1800 block of State Street around 2:15 p.m., according to the South Pasadena Police Department. The victim was able to escape. Lawmixon scrambled over a chain link fence and onto the 110 freeway in an attempt to stop drivers passing by, South Pasadena Police said.
Officers arrested Lawmixon without further incident and booked him on suspicion of attempted robbery.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA - Police arrested a man who allegedly set three brush fires along Arroyo Drive early Sunday. Jesus Vargas, 34, was found and detained southbound on Arroyo Drive near Sterling Place. A resident who interrupted an initial arson attempt confirmed the detainee was the arson suspect, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. A resident witnessed a man attempting to ignite brush with a cigarette lighter in the 300 block San Pascual Avenue. The suspect fled on foot after the resident went outside to see who the suspect was, according to the South Pasadena Police Department.
Around 12:39 a.m. May 3, firefighters responded to Arroyo Drive to fight the arson fires. A resident in the 300 block of St. Albans and a driver on the 110 freeway both called to report fire on a hillside, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. “There were three separate fires burning simultaneously across from the homes in the 300 block, 400 block and the 500 block of Arroyo Drive,” South Pasadena Police said in a written statement. Firefighters quickly extinguished the flames. No one was injured and no damage was reported. The arson is being investigated by the Arson Division of the San Marino Fire Department.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor PASADENA - A man South Pasadena Police accuse of driving at high speed was arrested Sunday night after crashing into a parked vehicle and narrowly missing a home with a family inside. The driver, Andrew Mellow, 35, crashed at 161 Columbia St. in Pasadena just after 9:30 p.m. March 8. He was arguing with his girlfriend and decided to drive at high speed during the fight while intoxicated, according to Sgt. Bartl of the South Pasadena Police Department. Mellow allegedly failed to negotiate a turn, hit a vehicle parked in the home’s driveway and stopped in front of the porch, Bartl said.
No one inside the home, nor Mellow or his girlfriend were injured, Bartl said. Officers saw Mellow high-speed driver northbound at Mission Road and Fremont Avenue. They estimated Mellow was moving between 60 to 70 miles per hour, Bartl said. Mellow was booked on suspicion of DUI and reckless driving.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA - A man was killed Wednesday after a crash on a speeding motorcycle, police said.
The rider was northbound on Fremont Street at high speed and crashed into a curb while attempting to pass slower vehicles on the right and struck the rear of a moving truck, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. The rider died at the scene. The crash occurred just before 10 a.m. January 8. All lanes of Fremont Avenue between Columbia and Buena Vista Street we’re closed for an investigation. The motorcycle was reported stolen out of Burbank, South Pasadena Police said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA - No one was injured after the driver of a grey or blue Toyota four-door fled a crash with a Gold Line train January 7.
The crash occurred at the crossing near Monterey Road at Pasadena Avenue just after 6:30 p.m. The vehicle was west on Monterey Road when it either stopped under the descending railroad crossing arms, or partially went through the already down gate arms, according to Sgt. Matt Ronnie of the South Pasadena Police Department. The train sustained only a dent in the collision. “As the train passed through, so did the car. It left,” Ronnie said. There were apparently no witnesses to the crash. No other motorists witnessed the crash and no one on the train, except for the engineer, saw the collision, Ronnie said. By the time officers were called to the crash, there was already a 20-minute delay, Ronnie said. Metro officials went to the scene to determine if the train was safe to continue or if passengers needed to evacuate to another train, but it was able to continue through, according to the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Twitter.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA - A threatening phone call originating in Mexico was made to a small business December 28 and a demand for money to be transferred via Western Union was completed, South Pasadena Police said. The call was placed to the business in the 400 block of Fair Oaks Avenue at 4:30 p.m. “The caller told the employee to remove money from the store’s cash register and leave the building or she would be harmed. The employee complied, activating the robbery alarm system as she left the business,” according to the South Pasadena Police Department. In fear of her life and the lives of her coworkers, the victim stayed on the phone with the unidentified male caller, South Pasadena Police said. After arriving to the business to investigate the robbery alarm, officers found the victim un harmed at another business.
The money was transferred to Mexico where the call originated, South Pasadena Police said. “The South Pasadena Police Department encourages the community to be aware of these types of telephone scam,” South Pasadena Police said. Anyone with information ton this incident, or who may have been a victim of a crime with similar circumstances is urged to call the South Pasadena Detective Bureau at 626-403-7297. Police encourage residents to sign up for the Federal Trade Commission’s scam alerts at ftc.gov/scams.  PHOTO/Courtesy of South Pasadena Police. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA - Police discovered two concealed handguns and more December 17 during a traffic stop. At 10:20 p.m., officers stopped a vehicle in the 800 block of Garfield Avenue. Without specifying, police discovered a 9 millimeter Glock handgun and an 11-inch kitchen knife concealed passenger Pedro Flores, South Pasadena Police said. A further search yielded a 9-millimeter “CZ” handgun inside a backpack owned by Flores. The 26-year-old Pomona man was booked on suspicion of possessing a concealed weapon, possessing a concealed weapon in a vehicle, carrying a loaded non-registered firearm, and possessing a high-capacity magazine, South Pasadena Police said.
The driver, 23-year-old Jose Arce of Los Angeles, was arrested on suspicion of driving on a suspended license.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA - A Culver City man was arrested after he fled police through four cities and attempted to take refuge in a home December 17. Police responded to a report of a suspect attempting to open vehicle doors and attempting to enter a home in the 1300 block of Chelten Way just after 8 a.m. The suspect left the scene at high speed and refused to stop for officers who tried to pull him over, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. The chase went through South Pasadena, Alhambra, San Marino and San Gabriel.
“The driver was eventually arrested after driving down a dead end street and parking in the driveway of a residence in San Gabriel,” South Pasadena Police said. “The driver quickly exited the vehicle and attempted to open the door of another residence when he was ultimately taken into custody without incident.” The suspect was not identified. |
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