 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA – A Police Assistant set to begin a new career as a police dispatcher died of Covid-19 complication January 16.
Bayron Salguero, 30, died Saturday of complications due to contracting Coronavirus. Salguero completed a dispatch training program and was scheduled to begin his shift next week, according to the Pasadena Police Department. “Though he was with us for only a short time, he quickly became a part of our family. He had a great attitude and was admired by everyone for his work ethic and willingness to learn,” according to the South Pasadena Police Department.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA - A homeowner confronted an intruder inside a home December 5, police said. The homeowner spotted the suspect after the latter entered the residence in the 200 block of Fair Oaks Avenue. Police were called around 8 a.m. after the homeowner fled to a neighbor, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. Aided by San Marino officers, South Pasadena Police entered the home and found 31-year-old Samuel Ramos inside. He was quickly arrested, according to the South Pasadena Police Department.
“Further investigation revealed that Ramos had broken into another residence just before this incident,” South Pasadena Police said in a written statement. Ramos is being held in lieu of 50,000 bail in the Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles ahead of a scheduled appearance in Alhambra Municipal Court Tuesday, December 8.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - A Glendale man accused of assaulting his estranged girlfriend and who was later beaten with a golf club and stabbed to death by the victim’s mother and sister is identified. Justin Goss, 40, was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. The scene unfolded inside a home in the 500 block of Five Oaks Drive November 28 just before 10 a.m. When officers arrived, they found a broken front window and screaming inside the home. Upon entering through the window, they found a man stabbed and beaten, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. “Under further investigation it was determined that the male adult broke into the residence and attacked his estranged girlfriend. While the suspect was in the processes of beating and choking the female victim, her mother and adult sister came to her aid,” according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
Police initially had trouble locating the residence through the phone call, believing the call was coming from a residence on nearby Grand Avenue. Pasadena Police also received a call, this one from the 500 block of Five Oaks Drive, according to South Pasadena Police radio traffic. The caller told dispatchers that someone was trying to kill her daughter. After officers arrived, they announced the suspect was detained. Medics were summoned for the suspect’s stab wound to an arm. After paramedics arrived, a South Pasadena officer said the suspect was deceased. The estranged girlfriend was briefly hospitalized for facial injuries. Investigators: Suspect Beaten To Death After Attacking Estranged Girlfriend in South Pasadena11/28/2020  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA - A woman reportedly being choked by her estranged boyfriend who shattered his way into her home Saturday morning was beaten and stabbed to death by the woman’s sister and mother, investigators said. The scene unfolded inside a home in the 500 block of Five Oaks Drive November 28 just before 10 a.m. When officers arrived, they found a broken front window and screaming inside the home. Upon entering through the window, they found a man stabbed and beaten, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. A golf club was used to stop the publicly-unnamed suspect, only described as a white man in his 40s. “Under further investigation it was determined that the male adult broke into the residence and attacked his estranged girlfriend. While the suspect was in the processes of beating and choking the female victim, her mother and adult sister came to her aid,” according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Police initially had trouble locating the residence through the phone call, believing the call was coming from a residence on nearby Grand Avenue. Pasadena Police also received a call coming from the 500 block of Five Oaks Drive, according to South Pasadena Police radio traffic. The caller told dispatchers that someone was trying to kill her daughter. After officers arrived, they announced the suspect was detained. Medics were summoned for the suspect’s stab wound to an arm. After paramedics arrived, a South Pasadena officer said the suspect was deceased. The estranged girlfriend was briefly hospitalized for facial injuries.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA - Sheriff’s homicide investigators are leading the investigation into a fatal stabbing Saturday morning. The stabbing death of a man occurred in the 500 block of Five Oaks Drive just before 10 a.m. November 28. The man was declared dead at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. A call of a possible intruder occurred in the 500 block of Five Oaks Drive. Dispatchers received a call from a woman needing help for a relative. The call eventually turned into someone trying to attack the occupants inside, according to South Pasadena Police radio traffic. Officers arrived and found a front window to a home was smashed. Officers earlier claimed a suspect with an arm injury was detained. Soon after, calls to Sheriff’s Homicide detectives were made. At least one person was hospitalized, according to South Pasadena Police radio traffic.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA - Witnesses helped identify a burglary suspect who smashed his way into a business before being chased off last week, police said. Cristian Contreras, 22, is accused of smashing a window to a business in the 1000 block of Mission Street around 11:45 p.m. September 18. Contreras allegedly rummaged through the business before leaving. Several witnesses chased him away, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. Officers located Contreras walking in the 300 block of Monterey Road and detained him. Witnesses to the burglary identified him as the burglary suspect, South Pasadena Police said. Contreras, a Baldwin Park man, was booked on suspicion of commercial burglary.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA - Firefighter paramedics declared a woman dead on the Gold Line platform Sunday evening, a South Pasadena Police sergeant said. Police initially responded to a medical emergency call on the platform, 905 Meridian Ave., September 6 around 6 p.m. A man was reportedly screaming for help, prompting a call to police, according to Sgt. Jim Valencia of the South Pasadena Police Department. The cause of death has not yet been determined.
The victim, only described as a Black woman possibly in her 50s, has yet to be identified, pending notification of family, according to Investigator Nani Cholakians of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority provided bus bridges while train traffic to and from the station was halted for several hours.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA - Police continue their search for a man accused of attempting to carjack a woman as she sat in her vehicle August 16.
Police released a sketch of the man who first attempted to punch through the driver side window of the woman’s vehicle with his fist wrapped in a shirt. The incident occurred in the 1800 block of State Street around 1:20 a.m., South Pasadena Police said. After failing to break through, the suspect left and returned a short time later with a rock and successfully broke the window. “The suspect pulled the victim out of the vehicle and entered. The suspect was unable to start the vehicle and exited the car then ran away,” South Pasadena Police said in a written statement. As officers were arriving to investigate the carjacking, the suspected arson of a vehicle occurred near an apartment complex in the 1700 block of State Street, South Pasadena Police said. The suspect is described as a white 30-year-old male with light-colored hair, a medium build and light brown or hazel eyes. He wore light-colored pants and was shirtless. Anyone with information on the suspect is urged to call South Pasadena Police detectives at 626-703-7280.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA - Police are asking anyone with information on a motorcycle crash to come forward and aid the investigation.
The rider, a 38-year-old San Gabriel man, suffered life-threatening injuries after crashing at Arroyo Drive and Pasadena Avenue around 10:52 p.m. Sunday, August 16. The rider was taken to Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. The rider was last listed in critical, but stable condition, South Pasadena Police said. There was apparently no other vehicle involved in the crash, South Pasadena Police said. Any witnesses to the crash, or anyone with information on the collision is urged to call the South Pasadena police department at 626-403-7297.  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. |
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