 PHOTO/South Pasadena Police. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA - Glass and metal came crashing down after a Lexus RX 350 crashed through the front of a business Friday morning. No one was injured when the Lexus crashed through the front of Bristol Cafe, 1621 Grevelia St., around 10:07 a.m., according to Sgt. Tony Abdalla of the South Pasadena Police Department.
Preliminarily, it appeared the driver may have missed the brake pedal while parking in a stall, Abdalla said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA - A suicidal man who already cut himself and reportedly overdosed on pills was disarmed of a knife by officers at an apartment complex Wednesday. The man was bleeding from his wrists and was holding a large kitchen knife to his throat when police found him after forcing their way into the unit in the 1600 block of Amberwood Drive around 2:54 p.m., South Pasadena Police said. The man was found in a rear bedroom, laying on a bed. Police responded after he told family members he consumed numerous pills and slit his wrists.
“Officers asked the subject several times to put down the knife and talk with them. The subject insisted on taking his life and told the officers he had taken approximately 90 pills,” South Pasadena Police said. The man was distracted after officers built a rapport, long enough for them to knock the knife away with a six-foot prying tool, South Pasadena Police said. Officers immediately began first aid until paramedics arrived to continue treatment and transported the man to Huntington Memorial Hospital. “The officers showed tremendous restraint in an incident that presented both tactical and safety dilemmas,” said Captain Brian Solinsky. “The officers saw an opportunity to knock the knife away, which prevented the suspect from taking his own life or hurting someone else. The officers used the utmost restraint while bringing the situation to a successful conclusion.” Firefighters, Inspectors Examine South Pasadena Home Heavily Compromised by Falling Hillside3/12/2019  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA - A gas line was ruptured and the foundation at a home was damaged by a shifting hillside Tuesday. The hillside began giving away around 7:18 p.m. at 1853 Hanscom Drive. The two-story home is still intact. A few nearby residents have been evacuated as a precaution, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. Authorities are in the process of yellow-tagging other affected homes and are recommending those residents leave.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch SOUTH PASADENA – Detectives are still seeking the suspect accused of making a more than $4,000 fraudulent credit card purchase at a store in town. The property ordered in the fraudulent purchase was recovered by detectives serving a search warrant in Los Angeles January 3. The suspect remains outstanding, according to the South Pasadena Police Department.
The suspect purchased the property with a credit card over the phone. The delivery address was changed by the suspect while the property was en route, South Pasadena Police said.
The credit card was fraudulently used, South Pasadena Police said. Detectives located the property in the 3000 block of West Slauson Avenue. All the fraudulently purchased property was returned to the business, South Pasadena Police said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA – A Los Angeles man and shoplifting suspect was arrested December 19, found with stolen credit cards and drug paraphernalia.
Officers responded to the 1200 block of Fair Oaks Avenue to investigate a shoplifting and detained the suspect, 28-year-old Matthew Johnson, nearby. A female accomplice was detained in the 1000 block of Fremont Avenue, South Pasadena Police said. Johnson claimed the credit cards came from a homeless encampment where he lives in Los Angeles. Both Johnson and his accomplice admitted that they steal property to fuel their drug habits, South Pasadena Police said. Johnson was booked on suspicion of possessing drug paraphernalia and for fraudulent possession of credit cards. The accomplice was later released, South Pasadena Police said.  PHOTO/Courtesy of the South Pasadena Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA - A Compton man was arrested Tuesday, identified as one of the men who attempted a take over of a South Pasadena jewelry store.
Omar Teriq Bradley, 21, was detained by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies in Compton December 18. He was driving the same Chevrolet Malibu used in the failed December 14 heist, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. Bradley was the sole occupant detained in the Malibu. He was held by Sheriff’s deputies until South Pasadena officers arrived and arrested him on suspicion of attempted robbery and assault with a deadly weapon, South Pasadena Police said. Teriq was the man who brandished metal knuckles during the failed heist at Vana Watch and Jewelry, 1401 Mission St. The second and still outstanding suspect is the man seen in surveillance footage pulling a knife on one of the jewelry store employees before a second employee produced a black handgun, which sent both suspects running. Anyone with information on the outstanding suspect’s whereabouts is urged to call South Pasadena detectives at 626-403-7280.  PHOTO/Courtesy of the South Pasadena Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA - The 79-year-old man missing since Thursday was found dead a day later in a hospital bathroom.
Edward Ng was discovered in a bathroom at 1500 San Pablo Street Friday morning. Ng was pronounced dead at 5:20 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. The property houses Keck Hospital of USC and Fresenius Medical Care at La County And Usc - Apheresis. A cause of death has not been determined. The Los Angeles Police Department does not suspect foul play in Ng’s death. Ng was last seen at his home around 1 p.m. December 13. He may have taken a ride share service to the County USC/Medical Center area, South Pasadena Police said. The cell phone Ng carried was likely tuned off, South Pasadena Police said. Ng required medical attention, but investigators did not specify his medical needs. 
PHOTO/Courtesy of the South Pasadena Police Department.
Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor
SOUTH PASADENA - A dramatic scene unfolded Friday morning after two men attempted to rob a jewelry store at knifepoint.
The two suspects attempted to rob Vana Watch and Jewelry around 10:54 a.m. The suspects pretended to be interested in some of the front counter items when one of the suspects produced a knife and attempted to stab an employee, according to surveillance footage provided by the South Pasadena Police Department. One of the jewelry store employees produced a black handgun and scared off the two men as the intended stabbing victim tried to wrestle the knife away. The suspects fled the store, with at least three employees giving chase on foot. Both suspects then fled in a green Chevy Malibu. Anyone who can identify the suspects is urged to call the South Pasadena Police Department at 626-403-7280, or L.A. Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222- TIPS (8477).  PHOTO/Courtesy of the South Pasadena Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA - A resident has not been seen or heard from since Thursday afternoon, police said.
Edward Ng was last seen at his home around 1 p.m. December 13. He may have taken a ride share service to the County USC/Medical Center area, South Pasadena Police said. The cell phone Ng carries has likely been tuned off, South Pasadena Police said. Ng requires medical attention. Ng was last seen wearing dress slacks and an unknown color shirt. Anyone who knows Ng’s whereabouts is urged to call South Pasadena Police at 626-403-7265.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA - A dead man was discovered at Arroyo Park Friday morning, police said.
The body was discovered in the park adjacent to Arroy Seco in the 800 block of Stoney Drive November 30. Investigators believe the man’s death was natural, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. Anyone with information on this death is urged to call the South Pasadena Police Department at 626-403-7280. |
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