Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

SOUTH PASADENA – A 29-year-old L Line passenger was saved June 15 after he ingested a likely fatal dose of Fentanyl on the train, police said.

Officers responded to the South Pasadena Station, 905 Meridian Ave., at 11:52 a.m. Tuesday. The victim suffered a cardiac event from the Fentanyl. A Good Samaritan was found attempting CPR on the victim, according to the South Pasadena Police Department.

Officers equipped with Nalaxone, known by brand name Narcan, administered the nasal dose and within seconds, the victim began to breathe on his own, according to the South Pasadena Police Department.

By the time the victim arrived to Huntington Memorial Hospital for further treatment, the victim was responsive and talking with paramedics.

Fentanyl, a Schedule II synthetic opioid, is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Overdose death rates from synthetic opioids, including fentanyl and fentanyl analogs, other than methadone have increased by 16 percent from 2018 to 2019. Deaths from synthetic opioids were nearly 12 times higher in 2019 than in 2013, according to the CDC.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

LOS ANGELES - South Pasadena detectives staked out and waiting for a man sought in a case arrested another suspect after they witnessed him using a screwdriver to stab a woman May 6.

Detectives were stationed in the 1300 block of Yosemite Drive just after Noon when they witnessed the suspect reach into a vehicle and physically assault a woman, according to the South Pasadena Police Department.

A South Pasadena detective approached the vehicle, ordered the man to stop and saw he was armed with a screwdriver and was stabbing the woman.

“The detectives on the scene disarmed the male and detained him without further incident until officers from the Los Angeles Police Department arrived and assumed the investigation,” South Pasadena Police said in a written statement.

The female victim suffered multiple significant injuries. She was treated at the scene by South Pasadena police detectives and they transported to a hospital for further treatment.

Los Angeles resident Francisco Diazsalazar, 40, was taken into custody.

Authorities later determined that Diazsalazar and the woman had previously been dating.

The suspect detectives originally sought during their stakeout was later arrested.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

SOUTH PASADENA - A Los Angeles man was jailed, accused of assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse and vandalism after he allegedly threw a large rock into a waiting vehicle, police said.

The 68-year-old driver was stopped at a red light at Huntington Drive and Fletcher Avenue around 11:15 a.m. March 31 when a man flung the large rock into the vehicle. The woman was struck in the face and received minor injuries, according to the South Pasadena Police Department.

Police responded and found the suspect, 51-year-old Richard Calvillo. In addition to the crimes he is accused of, he was also found concealing a large knife under his clothes, South Pasadena Police said.

Calvillo is being held in lieu of $30,000 bail ahead of a scheduled appearance in Alhambra Municipal Court April 2.

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.

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.

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.

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.