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. |
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