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.