 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA - A threatening phone call originating in Mexico was made to a small business December 28 and a demand for money to be transferred via Western Union was completed, South Pasadena Police said. The call was placed to the business in the 400 block of Fair Oaks Avenue at 4:30 p.m. “The caller told the employee to remove money from the store’s cash register and leave the building or she would be harmed. The employee complied, activating the robbery alarm system as she left the business,” according to the South Pasadena Police Department. In fear of her life and the lives of her coworkers, the victim stayed on the phone with the unidentified male caller, South Pasadena Police said. After arriving to the business to investigate the robbery alarm, officers found the victim un harmed at another business.
The money was transferred to Mexico where the call originated, South Pasadena Police said. “The South Pasadena Police Department encourages the community to be aware of these types of telephone scam,” South Pasadena Police said. Anyone with information ton this incident, or who may have been a victim of a crime with similar circumstances is urged to call the South Pasadena Detective Bureau at 626-403-7297. Police encourage residents to sign up for the Federal Trade Commission’s scam alerts at ftc.gov/scams.  PHOTO/Courtesy of South Pasadena Police. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA - Police discovered two concealed handguns and more December 17 during a traffic stop. At 10:20 p.m., officers stopped a vehicle in the 800 block of Garfield Avenue. Without specifying, police discovered a 9 millimeter Glock handgun and an 11-inch kitchen knife concealed passenger Pedro Flores, South Pasadena Police said. A further search yielded a 9-millimeter “CZ” handgun inside a backpack owned by Flores. The 26-year-old Pomona man was booked on suspicion of possessing a concealed weapon, possessing a concealed weapon in a vehicle, carrying a loaded non-registered firearm, and possessing a high-capacity magazine, South Pasadena Police said.
The driver, 23-year-old Jose Arce of Los Angeles, was arrested on suspicion of driving on a suspended license.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA - A Culver City man was arrested after he fled police through four cities and attempted to take refuge in a home December 17. Police responded to a report of a suspect attempting to open vehicle doors and attempting to enter a home in the 1300 block of Chelten Way just after 8 a.m. The suspect left the scene at high speed and refused to stop for officers who tried to pull him over, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. The chase went through South Pasadena, Alhambra, San Marino and San Gabriel.
“The driver was eventually arrested after driving down a dead end street and parking in the driveway of a residence in San Gabriel,” South Pasadena Police said. “The driver quickly exited the vehicle and attempted to open the door of another residence when he was ultimately taken into custody without incident.” The suspect was not identified. |
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