Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA – A DUI/driver license checkpoint is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. Friday, December 17, the South Pasadena Police Department announced.
The checkpoint, which will last until Saturday, December 18 at 2 a.m., will take place at an undisclosed location. Checkpoint locations are determined on DUI crash and arrest statistics, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. “The primary purpose of checkpoints is not to make arrests, but to promote public safety by deterring drivers from driving impaired,” according to the South Pasadena Police Department in a written statement. Funding for this checkpoint was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Los Angeles Men Jailed, Allegedly Caught with Narcotics, Burglary Tools in South Pasadena12/7/2021 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA – A suspicious vehicle led to two arrests December 4 after officers found drugs and evidence of catalytic converter thefts.
Officers conducting a burglary suppression operation saw a suspicious vehicle in the 800 block of Meridian Avenue just after 6 a.m. Two occupants were contacted by officers and as one of the men exited the vehicle, an item of “evidentiary value” fell to the ground, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. What that item was, police have not described. After further investigation, officers located narcotics and tools commonly used in catalytic converter thefts, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. Los Angeles men Marcelo Ramirez, 30, and Victor Trujillo-Cruz, 28, were booked on suspicion of possession of burglary tools and possession of narcotics. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA – Police de-escalated a tense situation December 3 after a woman was found waving knives at drivers at an intersection.
A resident called police to Mission Street and Orange Grove Avenue around 10:52 p.m. Friday. Officers arrived and saw a woman wielding large kitchen knives in both hands, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. “Officers quickly identified the female as having a mental health crisis and began using verbal de- escalation techniques. After a lengthy discussion, the officers calmed the woman, convincing her to drop the knives,” according to the South Pasadena Police Department in a written statement. The woman was hospitalized for a psychiatric evaluation. “The officers used the utmost restraint in this incident, preventing a use of force,” according to South Pasadena Police Chief Brian Solinsky in a written statement. “There is no guarantee in situations like this; however, officers train regularly in de- escalation and identifying those experiencing a mental health crisis. This is a prime example of why law enforcement cannot be removed entirely from the equation when responding to a mental health crisis,” Solinsky said. |
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