Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA – Two Los Angeles men were jailed April 12 after police allegedly caught them with a stolen catalytic converter.
Jorge Alberto Rodriguez, 40, and passenger Manuel Mozcoza, 37, were booked on suspicion of grand theft and possession of burglary tools. Police were called to the 1700 block of Grevelia Street around 2:06 a.m. to a catalytic converter theft in progress. The suspects fled in a dark-colored sedan, but officers found and stopped the driver, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. Rodriguez and Mozcoza were stopped in the 600 block of Park Street where officers found a stolen catalytic converter and “items of evidentiary value consistent with those who steal catalytic converters,” according to the Covina Police Department in a written statement. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch SOUTH PASADENA – Detectives are still seeking the suspect accused of making a more than $4,000 fraudulent credit card purchase at a store in town. The property ordered in the fraudulent purchase was recovered by detectives serving a search warrant in Los Angeles January 3. The suspect remains outstanding, according to the South Pasadena Police Department.
The suspect purchased the property with a credit card over the phone. The delivery address was changed by the suspect while the property was en route, South Pasadena Police said.
The credit card was fraudulently used, South Pasadena Police said. Detectives located the property in the 3000 block of West Slauson Avenue. All the fraudulently purchased property was returned to the business, South Pasadena Police said. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH PASADENA – A Los Angeles man and shoplifting suspect was arrested December 19, found with stolen credit cards and drug paraphernalia.
Officers responded to the 1200 block of Fair Oaks Avenue to investigate a shoplifting and detained the suspect, 28-year-old Matthew Johnson, nearby. A female accomplice was detained in the 1000 block of Fremont Avenue, South Pasadena Police said. Johnson claimed the credit cards came from a homeless encampment where he lives in Los Angeles. Both Johnson and his accomplice admitted that they steal property to fuel their drug habits, South Pasadena Police said. Johnson was booked on suspicion of possessing drug paraphernalia and for fraudulent possession of credit cards. The accomplice was later released, South Pasadena Police said. |
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