This information provides a greater awareness to the Pasadena community. The critical events detailed below are merely a snapshot of the calls received to the Police Communications Center every day. Your police department strives to better serve the Pasadena community. Interim Police Chief Jason Clawson continues to adhere to the principles of the “Pasadena Way” as he leads the Police Department into its new chapter. These principles will forever have a lasting impact on all employees who serve in the organization, as we continue to police with compassion and best intentions.
Total Calls for Service for July 2022: 8,642 (YTD: 62,558)
9-1-1 Calls for July 2022: 6,925 (YTD: 38,374)
Total calls received by Police Dispatch Center: 22,614 (YTD: 139,866)
De-Escalation Techniques Used During Calls: 48 times (YTD: 973)
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July 2022 Collected / Seized Firearms: 22 (YTD: 141)
Pistols – 16 (YTD: 103)
Rifles /Assault Rifles – 2 (YTD: 26)
Shotguns – 4 (YTD: 13)
July 1, 2022, at 4:26 PM, Officers from the Pasadena Police Department responded to a business in the 1200 block of E. Villa St. regarding a robbery that had occurred. The suspects entered the business and robbed the two employees in the business at gunpoint, and left the area in a black SUV.
July 4, 2022 at 7:54 PM, Pasadena Police Officers responded to the area of Union St and Arroyo Pkwy regarding a theft. Prior to officers arriving, the victim was stopped at a red light when she noticed a subject crossing the street. The subject spit on the victim’s car and an argument ensued. The subject then walked to the front passenger side of the victim’s vehicle, opened the unlocked door, and grabbed the victim’s purse. The victim and the suspect tugged at the purse for a few seconds before the suspect let go and left the area. The victim picked up the items that fell out of the purse and she followed the suspect into a nearby business while calling 911. Officers arrived on scene and arrested the female.
July 5, 2022, at 7:42 AM, Officers from the Pasadena Police Department responded to Fair Oaks Ave. and Washington Bl. regarding reports of a male suspect firing a handgun into the air. The caller remained on the phone with dispatch and provided responding officers with the suspect’s location as the suspect walked through the neighborhood. While following the suspect, the victim saw the suspect fire a handgun into the air at two different locations. Officers arrived on scene and located the suspect in the 1600 block of Glen Ave. When contacted by officers, the suspect dropped his backpack and ran from the officers. The officers searched for the suspect and the suspect was taken into custody in front of a residence in the 1600 block of Navarro Ave.
July 5, 2022, at 1:26 PM, Pasadena Police Officers responded to the area of 700 S. Arroyo Pkwy regarding a subject brandishing a firearm. The suspect's description was given and with assistance of the police helicopter, the suspect was detained a short distance away. A replica handgun was also recovered near the scene. The victims told officers the suspect entered the store and attempted to take miscellaneous hygiene items. When the victims confronted the suspect to stop him, the suspect produced the weapon. The victims feared for their safety and let the suspect leave. The suspect was arrested without further incident and the stolen items were recovered.
July 5, 2022, at 11:49 PM, Pasadena Police Officers responded to a residence in the 1200 block of N. Arroyo Blvd. regarding a family disturbance. The caller told dispatch, his father was being attacked by his niece who was threatening to stab him with a knife. When officers arrived, all residents were safely called outside and detained without incident. Officers learned the victim was walking around the inside of his house holding a shotgun. The victim stated he was recently burglarized and was carrying the weapon for protection. When the suspect saw the victim with a shotgun, she believed he intended to shoot her. The suspect got a knife, approached the victim, tried to grab the shotgun from the victim and then tried to stab the victim. During the struggle, the victim dropped the shotgun and sustained a laceration on his middle finger. Officers determined the female suspect was the aggressor and she was arrested for assault.
July 6, 2022 at 3:04 AM, Officers from the Pasadena PD responded to a business in the 600 Block of N. Lake Ave. regarding a man with a gun. The clerk at the business told police dispatch a customer told him there was a subject in the store with a gun in his waistband. The subject left the store and sat at a nearby bus stop. Officers arrived and saw the subject sitting at the bus stop. They contacted him and he immediately put his hands up. Officers asked him if he had anything illegal but the subject did not respond. A pat down was conducted and officers recovered a gun from his waistband without further incident. The suspect was arrested and transported to the Pasadena Jail.
July , 6, 2022, at 2:16 PM, Officers from the Pasadena Police Department responded to the 1000 block of N. Mentor Avenue regarding an assault with a deadly weapon. Upon arrival, officers located an unresponsive male inside a residence with multiple stab wounds. Paramedics from the Pasadena Fire Department attempted life-saving medical aid. However, the victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. Detectives responded to the crime scene and began their investigation. Shortly after 3:00 p.m., Pasadena PD officers arrested one suspect in connection with the homicide. The suspect was arrested in a commercial area of East Pasadena.
July 6, 2022, at 11:09 PM, Pasadena Police Officers responded to the 300 block of South Arroyo Parkway regarding an armed robbery. The victim told officers that they had exited the restaurant and walked to their vehicle. When the victim opened the passenger door for their passenger, an unknown suspect tapped him on his back. The victim turned around and saw the suspect point a gun at his face. The suspect demanded the victim's property and the victim gave up his watch. A second suspect exited a red Mazda SUV and told the first suspect to shoot the victim and retrieve the watch which had been thrown on the ground. The suspects eventually picked up the watch and left the area heading north on Arroyo Parkway. The victim and witness were not injured.
July 8, 2022, at 8:15 AM, Pasadena Police Officers responded to Central Park regarding a man with a knife call. When officers arrived they detained a suspect based on witness statements and descriptions. Officers were able to determine that the suspect chased the victim around the park making jabbing motions approximately 20 to 30 times. According to the witnesses, it appeared that the suspect was intentionally trying to stab the victim, who was not injured. The suspect was arrested for assault.
July 8, 2022 at 1:34 PM, Officers from the Pasadena PD officers responded to an apartment complex in the area of 800 E. Green St. regarding an assault. When officers arrived, it was determined that the victim was at the location visiting his girlfriend when the suspect knocked on the front door. The suspect lives in the same building and has been a nuisance to the victim's girlfriend for several days. When the victim opened the door, the suspect without provocation, began hitting the victim in the face with a closed fist and also attempted to strangle him.
Eventually, the victim was able to subdue the suspect and stop the assault. The suspect was arrested for assault.
July 9. 2022, at 9:06 PM, Officers from the Pasadena PD conducted a traffic enforcement stop in the area of the 400 block of N. Altadena Dr. When officers contacted the driver of the vehicle, they were able to see the grip of a firearm protruding from the back pocket of the driver’s seat. Officers detained the driver and recovered the firearm. The driver was arrested and transported to the Pasadena Jail.
July 11, 2022, at 7:53 PM, Pasadena Police Officers responded to the 2000 block of El Sereno Ave in regards to a robbery investigation. A witness called the police stating the victim was hiding from two suspects that were trying to rob the victim of his tennis shoes. The witness gave descriptions of the suspects to police dispatch. When police arrived, they detained the described suspects and contacted the victim. The victim told police while he was at La Pintoresca Park, one of the suspects threatened him with a knife and attempted to take his shoes. The victim fearing for his safety ran and hid from the two suspects that chased him. The victim identified the suspects. Officers located the knife on one suspect and a loaded firearm on the other suspect. Both suspects were arrested.
July 11, 2022, at 9:23 PM, Officers from the Pasadena PD responded to a home in the 1600 block of Locust St. regarding an assault. When officers arrived, they contacted the victim and witnesses who stated the suspect, who is the victim’s neighbor, attacked the victim with an unknown metal object possibly a knife or pole. The suspect left the area prior to the officer’s arrival. The victim was transported to the hospital for their injuries. Detectives are continuing the investigation.
July 12, 2022, at 3:01 PM, Officers from the police department Neighborhood Action Team (NAT), conducted an enforcement stop on a male subject who had an active arrest warrant. When the officers contacted the suspect, he admitted to having narcotics and a firearm in a fanny pack he was wearing across his chest. Officers detained the suspect and located a 9mm firearm and approximately 1/2 lb. (232 grams) of methamphetamine. The suspect was arrested for narcotic and firearm charges.
July 13, 2022, at 11:37 PM, Pasadena Police Officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a traffic violation in the area of Daisy Avenue south of Colorado Blvd. When officers contacted the occupants of the vehicle, they saw ammunition on the backseat of the vehicle. The driver and front passenger both admitted there was a firearm in the vehicle. Both occupants were detained and narcotics and the firearm were located in the backseat. Both the driver and passenger were arrested for weapon violations and possession of narcotics for sales.
July, 16, 2022, at 3:59 AM, Officers from the Pasadena PD responded to the area of 200 E. Mountain St. regarding a fight. When officers arrived, they spoke with a victim who was not wearing pants and appeared as if he had been assaulted. The victim had abrasions to his arms and was complaining of pain in his body. Paramedics were requested and the victim was transported to the hospital. At the hospital, the victim told officers the suspect had used a baseball bat to attack him and that the suspect stole his pants which held his wallet. The suspect had left the scene prior to the officers arriving and detectives are continuing the investigation.
July, 17, 2022, at 5:17 PM, Pasadena Police Officers responded to the area of Navarro Ave. and Tremont St. regarding a shooting investigation. Before officers arrived, a male fired a round towards a house in the area and left the area in a dark-colored SUV. When officers arrived, they located evidence of the shooting but did not find the shooter. There were no injuries reported in this incident and detectives have assumed the investigation.
July 20, 2022, at 10:49 PM, Pasadena Police Officers responded to the 1000 block of N. Los Robles Ave. regarding a robbery that had just occurred. Officers spoke to the victim who told them he was standing on the sidewalk in front of his residence when two suspects pulled up in a dark colored sedan. The suspects exited the car and one suspect punched the victim in the face while the second suspect reached into the victim’s pockets and took $300 cash. The suspects left south on Los Robles Ave. in their vehicle. Detectives are continuing the investigation.
July 23, 2022, at 3:15 PM, Officers from the Pasadena PD responded to a residence in the 1600 block of E. Washington Blvd regarding a suspect brandishing a firearm. Prior to officers arriving on scene, the suspect left the area and was not found. Officers determined that the victim in this incident was sitting on a couch at the location with a friend when the suspect arrived at the location. The suspect and victim have had an ongoing dispute over the last few months and today the suspect began punching the victim in the face several times without provocation. When the victim’s friend tried to defend him, the suspect pulled out a handgun from his waistband and pointed it in his direction. The suspect punched victim #1 in the face again while pointing the handgun at victim #2. Victim #1 managed to escape and called 911 from an adjacent business. When officers arrived, they searched the area but did not locate the suspect or victim #2. The investigation is on-going.
July 24, 2022, at 4:20 PM, Officers from the Pasadena PD responded to the area of Colorado Blvd and Oak Ave. regarding a disturbance. During the investigation, the witness told the responding officers that she wanted to surrender a handgun that she believed her 18-year-old son illegally possessed. The officers recovered a 9mm ghost gun with a high capacity magazine from the witness. The suspect was later arrested after contacting the police department to have the gun released back to him.
July 24, 2022, at 5:15 PM, Pasadena Police Officers responded to a home in the 700 block of Sunset Ave. regarding an assault. During the investigation, it was determined that the suspect, who is victim #1’s ex-boyfriend came to the location to confront her for not showing up at a prearranged location for a child visitation session. While there, the suspect became upset and hit victim #2 with his fist and with a socket wrench. When victim #3 tried to intervene, the suspect pulled her hair. When victim #1 intervened, she sustained an approximate one-inch laceration to her ankle while trying to separate everyone. The suspect left the residence on a bicycle but was located in the area and arrested for assault with a deadly weapon.
July 25, 2022, at 5:30 PM, Officers from the Pasadena PD and firefighters from the Pasadena Fire Department responded to the Colorado Bridge regarding a man who had climbed the bridge to take some daredevil-type photos, became stuck under the bridge, and was unable to safely get down on his own. The fire department used specialized equipment and after about an hour was able to reach and rescue the subject.
July 27, 2022, at 1:18 PM, Pasadena Police Officers responded to the area of Lincoln Ave. and Washington Blvd. after reports from citizens that the suspect was making obscene gestures toward females, walking in the lanes of vehicle traffic and throwing trash throughout the street. Officers attempted to detain the suspect who fled to a rear yard after a brief foot pursuit with the police helicopter overhead. When officers found the suspect he became combative and punched one officer with his fists causing minor injuries. A second officer received minor abrasions to his face while taking the suspect into custody.
July 29, 2022, at 8:52 PM, Officers from the Pasadena PD responded to the Langham Hotel regarding a stolen vehicle that was taken during a carjacking. During the investigation, it was determined that the victim, who is a Valet attendant at the hotel, was in the parking garage attempting to retrieve an item from a vehicle belonging to a hotel guest. The victim was approached from behind by the suspect who pushed him to the ground, took the keys and drove off with the vehicle. Using GPS, the owner of the vehicle was able to track his vehicle to the City of Ontario. Pasadena Police helicopter coordinated with Ontario Air unit who located the vehicle and directed ground units to it. The suspect was detained and later arrested for carjacking. The vehicle was recovered and released to the owner.
July 29, 2022 at 11:25 PM, Pasadena Police Officers responded to the area of El Molino Ave. and Mountain St. regarding a carjacking. During the investigation, it was determined that suspect approached the victim, pointed a handgun at him and demanded his vehicle. Fearing for his safety, the victim surrendered his keys to the suspect who drove off with the vehicle east on Mountain St. f sight. Officers searched the area with the assistance of a police helicopter but were unable to locate it.
July 30, 2022, at 2:23 AM, Officers from the Pasadena PD were in pursuit of a vehicle involved in an armed carjacking. At the terminus of the pursuit, (600 block of North Lake Avenue), an officer-involved shooting occurred and the suspect is deceased. There were no Pasadena Police Officers injured during this incident. Detectives from the Pasadena Police Department’s Robbery / Homicide Unit responded to the crime scene to commence an immediate follow-up investigation.
July 31, 2022, at 11:50 AM, Officers from the Pasadena PD responded to the area of 100 S. De Lacey Ave. regarding a robbery investigation. Officers determined that suspect entered a business and stole three non-alcoholic beverages from the business. The victims approached the suspect, informed him that he needed to pay for the beverages, and were initially able to retrieve the stolen items. As the victims returned to their business, the suspect produced a pair of gardening shears and pointed them at the victims while walking behind them. The victims locked the front door of the business and the suspect began to pull at the front door of the business and struck the glass pane of the door with the shears, causing it to shatter. The suspect demanded the beverages and the victims gave them to him. The suspect left the location and was discovered by arriving officers. The suspect refused to comply with the officers while holding a tool in his