SPPD Weekly Crime Summary | January 3 – 9, 2023

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The Weekly Crime Summary is a list of reported auto thefts, burglaries, robberies and other activities occurring in the City of South Pasadena. An alert and well-informed citizen makes you less of a target to a criminal. Remember: call the South Pasadena Police Department to report any suspicious activity.

THEFT

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• 1-5-23 to 1-9-23, 1400 block of Fremont (South Pasadena High School). ’19, Ford Ecoline. Suspect(s) cuts and removes loss from victim’s vehicle. LOSS: Catalytic converter.

• 1-8-23, 5 AM to 7 AM, 1500 block of Indiana. ’17, Toyota Tundra. Suspect(s) cuts and removes loss from victim’s vehicle. LOSS: Catalytic converter.

• 1-8-23, 5:35 AM, Camino Verde/El Coronado. ’12, Toyota Tundra. Witness see suspects cuts and removes loss from victim’s vehicle. Officers locate suspect vehicle one and suspects leads officers on a vehicle pursuit. Officers terminate pursuit as suspect drives at high-speed and erratically. LOSS: Catalytic converter. SUSPECTS VEHICLE: White Honda Civic and a tan SUV. SUSPECTS DESCRIPTION: – (4) Males, wearing masks.

• 1-7-23, 5 AM to 4:30 PM, 1100 block of Fair Oaks. ’22, Honda Civic. Suspect(s) removes loss from victim’s vehicle. LOSS: Reverse camera.

• 1-6-23, 11 PM, 1100 block of Pine. Suspect breaks into apartment complex mailbox and takes loss. LOSS: Mail. SUSPECT DESCRIPTION: Male, wearing an orange or red sweater.

• 1-6-23, 7:25 PM, 1400 block of Huntington (Grocery Outlet). Suspect enter store and takes loss, then exits store without paying. LOSS: Detergent. SUSPECT DESCRIPTION: Male, Hispanic, 35 years, wearing a blue hat, black sweater, blue jeans and white shoes.

• 1-6-23, 2:10 PM, 1100 block of Mission (Mission Wines). Suspect enters store and takes loss. Employee sees suspect exiting store without paying for loss. Employee confronts suspect, who drops loss and runs away. LOSS: Wine (recovered). SUSPECT DESCRIPTION: Male, White, gray curly hair, 505, wearing dark jacket, dark hat and a white shirt.

• 1-5-23, 7:50 PM, 1100 block of Fair Oaks (Vons). Suspects enters store and takes loss, then exits without paying for loss. LOSS: Red Bull and alcohol. SUSPECT VEHICLE: White, Toyota Corolla. SUSPECTS DESCRIPTION: S1Male, White, 30 years, wearing a black jacket and black jeans. S2Male, White, 50 years, wearing a white shirt.

• 1-4-23, 10 PM, 900 block of Fair Oaks (Rite Aid). Suspect enters store and takes loss, then exits without paying for loss. LOSS: Medicine. SUSPECT DESCRIPTION: Male, Black, wearing a blue jacket with green sleeves with a sweater tied around waist and blue jeans.

• 1-4-23, 1 PM, 1700 block of Garfield (Ralphs). Victim places loss in shopping cart and briefly turns away. Suspect(s) takes unattended loss and immediately attempts to make several unauthorized charges on victim’s credit card. LOSS: Purse.

• 1-3-23, 1 PM to 1-4-23, 12:30 PM, 300 block of Pasadena. Suspect(s) breaks open apartment mailbox and takes loss. LOSS: Mail.

• 12-23-22, 3 PM to 1-3-23, 1 PM, 1900 block of Fremont. ’06, Ford/’05 GM/’03 Chevy. Suspect(s) cuts and removes loss from three vehicles. LOSS: Catalytic converters.

• 1-3-23, 7:10 PM, 900 block of Fair Oaks (Rite Aid). Suspect enters store and takes loss, then exits without paying for loss. LOSS: Gift cards and miscellaneous items. SUSPECT DESCRIPTION: Male, Hispanic, 45 years, black hooded jacket, green camo pants and carrying a red bag.

• 1-2-23, unknown time to 1-3-23, 8 AM, 600 block of Stoney (City Yards). ’12, VPG MV-1. Suspect(s) cuts and removes loss from victim’s vehicle. LOSS: Catalytic converter.

• 1-2-23, 12 PM to 1-3-23, 7 AM, 1100 block of Windsor. ’07, Honda Civic. Suspect(s) cuts and removes loss from victim’s vehicle. LOSS: Catalytic converter.

RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY

1-6-23, 5 PM to 1-7-23, 9 AM, 1900 block of Huntington. Suspect(s) gains entry to victim’s residence through the basement. LOSS: Tools and microwave.

COMMERCIAL BURGLARY

8-11-22, 1 PM to 11-20-22, 12 PM, 900 block of Mission (Extra Space Storage). Suspect(s) breaks lock to gain access to victim’s storage locker. LOSS: Basketball jersey.

EVADING POLICE

1-6-23, 4:38 PM, 1500 block of Via Del Rey. Officers respond to a suspicious person knocking on several residents door. Officers locate suspect who leads officers on a vehicle pursuit. SUSPECT ARRESTED: Male, Black, 37 years, Los Angeles.

STOLEN VEHICLE

• 12-26-22, 9:20 PM, 1100 block of Huntington. ’15, Ford F150.

• 1-4-23, 10 AM to 1-5-23, 7:30 AM, 1600 block of Meridian. ’95, Dodge 3500. Recovered by LAPD Central on 1-6-23.

DUI

1-5-23, 11:50 PM, El Centro/Fairview. Suspect is stopped for a traffic violation and found to be driving under the influence of alcohol. SUSPECT ARRESTED: Female, Asian, 29 years, South Pasadena.

FRAUD

1-1-23, Suspect(s) gains access to victim’s credit card account by unknown means and makes an unauthorized charge.

VANDALISM

1-9-23, 7 AM, 1600 block of Meridian. Suspect(s) damages several windows to victim’s residence and damages a doorknob.

TRAFFIC COLLISIONS

Injury Traffic Collision

• 1-8-23, 9:12 PM, Garfield/Huntington.

• 1-4-23, 9 AM, 300 block of Orange Grove.

Non-injury Traffic Collision

• 1-9-23, 7 PM, Fair Oaks/Oxley.

• 1-9-23, 7 AM, 110 Freeway/Avenue 52.

• 1-7-23, 2 PM, 600 block of Mission.

• 1-5-23, 10 AM, 800 block of Fair Oaks.

• 1-5-23, 10 AM, 800 block of Fair Oaks.