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26th National Night Out The Pasadena Police Department is proud to participate in the “26th Annual National Night Out” (NNO), a unique crime/drug prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW) and your local Target Stores.  This year’s event has been scheduled for Tuesday, August 4, 2009.  The National Night Out campaign involves citizens, law enforcement [...]
Posted on Jul 03, 2009

Second Murder Suspect Apprehended PASADENA, CA –   Pasadena Police Detectives announced the arrest of a second murder suspect in the killing of David Crosby on May 29, 2009 inside the Atlantis Restaurant in Pasadena.  Charles Wetstone, 19 of Pasadena resident was arrested without incident at an apartment complex in Glendale, California on the evening of June 16, 2009. This [...]
Posted on Jun 23, 2009

Chief of Police Bernard Melekian Retires from Military Reserve Unit  PASADENA, CA –   Chief of Police Bernard Melekian announced that effective June 16th, he is officially retired from the United States Coast Guard as a reservist after 26 year of service.   His last command was this past weekend patrolling the San Pedro Harbor.  He retires as a Chief Petty Officer from the Port Security #311Unit [...]
Posted on Jun 19, 2009

Chief of Police Appointed by California State Assembly Karen Bass To The California Council on Criminal Justice (CCCJ) PASADENA, CA –   Speaker of the California State Assembly Karen Bass has appointed Chief of Police Bernard Melekian to serve as her appointee to the California Council on Criminal Justice.  “It is an honor to have been selected by Speaker Bass for this Council,”  says Chief Melekian.  It is an incredible opportunity to have a [...]
Posted on Jun 18, 2009

Pasadena Police Department’s 8th Annual Classic Car Show PASADENA, CA – On Sunday June 21, 2009, the Pasadena Police Department will host the Pasadena Police Department’s 8th Annual Classic Car Show sponsored by the Paseo Colorado and the LoJack Corporation.  The event kicks off at 8:00 a.m. on Colorado Boulevard at Garfield Avenue.  About 100 vintage and hot rod cars will be on display [...]
Posted on Jun 18, 2009

Nineteen Arrested in Prostitution Sting Pasadena, CA - On June 17, 2009 the Pasadena Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit and Neighborhood Action Team conducted a prostitution sting operation between 7:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on East Colorado Boulevard. Undercover officers were posed as both prostitutes and customers.  This sting focused on male and female participants and resulted in the arrest of [...]
Posted on Jun 18, 2009

Suspect Arrested For Murder � Dwayne Rice PASADENA, CA – On May 29, 2009, David Crosby 32, from Lancaster California, was shot and killed inside the Atlantis Restaurant located at 162. N. Sierra Madre Boulevard, Pasadena California. The investigation revealed that Dwayne Rice 26, from Pasadena, was involved in the murder of Crosby and fled the area.  The motive for the shooting [...]
Posted on Jun 18, 2009

April Traffic Collision With Fatal Injuries - Status PASADENA, CA – On Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 7:54 AM the Pasadena Police Department received several calls of a traffic collision at Orange Grove Boulevard and Martelo Avenue in the City of Pasadena.  Six vehicles were involved in the collision.  Mrs. Robin Shaw-36 and her daughter, Victoria Shaw-9, both of Altadena, died as a [...]
Posted on Jun 11, 2009

Bank Robbery Suspect Identified PASADENA, CA –   The bank robbery suspect who robbed a bank on Monday and then jumped from a five story parking structure after being chased by police officers has been identified as Jason Arnold, 30 years old of Los Angeles.  Mr. Arnold is on active parole and has a prior arrest for robbery.  Pasadena Police [...]
Posted on Jun 02, 2009

Bank Robbery Suspect Jumps from 5-Story Parking Structure PASADENA, CA –   At about 9:16 a.m. the Pasadena Police Department responded to a call of a bank robbery in the 100 block of South Lake Avenue.  Citizens followed the suspect from the bank providing valuable information as numerous other cell phone calls were received directing officers to the parking structure behind 146 S Lake [...]
Posted on Jun 02, 2009

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