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Pasadena Sued Over Sanctuary City Policy

Pasadena Sued Over Sanctuary City Policy

Jul 22nd, 2010

Judicial Watch Sues Pasadena Police Department for Records Detailing Illegal Alien Sanctuary Policy PPD Reportedly ‘not asking about anybody’s legal status unless it is a matter of national security’ WASHINGTON, July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government...

Police Helicopter Tracks Down Stolen Truck

Last Thursday, authorities say a stolen pickup truck and a wanted parolee were tracked down from a police helicopter. A Pasadena resident called police at 9:48 a.m. and reported that their truck was being stolen. Within minutes, a police helicopter was on the scene and arrested the suspect for suspicion of grand theft auto.

Pasadena Teen Shot and Killed

A seventeen year old Pasadena resident was fatally shot and killed on Sunday morning near Fair Oaks and Trenton Street.  Police say the teen, Abraham Rodriguez was involved in some type of gang altercation. When police arrived at the scene, he was running with a gun wound in his chest. Authorities say, the paramedics were called and he later died in the...

Pasadena Police Warn Residents of City Employee Imposter

A man identifying himself as a City of Pasadena Department of Water and Power employee is going to local homes and burglarizing them. The suspect is described as a hispanic male, approximately 30 to 40 years of age, 5″6 tall. He also has black hair, a thin build and was said to be wearing blue jeans. The suspect is said to be checking the water flow in the...

Pasadena Police Ask For Your Help To Find Missing Man

Pasadena Police want your help finding a man who went missing from a residential care facility in the 1700 block of North Fair Oaks December 30th.  Police describe him as a 48 year old African American, 6’4″ and 300 pounds. The Pasadena Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in finding a man that went missing on December 30th from a...

Rose Parade Arrests

Interim Pasadena Police Chief Christopher Vicino sent a message to residents yesterday saying he was proud of the way the police department handled the Rose Bowl parade and game.  He also wrote about a phone message from a community member who complimented the police department for its handling of security during the Rose Parade and Game. In the letter to the...