First published in the Dec. 3 print issue of the South Pasadena Review.
A 19-year-old San Gabriel woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after allegedly being involved in a traffic collision in the 1900 block of Huntington Drive at 10:36 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19.
A 43-year-old Bakersfield man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after being pulled over at 10:26 p.m. Friday, Nov. 26, near the intersection of Hope Street and Mound Avenue.
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A 29-year-old San Diego man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after being pulled over at 1:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 19, in the 500 block of Orange Grove Avenue.
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A 37-year-old Pasadena woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after being pulled over at 12:13 a.m. Monday, Nov. 22, near the intersection of Fremont Avenue and Magnolia Street.
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An unidentified man was reported to have brandished a handgun at a victim during a physical altercation at 2:09 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, in the 700 block of Mission Street. The man was described as white with a shaved head and green or blue eyes, 35-40 years old, standing 6 feet tall and weighing 180 pounds.
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A Toyota Sienna minivan was reported stolen from where it was parked in the 1100 block of Oxley Street from 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 26, to 5:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 28.
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A Toyota Tacoma pickup truck was reported stolen from where it was parked in the 2000 block of Alpha Street sometime between 11 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, and 6:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 18.
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A Honda Accord sedan was reported stolen from where it was parked in the 1100 block of Maple Street sometime between 9:21 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, and 11:58 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 20.
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A home in the 1200 block of Brunswick Avenue was reported to have been burglarized sometime from 6:45-8:51 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, after the intruder smashed through a glass backdoor.
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A home in the 300 block of Grand Avenue was reported to have been burglarized sometime from 8:10-8:51 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, after the intruder smashed through a glass backdoor.
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An unknown person was reported to have punctured the door lock and tampered with the ignition of a GMC Yukon SUV parked in the 800 block of Magnolia Street sometime between 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 26, and 9:37 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 27.
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An unknown person was reported to have punctured the door lock and tampered with the ignition of a Chevrolet Tahoe SUV parked in the 600 block of Orange Grove Avenue sometime between midnight Monday, Nov. 15, and 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 29.
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Catalytic converters were reported stolen from the following vehicles:
• A Honda Accord sedan parked on Mill Road from 4:59-5:10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 18
• A Toyota Prius parked near the intersection of Adelaine Avenue and Mission Street from 7-9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23
• A Ford E450 van parked in the 1900 block of Fremont Avenue between midnight Wednesday, Nov. 24, and 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 29
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Gardening tools were reported stolen from an unlocked Dodge Dakota pickup truck parked on Sycamore Avenue at 9:42 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23. The thieves were described as a man standing 5 feet, 10 inches tall, weighing 180 pounds and wearing a red baseball cap, face mask, black basketball shorts with a white strike, a black jacket and white shoes, and a man standing 5 feet, 10 inches tall, weighing 200 pounds and wearing a black baseball cap, face mask, black jacket, gray pants and dark shoes.
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An unidentified man was seen burglarizing Retreat on Mission Street and taking jewelry and other items at 3:20 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 26, after smashing the front door window with a rock. The intruder was wearing a two-tone colored jacket, a dark baseball cap, dark pants, dark shoes and a face mask.
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Bags, receipts and money were reported stolen from Tinzee Nail Salon on Fair Oaks Avenue sometime between 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 24, and 6:37 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 27, after an intruder smashed through the front door window.
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A card skimming device was found to have been installed in an ATM at Comerica Bank on Fair Oaks Avenue sometime between 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 24, and 8:40 a.m. Friday, Nov. 26.
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A resident in the 600 block of Forest Avenue reported that a previous dating partner broke windows at the victim’s home and used a shovel to damage the victim’s vehicle from 5:54-6:47 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15.
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An unknown person was reported to have smashed the windshield of a Ram ProMaster van parked in the 1400 block of Oak Street sometime between 3:15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, and 6:45 a.m. Friday, Nov. 19.
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An unknown person was reported to have drilled a hole into the license plate of a Hyundai Sonata sedan parked in the 1600 block of Amberwood Drive at around midnight Thursday, Nov. 18.
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An unknown person was reported to have slashed the tires on a Toyota RAV4 SUV parked on Oak Meadow Lane sometime between 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, and 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21.
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A BMW 320i sedan parked in the 1600 block of Raymond Hill Road was reported to have been scratched by an unknown person sometime between 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, and 6 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 21.
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A package was reported stolen from the front porch of a home in the 1100 block of Fairview Avenue sometime from 2:30-3:03 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 18.
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Money was reported stolen from a purse sometime between 11:21 a.m. and 12:05 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, while its owner was in the 900 block of Mission Street.
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Wood pallets were reported stolen from where they were secured outside of Grocery Outlet on Huntington Drive sometime between Wednesday, Oct. 27, and Friday, Nov. 12.
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An 18-year-old Los Angeles man and 20-year-old Hawthorne man were arrested on suspicion of shoplifting medication from Vons on Fair Oaks Avenue at 10:08 p.m. Monday, Nov. 22.
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A 50-year-old South Pasadena man was arrested on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia after being pulled over at 6:59 p.m. Friday, Nov. 26, in the 1200 block of Fair Oaks Avenue.
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A 30-year-old transient man was arrested on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia after being pulled over at 1:12 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, near the intersection of Brunswick Avenue and Monterey Road.
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A 24-year-old Montrose man was arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public after responding to a welfare check in the 300 block of Monterey Road at 9:23 p.m. Monday, Nov. 22.
These alleged crimes and incidents were reported to the South Pasadena Police Department between Tuesday, Nov. 16, and Monday, Nov. 29. Information was gathered from weekly crime summaries published by SPPD’s Crime Prevention Unit.