A suspect walked up to a front porch of a residence in the 500 block of Mission Street and attempted to take a bicycle at 2:42 p.m. on June 22. The owner of the bicycle chased after it and grabbed it away from the suspect, who was later arrested.
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A suspect on June 21 entered a residence between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. in the 1100 block of Meridian Avenue through an unlocked front door, took a shower and laid on a bed before they took perfume and hair products.
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A suspect entered a postal truck and stole mail in the 100 block of Monterey Road between 5:15 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. on June 14.
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A suspect took a barbecue grill in the 100 block of Monterey Road between 7 p.m. on June 16 and 7 p.m. on June 18.
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A victim between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on June 18 received a “pop-up” phishing message while watching TV, which requested them to contact a “streaming account.” After the victim contacted the streaming account, the suspect claimed the victim’s account had not been paid and demanded payment.
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An employee was assaulted by someone they recognized on social media after the individual entered the store in the 400 block of Fair Oaks Avenue, jumped over the counter and hit them at 4:14 p.m. on June 23.
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A man was caught masturbating in the South Pasadena Public Library at 7:30 p.m. on June 18. The man was arrested.
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A suspect brandished a knife toward a victim near Fair Oaks Avenue and Lyndon Street at 6 p.m. on June 19. The suspect was arrested after the victim called the police.
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A suspect threw rocks at a residence and broke a window in the 1300 block of Oak Hill Place at 7:28 p.m. on June 22.
These alleged crimes and incidents were reported to the South Pasadena Police Department between Tuesday, May 18, and Monday, June 24. Information was gathered from a weekly crime summary published by SPPD’s Crime Prevention Unit.
First published in the June 28 print issue of the South Pasadena Review.
