This week's selection: residential burglaries, 24 Hour Fitness returns, and a couple of big busts Thursday. Crime blotter provided by the Altadena Sheriff Station.
Sunday, December 8
Between 11:25 AM and 5:40 PM – A residential burglary occurred in the 100 block of W. Pine Street. Possible suspect described as a male, Hispanic, 20 yrs, 5 ft. 5 ins, wearing a white beanie w/black leaf design, gray sweatshirt. Loss: laptops, watch.
Monday, December 9
11:50 AM – A residential burglary occurred in the 1300 block of Morada Place. Loss: none.
Between 4:40 PM and 5:20 PM – A petty theft occurred at 24Hr. Fitness, 2180 Lincoln Avenue. Loss: black iPhone.
Tuesday, December 10
8:51 AM – A residential burglary occurred in the 1700 block of Skyview Drive. Loss: none.
Wednesday, December 11
2:50 AM – Adalberto Jaime, 31 yrs, of Altadena and Juanita Vega, 29 yrs, of Los Angeles were arrested for child endangerment, receiving stolen property, and theft of US mail.
Thursday, December 12
5:00 AM - A two year long investigation by Altadena Gang Detectives, FBI, and the Pasadena Police Department concluded with 25 federal indictments issued for several high ranking members of the Vario Pasadena Rifa (VPR) street gang. This gang had been controlling their distribution of illegal narcotics through violence such as organizing gang related shootings and intimidation. Officers from federal, state and local law enforcement agencies converged upon the areas of Altadena, Pasadena, Lancaster, Palmdale, Rosamond, West Covina, Downey, and Hawthorne to arrest several members of the gang for narcotics distribution. One location, in Altadena, was a residence in the 2300 block of Glenrose Avenue. The residence was used as a distribution point for narcotics to enter the San Gabriel Valley. At the location, suspect Edwin Benjamin Ayala (male/Hispanic – 34 years old) was arrested and turned over to the US Marshal’s Office for federal prosecution.
7:00 AM - Altadena Detectives, investigating several vehicle burglary incidents that occurred in the Altadena area, served a search warrant at a location in Sun Valley. At the location, numerous items of stolen property were discovered and suspect Raul Penaloza was arrested. The stolen items belonged to burglary victims who resided in Altadena, Santa Clarita, and the San Fernando Valley. Among the stolen items recovered were wallets, purses, credit cards, checks, laptop computers, iPads, iPods, iPhones, and other electronic items. Also at the location was a stolen Dodge Durango, which had been taken on 11/02/13 from a residence in Altadena.
Between 7:00 AM and 2:00 PM – A vehicle vandalism occurred in the 1500 block of Valencia Avenue.
Friday, December 13
7:00 PM – Rudy Rubio, 20 yrs, of San Marino was arrested for possession of concentrated cannabis.
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