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Sexual Battery Occurrs at Local High School PASADENA, CA –   At approximately 8 am this morning, a suspect described as a male Hispanic approximately 25 years of age, approached a female high school student from behind and groped her buttocks and genital area and then quickly fled on foot when she began to scream.  This incident occurred at Blair High School on [...]
Posted on Nov 25, 2008

Pasadena Police Launches Program to Curb Traffic Deaths and Injuries PASADENA, CA –   The Pasadena Police Department has just implemented a year-long special traffic safety program aimed at preventing roadway deaths and injuries.  New and enhanced traffic enforcement measures will be in force as a result of a recent $232,900 grant awarded by the Office of Traffic Safety to the City of Pasadena.  “The Pasadena [...]
Posted on Nov 12, 2008

Police Department Program Recieves International Recognition PASADENA, CA – A contingent of employees and volunteers from the Pasadena Police Department will attend the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) conference held in San Diego from November 9 – 12.   The Department has received the prestigious IACP/ChoicePoint Award for Excellence in Criminal Investigation for 2008 award for its Community Response to [...]
Posted on Nov 12, 2008

Speed Enforcement Program Pasadena Police Department PASADENA, CA - On Tuesday, November 11, 2008 the Pasadena Police Department will conduct a speed enforcement program throughout the City.  Speed is a significant contributor resulting in major injuries and death in traffic related collisions each year.  This program is an effective tool for achieving the Pasadena Police Department’s goal of educating, enhancing public [...]
Posted on Nov 12, 2008

Pasadena Police Department Red Light Speed Enforcement Program PASADENA, CA - The Pasadena Police Department will be conducting a Red Light and Speed Enforcement (Aggressive Driving) Program on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 from 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.  “The Lake Avenue corridor is the target of this operation,” says Chief of Police Bernard Melekian.  “There have been an unusually disproportionate number of collisions [...]
Posted on Oct 22, 2008

Chief Melekian Speaks to Community Policing Roundtable PASADENA, CA –   Chief of Police Bernard Melekian has been invited by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice to speak at their Community Policing Roundtable in Seattle, Washington.  ‘Preparing Tomorrow’s Officers: Opportunities For Challenges and Change’ is the theme of this event and Chief Melekian was invited as an innovative leader with a diverse [...]
Posted on Oct 22, 2008

Economics Crime Summit PASADENA, CA –   Chief of Police Bernard Melekian just returned from a Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) National Violent Crime Summit, where he and other top law enforcement officials from around the country discussed the positive correlation between economic breakdown and crime.  “This is an important national issue,” says Chief Melekian.  “Those of us in [...]
Posted on Oct 22, 2008

Over 80 Arrested - Guns, Drugs and Money Siezed (Press Conference/Photo Opportunity) Monday October 6, 2008, at 9:00 a.m., the Pasadena Police Department will host     a press conference at the police department, in the 2nd floor briefing room at 207 N. Garfield Avenue, Pasadena California.  Light refreshments will be served.  The press conference will outline the culmination of a 3-year long gang & narcotics investigation dubbed “Operation Hard [...]
Posted on Oct 06, 2008

New Reporting System Live Full Time PASADENA, CA –   The Pasadena Police Department has implemented a new police reporting system where residents can report crime by filling out a police report on line.  “The automated report writing system has been tested on a limited basis since April,” says Janet Pope Givens.  “We wanted an opportunity to insure that the system worked [...]
Posted on Oct 02, 2008

Pasadena Police Department Speed Enforcement Program PASADENA - The Pasadena Police Department will conduct a Speed Enforcement Program throughout the City of Pasadena  on Monday, September 8, 2008.  The hours of operation are from 7:00 am – 3:00 pm. 2The Pasadena Police Department is committed to reducing the number of traffic collisions resulting from aggressive driving, specifically speeding.  “Our goal is to [...]
Posted on Sep 16, 2008

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