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Eastwicke Village Store Owner Burglarized, Alleged Pot Dealer Busted on Baldwin

A weekly look back at the most notable calls for service made to the Sierra Madre Police Department.

In the seven-day period between Sunday, April 3, and Saturday, April 9, the Sierra Madre Police Department responded to approximately 376 calls for service. Of those calls, these were considered the most notable and added to the SMPD crime blotter.

Tuesday, April 5

11:37 p.m. - Possession of Marijuana for Sale in the 100 block of South Baldwin Avenue: An officer stopped a 24-year-old Temple City motorist for a vehicle code violation and found him to be in possession of 66.6 grams of marijuana, $1,224 in cash and an electronic digital scale. The officer arrested the driver and took him to the Pasadena jail for booking.

Wednesday, April 6

7:16 a.m. - Residential Burglary in the 100 block of West Sierra Madre Boulevard: Two women, dressed in Indian attire, entered the store with a baby in a stroller. One suspect by placing items on the counter while the second suspect went inside the owner’s attached home via a connecting door. The second suspect stole a wooden jewelry box containing a gold necklace with 8 sapphires, a pearl necklace, a 24 karat gold and coral silhouette necklace, a hand painted pin in a gold setting, a jade necklace, and other women’s rings. The total loss is reported to be valued at $18,600.

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Friday, April 8

1:18 a.m. – Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol near the intersection of Michillinda and Orange Grove Avenues: An officer stopped a 19-year-old Pasadena driver for a vehicle code violation and determined that the driver was under the influence of alcohol. The officer arrested the suspect and took him to the Pasadena jail for booking.

9:17 p.m. - Disorderly Conduct/Drunk in Public in the 70 block of West Sierra Madre Boulevard: An intoxicated, 48-year-old Pasadena man was running through the parking lot behind the . Sierra Madre Police officers arrested the man and took him to the Pasadena jail for booking. 

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Saturday, April 9

11:46 a.m. - Battery on Camillo Road: Officers were dispatched to a disturbance between a woman and her ex-boyfriend. The woman and man were arguing at her house when the man threw a phone at her and left. The victim called the police who responded and arrested the 28-year-old Pasadena man for battery. The suspect was booked at the Pasadena jail.

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