Pasadena: January 2008 Archives
Issac Campbell, accused of killing his girlfriend, stuffing her body in a trashcan and dumping the can in a friend's backyard appeared in court in Alhambra Friday ostensibly to enter a plea in the case.
There was no plea. Instead there was some in chambers discussions about the case, before Campbell was removed from court and returned to jail.
Campbell is accused fo killing Liya Jessie Lu, a nursing student who he met at PCC. Lu's family and friends have been following the case closely in both the local Chinese media and through the PCC student newspaper.
The photo is by Star-News staffer Walt Mancini. If you steal it, credit him.
This from police reporter Robert Hong in the PSN:
PASADENA - Standing at darkened Lincoln Avenue at MacDonald Street, Brother Jaysee watched as the sinister-looking car cruised past slowly, then abruptly wheeled around in a circle.
Driving directly at him, the sedan came to a screeching halt less than a foot away. Inside, the driver leaned out the window and stared hard for a moment at the 49-year-old community activist and the weather-worn sign he was holding.
"Save a life, soldier," Jaysee softly told the man, who paused for a few seconds before pulling away and driving off.
Tense questions mingled in the air with the car's exhaust: Were the driver or his passenger armed? Had they intended to do him harm? Did the message on his tattered sign - "We Must Stop Killing Us!" - just save his own life?
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The District 6 blogger has some interesting comments about crime in Pasadena's 6th City Council District.
Here's the top of the post:
Crime continues to be a problem in District 6. Several weeks ago a meeting was held to address neighborhood concerns on the rising crime and burglary issues in District 6. Pointed questions were raised with generally defensive responses. (A 1972 study was cited claiming that increased visible police squad cars have no effect on crime?)
Almost daily we hear about a new incident at District 6 city of pasadena.com. The PPD advises all people to report ANYTHING/ANYONE that looks even the LEAST BIT suspicious to the PPD. Be sure and contact your Neighborhood Watch person to report any suspicious persons.
The rest of the post is here.
This note circulated around the Pasadena news room this afternoon. There are some important clues in it to finding ones way around town:
city blocks are numbered by 100s. so, we are in the 900 block of east colorado boulevard. in old pasadena, the shooting then was not in "the 20 block of east colorado boulevard." no such animal. it was in the 100 block of east colorado boulevard. the east west north south part very important for readers. every difference in the world from 300 south michigan avenue to 300 north. there is no such place as 300 michigan avenue, or not in pasadena. a very few streets that don't cross colorado -- and this includes lincoln -- don't need a north or south on them; they are the exception, thanks. p.s. the easts and wests start at fair oaks; the norths and souths at colorado. most east-westers are boulevards; most north-southers are avenues. again, there are exceptions.
FRANK GIRARDOT
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