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Police in Pasadena and South Pasadena are seeking robbers believed to be responsible for as many as three robberies late this week.
The robberies were reported late Thursday in South Pasadena and early Friday in Pasadena, investigators said.
The first robbery was reported about 11:15 p.m. Thursday in the 1100 block of Mound Avenue in South Pasadena, South Pasadena police officials said in a written statement.
A 30-year-old man was walking to a nearby store when he saw two suspects get out of a parked burgundy or dark red two-door car that had been parked along the curb side, police said.
"The suspects approached him and one of them pointed a large-caliber, blue metal semi-automatic handgun at the victim and ordered him to get on the ground," the statement said.
The man complied, and the robbers helped themselves to his wallet, iPhone and iPod, officials said. The robbers then fled in the car, which had a loud exhaust.
South Pasadena police said the same robbers are believed to be responsible for the armed robbery of a man and a woman about 12:40 a.m. Friday at De Lacey Avenue and Dayton Street in Pasadena.
In that robbery, the robbers stole the man's wallet and the woman's purse as they walked down the street, Pasadena police Lt. Diego Torres said.
Police were also looking into the possibility the same men, plus an additional suspect, may have also robbed a cashier at Vons, 155 California Blvd., about 12:30 a.m. Friday, Torres added. The three robbers were initially described only as black men wearing hooded sweat shirts.
Police described the two suspects in the street robberies as black men in their early 20s. One was about 5 feet 8 inches tall, of slender build and wore wore a puffy jacket, a baseball cap and a bandana over his face. The other stood about 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall, was heavy-set and wore a long-sleeved shirt or jacket with a college or sports logo on it.
Anyone with information was asked to call South Pasadena police detectives at 626-403-7280.

SOUTH PASADENA -- Police jailed a man on suspicion of breaking into an apartment complex laundry room attempting to steal coins both early Friday and several weeks ago, officials said.
Andrew Carrington, a 20-year-old transient from the Los Angeles area, was booked on suspicion of burglary, South Pasadena police Cpl. Matthew Ronnie said. Police are also looking into whether he may be responsible for seven other similar crimes in the city over the past month.
A resident of an apartment building in the 300 block of Pasadena Avenue called police just after 7 a.m. to report seeing a man who had broken into the complex's laundry room, the corporal said.
She was able to point officers toward the suspect, who was still walking in the area, Ronnie said.
He was found to have burglary tools such a a screwdriver and wrenches and arrested without a struggle, police added. He had been unable to obtain any coins from the washing machines, though he had broken them open.
In addition to early Friday's break-in, Ronnie said, fingerprints linked Carrington to another almost identical crime several weeks ago at another apartment complex in the 600 block of Prospect Avenue.
Authorities were investigating whether Carrington was responsible for any of the other seven similar crimes since early November, South Pasadena police officials said in a written statement.
Additionally, he police found he's also wanted in Los Angeles on suspicion of burglaries in that city.

SOUTH PASADENA -- A South Pasadena man went for a wild ride early Wednesday after he spotted three men stealing his motorcycle and jumped into their van as it fled, police said.
The incident was reported about 4:30 a.m. in the 300 block of Pasadena Avenue, Pasadena police Lt. Robert Bartle said.
A 32-year-old man came outside and noticed his motorcycle had been loaded into a white van, the lieutenant said.
As the van pulled away, the motorcycle owner jumped in through the open rear cargo doors, Bartle said.
The driver apparently attempted to shake the man out of the van by quickly slowing and stopping, but the man held on, Bartle said, "Until he heard one of them say 'just shoot him.'"
At that point, the man jumped out of the van, which was traveling at a very low speed, he said.
The man did not report seeing a gun, and could only described the thieves as three Latino men.
South Pasadena police tracked the motorcycle via a LoJack anti-theft system and found it abandoned and undamaged in Los Angeles, not far from the South Pasadena border, Bartle said.

SOUTH PASADENA -- A South Pasadena man suspected of having two acetylene-powered projectile launchers was released from jail Thursday after posting bail, according to county booking records.
Eduardo Lopez, 35, was arrested on suspicion of manufacturing dangerous weapons, South Pasadena police Officer Fernando Sandoval said.
The arrest came Wednesday after police and FBI officials searched his home in the 1500 block of Diamond Avenue and found two of the devices, the officer said.
The devices were about seven feet long with PVC piping for barrels, police said. Powered by the flammable torch fuel acetylene, the devices were capable of firing large projectiles at high speeds.
FBI officials developed information that Lopez had dangerous weapons and asked local police for assistance as they stopped and searched his truck 400 block of Fair Oaks Avenue, officials said.
Bomb squad members searched the vehicle and found no weapons or explosives, then headed to Lopez's home, where the weapons were found, Sandoval said.
Lopez was arrested and booked on suspicion of manufacturing dangerous weapons, police said.
Lopez could not be reached for comment Thursday.
According to county booking records, he was released from jail Thursday after posting $20,000 bail. Information on his initial court appearance was not available.

SOUTH PASADENA -- Police Wednesday alerted the public of a man who exposed himself to a 17-year-old girl last week.
The incident was reported just before 3:50 p.m. Thursday in the 1500 block of Diamond Avenue, South Pasadena police officials said in a written statement.
"As the victim walked past the suspect's vehicle, the victim looked inside and saw the suspect masturbating," the statement said. "The victim quickly walked away and the suspect drove away."
Police described the suspect as a heavyset Latino man of about 40 years old, with a dark complexion, black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt.
His car was described as a white, 1995 Honda Civic.
Anyone with information is asked to call the South Pasadena Police Department at 626-403-7200.

CLAREMONT -- An off-duty South Pasadena officer was injured Monday night after his motorcycle and a car collided.
The crash happened around 6:30 p.m. on Mt. Baldy Road.
South Pasadena police Sgt. Craig Cooper said the 34-year-old officer was on his way home when a driver pulled out in front of him.
Cooper said the woman behind the wheel was an inexperienced driver and turned into the motor officer.
The officer ended up with a road rash and injured his elbows and legs, according to the sergeant.
Cooper said the officer was flown by helicopter to Los Angeles County USC Medical Center where he is being kept overnight for observation. The officer is listed in stable condition.
The driver of the car wasn't injured.
- By Staff Writer Ruby Gonzales

An 11-month-old girl died in a fiery car crash Friday on the 110 Freeway, as bystanders tried unsuccessfully to save the infant from burning car, authorities and witnesses said.
Leiana Ramirez of Los Angeles died in the crash, Los Angeles County Department of Coroner's Lt. Larry Dietz said.
The CHP received reports of a car crash involving a person trapped inside a burning vehicle about 5:25 p.m. on the freeway just north of York Boulevard, on the border between South Pasadena and Highland Park, CHP officials said in a written statement.
A 2002 Nissan containing the infant and being driven by a 30-year-old Los Angeles woman -- reportedly the infant's mother -- had stopped in the No. 3 lane of the southbound freeway due to a possibly flat tire, officials said.
A 1999 GMC SUV occupied by two 22-year-old Los Angeles men then struck the rear of the stopped Nissan, according to the CHP statement.
"This caused (the Nissan) to catch on fire and eventually become fully engulfed," the statement said. "(Ramirez) became trapped in her car seat as a result of the collision."
"Attempts were made by the involved parties and witnesses to remove the child from the vehicle, but they were overcome by the fire and unsuccessful in their attempts," the statement said.
The badly burned baby was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. The woman driving the Nissan was hospitalized with second-degree burns to both her arms, the driver of the GMC suffered third-degree burns to both his arms, and the passenger in the GMC complained of pain to his left shoulder.
Alcohol or drugs played no role in the crash, investigators said.
Jair Aguirre, 26, lives next to the freeway and rushed out to help following the crash.
He said he tried to fight the flames with a garden hose as three other men from the neighborhood ran to the car with buckets and a fire extinguisher.
Aguirre said they tried to reach the girl by breaking open a window with a baseball bat. The men reached into the back seat repeatedly but were driven back and burned by the growing fire.
"You just felt helpless looking at that car in flames," he said.
-- The Associated Press contributed to this report.

SOUTH PASADENA -- Police are seeking a man who followed a woman off a Metro Gold Line train, then sexually assaulted her late Thursday.
The incident was reported just after 11 p.m. on Meridian Avenue at El Centro Street, South Pasadena police Officer Juan Salcido said.
A woman in her late 30s got off a train at the Mission Station and a man who was travelling with a bicycle followed her off, the officer said.
The man came up behind the woman on the bicycle and groped the woman's lower body, police said. She pushed him off, and the attacker rode away.
The woman was not injured.
Police described the attacker as a Latino man in his early- to mid-20s, with black hair. He wore a white tank top and black pants.
Anyone with information is asked to call South Pasadena police at 626-403-7270.

SOUTH PASADENA -- A woman had a terrifying ride on Fair Oaks Avenue late Thursday after someone shot out her windshield with what was later determined to be a BB gun, authorities said.
The woman, a 56-year-old Los Angeles resident, was driving her Honda Accord in the 400 block of Fair Oaks when she heard what she thought was a gunshot and her windshield shattered, South Pasadena police Sgt. Brian Solinsky said.
She pulled over and called the police, the sergeant said. "She thought she'd been shot. She was terrified."
Investigating officers discovered a BB mixed in with the shattered glass of the windshield, Solinsky said, and also noted that a nearby street sign also showed dents from being shot with a BB gun.
Officials believed the BB was fired from a nearby apartment complex, he said. The investigation was ongoing.

SOUTH PASADENA -- Police arrested a man Thursday on suspicion of stealing large amounts of Red Bull energy drink from grocery stores in what police described as a growing trend.
Eric Petrossian, 21, was arrested at his Burbank home shortly after 11 a.m. after being identified through surveillance videos taken at the stores where he's accused of stealing the beverages, South Pasadena police Officer Richard Lee.
He went into both a Ralph's store and a Pavilions store July 21, and in each store he filled two hand carts with Red Bull energy drink before running from the store without paying, the officer said.
Reports of thefts of the drink have been increasing throughout the region, police officials said.
The thieves are suspected to be re-selling the stolen drinks for a profit, Lee said.
According to county booking records, Petrossian was being held in lieu of $20,000 bail pending arraignment.

SOUTH PASADENA -- A parolee was behind bars Thursday on suspicion of trying to break into a South Pasadena home last month while residents were asleep inside, authorities said.
Police arrested Anthony Ace Martinez, 24, early Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles and booked him on suspicion of burglary, South Pasadena police Sgt. Jim Valencia said in a written statement.
Residents of a home in the 800 block of Kendall Avenue in South Pasadena were awakened about 2:30 a.m. July 18 by the sounds of two men trying to force their way in the back door, the sergeant said.
"(A) resident yelled and scared away the suspects," Valencia said. "It was determined that the suspects tried to pry open the door and also removed the screen to a bedroom window."
Fingerprints collected from the window screen matched Martinez, who was on parole for burglary and making criminal threats, police said.
South Pasadena police went to his home Wednesday morning and, after briefly hiding in the home's attic, he was taken into custody, Valencia said.
The second suspect remained at large.
Martinez was being held without bail at the Pasadena Police Department's jail, according to county booking records. Information on his initial court date was not available.