BLOTTER: Hazmat situation and loitering transients

Share: Monday – January 23, 2023: A male transient was advised to leave campus after sleeping in Lot 4. Lot 7 was patrolled after a suspicious vehicle circled the lot.  A report was taken after a police unit in Lot 4 was vandalized by a subject shattering the front and rear window with a concrete rock. A transient left campus after being seen sleeping in a blanket near the North Entrance of C-bldg.  Drug paraphernalia was removed from grass adjacent to CDC. There was a …

BLOTTER: Fire alarms and transients asked to leave campus

Share: Monday, January 9, 2023 A black male transient was escorted off campus after roaming around in the C- building. A fire alarm was silenced in Welding Shop after smoke was detected. A transient sleeping in Lot 5 level 1 was escorted off campus. A female student reported not receiving a check that Financial Aid sent her. Financial Aid stated that it had already been cashed out. A male transient known to sleep in Lot 4, was escorted out of the C-building after loitering inside …

Authorities investigate hazardous materials at library, find baking soda

Share: Update 2:15 p.m.: According to the Pasadena Police Department the suspected hazardous materials ended up being baking soda, and no further action was taken.   Original Story:  On Wednesday Jan 25 the Pasadena Fire Department responded to a hazardous materials report at 55 South Hill Avenue at 12:15 p.m.  According to the Pasadena Fire Department on scene it was supposedly a “white” substance in the book drop-off, and multiple response teams from a number of local fire fighting agencies are responding to the incident.  The …

Monterey Park mass shooting hits close to home for PCC officials

Share: A gunman opened fire into Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park Saturday night during a Lunar New Year festival killing ten and injuring 10 others in the largest mass shooting in the United States since Uvalde, TX.  Elizabeth Yang, a lawyer and local resident of Monterey Park, was home with her family during the shooting and said she began to receive texts from friends to see if she was alright.  “They’re usually retired ladies who are looking for something to do and have …

BLOTTER: Missing recyclables and D-building alarm activations

Share: Monday, January 02, 2023 Nothing to report Tuesday, January 03, 2023 A woman was reported to be upset due to her recyclables going missing from the D-building. A report was taken regarding an annoyance through social media. Wednesday, January 04, 2023 D-Building was checked after alarm activation Thursday, January 05, 2023 A sleeping transient was escorted off campus Skateboarders were escorted of campus Friday, January 06, 2023 A transient was escorted off campus after disturbing the peace in the mens restroom A transient was …

BLOTTER: Microwave fire and lot 5 has service interruptions

Share: Monday, Nov 7, 2022: Officers reported on a vehicle hit and run at Lot 5, level 4. Medical call on Lot 8 transported subject to hospital. Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022: Police escorted someone off campus who was sleeping in the clock tower elevator while using a candle.  Female was transported to hospital from a pain in hands after officers found her in the women’s locker room.  Science Village and Lot 5 had a power outage but it was restored hours later.  Student reported their …

Measure PCC overwhelmingly passes, secures $565 million for master plan

Share: On November 8 2022, Measure PCC was overwhelmingly approved by voters in seven LA County Districts, which includes Pasadena, and surrounding municipalities which are represented by the Pasadena City College Board of Trustees.  As of 3:35 a.m. on Wednesday morning, the percentage of voters who voted “yes” reached 67.22%, while those voting “no” reached an estimated 32.78%, according to the Los Angeles County election tally tracker. These estimates are not final, as a number of votes had not been counted yet. But, with this …

BLOTTER: Bike thefts and transient disputes

Share: Monday, Oct. 24, 2022 Male subject reported to be loitering in Lot 4, subject advised by officers to leave premises and complied Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022 Transient reported to be setting up camp on southeast stairs of CA building, subject advised to leave and complied.   Two female students reported a male subject following them, report filed. Transient refused to leave the library’s second floor restroom, the subject dispersed before officers arrived. Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022 Transient involved in verbal argument with gardeners near Lot …

BLOTTER: Stolen items and transients kicked off campus

Share: Monday, Oct. 3, 2022 A transient was escorted off of campus after it had been reported that they were disrupting traffic in Lot 1 A student reported that their vehicle was damaged while parked in Lot 5, level 4 A student reported that their bicycle was stolen from the south side of D-building Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022 A transient was escorted off of campus after they were discovered loitering in the R-building’s men’s bathroom. Wednesday, Oct, 5, 2022 It was reported that a transient …

Blotter: Fraudulent check from imposter PCC rep

Share: Monday, Sept 26, 2022:  Officer found someone sleeping in the grass by the CC building. The officer escorted them off of the compass. Tuesday, Sept 27, 2022:  Officer escorted a person lying in the bathroom of the R building off of the campus.  A student went to the Huntington Hospital for a mental health evaluation after a student found them screaming in a classroom in the D building. A student’s car was scratched while parked in Lot 5. Surveillance footage did not capture the …