Stolen Vehicle Recovered, Four Juvenile Subjects Detained

Published on January 27, 2026

January 27, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Watch Commander

Phone: (626) 403-7265

Email: wc@southpasadenaca.gov

Subject: Stolen Vehicle Recovered, Four Juvenile Subjects Detained 

South Pasadena, Calif. – On January 25, 2026, at 12:53 a.m., the Flock automated license plate recognition system alerted officers to a stolen vehicle being driven in the city of South Pasadena.  Responding officers quickly located the vehicle abandoned in the 300 block of Hawthorne Alley.  Officers immediately contained the area and located four male juveniles walking from the vehicle.    

While detaining the four juvenile subjects, a field investigation was conducted and an electronic device used in the theft of the vehicle was recovered. The four juveniles, ranging in age from 16 to 17 years old, all from Bakersfield, were booked and released to their parents for possession of a stolen vehicle and curfew violations, in accordance with Los Angeles County guidelines.   

Anyone with additional information about this incident is urged to call the South Pasadena Police Department at (626) 403-7265. If you would like to provide an anonymous tip, you can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS (8477).

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