Armed Suspect Arrested After Traffic Stop

Published on April 17, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Watch Commander

Phone: (626) 403-7297

Email: wc@southpasadenaca.gov

Subject: Armed Suspect Arrested After Traffic Stop

South Pasadena, CA – On Thursday, April 10, 2025, at about 2:25 a.m., a South Pasadena Patrol Officer noticed a vehicle engaged in suspicious activity. The officer made additional observations to provide cause to conduct a traffic stop in the 400 block of South Arroyo Parkway in Pasadena.

During the contact, the officer developed probable cause to search the vehicle and discovered the driver, who was on Federal Probation, to be in possession of a loaded, unregistered firearm, multiple baggies of cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and a scale.

The driver, 54-year-old Alfonso Cue Castro from Alhambra, was booked at Pasadena City Jail for possession of a controlled substance for sale with an unregistered firearm and prohibited person in possession of a firearm.

The South Pasadena Police Department remains committed to ensuring public safety and holding offenders accountable. Anyone with additional information about this incident is urged to contact the South Pasadena Police Department at (626) 403-7270. Anonymous tips can be provided by calling Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS (8477).

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