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COMPLIMENTARY COPY VOLUME 20, NO. 41
Wrongful Death Claim Filed in the Case of JT Thomas
The scene outside Reginald Thomas’ apt complex last month was one of anger and confusion. Scores of police officers and homicide detectives were on scene throughout the night. Black Lives Matter organized a protest later that night. - Photo by Terry Miller
Police Chief Releases Officers’ Names in Connection With Thomas’ Death
On Sept. 30, 2016, at approximately 2:45 a.m., Pasadena Police Officers responded to a 911 call made by a minor requesting as-
sistance with a family disturbance involving Reginald Thomas, who was armed SEE PAGE 13
The attorney representing the family of a man who died in police custody after being hit with Tasers in Pasadena late last month has filed a wrongful-death claim against the city and its police department. One of the involved officers is identified by the attorney in the claim as one of two involved in the controversial shooting of an unarmed 19-year-old black man in 2012. Reginald Thomas Jr., 35, died early Sept. 29 after police used Tasers on him and wrestled him into custody at an apartment complex on Orange Grove after he confronted officers with a large knife and a fire extinguisher. In a claim seeking unspecific damages over $25,000 filed Friday, attorney Caree Harper accused Pasadena police of wrong-doing and negligence that ultimately resulted in the death of a father of eight children. Police Chief Philip Sanchez has released all the names of the officers who responded last month. “The following officers responded to the 911 call at the location and were involved in the altercation with SEE PAGE 13
Lower Hastings Ranch Secures Victory Against Mansionization BY GUS HERRERA At their regular meeting on Monday, the Pasadena City Council passed long-awaited anti-mansionization legisla-
tion for residents of the Lower Hastings Ranch neighborhood. Item 15 on the evening’s agenda, which was approved unanimously, is meant to be the city’s “response to
concerns for the potential for ‘mansionization’ in Pasadena,” according to staff’s report. The item approved will amend the zoning code in order to protect residents’ privacy, views, and hopefully
deter second-story additions via a complicated application/review process. The city’s effort to launch a pre-emptive strike on the SEE PAGE 12