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Volume 22, NO. 29
CITY OF PASADENA FIRMLY DENIES POLICE ASSAULTED TWO WOMEN
Lawyer for plaintiffs alleges city ‘doctored’ video; city refutes allegations
A 2016 Pasadena traffic stop is the subject another lawsuit filed alleging inappropriate police conduct. The city vehemently refutes all allegations. – Courtesy Screen Shot
Terry MILLER
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lawsuit filed against the City of Pasadena accusing two police officers of inappropriate conduct during a traffic stop two years ago is “Baseless and, in fact, the claims on which the lawsuit rests are easily proven false,” Lisa Derderaian, Pasadena PIO said in a written statement Monday evening. A mother and daughter filed a complaint with US District Court alleging they were sexually assaulted by two police officers during a May 2016 traffic stop. The federal civil rights lawsuit was filed in late April on behalf of 43-year-old Sharell Thompson and her 22-year-old daughter, Sharaya
Pasadena Tenants Union Decries Hasty Eviction of 54 Longtime Residents PTU wants City Hall to intervene with “just-cause eviction policy” Staff WRITER editorial@beaconmedianews.com
According to Pasadena Tenants Union (PTU), 54 longtime residents at 120 S. Roosevelt have been given a 60-day notice to vacate.
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PTU is asking why Pasadena does not have a just-cause eviction policy to protect these Pasadena residents. In open commentary at City Hall on Monday, several SEE HASTY EVICTION PAGE 11
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Brown, stating that Brendan Thebeau and police officer Carey and the Pasadena PD should stand trial for allegations stated in the suit. According to the complaint, “As Ms. Brown and Ms. Thompson approached the intersection of Altadena Drive and Foothill Boulevard, they were subjected to a nightmare of a traffic stop by two, City of Pasadena Police Officers: Brendan Thebeau (Badge # 8402) and Carey (Badge # 1274). These male, police officers stopped the women under the color of law, arriving in a marked police vehicle, while wearing police uniforms, and carrying firearms on their waistbands. The officers advised Ms. Brown that she was stopped because a helicopter identified her as running a stop sign five (5) minutes prior.”
The complaint continues, “Then, without probable cause, reasonable suspicion, consent, or any justification, Officers Thebeau and Carey, ordered Brown and Thompson to exit their vehicle. At this time, both women were dressed in skin-tight, workout-style clothing. The officers then feigned a justification to “search” and sexually assault Sharaya Brown and Sharell Thompson. For example, Officer Thebeau literally ordered the Ms. Thompson to lift her shirt, forcing her to expose her breasts in public. Next, a mortified Ms. Thompson was forced to watch Officer Carey “search,” fondle, sexually assault, and molest her daughter, Sharaya Brown, using his bare hands to rub between her legs, in the area of her crotch and vagina, placing his SEE TRAFFIC STOP PAGE 10
PASADENA COUNCIL: CONTROVERSIAL EAST FOOTHILL DEVELOPMENT APPROVED ArtCenter master plan set to transform south campus; three-quarter-cent sales tax measure to be placed on Nov. 6 ballot Gus HERRERA gherrera@beaconmedianews.com
At their latest regular meeting, the Pasadena City Council approved two massive projects that will certainly alter the fabric of their respective districts.
The first, a controversial mixed-use project at 3200 E. Foothill Blvd. (currently the site of Space Bank self-storage) returned to the agenda for a second consecutive week after failing to achieve SEE DEVELOPMENT PAGE 11
Council Member Gene Masuda (District 4), urged his colleagues to join him in opposing the project. – Photo by Terry Miller / Beacon Media News
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