San Marino Police Department

SAN MARINO POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE RELEASE DATE: February 14, 2021 SUBJECT: Vehicle Pursuit - February 13, 2021... On February 13, 2021, at approximately 7:33 pm, officers were dispatched to the area of San Marino Avenue and Lorain Road regarding an Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) notification of a vehicle that was involved in a previous felony pursuit. Initially, the suspect yielded near the intersection of Sierra Madre and California Boulevards. The vehicle is described as a 2014 blue Jeep Patriot Sport. As the officers were giving commands to exit the vehicle, the female driver abruptly accelerated from the scene and officers initiated a pursuit. The pursuit continued into the neighboring cities of San Gabriel, Alhambra, and Monterey Park. The driver eventually drove to the Beverly Hospital located in the City of Montebello, and stopped her vehicle in front of the emergency room. A short standoff ensued as the driver refused to exit her vehicle. Officers were able to convince the driver to voluntarily surrender and she was taken into custody without incident. Officers from the Montebello Police Department and airships from the Pasadena Police Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department also assisted in the pursuit. The suspect, Mary Arias (3/11/1975) of Beaumont, was determined to be unlicensed and on active probation for felony evading. During a search of the suspect’s vehicle, mail from a home in the 2400 block of San Pasqual Street (unincorporated area of Los Angeles County), drug paraphernalia, and an identification not belonging to the suspect were located inside the vehicle. Currently this investigation is ongoing. If you have any further information regarding this incident, please contact the San Marino Police Department Detective Bureau via police dispatch at 626-300-0720. If you wish to remain Anonymous, call LA Crime Stoppers by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), or use your smartphone by downloading the P3 MOBILE APP on Google play or the App Store, or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org Prepared by Sergeant Wu (626) 300-0720 - Case CR21-0117

Doing Our Part to Continue Recovery - Celebrating Lunar New Year & Valentine’s Day Safely As you celebrate Lunar New Year, Valentine's Day, and Presidents Day, LA County Public Health advises against non-essential travel and gatherings with people not from your household. Unfortunately, we have already heard of reports of large parties being planned in the City. Please be aware that these are in direct violation of health officer orders that restrict gatherings to no more than 3 households and 15 people. We truly appreciate how the majority of the community is adapting and modifying celebrations to ensure the health and wellbeing of everyone, but unfortunately, these type of events can cause serious health ramifications. We ask that you please remember this and find ways to celebrate safely with your immediate family.

The City of San Marino has its own portal on the GORequest app. You can obtain city-specific information, report non-emergency violations, and track your request!

The San Marino PD wishes everyone a Happy Lunar New Year, Year of the Ox. We will miss celebrating with our wonderful San Marino Community, but it is more important to be safe and healthy. Wear your masks and celebrate safely. Here are the LACDPH guides for safe holiday celebrations. http://publichealth.lacounty.gov//com/GuidanceHolidays.pdf http://publichealth.lacounty.gov//GuidanceHolidays-Simplif... http://publichealth.lacounty.gov//GuidanceHolidays-Traditi

The San Marino Police Department sends our thoughts and prayers to the families and all FBI personnel for the loss of these two dedicated Agents. They died serving the public while conducting a search warrant connected to violent crimes against children.

The Alhambra Police Department is currently searching for 91-year-old Baudelia Ruiz, who was last seen at approximately 6:30am near the area of S Campbell Avenu...e and W Shorb Street. She is Hispanic, 5 feet tall, 100 pounds, and may be wearing black pants, a white sweater, and a floral (blue and yellow) mask. She is carrying an aluminum cane and walks with a limp. Please call the Alhambra Police Department at (626) 570-5151 if you see Mrs. Ruiz. See more

The San Marino Police Department will be closed to lobby walk-ins beginning Wednesday, November 25th through Friday, December 18th, while the station is being renovated. As the renovations progress, the projected dates may change. We will keep the community updated of those changes. For police assistance, please contact police dispatch at (626) 300-0720 to schedule an appointment or a meeting with an officer. You can still dial 9-1-1 for all emergency calls. The San Marin...o Police Department will continue to provide full services during the renovations. Contact Information: San Marino PD Patrol 626-300-0720 [email protected]

Thank you to all the members of the San Marino Community Church for supporting those in need and providing the San Marino Police Department with the means to deliver that support.

Repost from @sanmarinopoa on Instagram: This young man is only 11 years of age and is walking police department to police department in appreciation for law enforcement. He holds the record for completing 7 marathons in 7 continents at age 10. Such an honorable young man. @sanmarinopoa and @sanmarinopd was given an appreciation plaque on his stop here. Thank you for your support! Keep up the outstanding work Jordan!! See Jordan's story here:... https://www.pasadenanow.com//11-year-old-runner-brings-to/

Thank you to Susan, Oliver, and the San Marino Community Church for their generous donation of 48 "Love Kits" which our Officers distribute to individuals in need. San Marino Community Church has continually donated to the San Marino Police Department with these kits to help those less fortunate. These kits contain food, water, socks, toiletries, and personal sanitation. The San Marino Police Department appreciates your generosity!

The City will operate the cooling center in the San Marino Center through Tuesday, September 8th. Hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

If you need a place to cool down, the San Marino Center is open from 10am - 9pm today and tomorrow!

Law Enforcement Tips For Video Meetings Over the last couple of months, video conferencing is surging due to the coronavirus pandemic. Most recently, there have been reports that hackers are trying to disrupt those meetings. FBI has received multiple reports of conferences being disrupted by hate images and pornographic images known as Zoom-Bombing. In order to help secure your privacy, the San Marino Police Department would like to provide tips for keeping your video me...etings secure. The San Marino Police Department suggests the following tips: Remember that anyone can join your meeting if the link is shared to social media. Use a random meeting ID instead of your personal meeting ID to host events. Enable the waiting room feature to decide who can enter the meeting. Lock the meeting after it starts so that no one else can join. After everyone joins the meeting, do a roll call to make sure only the people you invited are logged on. Only allow the host to have control of screen sharing. Disable file-sharing so people aren’t flooded with content. With more people working from home, they are deemed to be easier targets for hackers because a lot of people don’t have the same security measures in place as their employers/schools do. Remember you have two types of hackers, the teenager-type of hacker for fun or you can the cyber-criminal that really wants to listen in. As an added measure treat your home internet connection as if it were your corporate or school connection. Log off when you’re done, and change your internet and computer passwords regularly. Feel free to contact the San Marino Police at (626) 300-0720 if you have any questions or concerns regarding video conference security.

COVID-19 Contact Tracing Text Message Scams San Marino Police Department would like to provide helpful tips to avoid being a victim of the COVID-19 contact tracing text message scams. Contact tracing is the process of identifying people who have come in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, instructing them to quarantine and monitoring their symptoms daily. Contact tracers are usually hired by a state’s department of public health and generally receive ...your number from infected persons in which you may have had close contact with. Those names and numbers are often kept in an online system. Usually, you may receive an initial text message from the health department advising you will be receiving a call from a specific number. It is important to know the tracer who calls will not ask for any personal information, like a social security number. At the end of the call, you may be asked if you would like to enroll in a text message program, which sends daily health and safety reminders until the 14-day quarantine ends. These text messages will never ask you to click on any links or ask you for any money. Here are several other steps you can take to protect yourself from text scammers: Never provide your social security, bank account, or credit card number to anyone who advises they are a contact tracer and work for the Health Department. If you receive any text messages that ask you to click on a link, do not take the bait by clicking on the link. By clicking on the link it can download software onto your device, giving scammers access to your personal and financial information. Ignore and delete these scam messages. . Protect your online accounts by using multi-factor authentication. It requires two or more credentials to log in to your account, which makes it harder for scammers to log in to your accounts if they do get your username and password. Enable auto-updates for the operating systems on your electronic devices. Make sure your apps also auto-update so you get the latest security patches that can protect from malware. Back up the data on your devices regularly, so you won’t lose valuable information if a device gets malware or ransomware. If you have any question please feel free to Contact the San Marino Police at (626) 300-0720.