SATURDAY, MAY 22, 2021 SATURDAY, MAY 22, 2021 
THE VOLUME 15 NO. 21 
WEBB-MARTIN GROUP SIERRA MADRE CRIME RATE DECREASES Police Chief Rod Armalin Proudly Releases Annual Report 
Trail Ave. to Suffolk Ave., Mariposa Ave. dispatchers. There is also a part-time staff of six 
to Lima Ave. to Montecito Ave. The sec-police officers, six reserve police officers, three 
ond highest crime rate lands in Zone #3 dispatchers and 13 volunteers. The dispatchers 
with 18.60% of all crimes reported. This handled 31,500 citizen calls in 2020. 
area consists of Orange Grove Ave. to TRAININGLima Ave. to Michillinda Ave. to Monte-In 2020, SMPD completed the following traincito 
Ave. ing programs. 
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The lowest crime areas are Zone #1 which Instituted “In-House” Training Programencompasses the North-West area with “Train the Trainer” the Alverno Heights Academy in the peOff-
set training costrimeter of Michillinda Ave., Montecito POST ComplianceAve., and Lima Ave. and 
Zone #8 in the North-East area of the canDe-
Escalation & Implicit Bias Trainingsyon next to Mary’s Market. Cognitive Impairment Practical Application 
SELLERS' MARKET TrainingThe crime rate in Sierra Madre remains 
very low compared to surrounding cities. Violence Indicators and De-Escalation Tech-There were 11 property thefts reported in niques Training (DMH)Sierra Madre in 2020, 33 in Pasadena and 
70 in neighboring Arcadia. Sierra Madre “Why’d You Stop Me?” saw three home burglaries, compared to 
21 in Arcadia, but surpassed Arcadia and COMMUNITY OUTREACH 
Pasadena in car burglaries with nine. Sier-Some of the community outreach programs the 
ra Madre also saw more cases of fraud and SMPD have on tap are expected to be expanded 
forgery than Arcadia and Pasadena with a in 2021. These include:
By Kevin McGuire total of 10. There were four reports of vandalism 
in Sierra Madre in 2020 as well. Of the 612 40 Block Clubs 
crimes reported in Sierra Madre in 2020, 536 ofIn the pleasant outdoor setting of Memorial First Annual Community Safety Weekthose cases are closed.Park, Sierra Madre Police Chief Rodrick Ar§ 
National Night Out 
HERE'S WHAT BUYERS CAN DO 
1. Make a realistic offer 
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3. Offer more cash down (when possible) 
4. Shorten inspection period 
malin presented the 2021 Annual Report of § Department of Fish and Wildlife/Pasa-
TRAFFICthe Police Department before the City Council dena Humane SocietyLess people were driving in 2020 due to theduring their regular meeting on May 11, 2021. § Pasadena Humane Societypandemic, which may explain the steep drop in § Sierra Madre Search and Rescue Team 
citations. There were 478 citations for movingThe positive report shows crimes in Sierra Social Media Platforms 
violations in Sierra Madre in 2020, comparedMadre steadily dropping 15% with 612 crimes § Expanding team 
to 837 in 2019. Of those, 145 were for speedingreported in 2020, compared to 717 in 2019. This § Updating website 
compared to 351 in 2019.is a continuing, downward trend as in 2019, Si5. 
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6. Close quickly 
erra Madre saw a 10% drop in crimes from the Established Downtown Business Watch 
STAFFINGprevious year. First Meeting – May 19, 2021Sierra Madre Police Department currently Community Academy (July 2021)
7. Have a pre-approval letter holds 20 full-time sworn positions including:Sierra Madre is broken down into eight recog-Coffee with the Chief 
Police Chief, Captain, four Sergeants, Detecnizing 
zones. Zone #4 had the highest rate of For more information about the Sierra Madre 
tive, two Corporals, traffic officers, six policereported crimes with 22.67%. This covers the Police Department, visit cityofsierramadre.
officers, Service Division Supervisor, and fourdowntown area with a perimeter of Mountain com/cityhall/departments/police_department. 
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Thank you to the Gooden 
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for shar-ing these adorable 
photographs with us. 
The Sierra Madre Fire Department 
provided educational 
bags and fire helmets 
for all of the participating 
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NEWS TO HONOR 
2021 
GRADUATES 
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