Comments on: frazgo’s wild ride with Pasadena PD http://blogging.la/2008/08/20/frazgos-wild-ride-with-pasadena-pd/ Lizard people dude. Seriously. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: apoavoice http://blogging.la/2008/08/20/frazgos-wild-ride-with-pasadena-pd/comment-page-1/#comment-5080 apoavoice Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:19:42 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=14186#comment-5080 Way to go Fraz! Keep it up. One agency at a time. It is great to see that PPD opened up and supported having you on a ride. Gives the public a point of view and perspective of someone not just from the inside. Little more activity than your day with Arcadia. I think you will be able to find some similarities between agencies, but also many things that are done very differently. Not just because of size, but community, types of service demands, personalities, management style, city phylosophy...you name it. Each agency you visit will have a variation of approaches. Way to go Fraz! Keep it up. One agency at a time. It is great to see that PPD opened up and supported having you on a ride. Gives the public a point of view and perspective of someone not just from the inside. Little more activity than your day with Arcadia. I think you will be able to find some similarities between agencies, but also many things that are done very differently. Not just because of size, but community, types of service demands, personalities, management style, city phylosophy…you name it. Each agency you visit will have a variation of approaches.

]]> By: rodger http://blogging.la/2008/08/20/frazgos-wild-ride-with-pasadena-pd/comment-page-1/#comment-5079 rodger Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:38:33 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=14186#comment-5079 Excellent job, Fraz. Excellent job, Fraz.

]]> By: The Adventures of Aaron Proctor » Proctor's Archive » Two Muffins Are In An Oven. One Muffin Says “Fuck, It’s Hot In Here” And The Other Muffin Says “Fuck, A Talking Muffin!” http://blogging.la/2008/08/20/frazgos-wild-ride-with-pasadena-pd/comment-page-1/#comment-5078 The Adventures of Aaron Proctor » Proctor's Archive » Two Muffins Are In An Oven. One Muffin Says “Fuck, It’s Hot In Here” And The Other Muffin Says “Fuck, A Talking Muffin!” Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:40:36 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=14186#comment-5078 [...] props to Frazgo for representing the area blogosphere on his recent ride along with the Pasadena Police Depar.... I was setting up one of these for myself a few months ago and got very [...] [...] props to Frazgo for representing the area blogosphere on his recent ride along with the Pasadena Police Depar…. I was setting up one of these for myself a few months ago and got very [...]

]]> By: frazgo http://blogging.la/2008/08/20/frazgos-wild-ride-with-pasadena-pd/comment-page-1/#comment-5077 frazgo Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:37:53 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=14186#comment-5077 Thanks guys. Darlene, the murder just happened and as AP points out they have a city to protect so I was pulled into the thick of it. I knew it and backed way off to let them do their job. Thanks guys. Darlene, the murder just happened and as AP points out they have a city to protect so I was pulled into the thick of it. I knew it and backed way off to let them do their job.

]]> By: aaronproctor http://blogging.la/2008/08/20/frazgos-wild-ride-with-pasadena-pd/comment-page-1/#comment-5076 aaronproctor Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:32:06 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=14186#comment-5076 1. AWESOME job representing the blogosphere. I know the Proc can be sarcastic..but I'm serious...you did an amazing job, better than I would have ever done. 2. Great reporting/journalistic skills. 3. To Will I Am Campbell: "Fantastic post, Fraz! And my but times seem to have changed. I did a ride-along with the PPD back in 1999 or 2000 when I was with the Pasadena Weekly" - That's so cool you used to work at the PW...that's where I work now. 4. It's ok the cops don't read my blog - they have a City to protect! Great great stuff. - AP http://www.proctorformayor.com 1. AWESOME job representing the blogosphere. I know the Proc can be sarcastic..but I’m serious…you did an amazing job, better than I would have ever done.

2. Great reporting/journalistic skills.

3. To Will I Am Campbell: “Fantastic post, Fraz! And my but times seem to have changed. I did a ride-along with the PPD back in 1999 or 2000 when I was with the Pasadena Weekly” – That’s so cool you used to work at the PW…that’s where I work now.

4. It’s ok the cops don’t read my blog – they have a City to protect!

Great great stuff.

- AP
http://www.proctorformayor.com

]]> By: WILL•I•AM CAMPBELL http://blogging.la/2008/08/20/frazgos-wild-ride-with-pasadena-pd/comment-page-1/#comment-5075 WILL•I•AM CAMPBELL Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:28:55 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=14186#comment-5075 Here's a news brief I found on the crime: http://beaconmedianews.com/?p=1502 Here’s a news brief I found on the crime:

http://beaconmedianews.com/?p=1502

]]> By: darleene http://blogging.la/2008/08/20/frazgos-wild-ride-with-pasadena-pd/comment-page-1/#comment-5074 darleene Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:58:19 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=14186#comment-5074 Wow Fraz. From an entirely cynical journalist's point of view, murders don't usually happen on ridealongs. The times I've done ridealongs, you could hear crickets. In fact, when the fire department used to have me along, they would joke they'd get to eat dinner since ridealong nights are almost always quiet. Wow Fraz. From an entirely cynical journalist’s point of view, murders don’t usually happen on ridealongs. The times I’ve done ridealongs, you could hear crickets. In fact, when the fire department used to have me along, they would joke they’d get to eat dinner since ridealong nights are almost always quiet.

]]> By: frazgo http://blogging.la/2008/08/20/frazgos-wild-ride-with-pasadena-pd/comment-page-1/#comment-5073 frazgo Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:58:07 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=14186#comment-5073 Hey Matt, That murder caught everyone by surprise for a lot of reasons. A lot more was said that I can't share as it could possibly hamper the investigation. I *think* I can safely say without hampering or disclosing more than has been officially said, this was looking like a crime of passion, not gang related and something not easily anticpated and not entirely preventable. That said, 2 murders and 8 months into the year is a pretty terrific result. My corner of LA 7 miles away had 3 dead, one still in a coma and another left a paraplegic, and 2 others just full of holes and recovering. Not a bad result for a city 3X my size, much better results than a lot of cities in the area can claim. Besides you have to like the guys for simply putting up with this flakey artist. Hey Matt,
That murder caught everyone by surprise for a lot of reasons. A lot more was said that I can’t share as it could possibly hamper the investigation.
I *think* I can safely say without hampering or disclosing more than has been officially said, this was looking like a crime of passion, not gang related and something not easily anticpated and not entirely preventable.

That said, 2 murders and 8 months into the year is a pretty terrific result. My corner of LA 7 miles away had 3 dead, one still in a coma and another left a paraplegic, and 2 others just full of holes and recovering. Not a bad result for a city 3X my size, much better results than a lot of cities in the area can claim.

Besides you have to like the guys for simply putting up with this flakey artist.

]]> By: Matt Mason http://blogging.la/2008/08/20/frazgos-wild-ride-with-pasadena-pd/comment-page-1/#comment-5072 Matt Mason Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:30:41 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=14186#comment-5072 Lt. Aversano's comments about the cell phone law reinforce what many of us have been saying all along. And the murder sounds like a sadly ironic twist to an evening that was intended in part to examine Pasadena's downward trend of violent crime. Lt. Aversano’s comments about the cell phone law reinforce what many of us have been saying all along.

And the murder sounds like a sadly ironic twist to an evening that was intended in part to examine Pasadena’s downward trend of violent crime.

]]> By: WILL•I•AM CAMPBELL http://blogging.la/2008/08/20/frazgos-wild-ride-with-pasadena-pd/comment-page-1/#comment-5071 WILL•I•AM CAMPBELL Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:56:03 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=14186#comment-5071 Fantastic post, Fraz! And my but times seem to have changed. I did a ride-along with the PPD back in 1999 or 2000 when I was with the Pasadena Weekly. It mostly stuck to Old Town and there were no vests involved and no murders. Later on I also got a chance to spend a full 24-hours with the fine men and women of hte Pasadena Fire Department's Station No. 36 (on what turned out to be the day JFK Jr. died) for another cover for the old PW. Fun times back when I was a real ink-stained wretch. Fantastic post, Fraz! And my but times seem to have changed. I did a ride-along with the PPD back in 1999 or 2000 when I was with the Pasadena Weekly. It mostly stuck to Old Town and there were no vests involved and no murders.

Later on I also got a chance to spend a full 24-hours with the fine men and women of hte Pasadena Fire Department’s Station No. 36 (on what turned out to be the day JFK Jr. died) for another cover for the old PW. Fun times back when I was a real ink-stained wretch.

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