Pasadena Burglaries May Have Altadena Connection

Editor's note: This story was based on inaccurate information that was provided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.  Police do not believe these four suspect received items that were taken from Altadena.  For an account of the actual Pasadena arrest that detectives do believe has an Altadena connection please .

Four suspects who were arrested for receiving stolen goods appears to have items that were taken from Altadena residents, according to Lt. Joe Dempsey of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Altadena Station.

Dempsey said it is not yet clear whether the items were taken from a residential burglary in Altadena or in a vehicle burglary involving an Altadena resident - detectives are working with the Pasadena Police Department to figure out, he said.

The four were arrested on Thursday after a resident phoned police and told them some unfamiliar men were in his neighbor's back yard, according to a Pasadena Star News report. The incident took place in the 500 block of Mercedes Avenue.

The suspects were from Monrovia, and one of them was a minor, according to the Star News.

Altadena had a recent in the eastern part of the city, and also had a recent rash of .