Pasadena police kicked off Thursday, April 2, with a pre-dawn sweep that ended with eight people in cuffs and eight firearms off the street, including an AK-style rifle. Investigators hit 10 locations across Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties as part of a probe into alleged gun trafficking tied to a local street gang. The operation started around 3 a.m., and officials say the case is very much still open.
How the operation unfolded
The Pasadena Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit led the coordinated push, backed by tactical teams from Arcadia, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Burbank, El Monte, Irwindale, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, Upland, and the U.S. Marshals Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force, according to Pasadena…..