Stalking and Restraining Order Investigation Leads to Arrest

In 2008, 51-year-old Trevor Piotrowski of Los Angeles began sending threatening and harassing letters to a faith center on the 1600 block of South Glendale Avenue. 

Piotrowski eventually moved to Michigan, but in 2014 he absconded from parole in Michigan and travelled back to Glendale in an attempt to make contact with a specific faith center employee. During this 2014 incident, he was arrested for being a fugitive from justice and extradited back to Michigan. A restraining order was taken out against Piotrowski prohibiting him from contacting the employee at the location and from being within a certain proximity of the premises.

Issues continued again in 2017 when Piotrowski sent letters to the faith center from prison. On Dec. 11, officers responded to the faith center regarding a restraining order violation. At this time, officers were informed that Piotrowski recently started sending more letters and called the faith center to tell them he was going to attend their services, actions that were in violation of the restraining order that was obtained against him.

Officers followed up with the faith center on Dec. 17 and learned that, over the course of several years, Piotrowski had sent over 40 letters to the employee at the faith center in violation of the restraining order prohibiting him from doing so.

The letters and phone calls continued throughout January 2021 and on Feb. 1, Glendale Police detectives arranged a meeting with Piotrowski who was ultimately arrested and booked for stalking and violating a restraining order.

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Two Arrested for Vehicle Theft and Catalytic Converter Theft After Vehicle Pursuit

On Feb. 5 at approximately 1a.m., a patrol officer was conducting proactive patrol in the area of Western Avenue and Glenwood Drive when s/he observed a vehicle drive past with tinted windows. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle for the observed violation; however, the vehicle sped away southbound on Western Avenue where a vehicle pursuit ensued.

The suspect vehicle entered the southbound 5 Freeway and was pursued by officers until it crashed into another vehicle near 8^th Street and Olive Street in Downtown Los Angeles, causing injuries to the driver of that vehicle. The driver, identified as 32-year-old Alissia Armijo of Los Angeles, and the passenger, identified as 24-year-old Jose Zaragoza of Bell Gardens, both exited their now disabled vehicle and fled from officers on foot. While running from officers, Armijo attempted to enter an unoccupied vehicle, but was unsuccessful after the owner pulled her out of that car. Pursuing officers caught up to Armijo and Zaragoza, taking the pair into custody.

Officers discovered the vehicle was “cold-plated” with another vehicle’s license plate attached to it. A records check of the vehicle’s VIN revealed the vehicle had been reported stolen on Feb. 1. During a search of the vehicle, officers located two catalytic converters that had been cut-off from vehicles, multiple cordless reciprocating saws, multiple reciprocating saw blades and a car jack.

Armijo and Zaragoza were arrested and booked for felony evading, felony hit-and-run, vehicle theft and grand theft.

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Gang Member Arrested in Possession of Loaded Firearm

On Feb. 4 at approximately 12:30 p.m., a Glendale patrol officer observed an unoccupied vehicle parked in a disabled person parking space without a disabled person placard displayed on the vehicle along the 200 block of South Central Avenue. Upon further investigation, the officer discovered the vehicle was also displaying an improper license plate.

As the officer exited his/her car to check the VIN of the vehicle, a male, identified as 29-year-old Khalid Mitchell of Venice, approached the officer stating the vehicle was his and that he would move it. While speaking with Mitchell regarding the violations, Mitchell stated he was currently on parole for robbery. Mitchell later identified himself as being a gang member. During a search of Mitchell, the officer located approximately $4,000 in cash.

Officers searched the vehicle and located a loaded handgun inside the passenger compartment. Mitchell was arrested and booked for being a felon in possession of a firearm.  Mitchell remained in custody on a parole hold.

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Two Arrested for Burglary and Identity Theft

On Feb. 4 at approximately 3 a.m., a patrol officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for expired registration in the area of Pacific and California avenues. Upon contacting the driver, identified as 24-year-old Juan Olmos of Winnetka, regarding the violation, the officer could see methamphetamine pipes and what appeared to be heroin inside of the vehicle.

Olmos confirmed the substance the officer observed was heroin when questioned about it. Upon searching the front passenger, identified as 30-year-old Stephanie Villasenor of Winnetka, an officer located heroin and a methamphetamine pipe.

During a search of the vehicle, officers located a large amount of credit/debit cards, California driver’s licenses and mail all belonging to other people. They also located a license plate belonging to another vehicle that was the same make and model for the vehicle Olmos and Villasenor were in (a potential “cold plate”), several garage door openers, multiple sets of keys and employee ID cards belonging to other people. Olmos and Villasenor were arrested and booked for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Villasenor was booked on the additional charge of identity theft.

Officers conducted a follow-up investigation into the stolen items located in the vehicle and were able to locate multiple victims who confirmed their vehicles had been broken into overnight. The victims also identified most of the stolen items located in Olmos’ and Villasenor’s vehicle as being personal items that were stolen when their vehicles were burglarized. The stolen items were returned to the victims. Burglary was added to the booking charges of both Olmos and Villasenor and they remained in custody.

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Two Arrested for Illegal Drug Sales and Identity Theft

On Feb. 3 just before 5 p.m., officers assigned to the Special Enforcement Detail (SED) of the Glendale Police Dept. conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle with expired registration parked in a red zone in the area of Glendale Avenue and Windsor Road.

Officers contacted 41-year-old Nora Marquez (transient) who was seated in the driver’s seat of the vehicle regarding the violations and could see a methamphetamine pipe inside of the vehicle. Shortly thereafter, 43-year-old Bernardino Orozco of Moreno Valley approached the vehicle and claimed ownership of it. Orozco alerted officers that he was on probation.

A search of the vehicle produced four plastic bags containing a substantial amount of heroin, approximately $500 in cash, a notebook containing what appeared to be handwritten “pay/owe” sheets pertaining to illegal drug sales, digital scales, packaging materials, drug paraphernalia, credit cards and IDs in other people’s names along with several blank credit/debit cards with what appeared to be bank personal identification numbers handwritten on the back of them.

Marquez was arrested and booked for possession of narcotics for sale, identity theft and possession of controlled substance paraphernalia. Orozco was arrested and booked for possession of narcotics for sale, identity theft and an outstanding felony warrant.

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Felon with a No Bail Warrant Arrested with Loaded Unregistered Shotgun

On Feb. 3 just after midnight, a patrol officer noticed that a vehicle’s registration was expired as of 2016 and conducted a traffic stop for the violation in the area of Colorado and Jackson streets.

The officer contacted the driver of the vehicle, identified as 62-year-old Stephen Barlow of Burbank, regarding the violation. A records check of Barlow revealed that his license was suspended and that he had multiple warrants out for his arrest, one of which was a no bail warrant.

During a search of the vehicle, officers located a loaded 12-gauge shotgun. A records check of the shotgun’s serial number revealed it was unregistered. Barlow was subsequently arrested and booked for being a felon in possession of a firearm and for his outstanding warrants.