Police Observation

On 3/27/17 at approximately 1858 hours, I was working patrol assigned as unit 3L51. I was in full police uniform and operating a black and white marked police vehicle. I responded to a radio call of a possible armed robbery taking place at 777 E. Colorado Blvd, at the Target store. The comments of the call described the Suspect as a female black, 5’05”, heavy set, wearing blue sweatpants a green hoody and carrying a purple back pack. The comments also stated the Suspect had a pocket knife in her left hand and she was walking eastbound Colorado Blvd towards Lake Ave.

As I approached the intersection of Colorado Blvd and Lake Ave, I observed a heavy set female black, wearing a black and white striped shirt and blue sweatpants sitting

That’s trespassing.” I asked her, “You are banned from Target?” Saunders said, “That’s trespassing.”

Saunders was arrested for PC-211 armed robbery by Officer Jimenez. I transported Saunders to the Pasadena City Jail on Sgt Pham’s #6903, arrest approval. While in the pre-booking area, completing pre-booking paperwork, Saunders made numerous spontaneous statements.

The following is a summary of the spontaneous statements Saunders made; Saunders stated she was given a receipt from a friend at Memorial Park, which had different food items listed on it on it. She took the receipt to Target and selected the items that were on the receipt. Saunders said she tried to return the items that she selected in an attempt to get cash so she could go buy Del Taco. When Target’s loss prevention officers advised her that they knew what she was doing, and to return the property back to them, she said she walked out of the

She observed a female loss prevention employee kick the knife away from where she was. Saunders said she became angry and demanded that they give her the knife back. Loss prevention told her that the police could give her the knife back. Saunders said she needed that knife for protection at the park. Saunders noticed the knife sitting on a ledge, walked over to it, picked up the knife and fled the location.

I booked Saunders into the Pasadena City Jail on PC 211- armed robbery. Jail advised me that Saunders had to be medically cleared for booking. I transported Saunders to the Huntington Memorial Hospital. Saunders was treated for numerous complaints by Dr Tzvetkova. MRN#001604870

While at Huntington Memorial Hospital I read Saunders her Miranda Rights, verbatim, from my Field Officers Notebook. Saunders stated she understood her rights and was willing to talk about the incident. Saunders reiterated her story that she told before Miranda. I asked in detail where the knife was. She said she keeps the knife in a pocket inside of her purse. She said that when the knife fell out of her purse it remained in its