Outrage after Pasadena school custodian mistaken for burglar by police

[@FLtreasure]

The problem lies mostly with the male "Karen" who made the 911 call. There are too many busybodies, who are quick to call the cops, when they, themselves haven't taken the time or effort to make sure that it is a situation that warrants calling for emergency responders. Also -some callers are just malicious -deliberately lying and embellishing, trying to get someone in trouble.

[@TriniLush7]

@Usual Suspects Kens don't care. They have insert their privilege no matter what 🤬

[@jessem4659]

In today's environment with school shootings, you can't be too sure. What's the harm in calling? He was released & good to go. Can you imagine if he did something and you didn't call?

[@nw6866]

@@TriniLush7 Why do we have to ruin a name to call people busybodies? There are plenty of good Karens and Kens. Thank God that's not my name. I would hate being pre-judged and made fun of.

[@itsdavidlo]

Hey moron, care to retract your ignorant statement? This fat idiot of a principal needs to be fired for HIS racist RANT!

[@llamaArdiente]

The person who called with a fake statement should be fined, and forced to make a public apology.... 😠 😡

[@presto709]

We really don't know it was a fake statement. Someone could have scaled the fence but was gone soon after or simply was not found.

[@twothreeactual9254]

@@caseyschryber1255 unless cameras prove there was in fact another person scaling fences!! Than yes absolutely false statement!!!

[@flyingjew2994]

Nah just kick their ass for snitching and that's it.

[@lisalamour6462]

No that's a citizen. Let them report, there's so many lunatics so better safe than sorry!!

[@roberttraylor1392]

yes i agree

[@salomonxpwlegion9239]

Yea janitors always work on weekends doing small shit. Neighborz need to chill. Hate this job.

[@mrsc1742]

In this case, I do not fault the police. It was the caller that stated someone was climbing the fence with a backpack. With so many violent incidents at schools across the US, the police had a duty to ensure the person was not a threat. There is no need for an employee to climb over the fence! If the person did not scale the fence than the caller falsely reported the incident.

[@jkitto2008]

Yeah that call was absolute bullshit. Liar liar pants on fire. 😏

[@integrityraw3529]

Did the custodian forget his keys? That’s a possibility. There also might be video. Ms Orozco needs to slow her roll until all the facts come forward.

[@SuperDuckyNarwhal]

I would disagree. If the suspect (janitor) was spoken to like a human being and placed in the backseat of the car while processing his name AND photo over the radio INSTEAD OF handcuffed on the ground. I'm pretty sure they went in and screamed a whole bunch to get on the ground. Now if the janitor was not in the wrong he would've just stood there saying, "What? What's happening?" At that point you can pretty much say "Sir I need you to PLEASE get on the ground now!" "I don't know who you are but let's check your ID. I need you to cooperate." "OK, OK..." SITUATION. DONE.

[@morrisphillips2526]

I don't blame the policemen, they're simply part of a Christian nationalist institution, very fascistic.

[@flyingjew2994]

@@SuperDuckyNarwhal Everything is so much easier when all the hard questions are answered huh

[@MGRomero-ix5xs]

Don’t call the police next time!! How’s the police supposed to know. The police was just doing their job.

[@rdavis9977]

They did know custodian showed them badge and name stupid cops had to call the principal to come there on there day off

[@newhorizon1355]

@@rdavis9977 LOL, the janitor only had on an uniform and gave his name; anybody can wear a uniform and say they're supposed to be there. The cops had to verify, nothing wrong with that what so ever.

[@davedave3236]

@@newhorizon1355 FAKE 911 CALL , FROM HIS VOICE YOU CAN TELL

[@notozknows]

The cops are incompetent, so many videos of these bad-cops on KZbin.

[@nw6866]

@@rdavis9977 Would you rather them not investigate and then suppose he was a bad guy. Then you'd be complaining that they let him go. People have been murdered by people showing fake police badges and wearing a fake uniform. He wasn't even detained that long.

[@vante2129]

The 911 caller sounds like he was just bored and wanted to start some shit

[@luso5201]

This is a good thing, people are more vigilant around schools and while many false alarms will occur, this vigilance could prevent tragedies

[@notozknows]

Not true, cops are scared of real danger and avoid these situations.

[@1193mike]

@@notozknows Not all police officers are from Texas. Those cowards.

[@jaketapper8910]

@@notozknows Yep just like teachers are pedophiles and molest there students.

[@youtubeisinconsistent9169]

Call-in karen needs to be fined, doxxed, and shamed publicly.

[@youtubeisinconsistent9169]

@Heddy you're damn right I would.

[@youtubeisinconsistent9169]

@Heddy you probably think swatting is funny.

[@jonh4029]

No evidence he scaled the fence...and also no evidence to support he didn't. Everyone wants safety in schools and when it's provided, and this man was not harmed and released after verifying his identity, it's a horrible injustice. What is it people want anymore? Protection for our children while they learn or none at all. It's doesn't matter the circumstance, they needed to make sure he was authorized to be in the building, which they did.

[@MissScrapAlot]

You realize he has keys for every door on that property right? Including the fence! So why would he scale it! You sound so dumb right now ! 🙄

[@lobozero3679]

There was evidence he didn't scale the fence he had the gate keys on him and he expressed that to the police officer. You're talking about school safety when the school is closed on a Sunday? Whats even your point? This wasn't handled professionally.

[@jonh4029]

@@lobozero3679 You have to be open to the worst possibilities in people. And so what if the school was closed? What if he was planting something, it mentioned he had a backpack. And still no answer to my question of: What if this was a real emergency but the cops just read everything at face value and let someone go who may have done harm? All they did was their job. No one went to a hospital or a jail. No harm no foul.

[@mattb8754]

@@lobozero3679 ya every police department should just take a page from Uvalde and do nothing. You'd like that wouldn't you criminal?

[@Idol76]

So people have to be psychic now in order to not hurt other people's fragile feelings....give me a break.

[@zilcompton6171]

So if the police does nothing it's a problem if they do something it's a problem bs.

[@antdub68]

Talk to the person who made the call

[@MrNightwalker66]

This is a swatting and I think the caller did it for kicks or maybe revenge. The call needs to be investigated

[@LazyTeeRex]

someone is always mad either no one does anything and sht goes down or someone does do something and this happens 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@ianbattles7290]

The problem is that what is suspicious to one person might be completely normal to another person. You think the man in my yard at 5 AM is suspicious; I know hes just the gardener I hired yesterday.

[@co0chiesqueen988]

a burglar at a school??? does the neighbor not have anything better to do

[@ai6311]

yes, schools are never burglarized. 🤣

[@WiseOwl_1408]

911 calls are fine. Cops should have treated him better.

[@terrygerhart1485]

They did treat him better. He was not shot.

[@TriniLush7]

There's ipads and laptops to be stolen 😈

[@robertscharfe9879]

The caller should be arrested for making a false statement If that can be proven

[@newhorizon1355]

So cops are damned if they do or don't do. Getting sick of entitled dimwitts,crying 😢 about everything. Had that been a real shooter, they'd cry cops just let him go cause he said he belonged there & wore a uniform; without verifying.

[@lisalamour6462]

EXACTLY. Dimwits need to quit whining and crying I agree.

[@wilfredespiritu3672]

Don't blame the LEOs. They responded on the callers info...

[@tomreece1058]

What happened to If you see something, say something? The principle, staff, and parents should be GRATEFUL to the person who called this in. Jeez, damned if you do, damned if you don't.

[@jojotdwp]

Why would it take 30 minutes after talking to the supervisor. This is sketchy

[@bobroberts2371]

Listen to 2:00 to 2:08 again, apparently it took 30 min for the principal to arrive.

[@captainamerica4038]

Overreactive, bogus and overzealous 911 calls should carry a very hefty fine.

[@tomreece1058]

Until it isn't.

[@haineshisway]

If the 911 caller fabricated shit, put his name out to the public.

[@mj1460]

Why would the Custodian(not called janitors anymore) with every key to the damn school need to climb a fence? Straight lied on the 911 call 🤦‍♂️

[@TrueMexican775]

They're called custodians now cuz most of them do other things than clean the school; like equipment maintenance such as electrical and structural.

[@integrityraw3529]

Did he forgot his keys? That happens. I am sure there is video. We will soon find out the truth.

[@mj1460]

@SapperDaddy13 you dumb a janitor cleans a custodian looks after things as well as cleans that’s why they not just janitors. Go read a book Goofy

[@mj1460]

@@TrueMexican775 technically they are called building and grounds workers now for that exact reason you just mentioned. Maintenance and yard work as well as cleaning and etc

[@mj1460]

@@integrityraw3529 if he did hopping the gate wouldn’t do anything as he still can’t get in so I highly doubt that happened but who knows 🤷‍♂️

[@theeoarsman921]

The cops didn't have to cuff and put him on the ground, totally unnecessary.

[@Jr-fl2pq]

It’s called Detain

[@lisalamour6462]

Well why was he scaling a fence???? That's weird.

[@bodhi8260]

Why don't people mind their own business??? Sounds like a dedicated employee. No good deed goes unpunished when karens are around.

[@hystloko2890]

How can you blame the police , the paranoia is normal , imagine if the cops did nothing , and it e ended being a actual shooter , it’s better to be safe that’s sorry

[@notozknows]

They are incompetent.

[@jornfel9110]

Dude in the back is getting his ass kicked by the Red, White and Blue. 🤣🤣

[@twothreeactual9254]

Everything the cops did was a damn good thing!! They even had to get confirmation from the principle, thats a beautiful thing!!! Well done cops 👍👍👍. The caller in the other hand should be investigated; claiming hopping of fences?!! Really?

[@TriniLush7]

Okay bootlicker... Until it's you.

[@jaketapper8910]

@Batman The Don't be mad your daddy is in jail and your "girlfriend" got her cheeks clapped by a cop :-)

[@andre1987eph]

Everyone is a Republican until they themselves wrongfully convicted or get the ol’ Rodney King welcome by the Police.

[@kyleel5377]

Js in the event that this had been a shooter or something, this would have caused outrage. This would have been on the news as- 'man scaled elementary school fence with bags and the police just let him in without even verifying he was actually an employee'

[@andre1987eph]

Sunday morning. Empty campus. No mention of person being armed. Stop the fantasy.

[@hewhohasnoidentity4377]

So the caller saw a person between the ages of 20 and 39 possibly male or female might have been white or black carrying a bag at the school. A dispatcher sent a unit to investigate. Law enforcement found a school employee in uniform with name and position clearly visible and detained the individual until the school principal showed up to confirm the identity. There are sooo many problems with this situation.

[@richardmugajr4305]

I live in Pasadena. San Rafael area of course the people who live there would call 911.😄

[@lisalamour6462]

This janitor just needs to calm down, people NEED to be ALERT and REPORT.

[@TriniLush7]

Okay Karen

[@andre1987eph]

If janitor was any calmer his heart would stop.

[@FnLn55]

I did on call 24/7 maintenance for apartment complexes, until the people got too shitty. Teachers quitting. Janitors quitting too. Not worth the risk.

[@DaysofGrace-k7v]

Lawsuit plain and simple

[@bobroberts2371]

Against who and on what grounds?

[@patmcbride9853]

I see something suspicious, I'm going to call. Screw the easily outraged. So, where is the security footage? If they have no surveillance system, they need to get one.

[@davidr9303]

Just another case of Kevin calling the police on some innocent guy doing his job

[@kendallowens8566]

Good job trying to keep the school safe. Ignore the people who have to make a racial issue out of everything.

[@themusers03]

Stop acting like racism doesn't exist. Or maybe you feel guilty and makes you feel uncomfortable.

[@lisalamour6462]

Agreed

[@kendallowens8566]

@@themusers03 Oh, It exists. But so does the pandemic of perceived racism and oppression!

[@notozknows]

Oh, so he was of brown or black skin? Definitely a racial thing.

[@solomongrundy4406]

So the caller never ever seen this man working at the school after 14 years? Pretty soon European callers will be shunned

[@sharontrotter8198]

Damn, now the man has to worry about being possibly shot by cops just for being on time to work to do his JOB!!

[@chelbolin1265]

OMG, the guy behind the reporter doing a terrible job of handling the flag on the pole. I couldn't look away.

[@poeticsilence047]

That's what I was paying attention to most too.

[@TriniLush7]

🥱🥱🥱

[@asiandavidp]

Does it looks like the custodian been working with the school for 14 years have the legs and the knees to be climbing the fence?? Nah he got keys, food, water and Bluetooth speaker his backpack. The caller straight up lied on the phone

[@higher_pwr8178]

I bet custodian is about 40 yo if employed at the school for 14 years. So what sex is the person. Nothing about the caller's details/description of the alleged person or incident add up. Everything is just so bogus.

[@fishyfool]

I'm sure he's got PTSD now, he might need a few years off work.

[@bataremerson1970]

Be glad they responded. What if it had been something major. People complain when the crime goes up and then complain about the police responding and doing their job. This could have been a student prank 911 call.

[@coffeedollsvp]

Better to be safe than sorry.

[@MrAkatosh]

People on crack lmao if the cops received a call he scaled the fence obvi they’re gonna go check, gotta hold him till they see who he is. If he didn’t scale the fence, it’s the caller that’s causing a fuss and lying just to get the cops there

[@sammienochez8497]

That lawsuit should be easy peezy 💯

[@v.a.entertainment1889]

yes thank you! Pasadena police has been lacking for a long time they need to be questioned and talked to.

[@lisalamour6462]

Huh? What do you mean? Pasadena Police need to do MORE and be more aggressive, not less. In that sense they need to be talked to.

[@v.a.entertainment1889]

@@lisalamour6462 they need to be less aggressive and not run off of Perez playbook anymore he's gone they need to forget his rulebook.

[@williamwilson6499]

Not enough information to form an opinion. People are just using their particular bias to make comments.

[@hubertsumlin9697]

This applies to a huge percentage of KZbin...discourse

[@tylerquinn8927]

These cops did nothing wrong. Y’all just love drama and that’s why so many of y’all end up in really bad situations. The next time your drama gets out of hand , take care of it yourself. Don’t call the police and then complain about them doing their job!!!!!!!!!!! Y’all just pitiful

[@maurisdelossantos3476]

So it would be ok for u guns pointed at u and handcuffed while on duty?

[@kabal28]

Police were responding to a possible burglary.

[@4catsnow]

Somebody should submit a FOIA request for all bodycamera video.

[@TahoeJones]

Where's the video of him climbing the fence? Or holy crap no camera?

[@higher_pwr8178]

Exactly.

[@bamboo851]

The caller needs to realize suspicion is NOT a crime. You put people in danger when you assume with shit like this.

[@stanlee6829]

Karens.. smh

[@kendrick2622]

Reminds me of that episode of South Park, when the student takes a dump in the urinal and the janitor had to clean it up.

[@anitadimaya]

oh god not the hardly boys again!!!

[@reelone595]

Nah they need to cut that man a check! Smh

[@bobroberts2371]

They who?

[@david91311]

Damned if you do damned if you don't

[@tristan_tate_25]

A ridiculous Karen called

[@nelsonserrano6398]

i mean id rather have this happen then what happened in texas

[@ianbattles7290]

I understand that cops have to be able to respond at a moment's notice with limited information, *but that also means it's way too easy for innocent people to end up being held by the police at gunpoint.*

[@jackmehoff7293]

Why the outrage, the police were just responding to a service call.

[@impuseuser]

California's main export is dark humor.

[@bchandle]

Wait this is a school, the police did their job! What in the world are the teachers complaining about? The police should stop going to the school period. This entitled nonsense is what's causing all the BS in todays world. Smh

[@lisalamour6462]

That's right BC!! We want the schools safe!

[@cmcoreas]

Welcome to Pasadena and an introduction to their PD.

[@honcho-mu1zc]

Then they say , "DONT defund the police" They dont even act like them literally they do the opposite of what the word means ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@RIGTHEGIANT]

Why is there outrage over police being overly cautious? It doesn’t matter that he identified himself police have to do their due diligence. The caller is the asshole in this story if he lied.

[@rdavis9977]

Principal mad cuz they got their on Sunday day off lol

[@aeromtb2468]

why are they upset for a cop doing his job? he got a 911 call. so next time PD shouldn’t respond.

[@mborges2133]

Let me guess, the custodial engineer was of Mexican decent...

[@higher_pwr8178]

We don't even know if it was a man or woman or someone in the 20-30 yo age group who has worked at the school for 14 years-figure that one out.

[@jrsoto8284]

Pranksters or old people that don't know that school year is about to start!

[@marshallcoleman8061]

That was FOUL, the person that called could have gotten the janitor killed. It was a false report. The caller lied. Also how dumb are the police. The janitor was in uniform and he had his I.D. but they still put him on the ground for half and hour.

[@lisalamour6462]

That's because Pasadena cops don't have as much chaos to deal with as LAPD. They are going to overreact in favor of confiscating criminals and in favor of their own safety. In any case, better safe than sorry!!!

[@georgerivers6042]

Nobody was upset because it wasn't them..... I'm SURE they THOUGHT of him as a LOWER position person...... those who stick by you are going to fight for you and with you because this definitely needs to go to court

[@TacoJ1LL]

just stop

[@flyingjew2994]

He's a janitor. He's literally at the bottom

[@letherocks32]

This is a non story CBS, get your shit together. That’s why we’ll only hear this crap here.

[@TriniLush7]

Imagine if the caller minded their own business 🙄

[@hughcarrington5647]

Investigating the stupidity.

[@yodaddy3402]

Cops need better training. All they had to do was have a Civilized conversation with the man, its literally 3 AR's vs a Damn JANITOR with a badge. Im not gonna treat someone bad or point a rifle at someone just because someone assumed something. And for the people who are gonna say "But you never experience being a cop, you don't know what its like" it doesn't take Rocket Science to understand on how to do the job correctly.

[@Jr-fl2pq]

Look at your username

[@yodaddy3402]

@@Jr-fl2pq Yeah I'm YoDaddy I'm here to teach you scary ass people some common sense 🤣

[@UpUpDnDnLtRtLtRtBAStart]

“ Despite wearing his suit and ID they still detained him. “

[@kcaruso54]

Well, haven’t you heard of people wearing fake uniforms/badges to get into peoples houses and other places before? It does happen.

[@Jr-fl2pq]

Could’ve been a fake shirt

[@eagleeye5148]

Theres always one lonely and bored old person thats just need to call the cops for nothing.

[@irishammer319]

These schools are always up to no good , thankyou Pasadena PD !

[@limce87]

Feel sorry but this is a crazy time with so many burglary

[@salomonxpwlegion9239]

Neighborz have no life. Janitor that's the word... Not custodian

[@mj1460]

No they are called custodians now or building and grounds workers not Janitors.

[@salomonxpwlegion9239]

@@mj1460 nah I liked to becalled a joe dirt. Real name not fake

[@philevans6456]

It was a Saturday there were no children present, he was in uniform and had worked there for many years, the claim of climbing a fence was a lie. Overkill from the police law suit to follow....

[@andre1987eph]

Janitor could easily have lost his life in a blink of an eye, under a language issue, an angry response at being profiled. Is this the America our Founding Fathers envisioned for their distant offspring? I DON’T THINK SO.

[@turdfurgeson517]

Don’t work on Sunday at a state school alone or you look like your not supposed to be there.

[@hughcarrington5647]

Wicked caller ,not wicked for calling ,as a citizen he has the right ,bu embellishment endangered the man,wicked.

[@badlyniceness2315]

With cell phones,every expert ,is a jerk,and,every jerk is an expert…swat the shatters…

[@badlyniceness2315]

Swat the swatters

[@truther001]

Principal was irate cause he had to come in on the weekend. Oh, never mind. It was Pasadena, not LAUSD.

[@ghostface9039]

Disgusting

[@EROD171]

Lmao blame the police for everything. The ultimate social scapegoat. Stay "woke" my friends.

[@qr330]

Don't call the police. YOU will get in trouble.

[@facitenonvictimarum]

So he was DETAINED! Big effing deal.

[@nikkim2447]

There was no urgency in the caller's voice. He appeared to a little too calm. Hopefully there's video to back up what the caller said. Why would the custodian climb a fence if he or she had access to the building?

[@bobroberts2371]

Might even be a voice altering box.

[@b.visconti1765]

It's down to dam if they do and dam if they don't! Custodians should work Only when School is Open! That would solve the problem!!!

[@henryanaya90]

How would they be able to keep the school clean with hundreds of kids around? Think before you speak smh

[@MissScrapAlot]

That’s between him and his boss….not for you to decide…whomever called obviously lied!

[@benproffitt5957]

Just stupid to get angry. Better safe than sorry when it comes to our kids. It's not like the guy was beaten or anything. Some people you can't satisfy no matter what you do, they are looking for anything to complain about.

[@CajuParkour]

Shame police department

[@lisalamour6462]

No, that's a nice area and they don't want break ins and lunatics. Cops need to be tougher, if anything.

[@MyTwoCents2]

Karen / Daren always gets the benefit of the doubt 👻

[@wlachappelle]

It alright to call the cop but don't lie and add things on

[@ricardodiaz6187]

Wow, BREAKING NEWS.

[@jacktran7024]

Uvalde effect!