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Police present NIBRS report showing DUI enforcement uptick and spike in identity-theft reports
Summary
Lieutenant Shannon Robledo told the Public Safety Commission that DUI enforcement rose in October and that identity-theft reports showed a large percentage increase; the department said identity-theft statistics are tracked by victim residence and can reflect crimes discovered months after they occurred.
Lieutenant Shannon Robledo presented the South Pasadena Police Department's NIBRS (National Incident-Based Reporting System) summary for September and October 2025 and answered commissioners' questions on Dec. 23.
Robledo said fatal traffic accidents showed no month-to-month percentage change; both September incidents were solo collisions. He told the commission October's increase in adult arrests was largely attributable to stepped-up nighttime DUI enforcement: officers working targeted DUI patrols and interagency traffic enforcement contributed to higher arrest counts.
Robledo also drew attention to a large increase in identity-theft reports, noting the department's exhibit of a "1800%" rise in recorded identity-theft incidents in the reporting period. He cautioned that identity-theft reporting is difficult to interpret because victims often discover fraud months after it occurs: "Something coulda occurred in January, and they're barely finding out about it in October," Robledo said.
On tracking, Robledo said reports are logged by where the resident lives: "So it's tracked by where the resident lives. So someone could have been a victim and the crime started two states away or a different county. However, because the victim lives here in our city, we're obligated to take that report." Commissioners and staff discussed outreach options to reach seniors and other groups at higher risk from phishing schemes; officials suggested partnerships between the police department and the new public information officer and senior-center programs to promote online-billing alternatives and fraud awareness.
No geographic concentration or specific pattern for the increases was immediately apparent; Robledo said he would research the apparent doubling in aggravated-assault counts and report back to the commission.
