The People v. Tyars CA2/2

FACTS

The detention and search On March 10, 2011, at 8:46 a.m. in the City of Arcadia, W. Chu called 911 to report that two Black males in their 20‘s were attempting to break into his house through a rear window. The first male was wearing a light blue shirt and dark colored pants. The second male was wearing a light colored polo shirt with some print on it.1 They aborted the break in, left the property and walked east on Arborlada Drive toward San Carlos Road.

1 In the transcript of the 911 call, Mr. Chu says that the first suspect was wearing ―a light blue shirt.‖ Mrs. Chu then took the phone. She reiterated that the first suspect was wearing a light blue shirt. When asked what color clothing the second suspect was wearing, she stated, ―You know, he‘s also got a polo shirt. It was lighter colored with some print on it.‖

2 San Carlos Road intersects Orange Grove Avenue, which is the dividing line between Arcadia and the City of Sierra Madre. On the Sierra Madre side of Orange Grove Avenue, the street that was San Carlos Road continues on but is named Mountain Trail Avenue. At 8:47 a.m., Sierra Madre Police Officer Henry Amos was patrolling in Sierra Madre, an area that was…