Crime & Safety
Deputies Arrest JPL Gate Runner
A JPL security guard found 10 empty beer cans on the man Crescenta Valley Sheriff's deputies say ignored the space agency's check point.
Authorities arrested a La Crescenta man on suspicion of driving under the influence after he allegedly blew through a security check point at
When a security guard found 47-year-old Stephen Waugh in the visitor's parking lot, he allegedly stood next to a box of empty beer cans, with additional empty cans on the floor of the car, according to a report at the .
During the 2:30 a.m. incident on Feb. 25, the security guard told deputies Waugh appeared confused, allegedly saying he was "in Pasadena somewhere,'' the report states. The suspect was cooperative, but was unable to perform during sobriety tests, according to the report.
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The investigating officer reported finding five empty cans of beer on the cabin of the vehicle as well as five more empty bottles in the miscellaneous box of beer found outside the vehicle.
