Disturbing incident in Old Pasadena

Here's the kind of story folks trying to finish their holiday shopping in Old Pasadena don't want to hear. Police are looking for a transient who attacked a passerby. From the Star-News:

A man who didn't provide a hand-out to a panhandler was stabbed in the hand near Colorado Boulevard and Pasadena Avenue in Old Pasadena, police said.

The attack occurred about 8 p.m. Wednesday, after the panhandler approached the victim and asked for money, Pasadena Police Department Lt. Randell Taylor said.

When the victim said he didn't have any money, the panhandler pulled out a knife and tried to stab him. The victim put his hands up to protect himself and was stabbed in the hand, Taylor said. He was treated at a hospital.

-- Shelby Grad