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Video Shows Coyote Chasing Child Outside Pasadena Home
- A security camera at Aida Svelto's Tamarac Drive home captured 3-year-old Salvo Bessemer's screams as a coyote chased him back toward the house on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026.
- During breeding season, Pasadena Humane Center wildlife expert Niltzyn Camacho said coyotes seek mates, den sites and territory, raising daytime sightings as mating season lasts another month.
- Svelto screamed and tried to scare the coyote away as more screaming is heard on the video, saying, 'He grabs onto my legs, I look up, and there is a big, huge coyote.'
- Officials suggest reporting non-emergencies to local resources such as LA County Animal Services Hotline 888-452-7381, and call 911 immediately if attacked, the story said.
- The incident serves as a reminder to residents, as the family had seen coyotes in their Pasadena neighborhood before but none on their property, heightening concern; officials noted coyotes control rodents but pose risks to small pets and rarely humans.
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Video shows coyote following 3-year-old boy at his Pasadena home
Surveillance footage captured a coyote following a 3-year-old boy toward his home in Pasadena earlier this week. At around 1 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 23, on Tamarac Drive, 3-year-old Salvo Bessemer exited his gated courtyard and headed for the driveway, hoping to give his father, Leonard Bessemer, a hug goodbye before he left for work, his father said. Salvo did not find his dad, who had left about five minutes earlier. Instead, he spotted a coyote …
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