Pasadena Police Department and Fire Department officials, along with local and state Animal Control authorities, were involved Tuesday in removing a 200-pound bear from a tree. PPD received a call Tuesday afternoon that a bear was in a tree at a residence loca... More »
Police are seeking a man they believe robbed a teenage boy of his cell phone at gunpoint Tuesday evening. At about 8:30 p.m., a teenage boy was walking on Villa Street when a beige colored Mercedes stopped beside him, said Pasadena Police Department Lt. Bruce ... More »
In a festive ceremony Tuesday evening, Blair IB Magnet School graduated 155 of its seniors. Blair is an International Baccalaureate school that serves gifted students in grades 7 through 12. Students who are accepted to the middle or high school must adhere to... More »
The man accused of murder in the May shooting death of David Crosby Jr. has been arraigned in Los Angeles County Superior Court and now awaits a June 25 preliminary hearing, court records show. Dwayne Rice, 29, is being held in Los Angeles County Jail on no bo... More »
A 56-year-old Pasadena man is in custody for allegedly hitting a friend with a shovel during an argument, police said. Juan Flores and the victim, another male with whom he was reportedly friends, were drinking alcohol Sunday afternoon when they started to arg... More »
The purchase of a new helicopter for the Pasadena Police Department was approved by City Council in September, now the Council will vote on whether to approve the credit financing plan for the purchase during its Monday meeting. If the resolution is passed at ... More »
Arrests of both juveniles and adults have been made in two recent armed robberies, police said. Carlos Mercado, 18, of Pasadena, Michael Vasquez, 19, of Pasadena, and Rodolfo Vasquez, 22, of Corona, were arrested Friday on suspicion of armed robbery, said Pasa... More »
Authorities were investigating a Friday home invasion robbery when they found a man, not connected to the robbery, in possession of brass knuckles, police said. Three black men in a white utility pickup truck allegedly committed a home invasion-style robbery i... More »
Three unidentified men are wanted by police for questioning in a home invasion robbery that happened Friday morning. At about 11 a.m. Friday, a black man between ages 18 and 25 knocked on the door of a home in the 500 block of West Howard Street and asked to u... More »
A 26-year-old Glendale man was arrested for drunken driving Saturday morning after crashing into a police car, police said. Levon Grigoryan was attempting to parallel park his Mercedes SL500 in the 300 block of Colorado Boulevard at about 1 a.m. Saturday, said... More »
A man accused of burglarizing locker rooms at 24 Hour Fitness centers in Pasadena has been arrested, police said Thursday. Anthony Esparza, 31, of Pasadena, is being held on suspicion of burglarizing lockers at 24 Hour Fitness centers on South Lake Avenue and ... More »
A Cliff Drive property was burglarized early Wednesday morning while the resident was home, police said. At about 6 a.m. Wednesday, Pasadena Police Department officers went to a residence in the 400 block of Cliff Drive in response to a burglary report, said P... More »
