A man armed with a handgun robbed a clothing store in Old Pasadena on Thursday, police said. The crime took place about 11 a.m. at the 2nd Street clothing store, 113 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena police Lt. Anthony Burgess said. The robber entered the business t... More »
The presiding judge of Los Angeles County’s court system Thursday announced a voluntary pilot program that will allow litigants to get a prompt non-jury trial in cases assigned to Personal Injury Hub courtrooms. Presiding Judge Eric C. Taylor said the pilot pr... More »
A 28-year-old San Marino man who drove a flag-adorned truck with a license plate reading “WAR R1G” through a group of demonstrators in Pasadena who were protesting the murder of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis last year agreed to plead guilty to 11 feder... More »
An appeals court this week rejected a bid from a former city employee and a contractor convicted in a multimillion-dollar embezzlement scheme targeting Pasadena utility funds to have their convictions overturned. Danny Wooten, 57, who was responsible for imple... More »
Uber driver Mingzhi Zhu, a 42-year-old father of young children who lived in South Pasadena, was one of two people killed early Tuesday morning in a series of shootings carried out by a man in a Jeep Cherokee at several locations in and around downtown Los Ang... More »
Suicide was suspected after a man’s body was found in Desiderio Neighborhood Park beneath the Colorado Street Bridge in Pasadena early Tuesday, officials said. A city employee discovered the body just after 6:15 a.m. on the grounds of the park, 10 N. Arroyo Bl... More »
Police in Pasadena are mounting a special enforcement campaign on Friday to look for intoxicated drivers, officials said. The operation will take place citywide, the Pasadena Police Department said in a written statement. “The Pasadena Police Department remind... More »
Two men forced their way into a home in Pasadena’s Hastings Ranch neighborhood Friday night before the screams of two young sisters who were inside apparently scared them off, authorities said. The break-in took place about 8:50 p.m. at a home in the 800 block... More »
Police arrested a man and woman who were sought in connection with a robbery earlier this year after recognizing the suspects during a traffic stop in Pasadena on Friday, officials said. Officers pulled over a car for traffic violations about 7:15 p.m. at Sunn... More »
Police arrested a parolee Thursday after they say he threatened his ex-girlfriend with a gun in Pasadena. Dionza Lamont Blue, 26, of Van Nuys was booked on suspicion of domestic violence and weapon-related violation following the incident, which unfolded just... More »
The presiding judge of Los Angeles County’s court system issued an order Thursday authorizing a new set of emergency continuances in criminal cases as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The order affected cases being conducted in Pasadena’s courthouse, at 300 ... More »
Senate Bills 715 and 387, authored by state Sen. Anthony J. Portantino (D-Pasadena), were approved this week by the Senate Public Safety Committee. SB 715 addresses the validity of a hunting license and independent review of gun possession disputes. SB 387 is ... More »
