“There are too many firearms in our community,” Pasadena Police Chief Phillip Sanchez told a packed meeting of about 85 community members and leaders, clergy and activists at the Women’s City Club Friday afternoon focused on addressing a series of gang shootin... More »
Pasadena police officers are on the lookout for two men who attempted to rob a resident in the 1000 block of North Michigan Avenue Thursday afternoon, but ran when the resident fought them off with a lamp. As they escaped, the suspects’ vehicle hit another veh... More »
A 42-year-old Pasadena woman lost her handbag and an undisclosed amount of money during a strong-arm robbery Wednesday night. Police said the woman was walking on the sidewalk northbound on Los Robles Avenue at about 10 p.m. when a man in his 20s came up from ... More »
An elderly Pasadena resident and his son were hospitalized with injuries after they confronted and subdued a violent burglar who broke into their home Tuesday night, police said. The suspect, whom the pair restrained until police arrived, was also injured and ... More »
A spate of retaliatory gang-related shootings over the last few days in Northwest Pasadena dominated the discussion at Monday evening’s City Council meeting. Councilmembers congratulated the Pasadena Police Department for swift arrests of 10 members of the gan... More »
Pasadena-based celebrity doctor Dr. Drew said he “felt bad” for four young Chicago adults who are now in custody for allegedly kidnapping and torturing a disabled man and streaming the incident on Facebook live. The story of the four — two young men and two yo... More »
After Pasadena Now reported that Pasadena is experiencing a rising number of home burglaries in an article on January 4, 2016, we received a number of requests from residents for information on what they can do to prevent becoming victims. Here, staff writer B... More »
In response to the January 6, double homicide and the injuring of two others, the Pasadena Police has increased patrols throughout the city. Despite a strong police presence, on January 7th, a fifth person was shot and expected to recover. Pasadena Police dete... More »
Pasadena police officers arrested seven more suspected gang members in two traffic stops Sunday afternoon and early Monday morning, after a series of shooting incidents in the city that have left two people dead and three others wounded. In each traffic stops,... More »
Shootings attributed to local gangs left two people dead and three wounded, one critically, in a pair of incidents in Northwest Pasadena on Friday and Saturday. Pasadena police reacted with heightened patrols which netted multiple arrests and weapons, includin... More »
A traffic stop Saturday afternoon by Pasadena police led to a Northwest Pasadena neighborhood shut down when police and Altadena Sheriff’s deputies flooded the area and captured three armed felons, authorities said. Initially two suspects in a vehicle driving ... More »
A young man was shot at about 4:45 p.m. Saturday while attending a vigil along Claremont Street for the victims of a shooting Friday night which killed two and wounded two, according to witnesses and police. Pasadena Fire Department spokesperson Lisa Derderia... More »
