[UPDATED] Officials evacuated the parking structure of a Pasadena medical building and summoned a hazardous material response crew Friday after a leak of what was ultimately determined to be nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, authorities said. The incident was fi... More »
Police arrested a man following an apparently random attack on a woman as she walked along Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena on Thursday afternoon, officials said. Tyrone Sams, 33, described as a local transient, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly... More »
With outrage growing nationwide over a reported increase in hate crimes targeting Asian Americans, police say no such crimes have been reported in Pasadena this year. Reacting to reports of increased incidents of hate targeting Asian Americans throughout the c... More »
A man accused of robbery and assault for allegedly holding up a Pasadena Roscoe’s House of Chicken & Waffles, fleeing with only food, last month after being denied service for not wearing a face mask pleaded not guilty to criminal charges on Thursday, official... More »
Arraignment was postponed Thursday until Monday for a man charged with fatally stabbing his mother and uncle at their Altadena home while she was on a Zoom call with colleagues from Pasadena City College — one of whom witnessed part of the attack. Robert Cotto... More »
Police arrested a man Wednesday on suspicion of murder in connection with a violent, high-speed crash in Pasadena in December that left another driver dead, authorities said. Investigators found and arrested Anthony Marcus Houston, 36, in Ontario late Wednesda... More »
A man was charged today with fatally stabbing his mother and uncle at their Altadena home while his mother was on a Zoom call with colleagues from Pasadena City College — one of whom witnessed part of the attack. Robert Cotton, 32, was set to be arraigned late... More »
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced Wednesday that it will resume enforcing state and county parking ordinances next week following a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Enforcement of street sweeping parking restrictions, red tag violations... More »
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is seeking to quash a subpoena requiring him to sit down with Inspector General Max Huntsman on Thursday to discuss deputy “secret societies” that many criminal justice advocates characterize as gangs. Huntsman’s offi... More »
A crane for the filming of a movie fell on a two-story home in unincorporated East Pasadena Tuesday evening but no one was injured. Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched about 10:30 p.m. to the 3600 block of San Pasqual Avenue, near Rosemead Boulevard, a... More »
Investigators have identified a man and woman who were allegedly stabbed to death by a relative at their home in Altadena on Monday, prompting mourning at Pasadena City College, where the woman worked for more than a decade. Carol Brown, 67, and her brother Ke... More »
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today approved District Attorney George Gascon’s request to appoint a special prosecutor to assist with cases of alleged police misconduct. The supervisors offered no comment before voting on the matter. Gascon plans... More »
