[UPDATED] A Pasadena man pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal kidnapping charge in connection with the kidnap-for-ransom of a Santa Ana man in San Gabriel two years ago, who prosecutors said died after being repeatedly beaten and shocked with a Taser before hi... More »
A man was beaten by a group of eight attackers, pistol-whipped and robbed in a residential neighborhood in Pasadena on Wednesday night, officials said. The crime took place about 9:15 p.m. in the 100 block of West Hammond Street, just west of North Fair Oaks A... More »
A Pasadena man is expected to plead guilty Thursday to a federal charge alleging he took part in the kidnapping of a Southern California luxury car dealer who was held for $2 million ransom, beaten, killed and buried in the Mojave desert. Anthony Valladares, 2... More »
A Pasadena man pleaded guilty today to federal charges of using the internet to stalk and threaten to injure, rape, or kill women who refused to date him. Sam Hughes, 31, faces a total maximum of 30 years in prison on the felony charges of stalking, witness ta... More »
Prosecutors on Wednesday filed a murder charge against a repeat DUI offender accused of being drunk when he fatally struck a pedestrian along Washington Boulevard in Pasadena on Friday night, authorities said. Martin Cesar Villagomez, 48, of Pasadena entered n... More »
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday renewed a $20,000 reward for information in the unsolved killing of a 27-year-old Altadena man who was gunned down in Pasadena nearly five years ago. Robert Calderon was shot and killed about 10:45 p.m. on... More »
A Pasadena man is expected to plead guilty Wednesday to federal charges of using the internet to stalk and threaten to injure, rape or kill women who refused to date him. Sam Hughes, 31, faces a total maximum sentence of 30 years’ imprisonment on the felony ch... More »
A man reported being held at gunpoint, struck with the buttstock of a rifle, robbed and carjacked in a residential neighborhood in Pasadena on Monday afternoon, police said. The crime took place just before 7 p.m in the 200 block of Carlton Avenue, just east o... More »
[UPDATED] A strike team of Pasadena Fire Department firefighters has deployed to help their counterparts in Orange County battle the raging Blue Ridge Fire, officials said. Two engine crews composed of six firefighters, two fire captains, and a battalion chief... More »
Fire officials lifted Red Flag parking restrictions in Pasadena on Tuesday. The restrictions were put into effect Monday as gusting Santa Ana winds contributed to extreme fire danger, Pasadena city officials said. They expired at 8 a.m. Tuesday. “Thank you for... More »
A man was believed to be suffering from a medical problem when he collided with four other cars in Pasadena Sunday before police used their patrol cars to pin his vehicle in place, officials said. The incident was first reported about 6:30 p.m. as a series of ... More »
Pasadena fire officials enacted Red Flag parking restrictions in Pasadena on Monday, as the region was under both a High Wind Warning and Red Flag Warning for fire danger. The parking restrictions for the narrow roads at Pasadena’s urban-wildlife interface too... More »
