The Pasadena Police Department is increasing patrols over the next few weeks in response to a violent weekend that included a fatal stabbing and two shootings, officials said. The public can expect to see a “noticeable increase” in officers out on the streets,... More »
Police investigated gunfire heard by officers and witnesses in a residential neighborhood in Pasadena early Sunday, but ultimately found no victims or suspects, officials said. Officers were patrolling in the area of Raymond Avenue and Hammond Street when they... More »
Police were seeking a man who beat and raped a woman at a Pasadena apartment complex on Sunday evening, authorities said. The attack took place about 7:45 p.m. in the area of Fair Oaks Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena police Lt. Pete Hettema said. A wom... More »
Nearly 900 firefighters backed up by nine water- and retardant-dropping aircraft battled the 33,312-acre Bobcat Fire Monday, working to protect communities in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, including Arcadia and Sierra Madre where some residents w... More »
The City Council’s Public Safety Committee will consider approving a recommendation authorizing the City Manager to pay up to $80,000 for automatic license plate readers (ALPR). The city has been transitioning its license plate readers to another vendor. It ha... More »
A drive-by shooting at Villa Parke in Pasadena late Sunday left an 18-year-old man and a 14-year-old girl critically wounded, authorities said. The attack took place shortly after 8:30 p.m. at the park, 363 E. Villa Street. An 18-year-old Altadena man and a 1... More »
On Sunday Supervisor Kathryn Barger signed a proclamation to declare a local emergency in Los Angeles County as a result of the Bobcat Fire located in the San Gabriel Valley. The Bobcat Fire ignited on September 6 in the Angeles National Forest, north of the c... More »
Police have noted encountering a rising number of guns on the streets of Pasadena this year, and a growing proportion of them have been unserialized, unregistered firearms commonly known as “ghost guns,” which can be easily and cheaply obtained without a backg... More »
A man who was seen brandishing a gun at La Pintoresca Park in Pasadena on Saturday was taken into custody without a struggle after complying with orders of responding police officers to drop the weapon and surrender, officials said. The tense encounter unfolde... More »
[Updated] Three men died, another was hospitalized in grave condition and three others were recovering after six separate incidents of suspected fentanyl overdoses in Pasadena on Friday and Saturday, authorities said. The overdoses took place at six different... More »
A car smashed into another parked car and a block wall after coming under gunfire in Pasadena early Saturday, police said. Two occupants of the car were seen running from the wreck and no victims were found in the area or at local hospitals following the shoot... More »
? [UPDATED] A smoke advisory will be in effect Saturday for Pasadena as the Bobcat Fire in the Angeles National Forest that has blackened 29,245 acres and is only 6% contained continues to burn just above Monrovia. The Bobcat Fire, which erupted midday Sund... More »
