Reflecting the impact of nearly a month of demonstrations and discussions on police reform, the Pasadena City Council Public Safety Committee will continue its discussion Wednesday on the formation of a civilian police review board. Pasadena, and the nation at... More »
Pasadena Water and Power officials warned customers Tuesday of an increase in scams and attempted scams run by con artists pretending to be utility workers amid the pandemic. Whether through phone calls, online solicitations or home visits, scammers pose as re... More »
Authorities are asking the public’s help in finding a 64-year-old man with schizophrenia who went missing from an assisted living home in Pasadena more than a week ago. Fu Yan Xu was last seen June 30 at the Pasadena Adult Living Center, 1415 N. Garfield Ave.,... More »
Police are hunting for a man who opened fire on an apartment occupied by a woman and seven children in Pasadena early Tuesday, injuring one child who was struck by flying glass and another who was hurt while diving for cover, police said. The attack, which was... More »
The Pasadena Police Department on Monday released 911 audio as well as body-worn camera footage related to a call involving a possibly suicidal person that a man and woman say led to four officers improperly searching their apartment and violating their privac... More »
A fire tore through a detached residential garage in Pasadena, ultimately leading to its collapse, amid reports of possible ammunition exploding inside on Monday afternoon, authorities said. The fire was reported about 1:45 p.m. in the 2000 block of Galbreth, ... More »
A woman was detained after leading authorities on a pursuit in an allegedly stolen SUV that ended along Sierra Madre Boulevard in Pasadena on Sunday evening, officials said. The chase began just after 7 p.m. when the woman drove a Lincoln SUV through a closure... More »
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena is set to hear arguments in the case of two screenwriters who claim Disney pirated their ideas for the smash hit “Pirates of the Carribean” film series. The copyright lawsuit was dismissed by a judge :with prejudice... More »
The Pasadena Police received 400 calls for service solely about illegal fireworks on July 4. According to Police Chief John Perez, the fireworks calls exceeded the typical 300 calls for service for all incidents the department averages daily. On July 4, 36 c... More »
A man who was apparently suffering a mental health episode climbed atop a convenience store, damaged equipment and held police at bay with a pole for hours Saturday morning. Police closed the immediate area about 9:30 a.m. and stopped traffic near the 7-Eleven... More »
A Pasadena-based attorney has been hired by the city of Alameda to conduct an independent investigation into the arrest of a Black man after he was seen dancing in a street in May. The arrest led to a public outcry and allegations of racial profiling and exces... More »
The California Highway Patrol is set to launch it’s Independence Day weekend “maximum enforcement period on Friday evening with a particular focus on removing intoxicated drivers from the roads. The period of extra enforcement was scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. ... More »
