Wednesday, May 20, 2020 | 6:21 am
A Pasadena man is the only defendant who has not pleaded guilty in an alleged scheme to buy homes to convert into illegal marijuana grow houses. Jimmy Yu, 45, is accused of being a caretaker of grow houses in San Bernardino County. He is scheduled for trial ne... More »
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 | 4:50 am
Los Angeles County is set to launch a mobile app to make it easier to report cases of price gouging and phony COVID-19 remedies, the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs announced Monday. Reports of price gouging on essential goods have been widespread ... More »
Monday, May 18, 2020 | 1:18 pm
A former Colton resident and her boyfriend were behind bars today, facing federal charges alleging they collected ransom money as part of a kidnapping scheme where Southern California residents, including the family member of a Pasadena woman, were grabbed in ... More »
Monday, May 18, 2020 | 3:00 am
A Pasadena Police Department spokesperson told Pasadena Now that it could be 30 days before the department can release video of an officer involved shooting that occurred on May 8. Lloyd Nelson Jr. was fatally shot at 3:35 p.m. at the conclusion of a vehicle p... More »
Friday, May 15, 2020 | 4:59 pm
An ex-employee and customer of a Pasadena skincare store filed suit Friday in federal court in Los Angeles, alleging they were secretly recorded by the owners in violation of invasion of privacy laws. Samantha Vasquez and Carlos Quiles allege in the suit that ... More »
Friday, May 15, 2020 | 6:35 am
[Updated May 16, 2020 | 6:00 a.m.] A Pasadena man was killed in a crash between a vehicle and a semi-truck on the eastbound Foothill (210) Freeway in Sylmar and a stretch of the freeway was closed Friday morning for an investigation into the accident. The man ... More »
Thursday, May 14, 2020 | 11:49 am
A status hearing regarding the mental competency of a woman accused of murdering a foster mother in Pasadena was continued to another date on Thursday. Prosecutors have charged Mary Jean O’Connor with one count of murder in the death of Jeri Douglas. O’Connor’... More »
Thursday, May 14, 2020 | 10:21 am
While the fate of the 2021 Tournament of Roses parade remains uncertain, the Public Safety Committee has approved a contract with the state highway patrol for law enforcement on New Year’s Day and New Year’s Eve. Tournament president Robert Miller said no deci... More »
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 | 2:06 pm
An increase in dogs biting children has been reported in Los Angeles County as more children are home full-time during the coronavirus pandemic. Most of the dog bites have occurred while a family dog was eating, playing with a toy, challenged, or hurt by a chi... More »
Monday, May 11, 2020 | 11:08 am
A 26-year-old man was charged Monday with the fatal stabbing of a Pasadena woman in a Westminster hotel two years ago. Aryan Vito Smith is charged with murder with a sentencing enhancement allegation of the personal use of a deadly weapon in the death of 22-ye... More »
Sunday, May 10, 2020 | 4:29 pm
The Pasadena Police Department released the identity of a man shot and killed by police on Friday following a pursuit. According to statement released Sunday, detectives so far have not located a residence for Lloyd Nelson Jr., 47 and still are investigating h... More »
Sunday, May 10, 2020 | 5:37 am
A Pasadena man accused of stabbing his mother to death in the home they shared is scheduled to in a Pasadena courtroom on Wednesday. Alex Edward Evans, 32, faces one count of murder with an allegation of using a knife as a deadly and dangerous weapon, for alle... More »