A local Laundromat owner apologized for a verbal exchange with neighbors that led to a boycott of his business and a local protest, according to an online statement. In posts on Facebook and Twitter and in a story first reported by the Pasadena Black Pages, Fa... More »
A man was beaten to death with a baseball bat in commercial district in Azusa Wednesday and a 23-year-old man was arrested. Officers were sent to the 800 block of North Azusa Avenue, between West Ninth Street and West Foothill Boulevard, about 2:15 p.m. regard... More »
Pasadena police officers investigating a residence connected to several burglaries discovered two “cold plated” stolen cars in the driveway Sunday night, authorities said. Cold plating refers to placing legitimate license plates onto stolen vehicles, to camouf... More »
Officers in the Pasadena Police Department have not used the carotid restraint hold in 2020, Pasadena Now has learned. The hold, which cuts off the blood supply to the brain and renders unconsciousness, was suspended by Pasadena police officials yesterday. Alt... More »
A man in his thirties told Pasadena Fire Dept. Urban Search and Rescue crews Sunday about 4:30 p.m. that he had been bitten by a rattlesnake. The USAR crews responded to the Eaton Canyon parking structure where the man told them the rattler was a baby — about ... More »
The Pasadena Police Department announced on Sunday that the department has suspended the use of the carotid restraint control hold. The hold — also known as a sleeper hold — is a method of rendering a person unconscious by restricting the flow of blood to the ... More »
On Friday, June 5, 2020, at about 6:30 a.m., the South Pasadena Police Department began receiving calls of a male pulling on vehicle door handles in the 1500 block of Rollin Street. At the same time, several victims were calling the department to report they w... More »
The Pasadena Police Officers Association released a statement Friday expressing condolences to the family of George Floyd and their “strong condemnation” of how Floyd was killed while in police custody. The statement said “the PPOA is grateful and thankful to ... More »
A state appeals court panel has upheld a man’s conviction for kidnapping two young women who had accepted a ride from him in Pasadena, including one who jumped out of his truck while he was driving. The three-justice panel from California’s 2nd District Court ... More »
Pasadena police responding to calls of a shooting shortly before 11 a.m. discovered an adult man in critical condition in the 100 block of Painter Street on Thursday. According to police, the victim — described as a man in his 20s — was shot by males in a pass... More »
Officers have stopped at least three incidents of potential looting, including one case involving four women, according to Pasadena Police. “Prior to breaking the windows or prior to getting into stores, police officers have been … at the location immediately ... More »
A 30-year-old man who allegedly shot and killed a Pasadena man along Angeles Crest Highway is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Thursday. Prosecutors in Pasadena are expected to lay out their case against Daniel Cervantes to try to convince a judge there’s e... More »
