A couple entered no contest pleas Tuesday for their roles in the fatal stabbing of a man in the parking lot of the Rose Bowl in 2018, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Miguel Castaneda, 24, of Los Angeles entered the plea to one felo... More »
A 10-year-old girl is missing from an Altadena group home and authorities are asking the public’s help to locate her. Lelani Collins was last seen leaving her group home in the 700 block of W. Mountain View Street in Altadena on Monday at approximately, 12:45 ... More »
A status hearing regarding the mental competency of a woman accused of murdering a foster mother in Pasadena continues today in a Hollywood court. Mary Jean O’Connor is charged with one count of murder in the death of Jeri Douglas. O’Connor, 44, allegedly obta... More »
Pasadena police said Sunday a man believed to have robbed a Chase Bank in Old Pasadena last month was arrested in Long Beach. The suspect was linked to a series of Southland bank heists. Pasadena detectives said in a statement that the suspect originally got a... More »
Pasadena police released a “community brief” which summarized noteworthy incidents which occurred last month. The report is comprised of “snapshots of the one-thousand calls received by the Pasadena Police Communications on an average day,”... More »
An allegedly intoxicated driver rammed a parked car with his Dodge Challenger with such force Friday morning it ended up in a home’s living room. The 1:44 a.m. collision sent the parked car flying into the living room of a house in 2500 block of East Villa Str... More »
The Pasadena Firefighters Union expressed support of Acting Fire Chief Bryan Frieders on Wednesday when contacted by Pasadena Now. “We are confident in Chief Frieders’ leadership and his ability to carry out the Fire Department’s Mission,” said Sean Timoney, p... More »
A woman was transported to a local hospital with smoke inhalation and a home in the 600 block of Penn Street was severely damaged by fire Wednesday night. The 7:33 p.m. blaze brought a large fire and police department response to the blaze in a single-story, w... More »
Ex-L.A. County Sheriff behind bars in Texas for obstruction of justice and lying to FBI The man who ran the nation’s largest sheriff’s department for 15 years is now behind bars. Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca began serving a three-year federal\ pr... More »
The Pasadena Police Department has linked a 2015 homicide to an earlier murder in 2013. According to a statement that cites public information and sources close to the Denver Lanes street gang, Tyrone English and Monte Russell’s murders are linked by an intern... More »
Authorities arrested 11 people and recovered three firearms while searching illegal marijuana dispensaries in Altadena, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced Monday. The searches took place during the last two weeks of January at two dispensari... More »
A Pasadena man allegedly unleashed a violent attack on a woman with whom he had four children, smashed up the interior of the victim’s apartment then stole her car and fled early Monday morning. He was located and arrested later in the morning. Pasadena police... More »
