Pasadena police officers are searching for at least two men in a black SUV armed with a handgun who went on a brazen armed robbery spree at three locations within an hour on Thursday night. Two of the robberies occurred a single block apart on one street, Nort... More »
The Pasadena Fire Department has named Dr. Roger Yang as its new Medical Director in an announcement today. In this position, Dr. Yang provides advice and coordinates the medical aspects of field care as defined by the Los Angeles County Department of Health S... More »
A Pasadena man who shot and killed his live-in girlfriend, her 91-year-old father and a Good Samaritan in a shooting rampage in Pasadena in 2014 was sentenced Wednesday to 181 years to life in prison, the District Attorney’s Office announced. John Izeal Smith... More »
On January 29, 2017, a Sierra Madre Police officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a vehicle code violation. Further investigation revealed the driver, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle driving with an expired driver’s license and the vehicle’... More »
Pasadena police officers arrested a 37-year-old homeless man Monday afternoon after he alleged blocked traffic with his bicycle and then struck at a vehicle with a machete. Luckily, the vehicle’s driver, a 48-year-old Pasadena woman, was able to drive away and... More »
Editor’s Note: In this report, Pasadena Chief of Police Phillip Sanchez reviews noteworthy incidents which occurred or were concluded in recent weeks in Pasadena. Critical Incidents: On September 8, 2016, Gerardo Gil Sanchez assaulted two co-works with a wood ... More »
A group of alleged gang members fought with Pasadena police and one gang member reportedly commanded his dog to attack officers in a confrontation this afternoon which sent one officer to a hospital and five suspects to jail. The incident quickly escalated whe... More »
Pasadena Police Department gang unit officers arrested five suspected gang members after allegedly finding handguns in their possession in two separate traffic stops in Pasadena Saturday afternoon. The first arrest occurred in the intersection of Los Robles Av... More »
California Gov. Jerry Brown has proclaimed a State of Emergency covering 50 counties in the state, after receiving initial damage reports from the January rainstorms. With the proclamation, residents and businesses in Pasadena and throughout the state are advi... More »
Two Good Samaritans ended up in the spotlight of the Pasadena Police helicopter Tuesday morning when a caller reported they were breaking into a car in a motel parking lot about 2 a.m. Responding police quickly determined the pair were simply trying to help th... More »
Editor’s Note: In this report, Pasadena Chief of Police Phillip Sanchez reviews noteworthy incidents which occurred or were concluded in recent weeks in Pasadena. Critical Incidents: On January 6, at 11:58 a.m., a male Caucasian climbed over a wall to gai... More »
South Pasadena police officers arrested a 15-year-old boy after an altercation early Saturday morning that resulted in injuries to a 23-year-old man in the 1700 block of Grevelia Street in South Pasadena. A South Pasadena Police Department statement said offic... More »
