A 54-year-old Pasadena man threatened to kill himself with a gun in front of his wife and family Saturday, at one point firing a bullet into the floor and hitting his wife before arriving officers were able to take him into custody. Pasadena police Lt John Mer... More »
An alleged robber was arrested just minutes after he demanded his victim’s money and cellphone in an Old Pasadenas encounter around 1:55 a.m. Saturday morning. Pasadena police Lieutenant John Mercado said that during the confrontation the victim, who was sitti... More »
As of June 1st, 2015 the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District (SGVMVCD) is monitoring over 1,700 swimming pools that are either empty or unmaintained in the 241 square miles that make up their District. This daunting number directly impacts ... More »
Kirk Summers becomes the third Fire Chief for South Pasadena, San Marino and San Gabriel this year. Summers, whose position is qualified as “interim,” leads the tri-city fire department command staff for the local cities after the second interim chief, Mark Ph... More »
A man perched three stories above the ground in a construction tower crane threatened to jump to his death this morning just yards from where last Friday the body of a presumed suicide victim was found at the Metro’s parking structure for the Sierra Madre Vill... More »
The Corner Bakery in the 300 block of South Lake Avenue was evacuated and the street was closed to traffic Thursday afternoon about 2:15 p.m. when smoke rose out of an underground electrical vault in front of the restaurant. Lisa Derderian of the Pasadena Fir... More »
Last week, Huntington Memorial Hospital and Pasadena Fire Department hosted a free, Hands-Only CPR Training at the Paseo Colorado in Pasadena. CPR instructors demonstrated the basics and proper techniques of Hands-Only CPR for teens and adults. Over two hundre... More »
A 37-year-old Pasadena woman came home to her apartment in the 500 block of South Los Robles Avenue shortly before 9 p.m. Monday night to find a man she didn’t know sitting on her living room couch. Pasadena Police Lt. John Luna said when the victim rushed bac... More »
The Pasadena City Council adjourned Monday night in memory of John Kendall, a citizen volunteer at the Pasadena Police Department who donated over 8,000 hours of his time and is remembered as the Department’s jovial Santa Claus during its annual holiday gift b... More »
Monday at 1:00 pm, a call came into the Altadena Sheriff’s Station for a dog that had collapsed from possible heat stroke. The hiker, a 20-year-old female from Downey, Calif. was hiking in the Eaton Canyon Nature Center with her dog, when the dog appeared leth... More »
The Fire Department reminds everyone to take precautions with elevated temperatures this week. Lack of rain this year means area vegetation and brush is extremely dry. Pasadena Fire Department Officials urge extra care when using landscaping equipment as spar... More »
Police statistics released last week show a climb in reported local crimes of 12% so far this year over last, with a 74% spike in vehicle burglaries and disturbing 29% increase in rapes. The murder rate has dropped, however, back to the 2012 level. “Current ... More »
