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 »
Pasadena police have identified the man they believe is the suspect in a case of sexual battery against a homeless woman. The unidentified woman and her boyfriend were asleep in their encampment Saturday in the 400 block of South Raymond Avenue when about 2:50... More »
Editor’s Note: In this report, Pasadena Chief of Police Phillip Sanchez reviews noteworthy incidents which occurred over the past several weeks in Pasadena. On May 27, at about 2:00 a.m., Pasadena Police Officer Thomas investigated a vehicle burglary in the 26... More »
A group of nine hikers was rescued by two Sheriff’s helicopters and ground search and rescue teams after becoming stranded on a steep cliff above Eaton Canyon Thursday evening. None of the hikers was injured. The group was originally spotted around 6 p.m. by A... More »
Pasadena police said a missing woman whom they say is on medication and suffers from mental illness was found about 9 p.m. Tuesday night. Police had reported that Audrey Sauer, 27, was missing and last seen about 6:19 p.m. tonight on foot, walking north from... More »
UPDATE: According to Rachel Janbek from the City of Pasadena Public Health Department, Lee’s Sandwiches’ health permit was reinstated this morning. City Public Health Department inspectors have temporarily closed Lee’s Sandwiches on 766 E. Colorado Blvd. in Pa... More »
The Pasadena Fire Department Disaster Advisory Council has announced a “Map Your Neighborhood Workshop” on Wednesday, June 3, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Pasadena Boy’s and Girl’s Club, 3230 E. Del Mar Blvd. This training will allow you to be better prepare... More »
A man seen running through the Pasadena City College brandishing a handgun was arrested blocks away after being spotted in the evening dusk by a police helicopter. Authorities said campus police watching live surveillance video saw a man running across the cam... More »
On Monday, May 18, 2015, shortly before 7:00 p.m., a male minor advised his mother that he had been sexually assaulted while in the dressing room area at the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center located at 360 N. Arroyo Blvd, Pasadena. The minor’s mother immediately repor... More »
Police today said that missing 14-year-old John Muir student Talya Thompson has been in communication with her parents and is believed to be unharmed, but her location remains unknown and detectives are still hard at work searching for her. Pasadena police Lt.... More »
A Las Vegas man died in an apparent suicide at a Pasadena motel, according to a report from Pasadena Police Lieutenant John Luna. The call came in at 11:25 a.m. on May 18, as a report of a possible suicide. Luna told Pasadena Now that motel staff went to the d... More »
Pasadena police say a 14-year-old girl last seen Friday, May 15 leaving the campus of John Muir High School has still not been found. Talya Thompson was reportedly seen by her sister walking away from the school at 1905 Lincoln Avenue around 11 a.m. The teen ... More »
