A pair of federal court hearings are set Thursday in litigation brought by a group of downtown business owners who sued the county and city of Los Angeles for allegedly failing to clear homeless encampments and create more shelter beds. In Thursday morning’s h... More »
A potentially tragic situation was averted on Tuesday when Pasadena police officers successfully de-escalated a tense standoff with a suicidal man, according to Lt. Edgar Sanchez of the Pasadena Police Department. The incident began when officers responded to ... More »
The Pasadena Human Relations Commission will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. at the Jackie Robinson Community Center. The meeting will be chaired by Sandy Greenstein. The agenda includes an update from the Pasadena Police Departm... More »
In a coordinated takedown, Pasadena’s Street Crime Unit, alongside the U.S. Marshals Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force, culminated a months-long investigation with a multi-location raid on Thursday that resulted in the arrest of an alleged local g... More »
Authorities sought the public’s assistance Thursday in locating a 12-year-old girl who suffers from unspecified medical conditions that require medication and was last seen in Hawthorne. Angel Marie Birchfield was last seen in the 14100 block of South Corday A... More »
Police said Wednesday a local man who has been missing for nearly a week had earlier returned to the U.S. after he and his wife crossed the border into Tijuana, Mexico. 63-year-old Pasadena resident John Magnus French went missing after he went to get food in ... More »
The Pasadena Police Department will conduct a Driving Under the Influence /Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, March 29, at an undisclosed location within Pasadena. In an announcement, the Police Department said DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint locations are... More »
On Monday, March 25 at approximately 12:20 PM, an unidentified man allegedly confronted two male students in parking lot 4, level 5, at Pasadena City College’s main campus and, even though unprovoked, brandished a knife, according to the Pasadena City College ... More »
A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle and killed today on the Ventura (134) Freeway in the Pasadena area. Officers were sent to the westbound 134 Freeway near San Rafael Avenue at about 5:35 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. Information was not imm... More »
A late-night encounter in a Pasadena parking structure turned dangerous Saturday when a man allegedly threatened four visitors with a six-inch knife. According to Pasadena Police Lieutenant Matt Campeau, officers responded to a report of assault with a deadly ... More »
Thieves shattered the glass front door of a Pasadena arts and antiques dealer Friday morning and made off with tens of thousands of dollars worth of valuables, police said. Pasadena Police Lieutenant Matt Campeau said officers responded to the business in the ... More »
A Pasadena city employee’s vehicle was rear-ended by an unknown driver at the intersection of Raymond Avenue and Villa Street on Thursday morning, March 21, according to Pasadena Police Lieutenant Matt Campeau. The suspect, described only as a Black man betwee... More »
