A 29-year-old man pleaded guilty Friday to fatally stabbing a Pasadena woman in a Westminster hotel six years ago. Aryan Vito Smith made an open plea of murder with a sentencing enhancement for using a deadly weapon on Friday. A hearing is scheduled for May 10... More »
Shortly before the first of two forums on pretextual stops, Pasadena Police Chief Gene Harris said he was looking forward to the event. “I’m anxious to hear the discussion brought forth by community members. It’s a wonderful opportunity for interaction between... More »
The Pasadena Community Police Oversight Commission will conduct a special meeting Thursday that kicks off with a community forum on police pretext stops. The Commission will first introduce the concept of pretextual stops and explain their full research and as... More »
A man and a woman were killed early Tuesday in a fiery SUV crash in Altadena, authorities said. California Highway Patrol officers called at about 1 a.m. to 64 West Loma Alta Drive found an overturned vehicle engulfed in flames, CHP Officer Sean Lough told Cit... More »
A 27-year-old Pasadena man was stabbed multiple times early Sunday morning over an argument about a comment made regarding the victim’s girlfriend, Pasadena police Lt. Tim Bundy said. The alleged stabbing occurred around 2:33 a.m. Sunday. The victim reportedly... More »
An ex-employee of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena was ordered to pay a $10,000 fine Monday for having used federal COVID-19 relief loans to pay off his real estate debt and fund an illegal marijuana cultivation project. Armen Hovanesian, 32, who w... More »
A man and a woman were killed in a fiery car crash Tuesday in Altadena. RMS News reported the killed were a man and a woman in their 20’s. California Highway Patrol officers were called to 64 West Loma Alta and Loma View Drive at around 1:03 a.m., where they f... More »
The trial for Tanaj Johnson and Joseph Mekhi Knowles, both accused in connection with the shooting that left a 10-year-old Pasadena boy severely wounded as he played innocently outside his home on Valentine’s Day in 2021, was scheduled to get underway Monday, ... More »
Sentencing is set Monday for an ex-employee of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena who used federal COVID-19 relief loans to pay off his real estate debt and fund an illegal marijuana cultivation project. Armen Hovanesian, 32, who worked as a cost-con... More »
An Altadena man arrested Monday for allegedly throwing rocks through the windows of numerous homes in Pasadena has been charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office with 19 felony counts of vandalism and four misdemeanor counts of vandalism. Ki... More »
A 41-year-old Rosemead man apparently died by suicide in Pasadena’s Eaton Canyon Park early on Tuesday, police said. The man, who reportedly suffered from depression and had attempted suicide at the park last year, reportedly hanged himself from a tree on the ... More »
A 37-year-old Altadena man was arrested Monday after he allegedly threw rocks and shattered windows at four Pasadena homes, police reported. Kirk Alexander allegedly broke a large living room window at a home in the 600 block of Jackson Street at about 6:23 a... More »
