The Pasadena Police Department will have additional officers on patrol over the three-day Independence Day weekend looking for drivers suspected of operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. “Follow the speed limit, designate a sober driv... More »
The parents of an 18-year-old man fatally stabbed in the heart in a Rose Bowl parking lot Wednesday sued the group that operates the stadium for negligence, alleging their son was killed by a member of a cleaning crew whose members were not properly screened f... More »
Homicide detectives on Wednesday released a sketch of a suspect who they are seeking in connection with the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old man near Villa Parke in Pasadena in November. Ernesto Ramos Jimenez, 27, was out for a walk near his home when he was gu... More »
The California Highway Patrol announced today it will crack down on speeding and other dangerous violations during the upcoming Independence Day holiday weekend, with a special focus on Interstate 5. The CHP’s maximum enforcement period begins at 6:01 p.m. Fri... More »
Pasadena police will be at local bars Friday educating people about the dangers of driving drunk and on the streets looking for offenders during a two-fold anti-DUI campaign, officials said. Officers will head to Old Pasadena, where they will chat with bar pat... More »
The Pasadena Police Department’s Explorers program has resumed following a hiatus brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said. The program is for those ages 14 through 20 with an interest in learning about the law enforcement profession, police said in... More »
The city’s public health director on Tuesday told Pasadena Now that the city supports the L.A. County’s recommendation to encourage people to wear facial masks in indoor public spaces where everyone’s vaccination status is unknown. . The recommendation by Pasa... More »
A motorcyclist carrying methamphetamine and a replica handgun led police on a short pursuit through Pasadena before being taken into custody on Monday night, officials said. Officers tried to stop a motorcycle for a traffic violation about 11:20 p.m at Mar Vis... More »
The Pasadena Fire Department announced the selection of two deputy fire chiefs to aid in administering the city’s fire agency. Tim Sell, and Anthony James, who both most recently served as battalion chiefs within the department, were named to their new roles b... More »
A San Fernando Valley man is scheduled to be arraigned in Pasadena today on a felony count of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in connection with a multi-vehicle crash on the eastbound Foothill (210) Freeway in Monrovia that left two women dead, ... More »
A judge has ordered the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to promptly turn over records on thousands of cases of deputy misconduct and on-duty shootings after finding the agency failed repeatedly to honor a public records request filed by the Los Angeles... More »
The sounds of fireworks can already be heard in many places across the region in anticipation of the July Fourth holiday. In Pasadena, however, fireworks are illegal and authorities maintain a zero-tolerance policy on their use, with police and firefighters te... More »
