Coroner’s officials have released the identity of a 23-year-old Azusa man who was fatally shot while sitting in a car in the parking lot of a Pasadena strip mall last weekend. Bernardo Cortez Velasco died at a hospital the morning after the shooting, which too... More »
[UPDATED] Pasadena police officers and firefighters lined the streets Thursday evening to provide a hero’s welcome for a 11-year-old boy upon his release from a hospital, where he was being treated for more than a month after being shot and severely wounded wh... More »
A gunman opened fire on a group of three other men sitting in a parked vehicle in a residential neighborhood in Pasadena on Thursday night, police said. The three victims, described as Pasadena men in their 30s, were not injured in the shooting, which took pla... More »
A man who worked as a police officer in Pasadena and Torrance was given a probationary sentence Thursday for selling dozens of guns illegally. Lindley Hupp was sentenced to three years’ probation with the condition that he perform 10 hours of community service... More »
An ex-con who police say robbed a Pasadena Roscoe’s House of Chicken & Waffles restaurant of food at gunpoint last month after being denied service for failing to wear a face covering is already in custody for allegedly pulling a gun on two homicide detectives... More »
[UPDATED] A man who worked as a police officer in Torrance and Pasadena is scheduled to be sentenced today for selling dozens of guns illegally. Prosecutors said Lindley Hupp, 32, of Long Beach, illegally sold two firearms in 2011 when he was an auxiliary offi... More »
[Updated] U.S Rep. Judy Chu (D-Pasadena) condemned a killing spree on Tuesday that left six Asian-American women dead. Robert Aaron Long, 21, was arrested Tuesday in connection with shootings at three spas in Atlanta, Georgia. Long is now facing four counts o... More »
Police arrested a man and woman Tuesday after they used someone else’s identifying information to buy a car from a Toyota dealership in Pasadena, authorities said. The suspects were taken into custody about noon at a home in La Puente after officers followed t... More »
Law enforcement officers will be keeping a close watch on Pasadena’s roadways Wednesday in search of people who overindulge on St. Patrick’s Day and get behind the wheel. “If drinking is part of your plans, plan on designating a sober driver and find a safe w... More »
Overall crime in Pasadena through February declined by 15% compared to last year, but assaults, including homicides, as well as vehicle thefts have seen significant increases, according to police data. Incidents of assault with a deadly weapon climbed by 30%, ... More »
A man slashed his roommate with a razor blade during a dispute at their Pasadena home early Tuesday, police said. The suspect remained at large following the attack, which left the victim with a 10-inch-long gash across his face, Pasadena police Lt. Sean Dawki... More »
Coroner’s officials have determined that an elderly Pasadena woman who was killed in a seemingly random attack that also left her husband injured as the couple was out for their morning walk in January died as a result of head injuries sustained during the ass... More »
