A new Pasadena firefighter revitalized an old trope when he rescued a cat that had become stuck in a towering tree on Friday morning. “Dodger” the cat made his way high into the tree on Worcester Avenue and realized he was out of his league, according to city ... More »
Two fire engine crews and one battalion chief from the Pasadena Fire Department left for Orange County Thursday to assist their counterparts in battling the 7,200-acre Bond Fire near Irvine, officials said. Nine personnel in all departed to the fire about 7 a.... More »
Mayor-elect Victor Gordo hosted a virtual community meeting Thursday night with Pasadena Police Chief John Perez and City Manager Steve Mermell to update the community on what is known about an increase in recent violence in the city. The meeting was streamed... More »
A parolee suspected of fatally stabbing a woman whose body was found at Hahamongna Watershed Park in Pasadena earlier this week has been arrested in New Mexico and charged with murder in connection with the killing in California, police announced Thursday. Adr... More »
Authorities on Thursday released the identities of two Pasadena men who were fatally shot, along with a third victim who was critically wounded, in an attack at Villa Parke in Pasadena on Tuesday afternoon. Cristino Medellin Avila, 51, and Aaron Perez Flores, ... More »
A Union Station Homeless Services program manager whose body was discovered near a picnic area at Hahamongna Watershed Park in Pasadena last week died from stab wounds and her death has been ruled a homicide, according to coroner’s records. The body of Elena L... More »
Police are looking for a man who they say carjacked a private security guard’s work vehicle at a park in Pasadena on Tuesday evening. The crime took place about 7:30 p.m. as the security guard was closing the gate at Viña Vieja Park, 3026 E. Orange Grove Blvd.... More »
Gunfire at Villa Parke in Pasadena on Tuesday afternoon left two men dead and another wounded, authorities said. The shooting took place just after 3 p.m. at the north end of the park, along Parke Street just west of Los Robles Avenue, according to Pasadena Po... More »
Police arrested two men and seized a loaded handgun and marijuana allegedly meant for sales from their car following a brief pursuit that began as a routine traffic stop in Pasadena Monday night, officials said. The incident began about 9:45 p.m. when an offic... More »
A woman and a 12-year-old boy were hospitalized in critical condition after the SUV they were traveling in struck large rocks adorning the entrance to Hahamongna Watershed Park in Pasadena on Monday afternoon, officials said. The crash took place just after 1:... More »
City officials enforcing the state’s COVID-19 public health order at Brookside Park Sunday shut down a car meet and a motorcycle show and issued warnings to 73 people running and walking on the Rose Bowl loop without wearing masks, authorities said. City offic... More »
Police arrested a robbery suspect Sunday night after an off-duty police officer recognized his description from a crime reported the previous day, authorities said. The robbery took place about 5:15 p.m. Saturday at a gas station in the 300 block of North Lake... More »
