A four-man rescue team composed of Pasadena and San Gabriel firefighters is credited with helping save the life of another firefighter who went into anaphylactic shock and stopped breathing while battling the North Complex Fire in Northern California on Tuesda... More »
Pasadena police officers will focus extra attention on impaired drivers, as well as bicycle and pedestrian safety, during two traffic enforcement operations planned for Friday, officials said. Both campaigns will take place citywide, according to the Pasadena ... More »
Firefighters worked Tuesday morning to protect the infrastructure around Mt. Wilson as the 41,231-acre Bobcat Fire crept closer to the historic Observatory and broadcast towers worth a billion dollars, but overall containment fell to 3% after the fire grew in ... More »
A man espousing “sovereign citizen” ideology holed-up inside a Pasadena home for more than four hours after police arrived with a warrant related to a criminal threats investigation, officials said. Officers went to an apartment in the 700 block of North Lake ... More »
The Pasadena Police Department is increasing patrols over the next few weeks in response to a violent weekend that included a fatal stabbing and two shootings, officials said. The public can expect to see a “noticeable increase” in officers out on the streets,... More »
Police investigated gunfire heard by officers and witnesses in a residential neighborhood in Pasadena early Sunday, but ultimately found no victims or suspects, officials said. Officers were patrolling in the area of Raymond Avenue and Hammond Street when they... More »
Police were seeking a man who beat and raped a woman at a Pasadena apartment complex on Sunday evening, authorities said. The attack took place about 7:45 p.m. in the area of Fair Oaks Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena police Lt. Pete Hettema said. A wom... More »
Nearly 900 firefighters backed up by nine water- and retardant-dropping aircraft battled the 33,312-acre Bobcat Fire Monday, working to protect communities in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, including Arcadia and Sierra Madre where some residents w... More »
The City Council’s Public Safety Committee will consider approving a recommendation authorizing the City Manager to pay up to $80,000 for automatic license plate readers (ALPR). The city has been transitioning its license plate readers to another vendor. It ha... More »
A drive-by shooting at Villa Parke in Pasadena late Sunday left an 18-year-old man and a 14-year-old girl critically wounded, authorities said. The attack took place shortly after 8:30 p.m. at the park, 363 E. Villa Street. An 18-year-old Altadena man and a 1... More »
On Sunday Supervisor Kathryn Barger signed a proclamation to declare a local emergency in Los Angeles County as a result of the Bobcat Fire located in the San Gabriel Valley. The Bobcat Fire ignited on September 6 in the Angeles National Forest, north of the c... More »
Police have noted encountering a rising number of guns on the streets of Pasadena this year, and a growing proportion of them have been unserialized, unregistered firearms commonly known as “ghost guns,” which can be easily and cheaply obtained without a backg... More »
