A 25-year-old man who stole a Lincoln Navigator hearse with a woman’s body inside from in front of a church in East Pasadena pleaded guilty Friday to two felony counts and was sentenced to 16 months behind bars. James Juarez pleaded guilty to one count each of... More »
Additional officers from the Pasadena Police Department will be out on patrol March 17 from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. looking for drivers suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. Patrols will take place in areas with a history of DUI cras... More »
Pasadena police detectives have little to go on as of yet in the case of a newborn baby girl whose body was found by janitors in the stall of a women’s restroom in Memorial Park last Thursday night. First-responders were shaken by the tragic scene, city spokes... More »
Early information out of China, where COVID-19 first started, shows that some people are at higher risk of getting very sick from this illness. These include: • Older adults • People who have serious chronic medical conditions like heart disease, diabetes, and... More »
This week, two high-profile Pasadena criminal cases will move forward in the Pasadena Courthouse of the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Here’s an update and profile of each of these cases. Pretrial Hearing Lance Anthony Semkus, March 12 Lance Anthony Semk... More »
To date, no cases of the highly contagious and potentially deadly novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have turned up in Pasadena. But what if? And what then? Specific answers to those questions are still evolving, even as Mayor Terry Tornek told Pasadena Now earlier ... More »
[Updated] A lawsuit was filed against members of a Pasadena family by a girl who was allegedly bitten by their pet dog while selling Girl Scout cookies in 2018. The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit was filed Thursday against the Augusto Rodrigo Living Trust ... More »
State health officials Saturday released new guidance to educational institutions, event organizers and local public health officials regarding the further spread of coronavirus, outlining possible scenarios and resultant measures to be taken. “It’s a question... More »
The California Department of Public Health has issued new guidelines for organizers of mass gatherings regarding potential coronavirus scenarios. The CDPH defined mass gatherings as events, including religious services, in which large numbers of people are wit... More »
Pasadena police released a “community brief” which summarized noteworthy incidents which occurred last month. The report is comprised of “snapshots of the one-thousand calls received by the Pasadena Police Communications on an average day,” officials said. Feb... More »
Pasadena Police and the L.A. County Coroner’s office on Friday were investigating the death of a newborn baby girl found in the women’s’ restroom at Memorial Park on Thursday night – a heartbreaking scene that left first-responders shaken, city spokesperson Li... More »
As Pasadenans prepare to change the time on their clocks to Daylight Savings Time this Sunday, March 8 — turning them forward at 2 a.m. by one hour to 3 a.m — the Pasadena Fire Department reminds everyone to also change all of the batteries in smoke alarms an... More »
