On Tuesday at about 9:04 pm, a man reported his 2015 Audi A8 was taken from him at gunpoint by the suspect at Lucky Boy located at 640 S. Arroyo Parkway. At about 9:27 pm, Officers located the Audi on Holliston Avenue within the Caltech campus. The suspect fle... More »
Editor’s Note: In this report, Pasadena Chief of Police Phillip Sanchez reviews noteworthy incidents which occurred or were concluded in recent weeks in Pasadena. Critical Incidents: On October 17, at about 12:17 p.m., Pasadena Police officers responded to the... More »
Many hallmarks of Halloween – lit Jack o’ Lanterns, candle decorations and billowing costumes – pose fire hazards. As children and families select costumes and decorate their homes, the Pasadena Fire Department encourages everyone to implement simple safety pr... More »
Among the con’s to living in sunny southern California where the weather is ideal and life is good is the fact that we live right above a large scale seismic fault that can cause catastrophe in a moments notice. Today a number of institutions city-wide are goi... More »
A 22-year-old Pasadena resident was arrested Monday night after he was identified as a suspect in an armed robbery in Las Vegas about two days ago. Noah Fields is now in custody after Pasadena police saw the vehicle he was in as it was cruising near the area o... More »
The morning after Pasadena City Manager Steve Mermell announced his office intends to hire a third party investigator to review the Sept. 30 death of Reginald Thomas, Jr. in Pasadena Police custody, the family’s attorney said she agrees an independent investig... More »
A 25-year-old man perched outside the safety railing of the Colorado Street Bridge threatened to jump to his death Monday for five and a half hours before police negotiators were able to persuade him to return to safety. The man was spotted at about 12:17 p.m.... More »
City Manager Steve Mermell announced Monday evening that the city will be hiring an independent investigator to conduct a review of the recent death of Reginald “JR” Thomas, a 35-year old African-American Pasadena resident who died in police custody after bein... More »
A man and a woman who got trapped on a cliff while hiking in the mountains north of Altadena near Eaton Canyon were airlifted to safety on Monday, police said. The couple was rescued by a helicopter around 11 a.m., brought down to the ground and taken to their... More »
Authorities are searching for a man and a woman who got trapped on a cliff while hiking in the mountains north of Altadena near Eaton Canyon on Sunday. According to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Dan Paige, the couple called law enforcement officials Sund... More »
Light rain over the San Gabriel Valley area Monday morning caused 142 fender benders on freeways from 2 to 6 a.m., highway patrol officials said. Though the combination of light showers and drizzle will only amount to about a tenth of an inch of water covering... More »
Another strong arm robbery occurred Saturday around the Mira Monte Place and Oakland Avenue area in Pasadena, when a man who was responding to an internet advertisement was roughed up by robbers inside the suspects’ vehicle. Pasadena police Lt. Pete Hettema sa... More »
