Tuesday, May 3, 2016 | 3:36 pm
Pasadena City Councilmember Victor Gordo on April 18 derailed consideration for the time being of the Independent Police Auditor recommended by the consultants hired by the City. Councilmember Gordo believes attention and money should be directed to the rash o... More »
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 | 11:20 am
Police officers arrested a man who they said was reported to be walking around naked and acting strangely in the 1000 block of Summit Avenue in Pasadena Tuesday night about 9 p.m. The man had to be immobilized with a taser gun, Pasadena Police Lt. Mark Goodma... More »
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 | 9:52 am
LA Sheriff’s Transit Bureau North Deputies and Pasadena Police Officers saved the life of a man who was choking while eating dinner on Sunday, May 1 at approximately 7:00 p.m. Deputy Arnulfo Aguirre and his partner Deputy Vladimir Vasquez-Flores were assigned ... More »
Monday, May 2, 2016 | 7:44 pm
The Pasadena Police Department has a new canine handler, Chief of Police Phillip Sanchez said Sunday. Officer Lynda Mercado is the department’s first female canine handler and a 19-year veteran. She has worked a variety of assignments including Uniform Patrol... More »
Monday, May 2, 2016 | 5:48 am
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 December 25, 2012, at about 11:08 a.m., a vehicle occupied by multiple loc... More »
Friday, April 29, 2016 | 5:18 pm
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies from the Altadena Station,searching for a stolen vehicle reportedly driving in northeast Altadena around 4 p.m., found the car and arrested the driver. Pasadena Police had received the report and put up a police helicopt... More »
Friday, April 29, 2016 | 3:41 pm
A jury today convicted two gang members for the murder of beloved youth coach and Sheriff’s Department employee Victor McClinton in Pasadena on Christmas Day, 2012. The pair were reportedly aiming for someone else when they shot down McClinton. Both Larry Darn... More »
Thursday, April 28, 2016 | 5:53 am
Pasadena-based Parsons announced that Mary Ann Hopkins, Group President, signed — on behalf of the corporation — a Statement of Support for the Guard and Reserve yesterday. The statement was signed at the corporation’s Washington, D.C., office, in collaboratio... More »
Thursday, April 28, 2016 | 5:51 am
A resident of the 1800 block of East Colorado Boulevard apparently caused major damage to an apartment unit and its contents with an accidental cigarette fire Wednesday night. Along with Pasadena police, Pasadena Fire Department units responding to a report of... More »
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 | 10:52 am
In what authorities say looks like a drug and arms deal gone bad, Damion Dwain Thomas, 27 of Pasadena, California, identified by the Clark County Coroner’s Office, was killed in a Las Vegas shooting last Sunday at about 2:00 pm. Thomas was one of two men who w... More »
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 | 5:44 pm
The recent increase in shootings in Northwest Pasadena did not happen due to the Pasadena Police Departments’ shortage of patrol officers. It’s very unlikely that an increase of 40 additional officers would have prevented any of these shootings. Understaffed a... More »
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 | 3:47 pm
Authorities today arrested Michael Brian Perry, 37, of Pasadena, and 10 others and accused of them of using peer-to-peer file-sharing programs to receive and possess – and, in some cases, distribute – child pornography, according to the United States... More »