A new email scam targeting taxpayers has emerged, local law enforcement says. According to the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP), taxpayers are receiving emails that appear to be from TAP about a tax refund. These emails are a phishing scam, where unsolicited emai... More »
Pasadena-based Green Dot Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement with Bank of America Merrill Lynch to purchase a total of $50 million of its Class A common stock under an accelerated stock repurchase transaction. The agreement was signed in Februa... More »
The lead investigator into the police shooting of a suspect who allegedly fired on Pasadena officers Friday said this morning the critically wounded suspect is Francisco Flores, 21 years of age. “Flores is still in the hospital following surgery and is in seri... More »
In the wake of last Friday’s Pasadena officer involved shooting and critical wounding of an armed suspect police said shot at them as he fled a traffic stop, community members took to social media where the majority of opinion appeared to support the police ac... More »
Last Friday, a 20 year old Latino was shot in the back by a Pasadena Police Department officer. We don’t know yet whether the shooting was legally permissible or whether it was criminal. We don’t know whether the police tactics that put the officer in the si... More »
A day after the incident in which Pasadena police officers reported they pursued and shot a suspect who opened fire at them, Pasadena Chief of Police Phillip L. Sanchez thanked community members for their support of his department and explained how the investi... More »
The video above was shot by a witness who contacted Pasadena Now. Sitting just yards from the shooting, he said he believes the officers shot the armed suspect in the back. Editor’s Note: The investigation into this morning’s shooting is, per Pasadena Police D... More »
An Altadena man who allegedly led authorities on a 3-hour car chase and later allegedly firebombed a Pasadena water store with two people inside the building in 2015 was ordered to stand trial for the seven charges against him on Thursday. Karnik Kendirian, 48... More »
A liquor store in Pasadena that formerly burdened to the city with more than 358 documented police responses, during the last five years – more than one police response per week – will no longer be standing by Saturday afternoon. Police Chief Phillip Sanchez a... More »
[Editor’s note: This story originally reported Christian Najera was sentenced to 120 days in jail and three years of formal probation. In fact, Najera was sentenced to summary probation, not formal probation. That correction has been made below.] A 48-year-o... More »
Private security officers employed by the Pasadena Unified School District caught and detained two suspects – a man and a woman – who were allegedly stealing items inside PUSD’s maintenance yard Monday night. Pasadena Police Lt. Mark Goodman said the burglary ... More »
A 23-year-old Altadena man suffered a cut to his palm after being assaulted with a bladed weapon Monday night while walking along the frontage road near the 210 Freeway in Pasadena. Pasadena Police said the case was an attempted armed robbery/assault with a de... More »
