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The Pasadena Police Department’s Explorer Program—a volunteer program for Pasadena residents ages 14 to 21—earned trophies in five of seven scenarios at the 2026 Battle of the Badges Competition in Brea, California, the department announced. The Pasadena team ... More »
The Pasadena Police Department on Friday released video footage from the March 2 officer-involved shooting that left 32-year-old Malcolm Buchanan dead and Officer Bryan Vasquez seriously wounded near the Sierra Madre Villa Metro Station. The footage, posted at... More »
California Attorney General Rob Bonta Friday released a report concluding that criminal charges were not warranted against Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies involved in a 2023 fatal shooting in Altadena. The report, issued under Assembly Bill 1506, examine... More »
Pasadena Community Police Oversight Commission Chair Esprit Loren Jones pressed Thursday for clearer timelines on police shooting reviews, after Jones noted that one 2024 case remains pending more than two years later and raised questions about how long the Ma... More »
The Pasadena Public Health Department issued a health advisory Monday warning of a significant increase in pertussis cases in the community and directing local clinicians to suspect, test and treat suspected infections promptly. The advisory, sent by Health Of... More »
The Pasadena Police Department is scheduled to release video footage at 5 p.m. Friday from the March 2 officer-involved shooting that left a suspect dead and a Pasadena police officer seriously wounded. Police Chief Eugene Harris said the department wanted to ... More »
Two men dressed in black hooded sweatshirts fled a Pasadena home in a black SUV after encountering the homeowner during a hot prowl burglary late Wednesday morning, according to Pasadena Police Lieutenant Sam De Sylva. De Sylva reported that at approximately 1... More »
As local residents continue to recover from the Eaton Fire, people around the country can expect more disasters. According to AccuWeather, wildfires in 2026 are expected to burn significantly more land across the United States despite forecasts calling for few... More »
Nine months after his arrest made national headlines, the man charged with beating a woman unconscious at a sold-out Rüfüs Du Sol concert at the Rose Bowl is due in a Pasadena courtroom Thursday morning for a hearing that could send his case to trial. Julio Ce... More »
According to a monthly report and status update contained in Thursday’s police oversight commission agenda by Independent Police Auditor Teresa Magula, a review of the fatal March police shooting involving Malcolm Buchanan remains ongoing, with additional vide... More »
Health care workers at Los Angeles County hospitals will soon receive new training on how to protect patient rights during encounters with federal immigration agents, after the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a motion to strengthen protections at coun... More »
[Updated] Pasadena Police Chief Gene Harris is scheduled to present the Pasadena Police Department’s 2025 Year-End Review to the Community Police Oversight Commission Thursday, detailing a year that began with the Eaton Fire response and saw use-of-force inci... More »
