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[Updated] Three young women who allegedly pepper sprayed the manager of an East Pasadena retail clothing store before fleeing Thursday evening had just minutes earlier reportedly stolen clothing in an Old Pasadena store as well. The trio was spotted trying to... More »
A 36-year-old East Pasadena restaurant owner investigating a shattered window at his business early Wednesday encountered a female robber and the pair fought as he tried to detain her. Pasadena police said the businessman was starting his work shift at 6:59 in... More »
Interim Chief of Police John Perez delivered a report detailing a wide-range of police activities over the past month to the City’s Public Safety Committee last night. While slightly higher than last month’s 15 percent reduction, Interim Police Chief John Pere... More »
Former Pasadena Police Chief Bernard “Barney” Melekian, whose law enforcement career spans more than 40 years, has been appointed as an Assistant County Executive Officer (ACEO) over public safety in Santa Barbara County. Santa Barbara County Executive Officer... More »
Pasadena police today released a sketch of one of two armed suspects allegedly involved in a vicious home invasion robbery last Sunday, June 17th during which a 25-year-old Pasadena man was repeatedly stabbed and slashed with a knife and various items were sto... More »
A man getting into his car was the victim of a thief who forcibly removed a chain the man wearing around his neck in a Tuesday night strong arm robbery, police said. The man was not injured in 7:28 p.m. incident, which took place in the 700 block of North Lake... More »
A three-judge panel at the Ninth Circuit in Pasadena has indicated it will allow to continue an eight-year-old lawsuit accusing Nestle and Cargill of aiding and abetting child slavery to get cheap cocoa from plantations in the Ivory Coast. In a court hearing T... More »
Police are seeking a man and woman who attacked a man and robbed him of his cellphone in Pasadena late Monday. The crime took place about 10:30 p.m. in the 1800 block of North Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena police Sgt. Bobby Crees said. A 35-year-old man was talki... More »
A man beat another man with “The Club” vehicle anti-theft device during a road-rage confrontation at a Pasadena gas station on Monday evening, police said. Michael Theodore Barnes, 44, of Pasadena was booked on assault with a deadly weapon following the allege... More »
An argument between two acquaintances resulted in a hit and run collision at 3:55 a.m. Sunday, June 17th near Foothill Boulevard and Vinedo Avenue, according to Pasadena Police Lt. Mark Goodman. The victim, a 33-year-old Pasadena man, and suspect, a 58-year-ol... More »
Police jailed two Pasadena men Sunday on suspicion of breaking into at least eight cars parked outside the Rose Bowl in recent days. Police arrested the suspects outside the stadium shortly before noon after a witness reported seeing them tampering with a car ... More »
Pasadena’s Interim Chief of Police John Perez will report Tuesday that citizen complaints against police have dropped sharply in 2018, use-of-force incidents have declined, and crime has fallen in most categories so far this year compared to 2017 in a year-to... More »
