A visibly shaken Jasmine Richards, leader of Black Lives Matter Pasadena, stood in a corner Wednesday morning, huddled against a soda machine, on the ground floor of the Pasadena Courthouse, trembling, as her attorney, Nana Gyamfi, consoled her. The court had ... More »
On Thursday, October 30, 2014, Victim Christopher Walker was shot to death near the intersection of Fair Oaks Avenue and Calaveras Street, Altadena, while patronizing a local restaurant. About 4:30 p.m., as Christopher sat on the outdoor patio, a light-colored... More »
The Weekly Crime Summary is a list of reported auto thefts, burglaries, robberies and other activities occurring in the City of South Pasadena. An alert and well-informed citizen makes you less of a target to a criminal. Remember; call the South Pasadena Polic... More »
Pasadena Police Department will step up Bike & Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operations on Friday, June 3, 2016, with focused enforcement on collision causing factors involving motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists. The department has mapped out locations over... More »
The jury trial for Marquise Jackson, a Pasadena father accused of allegedly killing his own daughter almost five years ago, will begin Tuesday at the Los Angeles County Superior Court in Pasadena, the LA District Attorney’s office said. In his arraignment on S... More »
Seniors should be wary of people claiming to have found large sums of cash and wanting to share in their sudden fortunes. In the pigeon drop scam, con artists befriend victims in public and claim they have found money in a bag, envelope or handkerchief and off... More »
The City of Pasadena was hit with a civil rights complaint filing Thursday by attorneys representing two women who claim a Pasadena police officer improperly used his authority in what amounted to a campaign against them to deprive them of their civil rights. ... More »
Pasadena Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on Friday, May 27, 2016 at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 7:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. The deterrent effect of DUI checkpoints is a prove... More »
A brazen bank robber brandishing a semi-auto handgun pepper-sprayed employees and demanded more money than a teller gave him in a frightening mid-day robbery of a bank in nearby Sierra Madre on Wednesday. The FBI is investigating if the suspects are connecte... More »
Bear sightings this time of year have become the norm for the San Gabriel Valley. Even so, Monday evening’s sighting of a large bear in northeast Pasadena near the Eaton Canyon Golf Course seemed to have startled and unnerved some residents. The bear was first... More »
Despite an increase in gun violence since late 2015, the reported crimes rate for Pasadena has dropped 15% so far this year, according to a report just issued by the Pasadena Police Department. According to the Pasadena Police Department Monthly Statistical Re... More »
Pasadena Police officers are investigating a puzzling story that came from a man in his mid-20s who said he was assaulted by two suspects while he was asleep on a park bench two days before he checked into an Emergency Room for treatment. The local hospital ca... More »
