A Pasadena ice cream and frozen yogurt shop was closed by the Health Department on March 23 over claims of its inability to properly clean and sanitize utensils. Aqua Star at 443 E. Orange Grove Boulevard received a rate of 55 – with 85 being a passing score t... More »
Pasadena firefighters quickly put out a dryer fire at a single-story home Sunday. Firefighters dispatched at 9:22 p.m. to a residence in the 1400 block of Forest Avenue were able to limit the damage to just the dryer, with no extension into the home, said Lisa... More »
With the annual tax filing deadline looming, local seniors should be on guard for thieves posing as investigators from the Internal Revenue Service, says an advisory from the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office. District Attorney Jackie Lacey is taking a sp... More »
You’re a law enforcement officer and you’ve just come upon an incident in progress. You’re fired on. You’re safe, but your K-9 partner is hit and wounded. Now what? The Pasadena Police Department and Police & Working K-9 Foundation, a California non-profit org... More »
Two men got into an argument Sunday night that escalated into a stabbing when the victim refused to give the suspect “a few bucks,” according to police. Pasadena Police Lt. Mark Goodman said the victim “is a 44-year-old man from Altadena and he sustained an ap... More »
Repair crews are working to repair a collapsed sewer line located in a slope easement just west of 1040 Stoneridge Drive in Pasadena, which maintenance crews discovered recently. Pending approval by the City Council of a construction contract, the Department o... More »
A man was arrested on Sunday afternoon, after he allegedly was involved in a hit and run traffic collision that occurred in the intersection of Lima and Montecito Avenue. in Sierra Madre. After allegedly causing the traffic collision, the subject then fled the... More »
A 43-year-old woman died and two men were injured when a car veered off the Foothill Freeway (210) in Pasadena Sunday morning and slammed into a light pole, the California Highway Patrol said. The accident happened just before 7 a.m. on the freeway east of Pas... More »
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. On February 26, from 7:00 p.m. – 3:00 a.m., Pasadena Police Motor Officers conducted a DUI checkp... More »
Pasadena police responded with numerous patrol units to the 10:49 p.m. report Friday of three men fighting near the 100 block of West Claremont Street, with one of the men armed with a handgun. Officers arriving at the scene heard a single gunshot, Lt. Mark Go... More »
Police arrested a 28-year-old man Thursday afternoon minutes after he allegedly robbed a Pasadena ARTS bus driver at knifepoint and took the victim’s wallet. The incident happened near a bus stop in the 700 block of N. Fair Oaks Avenue in Pasadena at about 4:5... More »
Two Pasadena men are now in police custody after they were involved in the stabbing of a man who was just walking home Thursday night. The victim, described as in his late 30s, also a Pasadena resident, suffered a small puncture wound in his left arm, and cuts... More »
