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A Pasadena man accused of stabbing his mother to death in the home they shared is scheduled to in a Pasadena courtroom on Wednesday. Alex Edward Evans, 32, faces one count of murder with an allegation of using a knife as a deadly and dangerous weapon, for alle... More »
Pasadena police detectives this morning finished processing the scene of a Friday afternoon shooting which left a suspect dead and a Pasadena police officer shot in the leg. The officer has undergone surgery at a local hospital and was in serious but stable co... More »
A suspect who led police on a slow-speed, 20-minute car chase was killed and an officer shot in the leg Friday afternoon when the pursuit ended in gunfire. The incident started about 3:10 p.m. in the 2000 block of East Walnut St. and ended in the shooting abou... More »
Authorities Friday identified a Pasadena man who was fatally shot in Inglewood this week as detectives tried to find whoever killed him. Hakim Kent, 43, of Pasadena was found lying on the ground about 6:45 p.m. Wednesday in the 700 block of North La Brea Avenu... More »
Although the city of Pasadena has been impacted by the coronavirus like every other American city, the virus hasn’t hampered the Pasadena Police Department from performing its primary role of keeping the city safe. In April there were 8,477 calls for service, ... More »
[UPDATED] A woman was killed today when her car crashed off the side of southbound state Route 110 in South Pasadena, hit a tree and caught fire. The crash occurred shortly after 4 a.m. at the Fair Oaks Avenue offramp, according to the California Highway Patro... More »
Sheriff Alex Villanueva will discuss closing the Altadena substation at 9 a.m. on Thursday in a virtual meeting of the Sheriff’s Civilian Oversight Commission. “In the last few days, I have heard from many of you concerning the closure of the Altadena station;... More »
Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger told Pasadena Now she was “disappointed” in Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s decision to close the sheriff’s station in Altadena. “The Chief Executive Office has provided the Sheriff’s Department with guidance and suggesti... More »
A Pasadena man was arrested on suspicion of a racially-motivated hate crime Sunday night. Pasadena police Lt. Pete Hettema said the suspect threw a Monster Energy drink at several Asian-American victims as they walked near the intersection of Colorado Boulevar... More »
[Updated] A 34-year-old man was arrested Sunday and held without bail on suspicion of arson in South Pasadena. Jesus Vargas was spotted by a resident about 1 a.m. in the 300 block of San Pascual Avenue allegedly attempting to start a fire in the brush, accordi... More »
A local man led Pasadena police on a short pursuit Saturday night before crashing the car he was driving and injuring himself. Officers allegedly found a loaded gun in his car. Pasadena Police Lt. Anthony Russo said officers were on patrol at Community Arms in... More »
Not one but two fire departments rushed to a fully-involved garage fire which threatened two nearby homes early Thursday. The 2:08 a.m. blaze in the northernmost portion Garfield Avenue in Pasadena, the 2000 block, was basically on city limits with Altadena, a... More »
