A new bill would allow local governments and private residents to sue gun manufacturers and gun stores for harm caused by their products. AB 1594 would take advantage of a loophole in the federal law, which does not give gun makers and sellers immunity when st... More »
Former Pasadena Police Chief John Perez was honored for his nearly 40 years of service in Pasadena on Wednesday, as he left the Pasadena Police Department headquarters for the last time before retiring. The surprise farewell event saw rows of officers, detecti... More »
According to a local police official, software designed to pinpoint and notify police of the location of gunfire could be up and running later this month. In early October, the City Council approved a $640,000, three-year contract for ShotSpotter technology th... More »
A Los Angeles federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a 30-year-old man pictured as a naked baby swimming in a Pasadena pool on the cover of the multimillion-selling Nirvana album “Nevermind.” Spencer Elden alleged in his lawsuit that the former members... More »
Deputy Chief Cheryl Moody and Commander Jason Clawson will rotate into the interim police chief position according to a statement by City Manager Cynthia Kurtz. An email was sent to the department Monday afternoon announcing the decision. “I want to congratula... More »
Pasadena police reported Sunday they made zero arrests during the 2022 Rose Parade and cited only two people during the Rose Bowl game. The men detained at the Rose Bowl were both cited for trespassing —one for entering the stadium grounds without a ticket and... More »
Departing Pasadena Police Chief John Perez could see the day coming. “I knew,” he told Pasadena Now in an interview Wednesday, “when I took over just as the interim chief [in 2018], that every police chief, in cities that are really challenged with the pover... More »
A Huntington Park man was sentenced today to 21years behind bars for carrying out a string of armed robberies or attempted armed robberies of Trader Joe’s markets throughout the Southland, including Pasadena. Gregory Johnson, 44, pleaded guilty in May to one f... More »
Police said a Pasadena family’s New Year’s gathering became violent early Saturday when family members argued and fought, with one man seriously wounded after being stabbed in the back with a kitchen knife by his brother. The knife attack was reportedly so for... More »
Pasadena Chief of Police John Perez will be keeping watch over the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game today for the final time. Perez retires next week, having risen through the ranks after being hired in 1985 “It’s been a fantastic and purposeful career but chang... More »
Los Angeles Superior Court Presiding Judge Eric C. Taylor strongly encouraged the public and attorneys to rely on remote courtroom appearance technology and virtual service options at all Los Angeles County courthouses because of the winter COVID-19 surge. Tay... More »
An end-of-year crackdown targeting drunken and drug-impaired drivers in Los Angeles County will begin Friday. The California Highway Patrol will initiate its New Year’s “maximum enforcement period” at 6 p.m. Friday, when all available officers deploy to catch ... More »
