Tuesday, April 1, 2025 | 6:22 am
The Pasadena Police Department will conduct a DUI and driver’s license checkpoint at an undisclosed location within city limits on Friday, April 4, officials said. The checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-rela... More »
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 | 6:20 am
The Pasadena Police Department has announced a focused enforcement campaign against distracted driving throughout April, which is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The initiative aims to prevent traffic accidents and fatalities by targeting drivers who viola... More »
Monday, March 31, 2025 | 4:00 am
A preliminary hearing date is scheduled to be set Tuesday, April 1 at 8:30 a.m. for two defendants charged with looting homes during January’s devastating Eaton Fire in Altadena. Lucia Jilrara Perez, 36, and Rudy Salazar, 19, face two counts each of first-degr... More »
Saturday, March 29, 2025 | 7:25 am
A 15-year-old Pasadena resident was robbed of his gold chain at gunpoint Friday evening, police said. The armed robbery occurred at 8:17 p.m. in the 1200 block of North Raymond Avenue, according to Pasadena Police Lieutenant Matt Campeau. The victim was standi... More »
Saturday, March 29, 2025 | 7:19 am
A 30-year-old Chino man was stabbed early Saturday morning following a confrontation outside a nightclub in Old Pasadena, according to police. The incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. on March 29 near Raymond Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena Police Lieute... More »
Saturday, March 29, 2025 | 4:43 am
A security guard at Blair Middle School in Pasadena has been fired after allegedly forcing an 11-year-old girl to put duct tape over her mouth because she was being “too loud during recess,” school officials and the girl’s father told reporters Friday. Ricardo... More »
Friday, March 28, 2025 | 6:37 am
Two Pasadena police officers sustained minor injuries Thursday morning after confronting a man who was allegedly chasing an Old Pasadena guide while under the influence of a controlled substance, according to police. Officers responded to the area of Fair Oaks... More »
Friday, March 28, 2025 | 6:14 am
Pasadena City Councilmember Rick Cole will host a community meeting next week to address dangerous traffic conditions along Washington Boulevard. This will mark Cole’s second in-person District 2 meeting about Washington Boulevard traffic hazards since taking ... More »
Friday, March 28, 2025 | 5:32 am
A 19-year-old man who was shot and found unresponsive following a crash in Pasadena was identified Thursday. Officers responding about 6:15 p.m. Wednesday to the scene of the crash in the 700 block of Rio Grande Street, about a block north of Washington Park, ... More »
Thursday, March 27, 2025 | 3:49 pm
Pasadena police will conduct a traffic safety operation Friday focusing on driver behaviors that endanger bicyclists and pedestrians. The March 28 operation will target violations including speeding, illegal turns, failure to yield right of way to bicyclists o... More »
Thursday, March 27, 2025 | 1:26 pm
On the evening of January 7, 2025, Caltech professor of geochemistry François Tissot evacuated his Altadena home with his family as the Eaton fire spread. Fires in Altadena and surrounding communities ultimately took 17 lives and destroyed over 9,000 buildings... More »
Thursday, March 27, 2025 | 6:55 am
A 19-year-old El Monte resident was fatally shot in Pasadena Wednesday night, according to Pasadena Police Lieutenant Monica Cuellar. The shooting occurred on March 26th at approximately 6:16 p.m. in the 700 block of Rio Grande Street, between El Molino Ave an... More »