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 »
Firefighters had to force their way past a security door to fight a blaze that heavily damaged a small single-story home in the 1800 block of El Sereno Avenue shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday. The Pasadena firefighters backed by San Marino Fire personnel knocked d... More »
The California Highway Patrol will initiate its annual Christmastime “maximum enforcement period” beginning at 6 p.m. Friday night — with all available officers deploying to catch drunken or drug-impaired drivers, speeders and other traffic violators. The MEP ... More »
Police said a 15-year-old Pasadena teenager suspected of burglary put up quite a fight Wednesday afternoon when an officer tried to detain to him. The teen was eventually arrested with the help of additional officers, but suffered a minor injury and was treate... More »
A former Azusa resident was sentenced today to nearly eight and a half years in federal prison for participating in the kidnapping of a Southern California luxury car dealer who was held for $2 million ransom, beaten, killed and buried in the Mojave desert. Al... More »
