Friday, September 9, 2016 | 8:29 am
A Burbank woman was assaulted and robbed at knifepoint in Pasadena Wednesday night after pulling off the I-210 Freeway to find a bathroom, according to Pasadena Police Lieutenant John Mercado. “The victim was driving home on the 210 and she exited the freeway ... More »
Wednesday, September 7, 2016 | 10:11 am
A man and a teenager from La Puente were robbed at gunpoint Tuesday in Pasadena after responding to an online ad for Adidas Yeezy shoes, authorities said. The victims met up with two suspects at a predetermined location near the intersection of Hammond and Sun... More »
Tuesday, September 6, 2016 | 6:37 pm
A Pasadena Police officer who is a rising star in the the specialized arena of mental health practices within the law enforcement community has become the face of the Police-Mental Health Collaboration (PMHC) Toolkit video produced by the Council of State Gove... More »
Monday, September 5, 2016 | 12:41 am
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 August 19, at about 5:30 p.m., Pasadena Police officers responded to the 100 block of Pai... More »
Sunday, September 4, 2016 | 9:14 am
Pasadena police officers were searching for three women in their 20’s who they said had assaulted another young woman of about the same age Saturday night in the 800 block of Brooks Avenue in Pasadena. The victim was struck with an 18-inch baseball bat and com... More »
Saturday, September 3, 2016 | 7:17 am
South Pasadena Police pursuing a speeding motorist on the 110 freeway early Saturday morning stopped a woman wanted for grand theft auto and allegedly discovered a cache of suspicious items in the car —including hundreds of pieces of apparently stolen U.S. m... More »
Wednesday, August 31, 2016 | 7:39 am
Two pickup trucks were found lit on fire early Wednesday morning in what authorities say is a possible arson. The vehicles were on fire in the 1100 block of Summit Avenue around 3:41 a.m., according to Lieutenant Mark Goodman of the Pasadena Police Department.... More »
Friday, August 26, 2016 | 2:53 pm
On Friday August 26, 2016 at approximately 8:12 a.m., officers were investigating a non-injury traffic collision in the 1800 block of Ramona Avenue. Upon contacting both of the involved parties, a records check was performed on one of the drivers who did not p... More »
Friday, August 26, 2016 | 12:58 pm
A homeless man convicted of beating and burglarizing a 79-year-old South Pasadena woman in August 2012 was sentenced to 95-years-to-life in state prison today. Alonzo Bernard Johnson, 53, was found guilty by a jury on May 4 of three felony counts: first-degree... More »
Friday, August 26, 2016 | 4:48 am
A Pasadena man accused of scamming numerous victims with fraudulent amusement park tickets was charged with grand theft and other counts today, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Brian Edward Anderton, 44, was expected to be arraign... More »
Thursday, August 25, 2016 | 4:30 pm
L.A. County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau investigators made a public plea Thursday in front of the house on the 300 block of West Figueroa Dr. in Altadena where Salvador Esperanza III was killed, asking for help in locating the suspects who fatally shot and kil... More »
Wednesday, August 24, 2016 | 9:03 pm
Reported crimes in Pasadena have dropped to the lowest levels in four years, according to a report released by the Pasadena Police Department. Calls for police service dropped by 14 percent in the first seven months of 2016 compared with calls last year at the... More »