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Interim Police Chief John Perez reported new lower numbers to the City Council’s Public Safety Committee Wednesday, piling onto a trend that he said has seen an eight percent decrease in total crime for the year to date and a 21 percent decline since 2015. Chi... More »
The young man found dead in his apartment Monday afternoon has been identified by the coroner’s office as 30 year old Nebojsa Momcilovic from Pasadena. Momcilovic was discovered during a welfare check by Caltech Security after a friend made the call and said h... More »
Pasadena’s early and extensive campaign against fireworks leading up to the July 4th celebration seems to have paid off, with the City reporting no fireworks-related injuries and a significant drop in emergency calls during the holiday and citizens apparently ... More »
The Pasadena Police Department is planning to introduce a new protocol within two months governing the release of officers’ body-cam footage following incidents of public concern. The issue has come up as part of a “Change of Command Review” initiated by Inter... More »
A mother and daughter have sued the City of Pasadena and Pasadena police alleging they were sexually assaulted by two officers during a 2016 traffic stop, but the city says the allegations are patently false and they’ve got the video to prove it. The federal c... More »
A hazardous materials crew found no signs of dangerous chemicals after a young man was found dead inside a Pasadena apartment Monday afternoon, along with an unusual cylinder that raised the suspicions of first responders, authorities said. But the man’s cause... More »
A Starbucks customer was slugged in the face, knocked to the ground and beaten early Saturday afternoon in a daytime robbery during which he suffered a cut near his left eye, a swollen cheek and the loss of his iPhone. The attack on the 22-year-old La Crescent... More »
The FBI said Friday the armed man who attempted to rob a bank inside a Pasadena market last month apparently struck two banks in Northern California this week. The “Faux Badge Bandit,” so-called because some witnesses have said he wears a seven-point badge on ... More »
Pasadena Police have arrested the driver allegedly responsible for a hit and run traffic collision in the 900 block of Seco Street that caused significant injuries to the car’s passengers. On Thursday, July 12 at 9:43 pm, the suspect, Altadena man Walter Fuent... More »
Pasadena police on Thursday afternoon arrested the 16-year-old father of an infant boy who was found dead in a Pasadena home on February 4 of this year when Pasadena Fire paramedics responded to a 911 call for help. The paramedics had pronounced Brandon Blackb... More »
Temperatures soared in Pasadena during the past week and have settled into a hot, humid bake. Healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente, with Southern California headquarters in Pasadena, has issued practical tips for staying active in the heat while at the same time... More »
Police on Wednesday morning detained a man who was suffering a mental health emergency and possibly under the influence of drugs after he allegedly caused multiple hit and run accidents across Pasadena before running into an office, grabbing scissors and cutti... More »
