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The Pasadena Police Department has a new canine handler, Chief of Police Phillip Sanchez said Sunday. Officer Lynda Mercado is the department’s first female canine handler and a 19-year veteran. She has worked a variety of assignments including Uniform Patrol... More »
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. Critical Incidents: On December 25, 2012, at about 11:08 a.m., a vehicle occupied by multiple loc... More »
A jury today convicted two gang members for the murder of beloved youth coach and Sheriff’s Department employee Victor McClinton in Pasadena on Christmas Day, 2012. The pair were reportedly aiming for someone else when they shot down McClinton. Both Larry Darn... More »
A resident of the 1800 block of East Colorado Boulevard apparently caused major damage to an apartment unit and its contents with an accidental cigarette fire Wednesday night. Along with Pasadena police, Pasadena Fire Department units responding to a report of... More »
Authorities today arrested Michael Brian Perry, 37, of Pasadena, and 10 others and accused of them of using peer-to-peer file-sharing programs to receive and possess – and, in some cases, distribute – child pornography, according to the United States... More »
SWAT vehicle and law enforcement on Adena Street Friday morning shortly after surrounding a residence and taking a man into custody. In response to recent gang-related shootings in our community, the Pasadena Police Department said this morning in an release... More »
SWAT vehicle and law enforcement on Adena Street Friday morning shortly after surrounding a residence and taking a man into custody. The Pasadena Police Department coordinated and executed a series of raids this morning in Pasadena and neighboring communitie... More »
A fire of unknown origin damaged about $30,000 worth of property at a two story apartment on South Craig Avenue just south of Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena Wednesday night, according to Pasadena Fire Department reports. Fire Department spokesperson Lisa Derde... More »
As the City Council considered a consultant’s report on police oversight Monday night, District 5 City Councilmember Victor Gordo seemed obsessed with a completely different subject: the epidemic of shootings in parts of Pasadena. The police oversight debate w... More »
A postal carrier involved in a dispute at a Pasadena intersection Wednesday was chased for blocks and confronted by an enraged woman driver who screamed at her and allegedly squirted pepper spray in the carrier’s face. Pasadena police said the female postal ca... More »
Pasadena firefighters responded to a house fire in the 1200 block of Wesley Avenue in Pasadena on Tuesday, and saw black smoke at the back of the residence when they arrived at about 1:08 p.m. A neighbor said an explosion was heard before smoke started rising ... More »
Two men charged in connection with the shooting of a man at a fried chicken restaurant in Pasadena in December will be back in court Wednesday for a preliminary hearing, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Deputy District Attorney Stef... More »
