With a gusty “Viva!†Pasadena Chief of Police Phillip Sanchez led the crowd of over 100 in a cheer to celebrate the graduation of the first-ever Spanish-language Citizen Police Academy class at the police heliport Thursday evening. Among the friends and fa... More »
A Pasadena police negotiator talked a distraught young woman in her twenties from jumping off the Lake Ave. overpass of the 210 Foothill Freeway in an hour-long conversation that started about 4:15 Friday morning. Sergeant Paul Carpenter said that Officer Mark... More »
Frantic neighbors told arriving firefighters that two people were inside a burning one-story home in the 1400 block of Sunset Ave. shortly before midnight Wednesday, authorities said this morning. Pasadena Fire Dept. crews conducted multiple searches as they b... More »
A 22-year-old Caltech student walking to his dorm was attacked and robbed of his iPhone and Mac computer on the Institute’s campus Wednesday night about 10:25 p.m., police said. The male student was jumped from behind and thrown to the ground by two young blac... More »
[Updated: Oct. 12, 2013 | 4:45 p.m.] An electrical fire swept through the attic of a single-story Craftsman home in the 700 block of North Michigan Ave. shortly after 9:00 a.m. Saturday morning, leading to a roof collapse and $700,000 in damages. Responding fi... More »
For many people, autumn events like Halloween and Harvest Day are fun times to dress up in costumes, go trick-or-treating, attend parties, and eat yummy treats. These events are also opportunities to provide nutritious snacks, get physical activity, and focus ... More »
On September 25, Pasadena Police officers responded to the 50 block of West Claremont Street regarding a robbery investigation. On arrival, officers talked with the victim, who said she was walking on Claremont when the suspect (Male Black Juvenile â€... More »
The Pasadena Fire Department hosted a Fire Prevention Week kick-off event at the Rose Bowl Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 5 with fee hot dogs and drinks will be free to the first 250 attendees and demonstrations focused on fire safety. Fire personnel will met the p... More »
A woman at home on Columbia St. near Fair Oaks Ave. Friday evening about 8:30 p.m. noticed a man standing outside her window watching her and called police, authorities say. Responding officers found a man hiding in the bushes on the woman’s property. The man... More »
Two transients who were friends became embroiled in an argument which escalated into a fight and stabbing Thursday night near Lake Ave. and Maple St. shortly after 6:00 p.m., police say. The victim, a 55-year-old man, was stabbed in one arm and received multip... More »
The Pasadena Fire Dept. is considering increasing staffing as predictions mount for very high fire danger coming this week to the San Gabriel Valley, a spokesperson said Tuesday morning. “Critical fire weather conditions are expected as moderate Santa Ana wind... More »
Noubar Karamanoukian said he had been looking for a way to teach his 6-year-old daughter about personal safety, but wasn’t sure how to convey the information. “I contacted the Pasadena Police Department,†he said, “and they told me about this Kid’s S... More »
