The Altadena Sheriff’s Station delivered a mixed-results report on public safety at the November 19 Altadena Town Council meeting’s 7:03 p.m. session, revealing both notable progress in violent crime reduction and ongoing challenges with property crimes. LA Co... More »
An 86-year-old San Marino woman remains in critical but stable condition after an unprovoked attack in Pasadena Saturday afternoon, according to Pasadena Police Lieutenant Keith Gomez. The incident occurred at approximately 2:04 p.m. on November 23 near the in... More »
A verbal altercation escalated into a potential hate crime at the Rose Bowl on Saturday evening, according to Pasadena Police Lieutenant Keith Gomez. The incident occurred during the UCLA-USC football game in parking lot I at approximately 6:53 p.m. According ... More »
A 57-year-old Palmdale man has been arrested and booked on suspicion of child molestation following the reported groping of a 12-year-old girl at a Pasadena bus stop on Wednesday. Farris Tollette was taken into custody early November 23 after patrol officers s... More »
A brush fire south of the Foothill (210) overpass in Pasadena was extinguished Friday, with no reports of injuries or damage to structures. Firefighters were dispatched to the 2000 block of Linda Vista Avenue around 7:45 a.m. Friday regarding flames near the 2... More »
Police are searching for a suspect who allegedly groped a 12-year-old girl at a bus stop in Pasadena on Wednesday, November 20. The incident occurred at approximately 9:27 a.m. near the Lake Avenue Metro Train Station while the victim was sitting on a bus benc... More »
A pretrial hearing is scheduled Thursday for a Baldwin Park man charged with murder in the 2020 fatal stabbing of a customer outside a Pasadena CVS pharmacy. Enrique Antonio Real, who was 19 at the time of the incident, faces one count of murder filed by the L... More »
Two men — including a grandson of the victim — are scheduled to be arraigned next month on murder and burglary charges for allegedly killing a 75-year-old woman at her South Pasadena home. Josh Edward Atkins, 44, and Bikramjot Singh Padda, 28, are each charged... More »
Former Los Angeles County politician Mark Ridley-Thomas is expected to ask a federal appeals court in West Pasadena on Thursday to reverse his fraud and bribery convictions for voting to support county contracts favoring USC while accepting benefits for his so... More »
A pretrial hearing is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Wednesday for a 24-year-old man facing one count each of murder and attempted murder in the shooting death of a teenager and wounding of another victim in Pasadena. Alexis Ibarra will appear in Department F of the ... More »
Some local residents expressed opposition to a former Commissioner now seeking the Independent Police Auditor position. Paul Vernon announced his retirement from the City’s police oversight Commission in a letter on Nov. 13. Vernon worked with the Los Angeles ... More »
Citing “continued deterioration” of conditions at the county’s juvenile halls, the state Attorney General’s Office and the county are calling Wednesday for a series of steps boost staffing, revise internal policies and increase safety for detainees, and have f... More »
