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NASA Releases Medallions to Commemorate JPL’s Curiosity Mars Rover

Tuesday, August 6, 2013 | 8:07 am

NASA introduced thousands of 1.75-inch diameter commemorative medallions “minted with test metal used during the engineering of Curiosity” to celebrate the first anniversary of the Rover’s landing on Mars.” The medallion features a three-dimensional view of Cu... More »

Pasadena Officers Testify Protesters Attacked Them

Tuesday, August 6, 2013 | 5:18 am

Pasadena Police Department officers testified Monday in Pasadena Superior Court that they were kicked and hit repeatedly by unruly protesters outside the Civic Auditorium late last year. Alejandro Torres, 22, of San Pedro; Christopher Wohlers, 23, of Long Beac... More »

Bob Hope Airport Launches Customer Loyalty Program

Monday, August 5, 2013 | 12:15 pm

 Burbank Bob Hope Airport today launched a customer loyalty program powered by Thanks Again, LLC. Bob Hope Airport is the first airport in California to launch a direct, airport-wide partnership with the Thanks Again program and joins a network of over 170 o... More »

Washington Blvd. Reopens, Police Give All Clear

Monday, August 5, 2013 | 10:03 am

[UPDATED August 5, 2013 | 1:02 p.m.] Pasadena Police have resolved an incident during which SWAT and patrol officers hunted a possible gunman. W. Washington Blvd., which had been closed between Glen Ave. and Mentone Ave. since about 10:30 a.m. Monday, has bee... More »

Monday Fight Victim in Critical Condition

Monday, August 5, 2013 | 6:35 am

A fight in Old Pasadena early Monday morning has left a young man in critical condition in a local hospital, Pasadena police said. Lt. Tom Delgado said the victim was struck once, fell to the ground and as a result of the fall “sustained significantly serious ... More »

Refused, Panhandler Attacks and Injures Restaurant Patron

Monday, August 5, 2013 | 6:20 am

A 67-year-old man suffered blunt force trauma and cuts after he was hit over the head with a metal chair Saturday afternoon by a transient who had been refused money, police said. Pasadena police Lt. Tom Delgado said the victim was eating at a Carl’s Jr. in th... More »

Pasadena Police Chief Recaps Week’s Critical Incidents

Monday, August 5, 2013 | 3:36 am

On July 25 at about 2:55 p.m., Pasadena Police officers responded to the 500 block of North Marengo Avenue regarding a robbery investigation. On arrival, the officers learned the victim was walking in the area when he was approached by the suspect (Male Hispan... More »

Civil Rights Groups Want to Limit Police Tracking of Vehicles

Sunday, August 4, 2013 | 9:34 pm

Pasadena police have joined law enforcement agencies across the country that increasingly are keeping records of your vehicle’s movements through little-known camera systems called automated license plate readers. HOW IT WORKS: The license plate reader shown m... More »

Pasadena Crime Rate Jumps in July

Saturday, August 3, 2013 | 6:50 am

Led by increases in burglaries, Pasadena’s crime rate jumped to a double-digit increase over 2012 for the first time this year, police reported Friday. 2,541 crimes were reported by police so far this year in Pasadena, up 12% from the 2,272 reported at this ti... More »