A Pasadena police officer sustained a non-life-threatening injury Sunday evening after another officer unintentionally discharged a service weapon in the parking structure adjacent to the department’s headquarters, authorities said. The incident occurred at ap... More »
The California Supreme Court handed down two decisions last week that could impact decades of sentencing for gang-related offenses and allow thousands of people to petition courts to reexamine their cases. Both rulings turned on a 2021 law that raised the stan... More »
A 29-year-old Pasadena man was arrested Friday morning after police recovered firearms, narcotics, body armor and ammunition during a search warrant operation in the city’s north end, authorities said. Lazaro Tapia was taken into custody at approximately 10:40... More »
A man previously convicted in a widely publicized Pasadena robbery was found guilty Friday of murdering a woman at a homeless encampment in the San Gabriel River riverbed in Irwindale, according to a report from City News Service. Steve Carlos Williams, 48, wa... More »
A shooting incident occurred Thursday afternoon near Memorial Park, where a suspect fired multiple rounds toward a group of individuals loitering in a nearby parking lot, according to Pasadena Police Lieutenant Matt Campeau. The gunfire was reported at approxi... More »
Beginning the first of several meetings to be held on the issue, the Pasadena Police Department has released its annual report on “military equipment,” outlining what it owns, how it was used over the past year, and what changes are planned as the city aligns ... More »
A man pleaded not guilty Thursday to a murder charge stemming from the shooting death of a 13-year-old boy who was playing video games in the bedroom of his Pasadena home nearly four years ago. Muhammad Abdul-Malik, 38, and co-defendant Teraeja Laquanna Flemmi... More »
A 51-year-old Pasadena man was arrested Wednesday in connection with an assault involving a folding chair that left a relative injured, according to Pasadena Police Lieutenant Matt Campeau. The incident occurred Tuesday, Sept. 3, at approximately 3:36 p.m. in ... More »
Two Riverside County residents pleaded guilty Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles to federal charges stemming from a counterfeit electronics scheme that targeted Apple stores across Southern California, including one in Pasadena, according to the U.S. Attorney’s... More »
As the Pasadena Police Department prepares for a public meeting Thursday, Sept. 4, to review its 2024–2025 Military Equipment Annual Report, Pasadena and nearby cities remain in compliance with California’s transparency law governing military-style equipment. ... More »
A full ban on open flames and spark-producing activities is now in effect across the Angeles National Forest and San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, directly affecting Pasadena-area trailheads and recreation zones. The U.S. Forest Service issued Forest Or... More »
[Updated: Saturday, August 31, 2025 | 12:00 noon] Pasadena Fire Chief Chad Augustin said late Sunday morning the Arson Task Force has ruled out arson as the cause of the fire and concluded the blaze was “accidental.” Augustin said the woman’s death remains un... More »
