A Pasadena man was arrested early Monday after allegedly vandalizing property with a metal pipe and attempting to evade officers, according to Pasadena Police Lieutenant Monica Cuellar. Officers responded at 12:55 a.m. to a report of vandalism in the 100 block... More »
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced Monday it issued a subpoena to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services as part of a probe into the state’s Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants to determine if people in the country illeg... More »
A Hawthorne man who robbed a Pasadena pharmacy at gunpoint as part of a crime spree targeting multiple Southern California chain stores was sentenced Monday to 25 years in federal prison. Makai Sanders, 23, pleaded guilty in November 2024 to conspiracy, Hobbs ... More »
Nearly 600 feet of copper wire was stolen from streetlight pull boxes in Pasadena on Saturday, the latest in a series of similar thefts across the city, police reported. The most recent theft occurred near Colorado Boulevard and San Rafael Avenue, where approx... More »
A Hawthorne man who robbed a Pasadena pharmacy as part of a dozen armed heists across Los Angeles County faces sentencing Monday on federal charges stemming from the six-week crime spree. Makai Sanders, 23, pleaded guilty in November 2024 to federal counts of ... More »
A pretrial hearing is scheduled Monday for Alexis Ibarra, charged in the 2022 fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy in Pasadena. The hearing is set for 8:30 a.m. in Department F of Pasadena Courthouse, located at 300 E. Walnut St. Ibarra, 24, has remained in cus... More »
Pasadena police are increasing patrols to enforce seat belt laws during a campaign running from May 12 to June 1. The annual “Click It or Ticket” initiative includes additional officers looking for drivers and passengers not wearing seat belts, including child... More »
As the Pasadena Police Department seeks to modernize its approach to public safety, the department discussed the addition of an Active Intelligence Center and deploying drones as components of its proposed fiscal year 2026 budget. The addition of drones drew b... More »
A motions hearing is scheduled for Friday, May 9, in Los Angeles Superior Court in the case of Cody Rich, a former host at Barney’s Beanery Pasadena, who alleges he was wrongfully terminated in June 2022 after reporting sexual harassment by a female manager. I... More »
A transmission tower suspected of starting the Eaton Fire in January has been removed by Southern California Edison and the parts are being moved to a warehouse Thursday to be tested in a lab. A helicopter lifted a part of a transmission tower out of Eaton Can... More »
The Pasadena Community Police Oversight Commission (CPOC) is scheduled to consider formal recommendations Thursday to limit the practice of “curb-sitting” during police traffic stops, a tactic that has raised community concerns about dignity and racial profili... More »
Pasadena Village is hosting a free online workshop focused on protecting seniors from financial scams and fraud. The “Scams Targeting Seniors Discussion” will take place via Zoom on Friday, May 16, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. The event will feature a presentation by E... More »
