A Southern California-based ophthalmology group, its former CEO and several of its physicians have paid the United States and California $6.65 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that they defrauded public health care programs by billing for unnecessary eye exams, improperly waiving Medicare co-payments, and violating other regulations, the Justice Department announced Friday. Retina…
Tyrone English may have been intentionally targeted by members of the Pasadena Denver Lane Bloods gang Pasadena Police detectives have received new information related to the 2013 murder of Monrovia resident, Tyrone English, 35. On Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 at approximately 8:42 p.m. Pasadena Police Officers responded to the 600 block of North Mar Vista…
On Saturday, Sept.14, 2019, at about 11:22 p.m., Pasadena Police responded to the area of Arroyo Boulevard and Seco Street regarding a physical altercation and shots fired. Officers arrived on scene and located the two victims. Pasadena Fire Department paramedics arrived and transported both victims to a local hospital, one in stable condition and the…
Aug. 1 Around 9:28 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call with an open line where a woman could be heard screaming in the background. On arrival at the 800 block of Locust Avenue they confronted a male leaving the apartment and detained him to investigate further. Upon contacting the victim they learned the man…
Prosecutors have filed murder charges against two Monrovia residents accused of shooting 24-year-old Anthony Michael Tafoya Ortiz during a drug deal and robbery that turned violent in Pasadena earlier this month. The police department will not release any specific details regarding the incident. On Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, at about 4:30 p.m., 24-year-old Lamarr Marquise…
On Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, at about 10:49 a.m., Pasadena Police responded to the 100 block of Painter Street regarding a shooting victim. Officers arrived on scene and found 24-year-old Anthony Michael Tafoya Ortiz, of Los Angeles suffering from a gunshot wound. Pasadena Fire Department paramedics arrived and transported Ortiz to a local hospital in…
July 4 July 4, 9:42 a.m., a 29 year old male was involved in an argument with a 23-year-old male in the 1900 block of Santa Rosa Ave. when the younger produced a knife and lunged at the victim. The victim was able to jump out of the way of the blade. Once officers arrived,…
One of the four Duarte gang members convicted of murder last December in connection with three homicides in Pasadena between 2016 and 2017 was sentenced July 8 to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Read More: 8 Suspected Gang Members Arrested by Pasadena Detectives for Attempted and Multiple Murders Ricardo Santiago from the…