On Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 at approximately 2:16 p.m., officers from the Pasadena Police Department responded to the 1000 block of Wheeler Alley regarding the report of shots fired. Officers arrived on scene and discovered a shooting victim at the nearby Pasadena Fire Station located at Fair Oaks Avenue and Hammond Street. Paramedics transported the…
Man Suspected in Death of Elderly Pasadena Woman Arrested
On Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, at approximately 7:52 a.m., Pasadena police responded to the 100 block of East Colorado Boulevard regarding a physical attack on an elderly couple who were in the area for their daily walk. Officers arrived on scene and located the couple. The elderly male victim was injured but in stable condition….
Pasadena Crime Blotters: November 2020
Nov. 1 At 1:02 a.m. officers were dispatched to the 300 block of North Lake Avenue regarding a gunshot victim. The victim had walked into a nearby business with a gunshot wound and asked for help. Officers and the ambulance responded, and the victim was transported to a local hospital. Evidence of a shooting was…
Suspect Charged for Murder of Woman Found in Pasadena Park
On Tuesday, Nov. 24, at approximately 7:52 a.m., Pasadena Police responded to Hahamongna Watershed Park in response to a deceased adult female victim found by a passerby. Evidence from the crime scene indicated the victim had been stabbed multiple times. The victim was positively identified as 49-year-old Elena Ledford, a resident of Glendale. An autopsy…
Shooting in Pasadena Park Leaves Two Dead, One in Critical Condition
On Tuesday, at approximately 2:58 p.m., Pasadena police responded to the 300 block of Parke Street regarding a report of a shooting. Officers arrived on scene and located three victims in the northeast portion of Villa Parke, adjacent to the soccer field. Officers approached the victims to render medical aide when they determined one victim…
Pasadena Police Investigate Suspicious Death at Hahamonga Watershed Park
On Tuesday, at approximately 7:52 a.m., Pasadena Police Department received a phone call from a citizen regarding an unresponsive female in the Hahamonga Watershed Park. Officers arrived on scene and located the adult female victim on the ground, near the northwest parking lot. Responding officers approached the victim to render aid and immediately realized the…
Former Pasadena Auxiliary Officer Faces 15 Years in Prison for Illegal Gun Sales
A former officer with the Torrance Police Department (TPD) and former Pasadena Auxiliary cop has been charged with being an unlicensed firearms dealer who sold dozens of guns, as well as certifying he was the actual purchaser of a handgun, when, in fact, he was buying the gun for another person, the Justice Department announced…
Man Shot Dead in Pasadena, Police Investigating
A 29-year-old Pasadena man was shot and killed in a residential area of the city last weekend. On Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, at approximately 8:09 p.m., the Pasadena Police Department received several calls of shots fired in the 200 block of Parke Street. Officers arrived on scene and located the adult male victim on the…