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Best of BTB: How Pasadena PD prepares for nearly 500,000 visitors every New Year’s Eve
0Editor’s note: As part of our 10th anniversary, Behind the Badge is sharing stories from our archives on Tuesdays and Fridays. This story is from December 4, 2018. New Year’s Day 2025 is Wednesday. On the third floor of the Pasadena Police Department sits one of the busiest offices at the department. One might think this would be Narcotics. Perhaps Community Services. Or even the SWAT team. But in Pasadena, home of the iconic Rose Bowl and land of the Tournament of Roses, the busiest office award goes to Event Planning. At Christmastime, picturesque Pasadena celebrates with twinkle lights strung…
For the nearly 50 women who rose early to test their stamina on a cloudy, cold Saturday morning, it was…
A call comes in about an elderly man who is covered in blood walking along the sidewalk in an apparent…
Nathalie Martinez says she’s just “going up the ladder.” Jacob Jimenez said he is gaining life experience. Ian Garibay said…
The latest contingent of potential future recruits for the Tustin Police Department lined up for a romp through the Tustin…