Members of the U.S. military concluded a training exercise in northeast Pasadena Thursday.
In announcing the drill, which began Wednesday and was centered in the area of the former St. Luke Hospital, the city advised that the public might hear limited helicopter activity, controlled explosions and simulated weapons fire.
The Pasadena Police Department assisted with pedestrian and vehicle safety in the immediate area during the exercise, which was closed to the public and media.
The drill concluded at 1:45 p.m. Thursday, according to reports.
Some residents complained about helicopters hovering past midnight and the fact that they were not informed the drill was happening until a few hours before it began.
Pasadena City Councilman Rick Cole said on social media that he was “outraged” by the lack of transparency, adding that city officials got late word of the exercise and even then, were embargoed from sharing the information.
“The city was informed today and was told to not release information until 5:30 p.m.,” he wrote Wednesday. “That is absurd and ridiculous, and typical of the current administration’s contempt for citizens of this country.”
An attempt to reach Cole was not immediately successful.