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An Arcadia undercover police officer, 28, helped a Drug Enforcement Administration team and the LAPD in Sylmar for the biggest drug bust in history, a cache of 20 tons of cocaine valued at $20 billion. Federal agents also confiscated $10 million in cash.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 4, 1989

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 4, 1989

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Drug Trafficking

Item ID: 1479AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

With approval by the Arcadia City Council, an anti-drug officer and an anti-burglary officer will soon join the Arcadia Police Department.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2198AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia police arrested 4 men in 4 separate rooms of the Embassy Suites motel, confiscating more than 2 ounces of cocaine and $5,600 in what police called "drug money."

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 27, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 27, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Drug Trafficking

Item ID: 1473AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Police Department donated their old tan uniforms to the Tijuana Police Department after receiving new blue uniforms.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 8, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 8, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2199AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Lt. David Hinig was traded to the Culver City Police Department so that their Officer Tere Acune could work undercover at the Arcadia High School, an operation that led to several arrests. Hinig describes his experiences in Culver City.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 25, 1982

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 25, 1982

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Police - Hinig, David

Item ID: 2214AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Fire Chief Gerald Gardner said that 735 of all calls received by the Fire Department in the past five years have been for paramedics.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 24, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 24, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Fire Department

Item ID: 1582AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Police confiscated $30,000 worth of marijuana and arrested 4 men in a sting operation at Arcadia's Embassy Suites Hotel.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 10, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 10, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Crime and Criminals

Item ID: 1375AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Seven San Gabriel Valley police departments have started a new program that will coordinate efforts to trace criminals who do not limit their activities to one city. Hopefully this will avoid duplication of effort by the various cities.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 22, 1981

Pages: p. A-9

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 22, 1981

Pages: p. A-9

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2194AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Richard Honaker was promoted from Lieutenant to captain of the Arcadia Police Department, filling the vacancy caused by the promotion of Neal Johnson to chief of police.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 12, 1985

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 12, 1985

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Police - Honaker, Richard

Item ID: 2215AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

For the first time in 15 years, the Arcadia Police Department has a motorcycle patrol. The department recently purchased 2 Kawasaki 1000 motorcycles for traffic enforcement.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 15, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 15, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2201AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

With the addition of $113,295 of federal money to Arcadia's Home Improvement Program, the city will now be able to help about 12 more Arcadians refurbish their homes.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 24, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 24, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Community Redevelopment

Item ID: 1328AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia now has two patrol wagons that will be used to transport prisoners from the scene of the arrest to the station. The wagons can pick up several prisoners and book them all at once, allowing officers to spend more time in the field.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2193AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The amount of money Arcadia schools will receive from the California lottery should be about $45 per student for the first quarter.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 19, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 19, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Finance

Item ID: 2934AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A final budget totaling just over $18 million received the approval of the Arcadia Board of Education. Article outlines sources of money and major budget provisions.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 7, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 7, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: School Board

Item ID: 2461AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Twenty-eight persons, most of them students at Arcadia High School, were arrested as suspected drug dealers. The arrests were the culmination of a secret investigation by undercover agents.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 3, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 3, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Drug Trafficking

Item ID: 1459AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The death of former Arcadia Police Chief Charles Mitchell does not affect the $117,864 consulting contract between him and the city. The money due Mitchell will be paid in monthly amounts of $4,911 to his estate.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 15, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Announcement Type: Obituary or death notice

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 15, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Announcement Type: Obituary or death notice

Subjects: Police - Mitchell, Charles D.

Item ID: 2220AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Tere Akune, the undercover police officer whose work led to the arrests for drug dealing at the high school, was on loan to Arcadia from another city in Los Angeles County. Her background and her work with this assignment are discussed.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 6, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 6, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Drug Trafficking

Item ID: 1460AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Police, alerted that a home was being burglarized, wound up confiscating 23 kilos of cocaine valued at $500.000 and arresting two men on suspicion of drug trafficking.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 25, 1988

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 25, 1988

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Drug Trafficking

Item ID: 1477AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Two men say they were injured and subjected to homosexual and AIDS discrimination during and arrest in Arcadia following a skirmish with police.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 15, 1987

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 15, 1987

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2208AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Police Department's Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team was able to successfully resolve a tense hostage situation on October 7 at a doctor's office at 125 E. Duarte Road.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 9, 1980

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 9, 1980

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2192AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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An Arcadia undercover police officer, 28, helped a Drug Enforcement Administration team and the LAPD in Sylmar for the biggest drug bust in history, a cache of 20 tons of cocaine valued at $20 billion. Federal agents also confiscated $10 million in cash.

With approval by the Arcadia City Council, an anti-drug officer and an anti-burglary officer will soon join the Arcadia Police Department.

Arcadia police arrested 4 men in 4 separate rooms of the Embassy Suites motel, confiscating more than 2 ounces of cocaine and $5,600 in what police called "drug money."

The Arcadia Police Department donated their old tan uniforms to the Tijuana Police Department after receiving new blue uniforms.

Lt. David Hinig was traded to the Culver City Police Department so that their Officer Tere Acune could work undercover at the Arcadia High School, an operation that led to several arrests. Hinig describes his experiences in Culver City.

Arcadia Fire Chief Gerald Gardner said that 735 of all calls received by the Fire Department in the past five years have been for paramedics.

Arcadia Police confiscated $30,000 worth of marijuana and arrested 4 men in a sting operation at Arcadia's Embassy Suites Hotel.

Seven San Gabriel Valley police departments have started a new program that will coordinate efforts to trace criminals who do not limit their activities to one city. Hopefully this will avoid duplication of effort by the various cities.

Richard Honaker was promoted from Lieutenant to captain of the Arcadia Police Department, filling the vacancy caused by the promotion of Neal Johnson to chief of police.

For the first time in 15 years, the Arcadia Police Department has a motorcycle patrol. The department recently purchased 2 Kawasaki 1000 motorcycles for traffic enforcement.

With the addition of $113,295 of federal money to Arcadia's Home Improvement Program, the city will now be able to help about 12 more Arcadians refurbish their homes.

Arcadia now has two patrol wagons that will be used to transport prisoners from the scene of the arrest to the station. The wagons can pick up several prisoners and book them all at once, allowing officers to spend more time in the field.

The amount of money Arcadia schools will receive from the California lottery should be about $45 per student for the first quarter.

A final budget totaling just over $18 million received the approval of the Arcadia Board of Education. Article outlines sources of money and major budget provisions.

Twenty-eight persons, most of them students at Arcadia High School, were arrested as suspected drug dealers. The arrests were the culmination of a secret investigation by undercover agents.

The death of former Arcadia Police Chief Charles Mitchell does not affect the $117,864 consulting contract between him and the city. The money due Mitchell will be paid in monthly amounts of $4,911 to his estate.

Tere Akune, the undercover police officer whose work led to the arrests for drug dealing at the high school, was on loan to Arcadia from another city in Los Angeles County. Her background and her work with this assignment are discussed.

Arcadia Police, alerted that a home was being burglarized, wound up confiscating 23 kilos of cocaine valued at $500.000 and arresting two men on suspicion of drug trafficking.

Two men say they were injured and subjected to homosexual and AIDS discrimination during and arrest in Arcadia following a skirmish with police.

Arcadia Police Department's Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team was able to successfully resolve a tense hostage situation on October 7 at a doctor's office at 125 E. Duarte Road.