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A judge sentences two men to die by lethal injection for murdering two children and three adults in a 1995 attack that prosecutors said was ordered by the Mexican Mafia prison gang. One of the defendants was Jimmy Palma, 23, of Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 12, 1997
Pages
p. A-1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 12, 1997
Pages
p. A-1 w/photo
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Palma, Jimmy
Item ID
9883AN
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Death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6500
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 18, 1941
Pages
p. 2
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 18, 1941
Pages
p. 2
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Gettle, William F.
Item ID
6315AN
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Two men, including 22 year old Arcadian Jimmy Palma, were convicted of five counts of first-degree murder for shooting three adults and two children last year in El Monte.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper8017
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 1996
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 1996
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Palma, Jimmy
Item ID
7977AN
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Jimmy Palma, 22, of Arcadia received a death-penalty recommendation for the April 22, 1995 massacre of five people in El Monte. A final decision on the matter will be announced by the presiding judge on February 19, 1997.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 14, 1996
Pages
p. A 3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 14, 1996
Pages
p. A 3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Palma, Jimmy
Item ID
8087AN
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23 year old Arcadian Jimmy Palma was ambushed and stabbed to death October 13 in the exercise yard of San Quentin State Prison. A Superior Court judge sentenced him to die for killing two children and their mother in El Monte in 1995.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 1997
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 1997
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Palma, Jimmy
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
11720AN
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Deqiang Song, 26, of Monterey Park, gets life in prison without possibility of parole, for the crime of kidnapping for ransom, and a second sentence of life in prison plus four years, for the attempted murder of his then 21-year-old victim. Song met his victim through a mutual friend and took her to Westfield Santa Anita mall in Arcadia on September 8, 2010. Then he took her to a remote area of desert in San Bernardino County. He strangled the woman and slit her throat. He called her father for ransom. She survived.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32970
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 11, 2012
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 11, 2012
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Song, DeQiang
Trials
Item ID
33167AN
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Former mayor Arthur F. Malin attempted to take his own life with a .38 caliber special police revolver in the living room of his home at 406 California Street.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper7379
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 21, 1942
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 21, 1942
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Mayor - Malin, Arthur F.
Item ID
7264AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Whiting.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 22, 1945
Pages
p. 7
Announcement Type
Birth
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 22, 1945
Pages
p. 7
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Whiting, son
Item ID
7702AN
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A profile on Kirk King from Taiwan and the problem of "parachute kids" being sent from Asia to America for schooling, often having little or no supervision.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 11, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 11, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
King, Kirk
Parachute Kids
Item ID
26912AN
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Arcadia Police Department Chief Guthrie has implemented an Area Command Community Partnership Program to effectively address crime issues and improve quality of life issues in the City of Arcadia in its five geographic areas (same as voting districts).

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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
May 4, 2019
Pages
p. 7
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Mountain Views News
Date
May 4, 2019
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Area Command Community Partnership Program
Crime
Item ID
35640AN
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Two articles. Vigil for slain brothers Anthony Lin and William Lin. Hundreds mourned yesterday at courtyard of Arcadia Performing Arts Center. The brothers are remembered as bright and caring. Uncle Deyun Shi denies he attacked his estranged wife and beat his nephews to death. Shi's next court hearing in Hong Kong is February 11. See hard copy in VF Crime and Criminals.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 26, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 26, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Double homicide
Lin, Anthony
Lin, William
Murders
Shi, Deyun
Item ID
34624AN
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Arcadia police have seen an increase in "distraction burglaries" in recent weeks and advises residents not to open the door to strangers. In this type of crime, the burglar is invited into a home after gaining the trust of the victim. While talking to the victim or using some other ruse to distract the resident, a second person enters and burglarizes the home. This has happened on the 300 block of Joyce Avenue and on the 1400 block of Rodeo Road.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 30, 2010
Pages
p. A9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 30, 2010
Pages
p. A9
Subjects
Burglaries
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
32410AN
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Police are seeking three men who attacked, robbed and carjacked a mother and son in front of their home in the 200 block of West Lemon Avenue. The crime occurred on March 4, before 9:30 PM, as they pulled into their driveway. The suspects got away in the victims' blue 2006 Lexus.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 5, 2010
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 5, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Robbery
Item ID
32118AN
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Violent crime in most west San Gabriel Valley cities was down in 1991. Arcadia crime figures are included in the article.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 6, 1992
Pages
p. B-10
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 6, 1992
Pages
p. B-10
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
23AN
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Memorial services for William Ingoldsby will be held December 15, 1995. Ingoldsby, 48, died November 21 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was a graduate of Arcadia High School.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 9, 1995
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 9, 1995
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Ingoldsby, William
Item ID
5505AN
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The overall crime rate drops in Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 21, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 21, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Crime
Statistics
Item ID
26520AN
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Peter Chang, 60, of Long Beach, admitted in court that he shot his estranged wife, Liya ("Sandy") Lu, 32, in front of her Arcadia home on Bonita Street. He was immediately sentenced to 29 years to life in prison. The murder occurred on January 27, 2008.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 26, 2010
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 26, 2010
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Chang, Peter
Crime and Criminals
Lu, Liya ("Sandy")
Murders
Shootings
Item ID
32146AN
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Deyun Shi declared incompetent to defend himself for murdering Arcadia teenagers William Lin and Anthony Lin.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 26, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 6
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 26, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 6
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Lin, Anthony
Lin, William
Murder
Shi, Deyun
Item ID
34978AN
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Hong Kong to extradite Chinese man Deyun Shi back to United States over teen deaths (Anthony Lin, William Lin).

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2016
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2016
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Lin, Anthony
Lin, William
Murders
Shi, Deyun
Item ID
34646AN
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135 marijuana plants found in Arcadia home on the 500 block of West Huntington Drive. The suspect arrested is Tiv Ke Roeung, 40 year old Arcadia resident. He is being held without bail by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 19, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 25
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 19, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 25
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Drugs
Marijuana
Roeung, Tiv Ke
Item ID
34070AN
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