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Albert Matthies, the only Arcadia police officer killed in the line of duty, was honored with a memorial plaque nearly 70 years after his murder. Photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6595
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
July 4, 1996
Pages
p. 8
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Sierra Madre News
Date
July 4, 1996
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Matthies, Albert E.
Crime and Criminals
Punishment
Item ID
6408AN
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An off duty Arcadia police officer (name withheld) killed an Altadena man, Anthony Denham, 22, as the officer and four others were being robbed by the man and several armed accomplices.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper318
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
December 11, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
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Star Tribune
Date
December 11, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Police
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
318AN
Collection
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Michelle and Tyjana Boykins, 30 and 29, were awarded $200,000 after claiming to be unjustly strip searched by a female Monrovia police officer in September of 1990.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper164
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 30, 1993
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 30, 1993
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
164AN
Collection
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Police arrested two men and are seeking two others in connection with a stabbing that occurred at the height of the holiday shopping season at the Santa Anita Fashion Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper11526
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 1997
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 1997
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
11724AN
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Police missed capturing by seconds a gun-toting robber who walked into Foothill Federal Credit Union at 133 E. Duarte Rd. and demanded money.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10823
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 14, 1997
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 14, 1997
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
11195AN
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Two men suspected of robbing a Downey Savings branch at 1101 West Huntington Drive were arrested minutes later by Arcadia police.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper15848
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 1998
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 1998
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
16605AN
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A scam that tricks pager user into calling a high-toll phone number in the Virgin Islands is blitzing numbers in the area, including several Arcadia Police Department officers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6702
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 7, 1996
Pages
p. A-1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 7, 1996
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
6511AN
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Police have arrested a 16 year old Arcadia High School student on suspicion of firing a gun Monday afternoon at two teenagers involved in an on-campus brawl several hours earlier.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 19, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 19, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
16AN
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On February 20, 1997 Arcadia police officers responded to an emergency call in the 600 block of S. First Avenue regarding a stabbing in progress. A suspect was arrested and the victim transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9173
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
February 27, 1997
Pages
p. 7
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Sierra Madre News
Date
February 27, 1997
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
9127AN
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Arcadia police arrested two Arcadia High School students 16, and 15, in connection with a December 11 racial incident in which a cross was burned and anti-Asian epithets were scrawled on the front yard of a home in the 200 block of Arbolada Drive. The two boys were booked for damaging property based on ethnic origin and were released to the custody of their parents.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1396
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 10, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 10, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1395AN
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Crime in Arcadia has gone up according to figures from the Police Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1351
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 30, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 30, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1350AN
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Police responding to a domestic disturbance call discovered an alleged video piracy lab.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1400
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 29, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 29, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1399AN
Collection
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A joint stakeout by the police and fire departments led to four arrests and the seizure of 500 pounds of illegal fireworks.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4551
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 1995
Pages
p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 1995
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
4427AN
Collection
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Arcadian John Howell led police on a chase Friday from Arcadia to the desert community of Banning.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10785
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 15, 1997
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 15, 1997
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Howell, John
Item ID
11189AN
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Arcadia Police Department's Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team responded to a Home Invasion Robbery in progress at a residence on South Third Ave.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4523
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
April 20, 1995
Pages
p. 15
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Sierra Madre News
Date
April 20, 1995
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
4399AN
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Arcadian Lauranne Gillett, 48, turned herself into police and admitted that she embezzled more than $40,000 from the VIP Travel Agency in Sierra Madre.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper165
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 28, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 28, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
165AN
Collection
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A juvenile tried to log on to the computer that contains city data bases but was discovered by police before breaking the password. No charges were filed and the youth's name was not released.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6697
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 6, 1996
Pages
p. A-3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 6, 1996
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
6506AN
Collection
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The City Council voted Tuesday to impose a temporary ban on new Karaoke clubs after police reported such clubs increasingly attract gangs and lawlessness.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper144
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
October 29, 1992
Pages
p. 4
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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
October 29, 1992
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Karaoke clubs
Item ID
144AN
Collection
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A police Special Weapons and Tactics team stormed a house early Saturday after residents were robbed by six gunmen who invaded the South Third Avenue home.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4524
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 16, 1995
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 16, 1995
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
4400AN
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Police have arrested nine people who are believed to be members of a San Gabriel Valley Asian gang that has been under investigation in recent months for terrorizing local Asian youths. Four adults and five juveniles were taken into custody after police linked them with a February 15 kidnapping, attempted extortion and assault.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1397
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 4, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 4, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Gangs see also Gang Activity
Item ID
1396AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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