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A man believed to be the "Old Timer Bandit" was shot and killed by an Arcadia police detective after he allegedly robbed banks in Arcadia and Pasadena and led police on a high-speed chase.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28355
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Bank Robbers - Old Timer Bandit
Arcadia Police Department - Officer involved fatal shooting
Item ID
28552AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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More details surface on the death of Arcadia man Richard Baisner, who died after Pasadena police shocked him with a Taser gun.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30615
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 10, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 10, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Baisner, Richard
Deaths
Pasadena Police
Taser stun guns
Weapons
Item ID
30803AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The family of sheriff's Deputy Hagop "Jake" Kuredjian settled a wrongful-death suit against former Arcadia police officer James Allen Beck who shot Kuredjian while he was helping serve a search warrant.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25628
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 3, 2003
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 3, 2003
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Kuredjian, Hagop "Jake"
Beck, James Allen
Wrongful-death Lawsuit
Item ID
25828AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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An Arcadia Police Department officer shot a car theft suspect who appeared to brandish a weapon. Internal Affairs will investigate.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29057
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Theft and thieves
Officer involved shootings
Grand theft auto
Baltazar, Cesar
Miramontes, Bianei
Item ID
29243AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia police are investigating two separate incidents as possible homicides. One man was shot and killed during a robbery at a motel and a 35 year-old transient woman was found dead at Arcadia County Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29195
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 12, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 12, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Homicides
Murder
Deaths
Item ID
29380AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Officer Troy Hernandez, now with Arcadia Police Department, formerly of South Gate Police Department, along with three other South Gate Police officers, is taking a racial discrimination and retaliation case against the City of South Gate to trial.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30385
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 1, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 1, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Discrimination
Hernandez, Troy
Lawsuits
Police
Trials
Item ID
30572AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Biographical notes on Arcadia Police Officer Louise Smiderle. She is the first and only woman police officer to ride solo in an Arcadia police unit.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2251
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 25, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 25, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Police - Smiderle, Louise
Item ID
2224AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Darlis Clark has filed a $7.5 million lawsuit against two Los Angeles police officers and a jailhouse informant.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1219
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 19, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 19, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Clark, Darlis
Item ID
1218AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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No resolution has been reached on the lawsuit brought by police officer Sharleen Wilson against the city for alleged sexual discrimination and harassment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27178
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 3, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 3, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Lawsuits
Wilson, Sharleen
Item ID
27376AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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With approval by the Arcadia City Council, an anti-drug officer and an anti-burglary officer will soon join the Arcadia Police Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2224
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 9, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 9, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Police
Item ID
2198AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's Police Officer of the Year 2000 is Sgt. Ron Buckholtz.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27773
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 28, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 28, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Police Department
Buckholtz, Ron
Item ID
27970AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. Ex-Police Chief Charles Mitchell dies. Lung cancer claims veteran law enforcement officer at 53.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27746
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 4, 1985
Pages
p. A1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 4, 1985
Pages
p. A1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Mitchell, Charles
Police Department
Item ID
27943AN
Collection
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The death of 3-year-old Talmin Moye II, caused by driver Sara Bravo in a stolen car during a police chase, reopens issues of police chase policies. Lieutenant Ken Harper of the Arcadia Police Department said the police officers were justified in pursuing a stolen car.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29820
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 13, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A6
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 13, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A6
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Moye, Talmin II (or Jr.)
Bravo, Sara
Arcadia Police Department
Car chases
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Item ID
30005AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Omar Francisco Garcia, 24, of Arcadia, was fatally shot by two West Covina police officers on November 17, after he allegedly attacked officers with their own baton. He has a history of fighting with police.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31305
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 26, 2008
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 26, 2008
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Garcia, Omar Francisco
Shootings
West Covina Police
Item ID
31500AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The death of retired Pasadena police lieutenant David Henry Richter, 55, of Arcadia, was thought to be a suicide. But now detectives are investigating it as a possible homicide.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31136
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 19, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 19, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Deaths
Homicides
Richter, David Henry
Suicides
Item ID
31330AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Police arrested 5 Arcadia High School students on campus for selling cocaine, marijuana and LSD. The arrests followed an investigation that began last fall.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3096
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 22, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 22, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
3018AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The man who died in a Pasadena police Taser gun incident was 36-year old Richard Baisner of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30606
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 6, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 6, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Baisner, Richard
Deaths
Pasadena Police
Taser stun guns
Weapons
Item ID
30794AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A man robbed and pistol-whipped a gas station clerk in the 600 block of Las Tunas Drive. Police are investigating.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25384
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 12, 2003
Pages
p. A2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 12, 2003
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Robbery
Item ID
25583AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Police Officers Association has used a billboard to advertise its contract dispute, claiming crime is up while the number of police officers is down. The billboard is shown in a photograph.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30876
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 3, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 3, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police Officers Association
Contracts
Labor disputes
Unions
Item ID
31064AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Profile of James Beck, ex-Arcadia police officer turned cop killer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21644
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 9, 2001
Pages
p. A7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 9, 2001
Pages
p. A7
Subjects
Crime & criminals
Beck, James
Item ID
21865AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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