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Man arrested after shooting in Arcadia. A 47-year-old man was arrested Wednesday, August 10, for shooting and injuring an Arcadia police officer (shot in the jaw), the suspect's 73-year-old mother (shot in the chest) and the neighbor across the street (shot in the eye with stray bullet). All three are stable and expected to survive. The shooting and standoff happened at 2500 block of Greenfield Avenue due to a family dispute. The 26-year-old Arcadia officer has been with Arcadia Police Department for 6 months and has 3 years of previous law enforcement experience.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36295
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 2022
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 2022
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Crime and Criminals
Domestic violence
Shootings
Venk, Nurhan
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Newspaper Index
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Right woman for the job. New Athletic Director at University of Southern California (USC) Jennifer Cohen brings integrity to Trojans program. She has 30 years of collegiate athletic experience, including the past 7 years in the same post at University of Washington. Cohen was born in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36529
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 2023
Pages
p. B1, B6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 2023
Pages
p. B1, B6
Subjects
Cohen, Jennifer
University of Southern California (USC)
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia police wound woman, 21, advancing toward officer while wielding knife. This occurred Saturday, August 12 at 9:09 P.M. on the 50 block of California Street.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36524
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 14, 2023
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 14, 2023
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Shootings
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A 38-year-old Los Angeles man, accused of setting four arson fires in Arcadia and of carjacking a woman trying to move her car away from one of the fires, is arrested. The first fire was in a rear corridor on the second floor of The Shops at Santa Anita mall, at 400 South Baldwin Avenue at 11:40 A.M. on Friday. The other three fires were in the vicinity of the 900 block of Arcadia Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36496
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 20, 2023
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 20, 2023
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Arson
Crime and Criminals
Fires
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A man with a stun gun shot and tried to kidnap two 16-year old girls walking down Golden West Avenue, but resident Dale Raine's yells scared the man away.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3741
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 8, 1994
Pages
P. 3 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 8, 1994
Pages
P. 3 photo
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
3609AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Los Angeles County COVID-19 vaccinations rates broken down by community. 1,249,314 administered as of February 20. Incorporated Arcadia has 10,380 persons vaccinated out of 49,666, or 21%. Unincorporated Arcadia has 1,376 persons vaccinated out of 6,424, or 21%.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35917
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 3, 2021
Pages
p. A11
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 3, 2021
Pages
p. A11
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Immunizations
Pandemics
Public Health
Vaccines
Viruses
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The husband and wife suspected of enslaving and torturing a 20-year old woman from mainland China allegedly kept a second slave and may have imported as many as a half dozen people into the United States. Dianji Zhai and Hua Jiang of Arcadia have been arrested.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9558
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 19, 1997
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 19, 1997
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
9513AN
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Newspaper Index
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Singers Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken perform at Arcadia Performing Arts Center on Saturday, 9/23/2023. They were two of the favorites on the second season of TV show American Idol. Studdard won the American Idol competition and Clay Aiken was the runner up 20 years ago. The tour is called "Twenty, the Tour."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36532
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 31, 2023
Pages
p. A2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 31, 2023
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Aiken, Clay
Arcadia Performing Arts Center
Singers
Studdard, Ruben
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Newspaper Index
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Third horse in three days dies at Santa Anita Park, while animal rights activists continue to push for a nationwide ban on racing. The race horses were named Tikkun Olam, Uncontainable, and Harliss. The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) was given authority, in legislation backed by Governor Gavin Newsom, to suspend racing. Officials at Santa Anita Park released a statement reaffirming their commitment to horse safety. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, January 23, 2020.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35640
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2020
Pages
p. B8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2020
Pages
p. B8
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Euthanasia
Horses and horse racing
Lacey, Jackie
Newsom, Gavin
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Five young women were chosen to ride in Arcadia's entry in the 1996 Tournament of Roses Parade. All residents of Arcadia, they are: Erica Mead, Michelle Medeiros, Nicole Mosteller, Rebecca Choi and Michelle Wilson.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5404
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 9, 1995
Pages
p. A1 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 9, 1995
Pages
p. A1 photo
Subjects
Tournament of Roses
Mead, Erica
Medeiros, Michelle
Mosteller, Nicole
Choi, Rebecca
Wilson, Michelle
Item ID
5267AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Monterey Park shooting aftermath. Ex-tenant: Attack suspect hated his dance instructors. Huu Can Tran harbored a deep hatred for fellow instructors at Star Dance Studio where he killed 11 patrons and wounded 9 others on Saturday, January 21, the Lunar New Year eve. Tran's tenant, a man who formerly rented a small home from the gunman said Tran distrusted people and could become very angry. At one time, Tran had lived in an apartment in Arcadia. The former tenant describes other aspects of Tran's personality.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36413
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 25, 2023
Pages
p. A10
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 25, 2023
Pages
p. A10
Subjects
Chinese New Year
Crime and Criminals
Gun violence
Holidays
Lunar New Year
Monterey Park, California
Shootings
Tran, Huu Can
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Newspaper Index
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A San Bernardino teen is arrested following crash. Arcadia police find the fatal hit-and-run suspect, a 17-year old boy, hiding in the bushes after pedestrian, a 28-year-old man, is killed crossing Huntington Drive. The suspect drove a gray Dodge Charger, which was found in the 1200 block of Oakhaven Road, with front end damage and a broken windshield.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36503
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 2, 2023
Pages
p. A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 2, 2023
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Arrests
Crime and Criminals
Fatalities
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Carol Yeh, formerly of Arcadia, took a year off from her studies at Yale to travel with the Yale Glee Club as manager of "Whim 'n' Song", an all-women a cappella singing group. She is profiled.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper168
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 2, 1993
Pages
p. H-1 photo; Hometown section
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 2, 1993
Pages
p. H-1 photo; Hometown section
Subjects
Yeh, Carol
Item ID
168AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Overall homeless numbers remain steady. A count has identified how many individuals are homeless in a city-by-city count. 4555 in all, in the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, remained about the same as last year's count. Arcadia has 106, up from 77 last year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35784
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A9
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A9
Subjects
Homeless census
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Tribune/Star-News All-Star Basketball Classic for boys and girls ready to go Saturday at Damien High School after a three-year absence. Three locals from Arcadia, Lavon Domino, Tim Kwan, and Mel Manell, played.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36447
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2023
Pages
p. B2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2023
Pages
p. B2
Subjects
Basketball
Domino, Lavon
Kwan, Tim
Manell, Mel
Sports
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 1996
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Palma, Jimmy
Item ID
7977AN
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Newspaper Index
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Monterey Park mass shooting one year later. City still lives in massacre's shadow. Permanent memorial to the 11 victims is still in planning stages. In Arcadia, doughnut business owners Francois Ung and his wife Shally Ung remember and honor their friend Andy Kao, a victim of the shooting at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio on January 21, 2023, with a pledge that they will send proceeds from sales at their Arcadia Donuts store on January 20 and 21 to the Monterey Park Hope and Resiliency Center and the Andy Kao Memorial Ballroom Dance Group to assist funding the nonprofit organizations. See also related article, "Who were the Monterey Park shooting victims? A year later, a reflection," Pasadena Star News, p. A13, January 21, 2024.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36628
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Arcadia Donuts
Doughnuts
Fundraisers
Kao, Andy
Memorials
Shootings
Small business
Star Ballroom Dance Studio
Ung, Francois
Ung, Shally
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council poised for historic changes. In a pair of firsts, the Arcadia City Council will have majority of women and three Asian-American members on the dais. New council members are: District 2--Sharon Kwan District 3--Eileen Wang District 5--Dr. Michael Cao See hard copy in VF City Council (2020-2029)

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36392
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 6, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A9
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 6, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A9
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Asian-Americans
Cao, Michael, Dr.
City Council Elections-2022
Kwan, Sharon
Wang, EIleen
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Newspaper Index
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Bail was set at $1 million for Arcadian Hua Jiang, charged with enslaving a 20-year old woman from China. Her husband and co-defendant, Dianyi Zhai, will remain in custody without bail for several additional charges.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9564
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 1997
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 1997
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
9519AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Kianji Zhai and Hua Kiang of Arcadia were arrested and booked on charges of kidnapping, extortion, slavery and assault with a deadly weapon. They are accused of enslaving and torturing their 20 year old babysitter.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9557
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 18, 1997
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 18, 1997
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
9512AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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