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A plaque in honor of Officer Albert E. Matthies, the only Arcadia police officer killed in the line of duty, will be dedicated by the Police Department on July 9th. Attending will be Officer Matthies' two daughters, Minnie Matthies and Zora Kristufek.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6254
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
Crime and Criminals
Police
Matthies, Albert E.
Item ID
6079AN
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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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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
July 4, 1996
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Matthies, Albert E.
Crime and Criminals
Punishment
Item ID
6408AN
Collection
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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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The Arcadia Police Department is turning to the public for assistance with the homicide investigation of Mr. Shao-wu Yen, who was struck and killed one year ago by a small pickup while waiting to cross the street at the intersection of Holly and Fairview Avenues.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4502
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
March 16, 1995
Pages
p. 15
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Sierra Madre News
Date
March 16, 1995
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Yen, Shao-wu
Item ID
4378AN
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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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A suspected bank robber, a 46-year old man from Nevada, was killed and a 14-year old Temple City girl was injured in a shootout with police in a strip mall in the 600 block of W. Duarte Road.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper280
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
February 6, 1993
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Star Tribune
Date
February 6, 1993
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
280AN
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A 22 year old Monterey Park man was shot and killed after leaving the Sportsrock Cafe about 1:30am and getting involved in an argument with 10-15 men in a nearby parking lot. He was shot with an illegal pen gun.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper253
Newspaper
Star-Tribune
Date
February 18, 1993
Pages
p. A-2
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Star-Tribune
Date
February 18, 1993
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Crime and Criminals see also murder
Murder
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
253AN
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A judge on Wednesday sentenced a 20-year-old Arcadia resident to 3 years probation for the strangulation killing of his father, Wenda Peter Liu.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5634
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 16, 1995
Pages
p. 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 16, 1995
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Liu, Wenda Peter
Murder
Item ID
5485AN
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Convicted rapist Steven Wu, the Arcadia deacon who drugged his two sisters-in-law and videotaped himself sexually assaulting them, was sentenced to 79 years in prison Friday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1399
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 12, 1991
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 12, 1991
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Wu, Steven
Item ID
1398AN
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Daniel Tiberi, 43, who teaches psychology courses at Pasadena Community College, was arrested for having a "major home-based marijuana garden" in his Arcadia Avenue home. He was booked on "suspicion of cultivating marijuana and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper166
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 31, 1993
Pages
p. A-4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 31, 1993
Pages
p. A-4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
166AN
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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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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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A family in the 700 block of North First Avenue fought off a pair of burglars who broke into their home early Sunday morning and tried to rob them by gunpoint.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper12048
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 26, 1998
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 26, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
12249AN
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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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 16, 1995
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
4400AN
Collection
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper11522
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 1997
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 1997
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Palma, Jimmy
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
11720AN
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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
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Chinh Nguyen, 29, of Arcadia was in serious but stable condition after being stabbed by her former boyfriend at First Design Nails in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9170
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 21, 1997
Pages
p. A3 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 21, 1997
Pages
p. A3 photo
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
9124AN
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A 15-year old Arcadia boy was arrested on suspicion of calling in a false bomb threat that emptied Arcadia High School for nearly an hour on Thursday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9171
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 21, 1997
Pages
p. A3 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 21, 1997
Pages
p. A3 photo
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
9125AN
Collection
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At least 40 officers from five different agencies joined a massive search Thursday for a man suspected of robbing the California State Bank in Arcadia. Roosevelt Davis, 25, was arrested in an Arcadia neighborhood after the search.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper12270
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 6, 1998
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 6, 1998
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
12460AN
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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
Collection
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