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James Allen Beck, a former Arcadia police officer, was killed in an August 31 shoot-out and fire with sheriff deputies and federal agents. Now the coroner says the sheriff deputies disturbed the crime scene and he is unable to determine whether or not Beck had been shot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper22670
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 27, 2002
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p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 27, 2002
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Beck, James Allen
Item ID
22882AN
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Sheriffs deny cover-up in the shoot-out death of former Arcadia policeman James Beck.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 2002
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p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 2002
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p. A5
Subjects
Arcadia Police
Beck, James
Item ID
23235AN
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Profile of James Beck, ex-Arcadia police officer turned cop killer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21644
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 9, 2001
Pages
p. A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 9, 2001
Pages
p. A7
Subjects
Crime & criminals
Beck, James
Item ID
21865AN
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Arcadia Police Department confirms that James Allen Beck was a former police officer with the City of Arcadia. He is a suspect named as responsible in the death of Deputy Jake Kuredjian of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30088
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 6, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 6, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Beck, James Allen
Kuredjian, Jake
Shootings
Item ID
30275AN
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30283
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 23, 2006
Pages
p. News 12
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Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 23, 2006
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p. News 12
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Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Beck, Jean Elaine
Miles, Perry Bryan
Item ID
30470AN
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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
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 3, 2003
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p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 3, 2003
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Kuredjian, Hagop "Jake"
Beck, James Allen
Wrongful-death Lawsuit
Item ID
25828AN
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29168
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29, 2004
Pages
p. A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29, 2004
Pages
p. A6
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Obituary or death notice
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Miller, Cyril Carter
Hughes, Marion Burton
Beck, Ruth J.
Pollo, Angeline Mary
Item ID
29353AN
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The Arcadia Public Library is now offering a new 24-hour, 2 days a week email reference service and a live interactive chat reference service called "Ask the Librarian."

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2001
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p. 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2001
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library - 2001-2010
24/7 Reference
Item ID
30330AN
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Horse racing community feels the loss of James Ortega, Joseph Ortega, and Charles Ortega, 3 of the 9 victims killed by Bruce Pardo, a disgruntled former in-law who crashed a Christmas Eve party in Covina, dressed at Santa Claus. James, Joseph and Charles Ortega all owned race horses and loved the sport.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2009
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Christmas Eve Massacre - December 24, 2008
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Pardo, Bruce
Ortega, Charles
Ortega, James
Ortega, Joseph
Race horse owners
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
31547AN
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The race horse "Return of the King" with jockey Martin Pedroza, won a race at Santa Anita Park. The horse belonged to the Ortega family, some of whom were killed by Bruce Pardo in a Christmas Eve massacre in Covina.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 9, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 9, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Christmas Eve Massacre - December 24, 2008
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Horses and horse racing
Ortega, Charles
Ortega, James
Ortega, Joseph
Pardo, Bruce
Pedroza, Martin
Race horse owners
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
31550AN
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30213
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2006
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2006
Pages
p. A4
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Subjects
Feher, John
Item ID
30400AN
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Arcadia resident John Martin donated his license plate, which reads Yahoo, to the University of Redlands.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 24, 2002
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 24, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Martin, John
Item ID
23797AN
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Jazz musician and historian John Lucas died in March of complications from pneumonia at age 84. The Arcadia resident overcame rheumatioid arthritis to become an accomplished performer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper20515
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
Apr. 20, 2001
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
Apr. 20, 2001
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
Subjects
Lucas, John
Item ID
20742AN
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30226
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 28, 2006
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 28, 2006
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p. A4
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Subjects
Body, Charles John
Item ID
30413AN
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30259
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 7, 2006
Pages
p. News 9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 7, 2006
Pages
p. News 9
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Subjects
Bilbrey, John D.
Item ID
30446AN
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30376
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 24, 2007
Pages
p. News 9
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Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 24, 2007
Pages
p. News 9
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Subjects
Wood, John J.
Item ID
30563AN
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30698
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 6, 2007
Pages
p. News 11
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Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 6, 2007
Pages
p. News 11
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Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Posey, John Thornton
Item ID
30886AN
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30929
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 23, 2008
Pages
p. News 11
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 23, 2008
Pages
p. News 11
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Prince, John Herbert
Item ID
31124AN
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30930
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 24, 2008
Pages
p. News 16
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 24, 2008
Pages
p. News 16
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Subjects
Prince, John Herbert
Item ID
31125AN
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31014
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 29, 2008
Pages
p. News 9
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Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 29, 2008
Pages
p. News 9
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Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Moore, John J.
Item ID
31209AN
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