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Arcadia Police Department has a new police chief. His name is Bob Guthrie and has been serving as interim police chief since Bob Sanderson retired in April. He joined the Arcadia Police Department as a cadet in 1989.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32464
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department--Police chiefs
Guthrie, Bob
Item ID
32652AN
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A new Arcadia Police Officer Sergio Machado is ready to protect and serve Arcadia. He had his ceremonial badge pinning last week after completing his 18-month probationary period.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35299
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 11, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 11, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department employees
Machado, Sergio
Item ID
35488AN
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Arcadia police chief Robert Guthrie shares crime prevention tips.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34501
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2016
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2016
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Guthrie, Robert
Item ID
34693AN
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Christian Eric Blesch, 36, a former Arcadia police officer and Arcadia Police Officers' Association treasurer, is accused of embezzling $50,000. He pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles Superior Court on the felony charges of grand theft by embezzlement. He was elected January 2011 to serve as treasurer. He resigned from Arcadia Police Department last month. A second police officer is being investigated.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33635
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 3, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 3, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department--Arcadia Police Officers' Association
Blesch, Christian
Crime and Criminals
Embezzlement
Item ID
33830AN
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Former Arcadia Police Department officer Christian Blesch gets 180 days in jail for pilfering more than $40,000 from the Arcadia Police Officers Association. He has paid back the amount stolen and resigned.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33977
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 2, 2014
Pages
p. 31
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 2, 2014
Pages
p. 31
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Arcadia Police Officers Association
Blesch, Christian
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
34171AN
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Former Arcadia police officer Christian Blesch, 36, was arrested and charged with grand theft. He allegedly embezzled funds from the Arcadia Police Officers' Association over a period of several months. As of September 24, 2013, Blesch was no longer employed by Arcadia Police Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33643
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2013
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2013
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department--employees
Arcadia Police Officers' Association
Blesch, Christian
Crime and Criminals
Embezzlement
Item ID
33838AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia police officer wounded in shooting is released from hospital. Officer Kevin Manley, 26, is recovering from his injury (shot in the jaw) by suspect Nurhan Venk during a domestic dispute and barricade. Manley has been with Arcadia Police Department for 6 months and worked for Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department before that. He has 3 years of law enforcement experience.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36313
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 20, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 20, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Crime and Criminals
Domestic violence
Manley, Kevin
Shootings
Venk, Nurhan
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Nurhan Venk, 47, suspect in the shooting of Arcadia police officer, charged with attempted murder for shooting the officer in the face. He faces another attempted murder charge for allegedly shooting his 73-year-old mother in the chest. Zoo Yang, an 83-year-old neighbor across the street was also struck by a stray bullet while he was watching his grandchild.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36302
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 18, 2022
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 18, 2022
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Crime and Criminals
Domestic violence
Shootings
Venk, Nurhan
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On April 28, Arcadia Police Department hosts first in-person Coffee-with-a-Cop event since the onset of COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, at the Bowlero in the Westfield Santa Anita mall. Prior to the pandemic, coffee was held once every 3 months. Arcadia Police Chief Roy Nakamura, five lieutenants, several sergeants, and volunteer police attended, along with some city council members.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36238
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 5, 2022
Pages
p. 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 5, 2022
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Nakamura, Roy
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Arcadia Police Department welcomes second K-9 officer, Kota, a 3-year old Dutch shepherd. His handler is Officer Travis Sargent.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34967
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2017
Pages
p. A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2017
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department K-9 Unit
Canines
Police Dogs
Sargent, Travis
Item ID
35157AN
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Arcadia City Council approves $142,675 for 4 new police patrol vehicles. They will be Ford Explorer Police Intercepter Patrol Utility Vehicles.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34930
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 20, 2017
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 20, 2017
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Police cars
Item ID
35120AN
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Former Arcadia police officer Christian Blesch (photo), 36, was arrested for embezzlement of Arcadia Police Officers' Association funds. As of September 24, 2013, Blesch was terminated. Blesch allegedly charegd more than $50,000 for personal items on a police association's credit card. He pleaded not guilty to a felony count of grand theft by embezzlement.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33633
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 10, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 5
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 10, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 5
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department--Arcadia Police Officers' Association
Blesch, Christian
Crime and Criminals
Embezzlement
Item ID
33828AN
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Six Arcadia police recruits graduate from Rio Hondo Police Academy. They are pictured with Arcadia Police Chief Bob Guthrie and captains Larry Goodman and Paul Foley. They will be swon in as police officers and start their two week orientation on July 16. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 10-July 19, 2018.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35225
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
July 14, 2018
Pages
p. B1
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Mountain Views News
Date
July 14, 2018
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department employees
Arcadia police officers
Capra, Gio
Foley, Paul
Goodman, Larry
Guthrie, Bob (aka Guthrie, Robert)
Isidro, Michael
Marquez, Miguel
Morrill, Dylan
Robles, Jose, Jr.
Santos, Julius
Item ID
35414AN
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Arcadia Police Department offers a safe meet up spot for internet sales. The Internet Exchange “Meet Up” spot is in the police department parking lot. The lot has video surveillance and is adjacent to the police station in the southwest corner of the parking lot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35295
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 4, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 4, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Safety
Item ID
35484AN
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Arcadia, Monrovia, and Duarte schools all forced to lock down this week due to phoned in threats of a gunman on 4 separate campuses. On Thursday, September 12, the caller contacted Arcadia Police Department, reporting "he was at Arcadia High School and that he was going to start shooting students with an assault rifle." A second call was received during the police search of the campus that told officers to back off or they would be shot. No suspects of weapons were found.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33615
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
September 14, 2013
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
September 14, 2013
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Arcadia Police Department
Item ID
33810AN
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Monrovia man Gerardo Cortez, 26, was arrested for allegedly making telephone threats to shoot adults and children with an assault rifle at schools (including Arcadia High School), the Westfield Santa Anita mall, and a hospital in the San Gabriel Valley last week. He was booked at Monrovia Police Department for five counts of felony Making Criminal Threats and five counts of False Report of an Emergency. He is to be arraigned today. See also Mountain Views News, September 14, 2013, p. 1.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33617
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 19, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 19, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 4
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Arcadia Police Department
Cortez, Gerardo
Crime and Criminals
Guthrie, Robert (Chief of Arcadia Police Department)
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Monrovia Police Department
Item ID
33812AN
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Arcadia's K-9 Zoli gets his own opioid overdose kit. It contains items which will aid in saving Zoli's life, if he encounters this dangerous narcotic.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35164
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 26, 2018
Pages
p. 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 26, 2018
Pages
p. 11
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department-K-9 Unit
Officer Zoli
Item ID
35353AN
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Arcadia Police Records Bureau has new hours effective Sunday, September 23, 2012, operating 6 AM to 10 PM daily. The police department lobby will remain open for community access to the online reporting system and overnight parking permit (TOPEC) machine.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33168
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 20, 2012
Pages
p. 19
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 20, 2012
Pages
p. 19
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Arcadia Police Records Bureau
Item ID
33365AN
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Arcadia Police Department Chief Guthrie has implemented an Area Command Community Partnership Program to effectively address crime issues and improve quality of life issues in the City of Arcadia in its five geographic areas (same as voting districts).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35448
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
May 4, 2019
Pages
p. 7
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
May 4, 2019
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Area Command Community Partnership Program
Crime
Item ID
35640AN
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Newspaper Index
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Tranquility of Arcadia disrupted by barricaded gunman. Arcadia Police officer and two civilians wounded when police responded to a domestic violence call in the 2500 block of Greenfield Avenue in Arcadia. The suspect Nurhan Venk, 47, allegedly shot the Arcadia police officer in the face, allegedly shot his 73-year-old mother Ankine Venk. A stray bullet hit an 83-year-old man across the street.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36308
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
August 13, 2022
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
August 13, 2022
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Crime and Criminals
Domestic violence
Shootings
Venk, Ankine
Venk, Nurhan
Collection
Newspaper Index
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