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Dwight Chang of Arcadia is owner of a house on the 1300 block of South Palm Avenue in San Gabriel. The building has been operating as a makeshift maternity ward with 10 newborns and about 12 Chinese nationals, crammed into an illegally converted townhouse. Chang has been warned twice before for operating a business that primarily caters to Asian "maternity tourists." Chang denied any wrongdoing and was fined $800 for building code violations. Children born on American soil automatically become United States citizens, under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. Maternity tourism caters to wealthy Taiwanese, Chinese and Koreans. Throughout the past decade, similar set-ups have been uncovered in Rowland Heights, Hacienda Heights, New York, and Quebec.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32355
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 23, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 23, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Asians
Chang, Dwight
Maternity tourists
Item ID
32553AN
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Birth-tourism sites not easily detected.Terry Moore-Corse, a code enforcement officer in Arcadia has encountered three maternity homes in the past six years, most recently in 2009, when a resident reported "a lot of pregnant women" coming out of a house. Beyond building code and business license violations, there is nothing illegal about coming into this country to give birth, according to the U.S. State Department, which issues visas. Maternity tourism is a money-making cottage industry in which wealthy women from Asia pay anywhere from $25,000-35,000 to have American-born infants.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32364
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 31, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 31, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Asians
Building codes--violations
Maternity tourists
Moore-Corse, Terry
Mothers
Item ID
32562AN
Collection
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Steve and Yan-Fen Lin, a couple possibly of Arcadia, have been running the illegally modified townhome in San Gabriel, owned by Dwight Chang of Arcadia, as a maternity home for Asian tourists. They violated building codes for setting up a makeshift maternity ward.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32357
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Asians
Chang, Dwight
Lin, Steve
Lin, Yan-Fen
Item ID
32555AN
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The trial for Isaac Campbell, charged with the murder of Liya "Jessie" Lu, has been delayed to give the Public Defender Jim Duffy time to transcribe a set of tapes from follow-up witness interviews from August. Lu went missing August 11, 2007 and her body was discovered a month later in the trash can of Campbell's friend's house in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32514
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
September 8, 2011
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
September 8, 2011
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Campbell, Isaac
Crime and Criminals
Homicide
Lu, Liya "Jessie"
Murder
Trials
Item ID
32713AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Hong Kong to extradite Chinese man Deyun Shi back to United States over teen deaths (Anthony Lin, William Lin).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34454
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2016
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2016
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Lin, Anthony
Lin, William
Murders
Shi, Deyun
Item ID
34646AN
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Four men try to rob an Arcadia couple outside their home near Lovell Avenue and Camino Real Avenue. They are in the jewelry business and just got home after attending a trade show. The couple believe the robbers followed them home. Anyone with information should call Arcadia police detectives.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32255
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 13, 2010
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 13, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Robbery
Item ID
32454AN
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Teen brothers, ages 15 and 16, beaten to death in their home on 400 block of Fairview Avenue, just west of Holly Avenue. The suspect is their uncle by marriage, who is believed to have fled to China. The FBI was working with Chinese authorities. The victims appeared to have suffered "blunt force trauma." The suspect was already being sought in an attack on his wife. His wife filed a restraining order against him and began divorce proceedings.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34424
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 23, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A4
Announcement Type
Marriage
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 23, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A4
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Lin, Anthony
Lin, William
Murders
Shi, Deyun
Item ID
34616AN
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At the request of the Medical Board of California, the license of Dr. Zhiwei Lin, an Arcadia-based neurologist, was temporarily suspended starting July 28, pending a determination of his fitness to practice medicine. He allegedly sold prescriptions for controlled substances, such as Vicodin, to an undercover federal agent.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32476
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 3, 2011
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 3, 2011
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Doctors
Lin, Zhiwei
Item ID
32672AN
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Arcadia Police Department bust suspected brothel in the 400 block of West Duarte Road. Two female Chinese nationals and two male San Gabriel Valley residents were arrested.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34428
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 21, 2016
Pages
p. 14
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 21, 2016
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
Brothels
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
34621AN
Collection
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Four Chinese nationals were arrested on federal and state charges for their alleged involvement in brothels in Monterey Park and San Gabriel. Jian "David" Guo, 42, of Arcadia, Huagui "Candy" Lotto, 53, of Rowland Heights, Lotto's husband Phillip Fu, 47, of Rowland Heights, and Yibin Zhang, 45, of Monterey Park, were arrested. If convicted of the state charges, the maximum sentence would be 7 years and 4 months.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32136
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 2010
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Arrests
Brothels
Crime and Criminals
Guo, Jian "David"
Prostitution
Item ID
32333AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Suspect in double killing back in United States to face trial. Deyun Shi, a man accused of beating his nephews Anthony Lin and William Lin, of Arcadia, to death, is extradited from Hong Kong. Shi, 44, is a Chinese national, living in the US on a business visa.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34538
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 16, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 16, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Guthrie, Bob (Arcadia Police Chief-photo)
Huang, Vicky
Lin, Anthony
Lin, David
Lin, William
Murders
Shi, Deyun aka Shi, Jeff
Item ID
34730AN
Collection
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29-year-old man Philippe Brian Lutete, is charged with kidnapping and raping of two women at his house in unincorporated Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34149
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 11, 2015
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 11, 2015
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Lutete, Philippe Brian
Item ID
34343AN
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Two Arcadia women were robbed at knifepoint on October 14, 2013 at about 3:10 AM at a residence in the 200 block of El Dorado Street. Police are investigating.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33649
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 17, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 26
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 17, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 26
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Robberies
Item ID
33844AN
Collection
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GPS in bait package leads to arrest of two Canoga Park women who drove through Arcadia in a stolen car. The arrested women are Devon Ricco Menendez and Unique Rios. The GPS-equipped decoy package was left out in the southeast portion of the city. See also Mountain Views News, p. 7, March 26, 2016. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 12, March 31, 2016.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34503
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 26, 2016
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 26, 2016
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Crime and Criminals
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Menendez, Devon Ricco
Rios, Unique
Theft
Item ID
34695AN
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Wei Sheng "Jackie" Chen, 46, of Arcadia, owner of Tema Media Inc., and store manager Dong Qun Lin, 40, of Alhambra, were arrested for allegedly importing and selling Chinese movie DVDs bearing an allegedly counterfeit Dolby Digital trademark. They were charged for the federal crime of trafficking in counterfeit goods. If convicted, Chen and Lin each face a maximum possible sentence of 10 years in federal prison.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32407
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2011
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Chen, Wei Sheng "Jackie"
Counterfeits
Crime and Criminals
Lin, Dong Qun
Item ID
32605AN
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Authorities identify dead woman found slain at her home in Arcadia as 76-year-old Chyong Jen Tsai. Detectives are still looking for whoever killed the Arcadia grandmother and stole a white Lexus RX300 from the home in the 300 block of East Forest Avenue. Three weeks before the killing, her home had been burglarized. Detectives are not ruling out this connection to the homicide.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35419
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 11, 2019
Pages
p. A13
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 11, 2019
Pages
p. A13
Subjects
Biddle, Richard
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Murders
Tsai, Chyong Jen
Item ID
35611AN
Collection
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Arcadia couple Edward Chen, aka Jianqiao Chen, Jian Qiao Chen, and Jian Chen aka Jing Jiang and Jean Jiang, accused of fraud involving defrauding investors through EB-5 visa schemes. The couple's companies raised more than $22.5 million from 45 Chinese investors, purportedly to build an interior design center in Ontario and a condominium building in Los Angeles. See also "Arcadia couple faces court hearing for stealing $12 million," Arcadia Weekly, p. 1,3 October 5, 2017.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34970
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2017
Pages
p. A3, A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2017
Pages
p. A3, A8
Subjects
Chen, Edward
Chen, Jian Qiao
Chen, Jianqiao
Crime and Criminals
Jiang, Jing
Jiang, Jean
Fraud
Item ID
35160AN
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Three women were violently robbed in a span of a week in the 99 Ranch Market parking lot at 1300 S. Golden West Avenue. In two of the incidents, a passenger leaned out of a car to grab purses, and in the other incident, two men pushed a woman to the ground, kicked her in the face and stole her purse.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31882
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 29, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 29, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Robbery
99 Ranch Market
Item ID
32079AN
Collection
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Arcadia police have seen an increase in "distraction burglaries" in recent weeks and advises residents not to open the door to strangers. In this type of crime, the burglar is invited into a home after gaining the trust of the victim. While talking to the victim or using some other ruse to distract the resident, a second person enters and burglarizes the home. This has happened on the 300 block of Joyce Avenue and on the 1400 block of Rodeo Road.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32211
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 30, 2010
Pages
p. A9
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 30, 2010
Pages
p. A9
Subjects
Burglaries
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
32410AN
Collection
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Miguel Solorzano, 31, of El Monte and Constancio Lopez, Jr., 30, of El Monte, were accused of burglarizing an Arcadia home in the 5100 block of Marshburn Avenue during fumigation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33610
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 12, 2013
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 12, 2013
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Burglaries
Crime and Criminals
Lopez, Constancio, Jr.
Solorzano, Miguel
Item ID
33805AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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