Skip header and navigation
Arcadia History Collection
  Revise Search

20 records – page 1 of 1.

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
More detail
Newspaper
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

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
More detail
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
September 14, 2013
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Arcadia Police Department
Item ID
33810AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Dorothy Denne honored at Arcadia Police Foundation event, a fundraiser for K-9 Program. She has been a longtime volunteer at Arcadia Police Foundation and has spearheaded efforts to bring K-9 program back to Arcadia Police Department since 2015.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35586
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
October 26, 2019
Pages
p. 6
More detail
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
October 26, 2019
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department-K-9
Arcadia Police Foundation
Canines
Denne, Dorothy
Dogs
Volunteers
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

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
More detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 20, 2017
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Police cars
Item ID
35120AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

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
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department--Police chiefs
Guthrie, Bob
Item ID
32652AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Dorothy Denne, longtime Arcadia humorist, "Mother of the Force" honored by Arcadia Police Foundation at the Arcadia Police Foundation's Halloween Hoopla. Arcadia Mayor April Verlato and her husband attended. For 20 years, Dorothy wrote a weekly column called "Dorothy's Place" in Arcadia Weekly. She was a teacher for her career and has been a volunteer at the Arcadia Police Department. In 2015 she spearheaded the effort to bring back the K-9 program.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35595
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 2019
Pages
p. 1
More detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 2019
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Arcadia Police Foundation
Denne, Dorothy
Miller, Terry
Volunteers
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

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
More detail
Newspaper
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

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
More detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 4, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Safety
Item ID
35484AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Receiving stolen property arrests aided by identification of items and social media. On February 21, Arcadia police arrested two female adults, Daijah D. Ellsworth and Rickeira T. Pearson, one juvenile female, and an adult male for stolen property in their car. Police connected the arrestees to a burglary in Palos Verdes using social media platform "Nextdoor."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34476
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 3, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 17
More detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 3, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Arrests
Crime and Criminals
Ellsworth, Daijah D.
Pearson, Rickeira T.
Item ID
34668AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

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
More detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 20, 2012
Pages
p. 19
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Arcadia Police Records Bureau
Item ID
33365AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

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
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2016
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Guthrie, Robert
Item ID
34693AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

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
More detail
Newspaper
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Help bring the K-9 Unit back to Arcadia. Arcadia Police Foundation is trying to raise funds to create and maintain an Arcadia Police Department K-9 Unit.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34644
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 11, 2016
Pages
p. 13
More detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 11, 2016
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
Arcadia Police Foundation
Police Dogs
Item ID
34836AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

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
More detail
Newspaper
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Arcadia Police Department receives a $137,000 grant for a year-long program of special enforcements and public awareness efforts to prevent traffic-related deaths and injuries.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34336
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 15, 2015
Pages
p. 16
More detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 15, 2015
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Educational programs
Grants
Office of Traffic Safety (OTS)
Item ID
34529AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Arcadia police warn of two armed robberies outside Westfield Santa Anita mall.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34274
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
August 21, 2015
Pages
p. A5
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
August 21, 2015
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Crime and Criminals
Robberies
Item ID
34468AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

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
More detail
Newspaper
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Arcadia Police close 13 maternity homes in a crackdown months after a full-time detective was assigned to address calls about pregnant Asian women living in groups at residences around the city. The pregnant Asian women come to the U.S. so their babies receive U.S. citizenship. Detective James Trabbie became the quality-of-life detective.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33614
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 16, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A9
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 16, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A9
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Trabbie, James
Zoning
Item ID
33809AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Arcadia K9 officers on the job 24-7. Portraits of canine officers, police dogs Zoli and Kota.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34983
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 16, 2017
Pages
p. 6
More detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 16, 2017
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department--K9-dogs-canines
Item ID
35173AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Arcadia police dog Zoli receives protective vest from anonymous donor. It is bullet-proof and stab-resistant and valued at $1795-2235. See also Arcadia Weekly, April 6, 2017, p. 1.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34843
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 3, 2017
Pages
p. A4
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 3, 2017
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department-K-9 (canine)
Dogs
Foulks, Joshua
Item ID
35034AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

20 records – page 1 of 1.