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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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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
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Arcadia firefighters serving pancakes at annual breakfast Saturday, May 6, 2017 at Station 106.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34868
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 4, 2017
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 4, 2017
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department
Fundraisers
Item ID
35058AN
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Newspaper Index
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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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Newspaper Index
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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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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 11, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department employees
Machado, Sergio
Item ID
35488AN
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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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Newspaper Index
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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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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.

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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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Why the Arcadia Police Department is reporting an overall crime decrease. This most recent quarter (May 1-July 31) has seen a reduction of 10.5% to 11% in residential burglaries compared to the same time period last year.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 25, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 25, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 14
Subjects
Guthrie, Robert
Arcadia Police Department
Crime statistics
Item ID
34848AN
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Exploring new opportunities within Arcadia Police Department. Youth ages 14-18 are encouraged to join the Explorer Program, where they may experience a civilian ride-along, searches for evidence, command post operations, crime prevention surveillance, and more.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 26, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 26, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department-Explorer Program
Youth programs
Item ID
35189AN
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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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City of Sierra Madre police must find another way to deal with officer shortage after Arcadia balks at sharing officer. Sierra Madre officials had hoped Arcadia could help through a contract between the cities where one Arcadia officer would help patrol areas of Sierra Madre at night and backup would be available as needed. Arcadia City Council said they could not spare an officer for such a contract. See also Arcadia Weekly, February 4, 2016, pp. 1, 14.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 4, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 4, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Beck, Tom
Chandler, Roger
Capoccia, John
Guthrie, Robert
Sierra Madre Police Department
Item ID
34642AN
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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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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 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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Newspaper
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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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
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Efrain R. Quezada of San Gabriel arrested for burglary after stealing tracker cash pack from an Arcadia business in the 1200 block of South Golden West Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35260
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 30, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 30, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Crime and Criminals
Quezada, Efrain R.
Item ID
35449AN
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John Pomazi of Temple City owns a business called Antique Radios at 125 E. Santa Clara Street in Arcadia. He collects and repair antique radios. He may have the only business of this kind in the San Gabriel Valley.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32131
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 9, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 9, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Pomazi, John
Radios
Small business
Item ID
32328AN
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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
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 3, 2017
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department-K-9 (canine)
Dogs
Foulks, Joshua
Item ID
35034AN
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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 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.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 4, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 4, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Safety
Item ID
35484AN
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The K-9 program returns to Arcadia Police Department. Police dog Zoli has been on the job for a month. The K-9 program was previously in place for many years before being discontinued in the mid-2000s.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34773
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 5, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 5, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department-K-9 (canine)
Bonomo, John
Foulks, Joshua
Item ID
34964AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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