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The Arcadia Police Department dedicated a memorial plaque to Albert E. Matthies, who was killed in the line of duty in 1927.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6257
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 10, 1996
Pages
p. 1 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 10, 1996
Pages
p. 1 photo
Subjects
Matthies, Albert E.
Police.
Item ID
6082AN
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A plaque in honor of Officer Albert E. Matthies, the only Arcadia police officer killed in the line of duty, will be dedicated by the Police Department on July 9th. Attending will be Officer Matthies' two daughters, Minnie Matthies and Zora Kristufek.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6254
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
July 4, 1996
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
July 4, 1996
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Police
Matthies, Albert E.
Item ID
6079AN
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On the 84th anniversary of the murder of Arcadia police officer Albert E. Matthies, a ceremony was held by the Arcadia Police Officers Association in his honor. Matthies is the city's only police officer killed in the line of duty. A memorial plaque at Foothill Boulevard and Northview Avenue commemorates Matthies' sacrifice and a small plaque marks his grave site at Live Oak Memorial Park in Monrovia. Matthies was shot on July 18, 1927 and died the day after. The shooter was Frank Miller.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32465
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2011
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2011
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Arcadia police officers
Awards - honors - recognitions
Matthies, Albert Edward
Plaques
Remembrances
Item ID
32653AN
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Albert Matthies, the only Arcadia police officer killed in the line of duty, was honored with a memorial plaque nearly 70 years after his murder. Photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6595
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
July 4, 1996
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
July 4, 1996
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Matthies, Albert E.
Crime and Criminals
Punishment
Item ID
6408AN
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Arcadia High School senior Ellison Chen receives Albert Matthies Memorial Scholarship.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33094
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
June 23, 2012
Pages
p. 6
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Mountain Views News
Date
June 23, 2012
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Albert Matthies Memorial Scholarship
Arcadia High School--students
Chen, Ellison
Item ID
33291AN
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Commemorating the 85th anniversary of the death of Arcadia Police Department officer Albert Edward Matthies, the Arcadia Police and Fire departments will have a service at Live Oak Memorial Park, where he is interred and a commemorative monument will be unveiled at his grave site.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33106
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 16, 2012
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 16, 2012
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Matthies, Albert Edward
Item ID
33303AN
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As part of National Police Week, a memorial ceremony was held at the Episcopal Church of Transfiguration in memory of those officers killed in 1998 in the line of duty. A photo of Albert Edward Matthies, the only Arcadia police officer ever killed in the line of duty, was on the altar.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26953
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 20, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 20, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Police Department
Matthies, Albert Edward
Item ID
27152AN
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Local historian Daniel Hennessy talked about Arcadia police officer Albert Matthies, the only police officer killed in the line of duty and the trial of the suspects thereafter, at the Gilb Museum on October 21.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34996
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 26, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 27
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 26, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 27
Subjects
Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage
Hennessy, Daniel
Matthies, Albert
Item ID
35186AN
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Arcadia police officers honor Albert Matthies, the city's only police officer killed in the line of duty, with a ceremony and a plaque, 80 years after his death. The plaque is on the 1000 block of North View Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30633
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Arcadia police officers
Awards - honors - recognitions
Matthies, Albert Edward
Plaques
Remembrances
Item ID
30821AN
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Three men with handguns robbed the Mandarin Chef restaurant of about $1000 at 10:20 PM Sunday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4625
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 27, 1995
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 27, 1995
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
4501AN
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Arcadia residents Willie and Judy Jenkins were awarded the Extra Mile Award by Five Acres, the center for abused children.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27516
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 8, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 8, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Jenkins, Judy
Jenkins, Willie
Five Acres
Foster Parents
Item ID
27714AN
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Arcadia Police are looking for three men who broke into a home and robbed a family at gunpoint.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29175
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30. 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30. 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Armed robbery
Home-invasions
Item ID
29360AN
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Police arrested two men who allegedly bilked five people of $20 to $100 with a phony bail scheme.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1392
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 5, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 5, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1391AN
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Willie and Judi Jenkins of Arcadia were recognized for their commitment to a foster child. The couple fostered and eventually adopted Donte.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30463
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 27, 2002
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 27, 2002
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Families
Five Acres Therapeutic Treatment Center for Abused Children
Foster Parents
Jenkins, Judi
Jenkins, Willie
Item ID
30650AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Jack C. Bertolina, Dec. 8.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper11003
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune & News
Date
December 20, 1951
Pages
p. 7
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune & News
Date
December 20, 1951
Pages
p. 7
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Bertolina, daughter
Item ID
11212AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bertolina, Dec. 24, 1949.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9787
Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
Janaury 7, 1950
Pages
p. 6
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
Janaury 7, 1950
Pages
p. 6
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Bertolina, Barbara Rae
Item ID
9743AN
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Two men, including 22 year old Arcadian Jimmy Palma, were convicted of five counts of first-degree murder for shooting three adults and two children last year in El Monte.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper8017
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 1996
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 1996
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Palma, Jimmy
Item ID
7977AN
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Items regarding Willie Shoemaker

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4373
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 14, 1957 (George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award 1957)
April 28, 1971 p. 1 (bronze bust unveiled)
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 14, 1957 (George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award 1957)
April 28, 1971 p. 1 (bronze bust unveiled)
Subjects
Shoemaker, William
Item ID
4249AN
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Robert Bertolina, whose father moved to Arcadia in 1907 and worked for Lucky Baldwin, died at age 67. He is profiled.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper169
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 4, 1993
Pages
p. A-12
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 4, 1993
Pages
p. A-12
Subjects
Bertolina, Robert
Item ID
169AN
Collection
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Death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper7136
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 23, 1943
Pages
p. 1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 23, 1943
Pages
p. 1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Bertolina, Leo C.
Item ID
7035AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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