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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.

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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
July 4, 1996
Pages
p. 8
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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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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.

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

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 10, 1996
Pages
p. 1 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 10, 1996
Pages
p. 1 photo
Subjects
Matthies, Albert E.
Police.
Item ID
6082AN
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Matthew Jacobus was stabbed once in the back following a minor car accident on Huntington Drive near Santa Clara. One of three men in the other car approached Jacobus after sideswiping his car and stabbed him.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 17, 1996
Pages
p. A 3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 17, 1996
Pages
p. A 3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Jacobus, Matthew
Item ID
8079AN
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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.

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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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Arcadia police are investigating a claim by Ken Wright, an Altadena man, that a plainclothes Arcadia officer followed him to Pasadena and, without identifying himself, shot at him at least 5 times. Wright will file a claim for damages against the officer and the Arcadia police department.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 12, 1981
Pages
p. C-3
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 12, 1981
Pages
p. C-3
Subjects
Police
Item ID
2196AN
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Police arrested two men who allegedly bilked five people of $20 to $100 with a phony bail scheme.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 5, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 5, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1391AN
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Police arrested two men and are seeking two others in connection with a stabbing that occurred at the height of the holiday shopping season at the Santa Anita Fashion Park.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 1997
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 1997
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
11724AN
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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.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 1996
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 1996
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Palma, Jimmy
Item ID
7977AN
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A judge sentences two men to die by lethal injection for murdering two children and three adults in a 1995 attack that prosecutors said was ordered by the Mexican Mafia prison gang. One of the defendants was Jimmy Palma, 23, of Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 12, 1997
Pages
p. A-1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 12, 1997
Pages
p. A-1 w/photo
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Palma, Jimmy
Item ID
9883AN
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Arcadia police, working with other law enforcement agencies, uncovered a major auto theft ring operating in the San Gabriel and San Fernando Valleys. Two men were arrested and four cars were recovered from a warehouse in Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 18, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 18, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1389AN
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An off duty Arcadia police officer (name withheld) killed an Altadena man, Anthony Denham, 22, as the officer and four others were being robbed by the man and several armed accomplices.

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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
December 11, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
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Star Tribune
Date
December 11, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Police
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
318AN
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Ken Kuwahara grew up in Arcadia. The two things he has wanted to do for a living are to be a police officer and fly helicopters. Now he is in the unique position of being able to do both. Photo.

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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
May 28, 1998
Pages
p. 9
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Sierra Madre News
Date
May 28, 1998
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Kuwahara, Ken
Police
Item ID
14555AN
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A 22 year old Monterey Park man was shot and killed after leaving the Sportsrock Cafe about 1:30am and getting involved in an argument with 10-15 men in a nearby parking lot. He was shot with an illegal pen gun.

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Newspaper
Star-Tribune
Date
February 18, 1993
Pages
p. A-2
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Newspaper
Star-Tribune
Date
February 18, 1993
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Crime and Criminals see also murder
Murder
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
253AN
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Three men with handguns robbed the Mandarin Chef restaurant of about $1000 at 10:20 PM Sunday.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 27, 1995
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 27, 1995
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
4501AN
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A nationwide forgery scheme uncovered by the Arcadia Police Department has resulted in the arrest of three men at the Santa Anita Avenue branch of the Bank of America.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1362
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 11, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 11, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1361AN
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Two men escaped with $3,300 in cash after robbing In-and-Out Burger at Santa Anita Avenue & Colorado.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 24, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 24, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1368AN
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Slavick's Jewelry Store in Santa Anita Fashion Park was robbed of $8000 in watches by two armed men.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 3, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 3, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1384AN
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Three Vietnamese men were arrested after the second reported shooting incident at the Rhythm Karaoke Club on the 100 block of South 1st Street.

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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
January 26, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
January 26, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Karaoke clubs
Item ID
271AN
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The 14-year-old son of Arcadia real estate developer Charles Bluth shot and killed one of 2 intruders who had broken into the Bluth home in the exclusive Whispering Pines neighborhood.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 21, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 21, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1367AN
Collection
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