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Brian Simpson was arrested by Arcadia Police Department after allegedly trying to defraud the Foothill Federal Credit Union of $59,000 through a fictitious car loan. It was a sting operation by the Arcadia Police Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30074
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Simpson, Brian
Arrests
Crime and Criminals
Foothill Federal Credit Union
Grand theft
Item ID
30260AN
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Armed robbers barged into a home on the 700 block of West Lemon Avenue and stole jewelry, money and identification. The robbers wore masks.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31334
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2008
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2008
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Chan, Winnie
Crime and Criminals
Robbery
Wu, Annie
Item ID
31529AN
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Arcadia resident David Frederick Thornton, charged with wire and mail fraud and embezzling money from the Thornton Kidney Research Foundation, was sentenced to eight years in federal prison.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25645
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 2003
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 2003
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Thornton, David Frederick
Crime - Embezzlement
Crime - Fraud
Thornton Kidney Research Foundation
Item ID
25845AN
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Arcadia will use federal grant money on a survey of historic buildings, housing rehabilitation and Meals on Wheels program.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29039
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 15, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 15, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Federal block grant funds
Historic Buildings
Surveys
Housing rehabilitation - home improvements
Meals on Wheels
Item ID
29226AN
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The City of Arcadia will request millions in federal dollars for Arcadia's transportation and water needs. The city plans to act through Washington DC based lobbying firm The Ferguson Group. Other wish list areas in need of federal money are identified.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31336
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 28, 2008
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 28, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Federal funds
Ferguson Group, The
Lobbyists
Item ID
31531AN
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In the transition to the new federal No Child Left Behind Program, the Arcadia Board of Education is losing money and is being forced to cut the number of English language instructional aides in elementary school.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30397
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 20, 2002
Pages
p. 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 20, 2002
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
English Language Development (ELD)
Federal programs
No Child Left Behind Program
Item ID
30584AN
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Four men were arrested Sunday on suspicion of passing funny money at an Arcadia department store.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper22455
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 17, 2001
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 17, 2001
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime
Item ID
22671AN
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Sushi restaurant owner James Wei, 42, was shot dead by a robber who can be seen in surveillance videotape. The restaurant named Osaka Ya is in the Pavilions Shopping Center. Police are seeking the public's help in identifying the gunman.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30813
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 28, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 28, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Murder
Osaka Ya Restaurant
Robbery
Shootings
Wei, James
Item ID
31001AN
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A man allegedly posing as a security guard stole money from the Marie Callender's restaurant in Arcadia on Sunday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21607
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 3, 2001
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 3, 2001
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
21828AN
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George Torres, of Arcadia, was convicted of 55 felony counts, including racketeering, "honest services" mail fraud, and wire fraud, conspiring to harbor illegal immigrants and tax charges. The jury also found that Torres solicited the 1994 murder of a gang member who demanded a "tax" from a Numero Uno Market. George Torres owned eleven Numero Uno grocery stores in some of the region's poorest neighborhoods.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31440
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2009
Pages
p. A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2009
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Numero Uno Markets
Racketeering
Torres, George
Item ID
31633AN
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The Arcadia City Council has approved increasing the funding and total service hours for the Arcadia Transit System. The transit program is funded through federal, state and local money distributed by the Metropolitan Transit Authority.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29812
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 14, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 14, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia Transit
R & D Transportation Services
Buses
Transportation
Item ID
29997AN
Collection
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A federal jury found Cottrell guilty of conspiracy and seven counts of arson.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29308
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 20, 2004
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 20, 2004
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Cottrell, William Jensen (aka Cottrell, Billy)
Crime and Criminals
Ecoterrorism and ecoterrorists
Trials
Item ID
29492AN
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On Thursday, January 18, the Bank of America at 169 E. Foothill was robbed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28987
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 25, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 25, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Bank of America
Banks
Crime and Criminals
Robbery
Item ID
29175AN
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Arcadia resident David Frederick Thornton was arrested for embezzling charitable funds and impersonating federal officers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper23809
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 15, 2002
Pages
p. A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 15, 2002
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Thornton, David Frederick
Item ID
24013AN
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Second grade teacher, Victoria Heggem, at Camino Grove Elementary School, has won a federal court battle to pay her union dues to a charity because of religious convictions.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24971
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 17, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 17, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Schools - Camino Grove Elementary School
California Teachers Association
National Right to Work Legal Foundation
Heggem, Victoria
Item ID
25151AN
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Ted J. Butler, 42, of Madison, Wisconsin, aka "Fellow Human", is walking coast to coast to spread a message of human understanding. He walked through Arcadia on Foothill Boulevard wearing a sign with his Website address: talkingaboutus.org

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30817
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 1, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 1, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Butler, Ted J.
Walking
Item ID
31005AN
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Bob Wieland, Arcadia resident who lost his legs in Vietnam walked the entire Los Angeles Marathon on his hands finishing in 173 hours, 45 minutes in a weeklong journey.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25296
Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
March 9, 2003
Pages
p. B3
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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
March 9, 2003
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Wieland, Bob
Los Angeles Marathon 2003
Item ID
25494AN
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Bank of America at 1234 Baldwin was robbed by a man carrying a handgun. No one was injured and the robber escaped.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27378
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 15, 2004
Pages
p. A2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 15, 2004
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Bank robbery
Bank of America - Baldwin Branch
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
27577AN
Collection
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A purse snatcher wielding a gun allegedly robbed two women. No one was injured.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29265
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 18, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 18, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Purse snatchings
Robbery
Item ID
29450AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Police answered a domestic disturbance call in the 1100 block of Duarte Rd. and found a dead body in an apartment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21917
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 14, 2001
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 14, 2001
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime
Item ID
22134AN
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Newspaper Index
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