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An explosion in an illegal methamphetamine lab at the Best Westerner Inn, 161 Colorado Place, was blamed for injuring one person and causing about $50,000 in damage.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper126
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
September 10, 1992
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p. 1
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Star Tribune
Date
September 10, 1992
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p. 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
126AN
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Police responding to a domestic disturbance call discovered an alleged video piracy lab.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1400
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 29, 1991
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 29, 1991
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p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1399AN
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Democratic fundraiser Maria Hsia of Arcadia was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Washington on charges of arranging to hide illegal campaign contributions to President Clinton's re-election campaign by a Buddhist Temple in Hacienda Heights.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper12447
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 19, 1998
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p. A1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 19, 1998
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p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Crime and Criminals - Hsia, Maria
Item ID
12645AN
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A joint stakeout by the police and fire departments led to four arrests and the seizure of 500 pounds of illegal fireworks.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4551
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 1995
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p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 1995
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
4427AN
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Man hospitalized yesterday after explosion of possible illegal butane honey oil drug lab in a commercial building in Arcadia. At 2;23 PM, Arcadia Fire Department responded to a fire in the 11700 block of Goldring Road and determined an explosion had happened and found a man inside. He was taken to the hospital due to the severity of his burns. Honey oil is described as a marijuana concentrate made by extracting THC from marijuana.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36155
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 12, 2022
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p. A9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 12, 2022
Pages
p. A9
Subjects
Fires
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
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An armed robbery Wednesday led to an all-night standoff with the police when the two suspects fled to an Arcadia home and held resident Pat Plumley hostage.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 7, 2001
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 7, 2001
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p. A3
Subjects
Crime & criminals
Plumley, Pat
Item ID
21864AN
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The Mexican Mafia, also known as La Eme, has a stronghold on illegal drug trafficking in the San Gabriel Valley. Fighting within the gang is causing violence, even as some key members are in prison.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30918
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2008
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p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Gangs
La Eme
Mexican Mafia
San Gabriel Valley
Item ID
31113AN
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Arcadia Fire Capt. Jerry Broadwell died when a roof collapsed during a commercial blaze in Arcadia Wednesday. See VF "Broadwell, Jerry (1928-1975)" for a hard copy.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24516
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 24, 1975
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p. A1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 24, 1975
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Broadwell, Jerry
Arcadia Fire Dept.
Item ID
24706AN
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A 30-year old man was shot in an apparent robbery in the parking lot of 99 Ranch Market on Wednesday, April 13, 2005. He was pronounced dead at Huntington Memorial Hospital. The suspect got away.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29498
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 14, 2005
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p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 14, 2005
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Robbery
Shootings
99 Ranch Market
Item ID
29682AN
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David Edward Foley of Duarte was discovered hanging by his own T-shirt from the bars of his cell in the Arcadia City jail.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper11761
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 29, 1997
Pages
p. A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 29, 1997
Pages
p. A7
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
11968AN
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Western artist Joe Millazo discovered a wealth of drawing subjects when the Arcadia resident joined a cattle drive 10 years ago.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16814
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 24, 1999
Pages
p. A4 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 24, 1999
Pages
p. A4 w/photo
Subjects
Arcadia Artists - Millazo, Joe
Item ID
14246AN
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Some evacuation orders lifted-Bobcat Fire. Sierra Madre and Arcadia residents okayed to return to their homes starting yesterday (Wednesday) at 4 PM. By Wednesday evening the fire had grown to 46,263 acres with containment still at 3%.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35805
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 17, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A10
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 17, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A10
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Bobcat Fire
Fires
San Gabriel Mountains
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A juvenile tried to log on to the computer that contains city data bases but was discovered by police before breaking the password. No charges were filed and the youth's name was not released.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6697
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 6, 1996
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p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 6, 1996
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
6506AN
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Shasta, the dog who saved Luella Ball's life several months ago when her house caught fire, has been named winner of the Dog Hero Award presented by the Los Angeles Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper593
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 24, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 24, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Ball, Luella
Item ID
593AN
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After just 16 months, Fire Chief Ken Lavoie said Wednesday that he will retire from the Fire Department May 1.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper12615
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 1998
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Fire Department
Lavoie, Kenneth
Item ID
12828AN
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Gregory Ramos, 18, of Downey, apparently made a noose of bed linens and hanged himself in the Arcadia city jail.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6244
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 1996
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 1996
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Ramos, Gregory
Item ID
6069AN
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The third bank robbery in as many weeks hit Arcadia on Wednesday, bringing the amount of money stolen from city banks to more than $12,000.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper120
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
August 21, 1992
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p. 1
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Star Tribune
Date
August 21, 1992
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p. 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
120AN
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Gregory Ramos, 18, of Downey was discovered unconscious in a jail cell at the Arcadia City Jail. A routine jail check revealed that Ramos had used his jail linen to fashion a noose in an attempt to strangle himself.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6596
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
July 11, 1996
Pages
p. 7
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Sierra Madre News
Date
July 11, 1996
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Crime and Punishment
Police
Item ID
6409AN
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A new defensive weapon which shoots darts capable of inflicting 50,000 volts of electricity lasting about a micro-second is being manufactured in Arcadia. It is being marketed by Glen Mead and is called the Taser Gun.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper714
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 6, 1975
Pages
p. B-2 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 6, 1975
Pages
p. B-2 photo
Subjects
Business and Industry
Item ID
714AN
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A 12-inch steel-jaw trap was found buried in a condominium flower bed. Such traps are illegal in California. The trap was found next to a house where a smaller device crushed the toes of a cat last week.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4548
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 12, 1995
Pages
p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 12, 1995
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
4424AN
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