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Police have arrested nine people who are believed to be members of a San Gabriel Valley Asian gang that has been under investigation in recent months for terrorizing local Asian youths. Four adults and five juveniles were taken into custody after police linked them with a February 15 kidnapping, attempted extortion and assault.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1397
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 4, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 4, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Gangs see also Gang Activity
Item ID
1396AN
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Arcadia police arrested a burglary suspect that may be part of a criminal ring linked to a Los Angeles street gang. Police believe the burglary ring has vexed the city for the past several months.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2009
Pages
p. A14
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2009
Pages
p. A14
Subjects
Arrests
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
31783AN
Collection
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A cat burglar has been entering homes in Arcadia at night during the last month and taking women's purses while residents were asleep.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1373
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 11, 1987
Pages
p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 11, 1987
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1372AN
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On February 20, 1997 Arcadia police officers responded to an emergency call in the 600 block of S. First Avenue regarding a stabbing in progress. A suspect was arrested and the victim transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.

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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
February 27, 1997
Pages
p. 7
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Sierra Madre News
Date
February 27, 1997
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
9127AN
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Based on the description and surveillance video, Arcadia police believe the same man may have robbed two 7-Eleven stores this month. The most recent robbery took place on May 20 at the 7-Eleven at Live Oak and Tyler Avenues. The previous crime occurred on May 10 at the 7-Eleven at 1003 S. Baldwin Avenue in Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 22, 2010
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 22, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Convenience stores
Crime and Criminals
Robbery
Item ID
32268AN
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Arcadia police arrest La Mirada man Christopher Cook for package robbery. The package had a GPS tracking device. Officers arrested him in South Gate.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 13, 2017
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 13, 2017
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Cook, Christopher
Item ID
35066AN
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Police warn residents to protect themselves against a serial prowler who allegedly targets Asian homes in the summer months. Police believe he has struck 80 times in the past seven years. Suspect is described as an African-American in his mid-40s weighing 225 pounds.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 31, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 31, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Burglars
Item ID
30247AN
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Arcadia man Feng Xian, 21, was arrested by South Pasadena police and was charged with 8 felony counts of credit card fraud and forgery.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33361
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 25, 2013
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 25, 2013
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Xian, Feng
Item ID
33557AN
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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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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 5, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1391AN
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Arcadia police have seen an increase in "distraction burglaries" in recent weeks and advises residents not to open the door to strangers. In this type of crime, the burglar is invited into a home after gaining the trust of the victim. While talking to the victim or using some other ruse to distract the resident, a second person enters and burglarizes the home. This has happened on the 300 block of Joyce Avenue and on the 1400 block of Rodeo Road.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 30, 2010
Pages
p. A9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 30, 2010
Pages
p. A9
Subjects
Burglaries
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
32410AN
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Man arrested after shooting in Arcadia. A 47-year-old man was arrested Wednesday, August 10, for shooting and injuring an Arcadia police officer (shot in the jaw), the suspect's 73-year-old mother (shot in the chest) and the neighbor across the street (shot in the eye with stray bullet). All three are stable and expected to survive. The shooting and standoff happened at 2500 block of Greenfield Avenue due to a family dispute. The 26-year-old Arcadia officer has been with Arcadia Police Department for 6 months and has 3 years of previous law enforcement experience.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 2022
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 2022
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Crime and Criminals
Domestic violence
Shootings
Venk, Nurhan
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Arcadia doctor arrested. Dr. Badrudin Rajabali Kurwa was arrested on October 22 for alleged sexual battery of two employees in his Glendora office. Dr. Kurwa practices as an ophthamologist in both Arcadia and Glendora.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2002
Pages
p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2002
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Kurwa, Dr. Badrudin Rajabali
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
24893AN
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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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Arcadia Police confiscated $30,000 worth of marijuana and arrested 4 men in a sting operation at Arcadia's Embassy Suites Hotel.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1376
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 10, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 10, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1375AN
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Arcadia man Ziwen Li, 30, arrested in attempted robbery of $50,000 from a man who arranged to meet Li to buy a used car, a Porsche Cayenne. See also Arcadia Weekly, May 4, 2017, p. 1, 13.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 2, 2017
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 2, 2017
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Li, Ziwen
Item ID
35055AN
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Two men suspected of robbing a Downey Savings branch at 1101 West Huntington Drive were arrested minutes later by Arcadia police.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 1998
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 1998
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
16605AN
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Police have arrested a 16 year old Arcadia High School student on suspicion of firing a gun Monday afternoon at two teenagers involved in an on-campus brawl several hours earlier.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 19, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 19, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
16AN
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Crime statistics for the first six months of 1980 show an increase in all categories. There have already been five bank robberies this year. According to Police Chief Charles Mitchell, "We're taking a beating."

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 24, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 24, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1360AN
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Police arrested eleven Asian-American high school students, nine of whom were Arcadia High School students, after a 2-month investigation of extortion and terrorist threats by suspected gang members against junior high school students.

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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
February 4, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
February 4, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Gang activity
Item ID
277AN
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Sergeant Dean Caputo said Arcadia Police Department has arrested suspect Cathrino Antonio Gomez, 36, a transient, on charges of auto theft, child endangerment and felony evading arrest. He was arrested after crashing the stolen car while fleeing police.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 26, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 26, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Gomez, Cathrino Antonio
Caputo, Dean
Arcadia Police Department
Automobile theft
Car chases
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
30072AN
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