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The 75th anniversary of Santa Anita Park was celebrated with festivities including a parade of Budweiser Clydesdales and the unveiling of sculptor Nina Kaiser's life-size bronze statue of the race horse John Henry. The article includes a list of people in attendance at the party in the Directors' Room.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31856
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 29, 2009
Pages
p. A20
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 29, 2009
Pages
p. A20
Subjects
John Henry (race horse)
Kaiser, Nina (artist)
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010 -75th anniversary
Statuary
Item ID
32056AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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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Newspaper
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident James G. Meikle earns Eagle Scout award.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33315
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
August 9, 2001
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
August 9, 2001
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Boy Scouts of America
Eagle Scouts
Meikle, James G.
Item ID
33511AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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An Arcadia man, David Frederick Thornton, pleaded guilty to two counts of mail fraud, two counts of wire fraud and one count of impersonating a federal officer. Charges included his defrauding donors to his Thornton Kidney Research Foundation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25304
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Thornton, David Frederick
Fraud
Scams
Thornton Kidney Research Foundation
Item ID
25502AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Jack Tseng, 17 of Arcadia, was shot to death on June 24, 2006.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33205
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
June 29, 2006
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
June 29, 2006
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Shootings
Tseng, Jack
Item ID
33402AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council has approved a 12-month pilot program to expand its Dial-a-Ride service to include a new non-emergency medical appointment transportation program for seniors and disabled persons. The program includes service to five hospitals outside the city limits--Huntington Hospital, Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park, City of Hope Medical Center and Santa Teresita Hospital, both in Duarte, and Mountainview Dialysis Center in Monrovia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30569
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 12, 2002
Pages
p. 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 12, 2002
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Arcadia Transit
Dial-A-Ride
Disabled persons
Senior Citizens
Transportation
Item ID
30757AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. See also Pasadena Star News, Apr. 18, 2001 p. A4.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper20506
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
Apr. 17, 2001
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
Apr. 17, 2001
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Bute, Gladys Annabel Pederson
Item ID
20733AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School teacher Kevin Fox is in a photograph with the 24-member Constitution Team. They placed fourth statewide in a competition in Sacramento last week.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29399
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Fox, Kevin
Arcadia High School
Constitution Team
Academic competitions
Item ID
29583AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The FBI is asking for the public's help in finding the "Fedex bandits" who have robbed banks throughout Southern California including Arcadia on October 24, 2003.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27377
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 14, 2004
Pages
p. A2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 14, 2004
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Bank robbery
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
27576AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Former Arcadia High School athlete football player Sultan Abdul-Malik, 24, of Duarte, sentenced to 3 years probation for a counterfeit check scheme.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34618
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 28, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 28, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia High School alumni
Crimes and criminals
Abdul-Malik, Sultan
Item ID
34810AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Four new police officers started patrolling Arcadia on December 24, 2000, Christmas eve. Their names are Jennifer Casillas, Brett Bourgeous, Jay C. Huang and Sal Piscopo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28932
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 4, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 4, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia City Police Department Officers
Bourgeous, Brett
Huang, Jay C.
Piscopo, Sal
Casillas, Jennifer
Item ID
29121AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Public Library is now offering a new 24-hour, 2 days a week email reference service and a live interactive chat reference service called "Ask the Librarian."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30143
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2001
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2001
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library - 2001-2010
24/7 Reference
Item ID
30330AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia police arrested a suspected carjacker named David Barragan, 24, of Los Angeles, after he crashed a stolen car into a utility pole during a 100 mph police chase.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30608
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 7, 2007
Pages
p. News 6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 7, 2007
Pages
p. News 6
Subjects
Barragan, David
Carjackings
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
30796AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board approved $10 million for the 24-mile Gold Line Foothill Extension that is going through Arcadia to Claremont. The money comes from Measure R.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31491
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 29, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A14
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 29, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A14
Subjects
Light rail trains
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
Transportation
Item ID
31686AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Walter R. Hoefflin, former Tournament of Roses president, died February 24 of the complications of old age. He was 87. See also Pasadena Star News, March 1, 2001 p. A4.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper20281
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 28, 2001
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 28, 2001
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Hoefflin, Walter R.
Item ID
20515AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Omar Francisco Garcia, 24, of Arcadia, was fatally shot by two West Covina police officers on November 17, after he allegedly attacked officers with their own baton. He has a history of fighting with police.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31305
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 26, 2008
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 26, 2008
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Garcia, Omar Francisco
Shootings
West Covina Police
Item ID
31500AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Bradbury resident Richard Dootson, founder of the Arcadia-based Dootson School of Trucking, died from a heart attack and brain hemorrhage on Tuesday, May 24, 2005. He was 79 and famous for his wacky television commercials.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29540
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Dootson, Richard
Dootson School of Trucking
Obituary / death notice
Business and Industry
Item ID
29724AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Johnny Longden, the Hall of Fame jockey who rode Count Fleet to the Triple Crown in 1943 and was the first rider to win 6000 races, died on Feb. 14. Services will be held on February 24 at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25131
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 15, 2003. (See hard copy in vertical file Santa Anita Park-People)
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 15, 2003. (See hard copy in vertical file Santa Anita Park-People)
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Longden, Johnny
Santa Anita Park 2001 - 2010
Item ID
25326AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The body and car of Arcadia resident Pei-hua Tsai were recovered after his car plunged into the San Gabriel Reservoir last Saturday, March 12, 2005. He was 24 years old. A photo shows the wreckage and divers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29451
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Tsai, Pei-Hua
Car accidents
San Gabriel Reservoir
Item ID
29636AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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