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Nine visitors to the Arboretum were injured when a large eucalyptus branch fell on them. They were taken to Arcadia Methodist Hospital where all but two were treated and released. The more seriously injured had a broken right arm and spinal damage.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 28, 1977

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 28, 1977

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arboretum

Item ID: 445AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

30 people were injured on opening day at Santa Anita Park when two men became involved in an altercation. One dropped a gun and this was enough to cause a wave of panic which spread through the crowd.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 29, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 29, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1945-1980

Item ID: 2390AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 18, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Crime and Criminals

Item ID: 1389AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Police Department's non-emergency business telephone numbers have been changed to the following: Front desk, 570-5150; Administrative offices, 574-5178; Investigation division, 574-5160. The change is due to the switch to Pacific Bell Centrex System which gives priority to emergency services in the event of an emergency.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 1, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 1, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2205AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia now has two patrol wagons that will be used to transport prisoners from the scene of the arrest to the station. The wagons can pick up several prisoners and book them all at once, allowing officers to spend more time in the field.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2193AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Jef Wheeler, 26, a jazz dance teacher at Arcadia Dance Arts for two years, is currently touring with "Heart Strings" an AIDS benefit sponsored by the Design Alliance to Combat AIDS and the Design Industries Foundation for AIDS. After the Los Angeles show, the troupe will move on to Houston, Miami, New York, Boston and Washington, D. C. Organizers hope to raise $4 million for AIDS research, community education programs and care and services for AIDS patients.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 24, 1990

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 24, 1990

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Wheeler, Jef

Item ID: 3496AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia students will begin to learn about AIDS and other sexually-transmitted diseases through a program starting next February. The Board of Education will establish a committee to come up with the curriculum on the subject.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 31, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 31, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: School Board

Item ID: 2477AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 12, 1981

Pages: p. C-3

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2196AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia's Police Department has received $384,025 from the federal government as its share of drug money confiscated in various arrests in the past few years.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 23, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 23, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2202AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Police Department has decided against a strike at this time, but vowed to fight City Hall over a contract dispute. A 5% salary increase was approved, but not the extensive retirement benefits which were sought.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 14, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 14, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2188AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 5, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Crime and Criminals

Item ID: 1391AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Police, alerted that a home was being burglarized, wound up confiscating 23 kilos of cocaine valued at $500.000 and arresting two men on suspicion of drug trafficking.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 25, 1988

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 25, 1988

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Drug Trafficking

Item ID: 1477AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The two new Arcadia City Council members were briefed on Target Department Store proposal and other items during study session.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 29, 1984

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 29, 1984

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: City Council 1980 - 1989

Item ID: 1017AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Tribute paid to volunteer aids who work in the schools - in libraries, as readers' aids, etc.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 14, 1974

Pages: p. C-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 14, 1974

Pages: p. C-1

Subjects: Schools

Item ID: 2587AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Services were held Wednesday for George Robert Secrest, a retired police sergeant of the Arcadia Police Department, who died June 9. Secrest had been a law enforcement officer for 26 years. Recently he had been employed by Huntington Bank.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 17, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 17, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Police - Secrest, George Robert

Item ID: 2223AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Two men were killed in a head-on auto collision at California and Vaquero St. in Arcadia.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 28, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 28, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Traffic Accidents

Item ID: 3400AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The police department has been authorized to employ four new officers which will increase sworn personnel to 73. The department is purchasing three vehicles for parking control. Also authorized was the purchase of two narcotic sniffing dogs trained for the full range of police dog work.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 1, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 1, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2195AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

One hundred stuffed teddy bears were donated to the police department. All of the squad cars will carry the bears and give them to children who have been involved in accidents or other traumatic incidents.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 8, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 8, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2203AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Jean Voznick's discrimination fight goes on.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 19, 1982

Pages: p. A-1, 2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 19, 1982

Pages: p. A-1, 2

Subjects: Schools - Employees - Voznick, Jean

Item ID: 2888AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Lt. David Hinig was traded to the Culver City Police Department so that their Officer Tere Acune could work undercover at the Arcadia High School, an operation that led to several arrests. Hinig describes his experiences in Culver City.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 25, 1982

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 25, 1982

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Police - Hinig, David

Item ID: 2214AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Nine visitors to the Arboretum were injured when a large eucalyptus branch fell on them. They were taken to Arcadia Methodist Hospital where all but two were treated and released. The more seriously injured had a broken right arm and spinal damage.

30 people were injured on opening day at Santa Anita Park when two men became involved in an altercation. One dropped a gun and this was enough to cause a wave of panic which spread through the crowd.

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.

Arcadia now has two patrol wagons that will be used to transport prisoners from the scene of the arrest to the station. The wagons can pick up several prisoners and book them all at once, allowing officers to spend more time in the field.

Arcadia students will begin to learn about AIDS and other sexually-transmitted diseases through a program starting next February. The Board of Education will establish a committee to come up with the curriculum on the subject.

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.

Arcadia's Police Department has received $384,025 from the federal government as its share of drug money confiscated in various arrests in the past few years.

The Arcadia Police Department has decided against a strike at this time, but vowed to fight City Hall over a contract dispute. A 5% salary increase was approved, but not the extensive retirement benefits which were sought.

Police arrested two men who allegedly bilked five people of $20 to $100 with a phony bail scheme.

Arcadia Police, alerted that a home was being burglarized, wound up confiscating 23 kilos of cocaine valued at $500.000 and arresting two men on suspicion of drug trafficking.

The two new Arcadia City Council members were briefed on Target Department Store proposal and other items during study session.

Tribute paid to volunteer aids who work in the schools - in libraries, as readers' aids, etc.

Services were held Wednesday for George Robert Secrest, a retired police sergeant of the Arcadia Police Department, who died June 9. Secrest had been a law enforcement officer for 26 years. Recently he had been employed by Huntington Bank.

Two men were killed in a head-on auto collision at California and Vaquero St. in Arcadia.

The police department has been authorized to employ four new officers which will increase sworn personnel to 73. The department is purchasing three vehicles for parking control. Also authorized was the purchase of two narcotic sniffing dogs trained for the full range of police dog work.

One hundred stuffed teddy bears were donated to the police department. All of the squad cars will carry the bears and give them to children who have been involved in accidents or other traumatic incidents.

Jean Voznick's discrimination fight goes on.

Lt. David Hinig was traded to the Culver City Police Department so that their Officer Tere Acune could work undercover at the Arcadia High School, an operation that led to several arrests. Hinig describes his experiences in Culver City.