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The tile mosaic "Blind Justice" created by artist Jay Rivkin in 1958 on the entrance to the police station will be demolished this month as a result of the opening of the new police station. The mosaic could not be saved.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26170
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 23, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 23, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Blind Justice
Rivkin, Jay
Tile Mosaic
Police Department
Item ID
26370AN
Collection
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Photo shows supervisor for CCS Demolition of Sylmar closing a jail cell door in the old Arcadia Police Station. The facility is being torn down and the cell door will be saved for the Arcadia Historical Society.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26328
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 20, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 20, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Police Department
Item ID
26528AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A long-time Arcadia landmark, the windmill atop the Denny's restaurant at 7 E. Huntington Drive, is scheduled to come down before the end of the summer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper17093
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 24, 1999
Pages
p. B3 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 24, 1999
Pages
p. B3 w/photo
Subjects
Business & Industry - Denny's
Item ID
17516AN
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Newspaper Index
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Orange County artist Dave Chapple will create a bronze statue of two uniformed officers that will be installed at the entrance to the new $16 million police station. The cost of the sculpture will be about $50,000.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27255
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 3, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 3, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Chapple, Dave
Police Department
Police Station
Sculptures
Statuary
Item ID
27454AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A man robbed and pistol-whipped a gas station clerk in the 600 block of Las Tunas Drive. Police are investigating.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25384
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 12, 2003
Pages
p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 12, 2003
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Robbery
Item ID
25583AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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
Newspaper
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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Unveiling of Anita May Baldwin statue brings peace and beauty. Anita May Baldwin was dedicated down the road from the statue of her father, Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin. The statue was unveiled yesterday at the official grand opening of the Le Meridien Hotel on Huntington Drive in Arcadia. The statue is called "A Legacy of Charity," made by artist Alfred Paredes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36088
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A5
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Baldwin, Anita M.
Gibson, Margaux
Le Meridien Hotel
Paredes, Alfred
Statuary
Tay, Sho
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper15848
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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The union for the Arcadia Police Department and the Arcadia City Council have reached an agreement. The contract gives officers a 24.4% increase in salaries and benefits over the next 4 years. The department is still down by 14 officers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30898
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 17, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 17, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Labor contracts
Unions
Item ID
31086AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A passenger (name withheld pending notification to next of kin) in a stolen vehicle was killed and another hurt yesterday following a pursuit by Arcadia police. Richard John Villareal, 28, of Arcadia, and his male passenger led Arcadia police on a chase that ended about 11:40 AM on Lower Azusa Road and Arden Drive in Temple City when the stolen car crashed into two other vehicles. The passenger was dead at the scene. The driver sustained minor injuries and was arrested. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 7, June 5, 2014.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33847
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 3, 2014
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 3, 2014
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Villareal, Richard John
Item ID
34041AN
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A San Bernardino teen is arrested following crash. Arcadia police find the fatal hit-and-run suspect, a 17-year old boy, hiding in the bushes after pedestrian, a 28-year-old man, is killed crossing Huntington Drive. The suspect drove a gray Dodge Charger, which was found in the 1200 block of Oakhaven Road, with front end damage and a broken windshield.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36503
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 2, 2023
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 2, 2023
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Arrests
Crime and Criminals
Fatalities
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A memorial fund was set up to help the family of 3-year-old Talmin Moye II (Jr.) who was killed in a car crash when Sara Bravo was driving a stolen Acura when being pursued by Arcadia Police.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29821
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 14, 2005
Pages
p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 14, 2005
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Moye, Talmin (II or Jr.)
Bravo, Sara
Arcadia Police Department
Car chases
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Memorial funds
Item ID
30006AN
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A state-of-the-art Arcadia police station nears completion at a cost of $16 million. The police headquarters features a two-story atrium and an open staircase.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25956
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
Aug.11, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
Aug.11, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Police Station
Item ID
26157AN
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Community donations are being sought to help defray the cost of a bronze statue that will be installed in front of the new Arcadia Police Station. David Chapple, an Irvine sculptor and painter who graduated from Arcadia High School in 1965, will create the $50,000 art work for the city.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27383
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 16, 2004
Pages
p. A2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 16, 2004
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Police Station
Chapple, David
Statuary
Item ID
27582AN
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Five months after police officers moved into their new $16 million police station, the City Council will officially accept the construction contractor's work and sign off on the project.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27382
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Police Station
Item ID
27581AN
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Arcadia police shot a mountain lion, or cougar, at 8 PM in the backyard of a home in the 2200 block of Canyon Road. The mountain lion had just mauled a dog to death and was charging at police when police shot the cat with an assault weapon.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31281
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 7, 2008
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 7, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Big cats
Cougars
Mountain Lions
Wild animals
Item ID
31476AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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When the dark comedy "Numbers" hits the big screen, millions of viewers will believe the story unfolds in Harrisburg, PA, but local folks will know that they're really seeing a stretch of Huntington Drive in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18003
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 10, 1999
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 10, 1999
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Moving pictures
Item ID
18204AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia taxpayers will decide Tuesday whether to approve an $8 million bond for a new police station.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper17664
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 30, 1999
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 30, 1999
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Police
Item ID
17872AN
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City Council ordered staff to begin preparing for a November tax election for a new police station.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16816
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 1999
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 1999
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
City Council, 1990 - 1999
Police
Item ID
14248AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Police Officers Association has used a billboard to advertise its contract dispute, claiming crime is up while the number of police officers is down. The billboard is shown in a photograph.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30876
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 3, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 3, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police Officers Association
Contracts
Labor disputes
Unions
Item ID
31064AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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