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As part of National Police Week, a memorial ceremony was held at the Episcopal Church of Transfiguration in memory of those officers killed in 1998 in the line of duty. A photo of Albert Edward Matthies, the only Arcadia police officer ever killed in the line of duty, was on the altar.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26953
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 20, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 20, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Police Department
Matthies, Albert Edward
Item ID
27152AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Police Department Chaplain Tom Shriver (shown in photo) and other chaplains sponsor a Law Enforcement Appreciation Service at the Church of the Transfiguration in Arcadia. The service was dedicated to fellow officers killed in the line of duty in 2002. None were from the Arcadia Police Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31454
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 8, 2003
Pages
p. 18
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 8, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Police officers
Shriver, Tom
Item ID
31647AN
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Newspaper Index
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A ceremony was held for the moving of a memorial plaque dedicated to Captain Jerry Broadwell. He is the only Arcadia firefighter to die in the line of duty. The plaque has been moved to Station 2.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29786
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 19, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 19, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Broadwell, Jerry
Arcadia Fire Department
Plaques
Firefighters
Ceremonies
Item ID
29971AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia police officers honor Albert Matthies, the city's only police officer killed in the line of duty, with a ceremony and a plaque, 80 years after his death. The plaque is on the 1000 block of North View Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30633
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Arcadia police officers
Awards - honors - recognitions
Matthies, Albert Edward
Plaques
Remembrances
Item ID
30821AN
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Newspaper Index
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Albert Matthies, the only Arcadia police officer killed in the line of duty, was honored with a memorial plaque nearly 70 years after his murder. Photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6595
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
July 4, 1996
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
July 4, 1996
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Matthies, Albert E.
Crime and Criminals
Punishment
Item ID
6408AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Police Department dedicated a memorial plaque to Albert E. Matthies, who was killed in the line of duty in 1927.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6257
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 10, 1996
Pages
p. 1 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 10, 1996
Pages
p. 1 photo
Subjects
Matthies, Albert E.
Police.
Item ID
6082AN
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Newspaper Index
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On the 84th anniversary of the murder of Arcadia police officer Albert E. Matthies, a ceremony was held by the Arcadia Police Officers Association in his honor. Matthies is the city's only police officer killed in the line of duty. A memorial plaque at Foothill Boulevard and Northview Avenue commemorates Matthies' sacrifice and a small plaque marks his grave site at Live Oak Memorial Park in Monrovia. Matthies was shot on July 18, 1927 and died the day after. The shooter was Frank Miller.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32465
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2011
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2011
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Arcadia police officers
Awards - honors - recognitions
Matthies, Albert Edward
Plaques
Remembrances
Item ID
32653AN
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Newspaper Index
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Pasadena police officers and mental health professionals gathered at the 7th Annual Law Enforcement and Mental Health Conference at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. Suicide, particularly among children and teenagers, was a hot topic.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30081
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 16, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 16, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Law Enforcement and Mental Health Conference - 7th annual
Mental health
Police officers
Item ID
30267AN
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Officer Albert E. Matthies, Motorcycle Officer and Assistant Fire Chief, sitting on a motorcycle. He was killed in the line of duty July 19, 1927.

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Date
unknown
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Date
unknown
Subjects
Matthies, Albert E.
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1176
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Arcadia police Captain Richard Honaker is retiring after 34 years in law enforcement, 17 of which have been spent in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2243
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 16, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 16, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Police - Honaker, Richard
Item ID
2216AN
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Photo of Jerry Lee Broadwell, the first Arcadia Fire fighter killed in the line of duty. This photo is mounted on a board and was framed as a memorial. It hung in the Children's Room until it was removed in March 1996 to be replaced by a new photo. Jerry is in uniform and is seen chest up looking directly at the camera.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1447
Date
c.1970
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  1 image

Date
c.1970
Subjects
Broadwell, Jerry Lee
Physical Description
8x10 color
ID
1434
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Local historian Daniel Hennessy talked about Arcadia police officer Albert Matthies, the only police officer killed in the line of duty and the trial of the suspects thereafter, at the Gilb Museum on October 21.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34996
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 26, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 27
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 26, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 27
Subjects
Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage
Hennessy, Daniel
Matthies, Albert
Item ID
35186AN
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Newspaper Index
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Dick Martinez and John Murphy of the Arcadia Rotary Club are shown in a photo at the Peace Memorial in Hiroshima, Japan, with their copy of the Pasadena Star News.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29036
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 2004
Pages
p. A2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 2004
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Martinez, Dick
Murphy, John
Arcadia Rotary Club
Hiroshima, Japan
Item ID
29223AN
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A plaque in honor of Officer Albert E. Matthies, the only Arcadia police officer killed in the line of duty, will be dedicated by the Police Department on July 9th. Attending will be Officer Matthies' two daughters, Minnie Matthies and Zora Kristufek.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6254
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
July 4, 1996
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
July 4, 1996
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Police
Matthies, Albert E.
Item ID
6079AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. A memorial to soldiers killed in Iraq War provides a list of names and dates of death.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31653
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 25, 2006
Pages
p. 23
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 25, 2006
Pages
p. 23
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Colnot, Sergeant Kyle A.
Item ID
31851AN
Collection
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Dave Hinig, Arcadia's new chief of police, lists many changes in law enforcement and crime during his 33 years as an officer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27133
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 16, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 16, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Hinig, Dave
Police Department
Item ID
27331AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. Ex-Police Chief Charles Mitchell dies. Lung cancer claims veteran law enforcement officer at 53.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27746
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 4, 1985
Pages
p. A1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 4, 1985
Pages
p. A1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Mitchell, Charles
Police Department
Item ID
27943AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Area law enforcement officials will meet in Arcadia with the California Department of Fish and Game representatives to discuss wildlife, especially bears, coming down into the populated foothill cities.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24418
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 9, 2002
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 9, 2002
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Animals
Item ID
24608AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Teen charged in robbery, assault of off-duty border officer. Officer-involved shooting in Arcadia. Darrius Smith was killed in this incident.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34902
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 2, 2017
Pages
p. A1, A13
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 2, 2017
Pages
p. A1, A13
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Robbery
Shootings
Smith, Darrius
Item ID
35092AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The graduation of a San Gabriel Valley Law Enforcement Explorer Academy class is dedicated to the memory of retired Azusa police Officer Randall ("Randy") Phillips, 55, of Ontario. Phillips died in a car crash on his way to teaching that first day of class.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31883
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
Phillips,Randall ("Randy")
Police training
San Gabriel Valley Law Enforcement Explorer Academy
Item ID
32080AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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