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Billy Cottrell, a Cal Tech graduate student who took part in a fire bombing spree that caused millions of dollars in damage to SUV dealerships in the San Gabriel Valley, was sentenced to more than 8 years in prison. See inset for chronology of ecoterror events.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29501
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 19, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 19, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Automobile Dealerships
Cottrell, William Jensen (aka Cottrell, Billy)
Crime and Criminals
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Ecoterrorism and ecoterrorists
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Sentences
Trials
Item ID
29685AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Attorney Michael Mayock, representing convicted client Billy Cottrell, seeks a verdict reversal for the 2003 fire-bombing of sport utility vehicles (SUV) at a San Gabriel Valley automobile dealership. He says the jury did not know about Cottrell's Asperger's Syndrome, a neurological disorder. Cottrell's prison situation is 'nightmarish.'

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30243
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 19, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 19, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Automobile Dealerships
Cottrell, William Jensen (aka Cottrell, Billy)
Crime and Criminals
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Ecoterrorism and ecoterrorists
Prison
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
United States Court of Appeals
Vandalism
Item ID
30430AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Joshua Connole, suspected of vandalizing SUVs at several auto dealerships, was freed from jail.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26245
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 16, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 16, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Hummers
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz
Vandalism
Ecoterrorists
Connole, Joshua
Item ID
26446AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The FBI is tracking vandals who caused an estimated $2.5 million in damage across San Gabriel Valley area sport utility vehicle dealerships. The Earth Liberation Front (ELF) claimed responsibility for these acts of ecoterrorism.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31844
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 28, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 28, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Vandalism
Item ID
32041AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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In William Cottrell's trial, the jury never got to hear evidence about his Asperger's Syndrome. Judge R. Gary Klausner ruled that Asperger's could not be introduced at trial as a legal defense. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Klausner's ruling was a mistake and tossed out Cottrell's arson convictions, leaving only the conspiracy count. Last week Cottrell was re-sentenced to the original 100-month term for the conspiracy conviction, after prosecutors declined to retry the arson counts. One reason federal officials declined was because they did not want Asperger's Syndrome established as a viable legal defense.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31824
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 22, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 22, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arson
Asperger's Syndrome
Automobile Dealerships
Cottrell, William Jensen (aka Cottrell, Billy)
Crime and Criminals
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Ecoterrorism and ecoterrorists
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Trials
Vandalism
Item ID
32021AN
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Newspaper Index
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A memo issued to police agencies said that the radical ELF could resort to vandalism. Specific locations were not named and police did not think the warning was credible.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26744
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 13, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 13, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Hummers
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz
Vandalism
Ecoterrorists
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Item ID
26946AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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CalTech and Pasadena City College have been contacted by the FBI in the investigation on the recent ecoterrorist attacks by ELF on auto dealerships.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26326
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Hummers
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Vandalism
Ecoterrorists
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
RUZNAK Mercedes-Benz
CalTech
Pasadena City College
Item ID
26526AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A judge wants to know why information used to justify the arrest of Josh Connole in connection with ecoterrorism in Arcadia, Duarte and West Covina remains sealed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27379
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 15, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 15, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Connole, Josh
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Ecoterrorists
Hummers
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz
Item ID
27578AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The FBI has discussed the SUV vandalism with Pasadena City College and is investingating the use of a CalTech computer linked with the ecoterrorist ELF attacks which caused $2.5 million in damage.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26324
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Hummers
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Vandalism
Ecoterrorists
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
RUZNAK Mercedes-Benz
CalTech
Pasadena City College
Item ID
26525AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The FBI has discussed the SUV vandalism with Pasadena City College and is investingating the use of a Caltech computer linked with the ecoterrorist ELF attacks which caused $2.5 million in damage.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26325
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Hummers
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Vandalism
Ecoterrorists
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
RUZNAK Mercedes-Benz
CalTech
Pasadena City College
Item ID
26525AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Authorities are seeking second suspect seen on the dealership tapes. ELF says arrest won't stop them. Related story talks about co-op where suspect Joshua Connole lived.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26244
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 14, 2003
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 14, 2003
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Hummers
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz
Vandalism
Ecoterrorists
Connole, Joshua
Item ID
26445AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Josh Connole, held in SUV vandalism case, filed a complaint against West Covina and the U. S. Justice Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26503
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 8, 2003 p. A3
October 9, 2003 p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 8, 2003 p. A3
October 9, 2003 p. A4
Subjects
Hummers
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz
Vandalism
Ecoterrorists
Earth Liberatiion Front (ELF)
Connole, Josh
Item ID
26704AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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U. S. District Court will unseal the SUV vandalism warrant for the arrest of Josh Connole, a peace activist who was never charged in connection with ecoterrorism in the San Gabriel Valley.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27900
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 23, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 23, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Hummers
Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Ecoterrorists
Vandalism
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Conolle, Josh
Cottrell, William
Item ID
28096AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Federal lawmakers are concerned about the vehicle vandalism and danger to the environment caused by ELF.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26241
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 10, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 10, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Hummers
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Vandalism
Ecoterrorists
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Item ID
26442AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Authorities have released Joshua Connole of Pomona, a suspect in the August 22 vehicle vandalisms labeled by FBI as acts of ecoterrorism. More than $2 million in damage was caused by vandals claiming affiliation with the Earth Liberation Front. High-end sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and other vehicles at the Rusnak Mercedes Benz dealership in Arcadia, Advantage Ford in Monrovia, Clippinger Chevrolet in West Covina, and Duarte Mitsubishi were torched and spray painted.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32124
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 18, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 18, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
Connole, Joshua
Crime and Criminals
Ecoterrorism
Sport utility vehicles (SUVs)
Vandalism
Item ID
32321AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A federal jury found Cottrell guilty of conspiracy and seven counts of arson.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29308
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 20, 2004
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 20, 2004
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Cottrell, William Jensen (aka Cottrell, Billy)
Crime and Criminals
Ecoterrorism and ecoterrorists
Trials
Item ID
29492AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. William J. Alexander, June 8.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper12151
Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
June 22, 1953
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
June 22, 1953
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Alexander, son
Item ID
12347AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Forward Dan Alexander from Arcadia is shown in article about the All-Area Boys Basketball team.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29456
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 30, 2005
Pages
p. C1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 30, 2005
Pages
p. C1
Subjects
Alexander, Dan
Boys basketball
Sports
Athletes
Item ID
29641AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's largest individual sales tax producer, Rusnak Mercedes Benz, announced it wants to move out of Arcadia. It would mean an estimated loss of $800,000 to the City. Having faced expansion roadblocks, Rusnak says the City hasn't been able to deliver the acreage and properties as promised. The announcement came as a shock to City Manager Bill Kelly who knew nothing about it.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30565
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 7, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 7, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Automobile Dealerships
Business and Industry
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz
Item ID
30753AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Glen A. Jensen, Mar. 19.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper12775
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 25, 1954
April 1, 1954 p. 10
Pages
p. 9
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 25, 1954
April 1, 1954 p. 10
Pages
p. 9
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Jensen, daughter
Item ID
12973AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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