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Suspended Arcadia police lieutenant Kenneth Kuwahara pleaded not guilty to felony charges of using another officer's name to solicit prostitutes over the Internet. Kuwahawa is free on his own recognizance.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29902
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 3, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 3, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Kuwahara, Kenneth
Arcadia Police Department
Identity theft
Solicitation
Scandals
Item ID
30088AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Former Arcadia police lieutenant Kenneth Kuwahara, 40, entered his plea of guilty to false personation and identity theft, both felonies, and four misdemeanor counts of soliciting prostitution. The solicitations happened between January and May of 2005, while Kuwahara was on duty as watch commander. He faces up to 5 years in prison. The article includes Chief Bob Sanderson's comments.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29944
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 7, 2006
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 7, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Kuwahara, Kenneth
Sanderson, Bob
Arcadia Police Department
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
30130AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Former Arcadia Police Department lieutenant Kenneth Kuwahara, 41, who pleaded guilty last year to felony offenses of false personation and identity theft and four misdemeanor counts of soliciting prostitution, will have a sentencing hearing on June 28, 2007.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30431
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 8, 2007
Pages
p. Local 2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 8, 2007
Pages
p. Local 2
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Crime and Criminals
Kuwahara, Kenneth
Item ID
30618AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Juan Martin Aponte, 32, of Arcadia pleads not guilty to using minors for sex acts and other felony and misdemeanor charges.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28497
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 28, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 28, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Hooters Restaurant - West Covina - Videotaping scandal
Aponte, Juan Martin
Item ID
28691AN
Collection
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Juan Martin Aponte faces eight counts of using a minor for sex acts, along with forty-nine other felony and misdemeanor charges. Pictured are Gloria Allred and Scheana Jancan.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28352
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 19, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 19, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Aponte, Juan Martin
Hooters Restaurant - West Covina
Hooters Restaurant - job interviews - illegal videotaping
Jancan, Scheana
Allred, Gloria
Item ID
28549AN
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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Sergeant Dean Caputo said Arcadia Police Department has arrested suspect Cathrino Antonio Gomez, 36, a transient, on charges of auto theft, child endangerment and felony evading arrest. He was arrested after crashing the stolen car while fleeing police.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29886
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 26, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 26, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Gomez, Cathrino Antonio
Caputo, Dean
Arcadia Police Department
Automobile theft
Car chases
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
30072AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Clayton Phun, a medic on duty in Iraq, came home to surprise his family for the holidays. Mayor Gary Kovacic helped out.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29340
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 20, 2004
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 20, 2004
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Phun, Kenneth
Phun, Nancy
Phun, Clayton (Sergeant)
Iraq War
Medics
Servicemen
Soldiers
United States Army
Item ID
29524AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Dr. Badrudin Rajabali "Bud" Kurwa's medical license has been suspended and he was placed on fine years' probation for false billing charges in his ophthalmologist practice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26167
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Kurwa, Badrudin Rajabal "Bud"
Item ID
26367AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Twenty-three year old Arcadia police officer Joe Cortez is lauded for saving the life of a 14-month-old toddler.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30269
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 7, 2006
Pages
p. Local News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 7, 2006
Pages
p. Local News 1
Subjects
Cortez, Joe
Heroes
Police officers
Item ID
30456AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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George Torres, of Arcadia, was convicted of 55 felony counts, including racketeering, "honest services" mail fraud, and wire fraud, conspiring to harbor illegal immigrants and tax charges. The jury also found that Torres solicited the 1994 murder of a gang member who demanded a "tax" from a Numero Uno Market. George Torres owned eleven Numero Uno grocery stores in some of the region's poorest neighborhoods.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31440
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2009
Pages
p. A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2009
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Numero Uno Markets
Racketeering
Torres, George
Item ID
31633AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Two Asian men died Wednesday night after being gunned down as they left a restaurant in the 1000 block of South Baldwin Ave. One victim was identified as Kenneth Tsui of West Covina.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24412
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 6, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 6, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime
Tsui, Kenneth
Item ID
24602AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The decomposed body of a missing Pasadena police lieutenant named David Henry Richter, 55, of Arcadia, was found under an overpass where the 605 freeway crosses Rivergrade Road. The cause of death has not been determined but it may have been suicide.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30958
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Missing Persons
Richter, David Henry
Item ID
31153AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The death of retired Pasadena police lieutenant David Henry Richter, 55, of Arcadia, was thought to be a suicide. But now detectives are investigating it as a possible homicide.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31136
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 19, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 19, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Deaths
Homicides
Richter, David Henry
Suicides
Item ID
31330AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Ricardo Preciado, son of Arcadia resident Esther Preciado, along with Kenneth Bruce, was killed on December 10, 2001 in a hit-and-run crash. The truck driver, George Hoelker, was given a light sentence and the families are angered.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24457
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 13, 2002
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 13, 2002
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Hit-and-run
Preciado, Ricardo
Bruce, Kenneth
Item ID
24648AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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David Henry Richter, 55, a former Pasadena police lieutenant, has been missing from his Arcadia residence since before Christmas.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30886
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 10, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 10, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Missing Persons
Richter, David Henry
Item ID
31074AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Unified school board has agreed to terms with mall developer Rick Caruso, who is offering free office space to the district inside his proposed Shops at Santa Anita. Caruso is offering 22,000 square feet of office space, plus 88 dedicated parking spots, for 40 years, at no charge.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29956
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 16, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 16, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Shops at Santa Anita
Offices - office space
Developers
Malls
Caruso, Rick
Item ID
30142AN
Collection
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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City administrators and negotiators for the Arcadia Police Department have not yet reached a contract agreement. Officers want an immediate 10% raise for the first year and 4% increases the second and third years. City council has offered salaries that would make Arcadia police the second or third highest paid in cities surveyed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30852
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 20, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 20, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Arcadia Police Officers Association Union
Labor contracts
Salaries
Item ID
31040AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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