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On October 25, 2011 at 7:18 AM, Arcadia Fire Department responded to a structure fire with multiple explosions in the 1400 block of S. Mayflower Avenue. The flames engulfed a detached 4-car garage behind a single family home. The fire appears to be accidental. Estimated loss is $150,000 including two vehicles. No one was injured.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32618
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
October 27, 2011
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
October 27, 2011
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Fires
Item ID
32816AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Former Arcadia man accused of lying, losing millions of investors' money. James Arthur McDonald, Jr. former CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Hercules Investments LLC and Index Strategy Advisors Inc. was charged with one count of securities fraud. Prosecutors claim McDonald lost clients of his Los Angeles-based firm Hercules millions of dollars in late 2020. He had been renting a home in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36351
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2022
Pages
p. A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2022
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Fraud
McDonald, James Arthur
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The congregation of the Serbian Orthodox Church is facing a bleak holiday and loss of revenue after Monday's arson fire in the rear hall.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper8130
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 2, 1997
Pages
p. 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 2, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Churches - Serbian Orthodox Church
Item ID
8085AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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3 men were arrested for manufacturing pipe bombs in an Arcadia home in the 100 block of San Miguel Road.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper148
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 18, 1993
Pages
p. A-5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 18, 1993
Pages
p. A-5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
148AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A masked robber broke into a home on the 2000 block of South Fourth Avenue where a group of seniors were playing their monthly bridge game.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10779
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 17, 1997
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 17, 1997
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
11188AN
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Newspaper Index
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An elderly man was fatally injured after being struck by a car as he crossed the mid-block crosswalk on Las Tunas. No names were released.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26166
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Senior Citizens
Automobile accidents
Item ID
26366AN
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Newspaper Index
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Evidence of coyotes was found in the first block of Naomi Ave. south of Duarte Rd. at the home of Don and Pat Wilsterman. The remains of their cat were scattered on the front lawn.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4586
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 17, 1995
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 17, 1995
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Coyotes
Item ID
4462AN
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Newspaper Index
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Two dozen rounds were fired into an Arcadia apartment complex in the 400 block of Second Avenue. No one were injured. The shooting is believed to be Asian gang related.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25303
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 17, 2003
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 17, 2003
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Shootings
Asian Gangs
Item ID
25501AN
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Miguel Solorzano, 31, of El Monte and Constancio Lopez, Jr., 30, of El Monte, were accused of burglarizing an Arcadia home in the 5100 block of Marshburn Avenue during fumigation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33610
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 12, 2013
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 12, 2013
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Burglaries
Crime and Criminals
Lopez, Constancio, Jr.
Solorzano, Miguel
Item ID
33805AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. Alice Ann Formanack, a 72-year-old grandmother, died after inhaling smoke from a fire in her home.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper15965
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 6, 1998
Pages
p. A1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 6, 1998
Pages
p. A1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Formanack, Alice Ann
Item ID
16722AN
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Arcadia High School girls softball team ends losing streak to Crescenta Valley Falcons.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33489
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 19, 2013
Pages
p. C2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 19, 2013
Pages
p. C2
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports--girls softball
Baerg, Monica
Mejia, Izzy
Sibolboro, Maurice
Item ID
33684AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia-based Dr. Monique Williams has agreed to plead guilty to the unlawful distribution of the prescription painkiller OxyContin, aka Oxycodone. She admitted to writing prescriptions for people she did not examine and people that did not need it.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31280
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 1, 2008
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 1, 2008
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Doctors
Drugs
OxyContin aka Oxycodone
Trials
Williams, Dr. Monique
Item ID
31475AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed taking 8% of the property tax that cities receive. That would mean a loss of $1,202,358 for Arcadia. A chart shows how much other local cities may lose.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31480
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
California state budget
Property tax
Recession
Item ID
31674AN
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Newspaper Index
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Electrical accident blamed for deadly house fire in unincorporated county area near Arcadia that left 3 people dead and 2 others injured. It happened to a two-story home in the 5300 block of Tyler Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36615
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 4, 2024
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 4, 2024
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Deaths
Fires
Collection
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Monrovia will pay Arcadia $100,000 a year to have the Arcadia Fire Department dispatchers answer calls for the Monrovia Fire Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper173
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 1993
Pages
p. H-7; Hometown section
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 1993
Pages
p. H-7; Hometown section
Subjects
Fire Department
Item ID
173AN
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Newspaper Index
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Firefighters rescued a 7-year old boy from an upstairs bedroom as fire engulfed the home at 70 W. Las Flores Ave. They were unable to save a man and woman inside the house, who were found dead.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18185
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 16, 2000
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 16, 2000
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Fires and Fire Prevention
Item ID
18432AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia police have seen an increase in "distraction burglaries" in recent weeks and advises residents not to open the door to strangers. In this type of crime, the burglar is invited into a home after gaining the trust of the victim. While talking to the victim or using some other ruse to distract the resident, a second person enters and burglarizes the home. This has happened on the 300 block of Joyce Avenue and on the 1400 block of Rodeo Road.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32211
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 30, 2010
Pages
p. A9
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 30, 2010
Pages
p. A9
Subjects
Burglaries
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
32410AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Troy Lucarelli, 43, of Temple City, was arrested by Monrovia Police, after he broke into a woman's home in Arcadia, robbed her of her car keys and stole her car in the 900 block of Paloma Drive.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34386
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 13, 2015
Pages
p. A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 13, 2015
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Lucarelli, Troy
Robberies
Item ID
34579AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A list of cities and the estimated loss in vehicle license fee revenues which will result in cuts to fire and police.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26985
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 11, 2003
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 11, 2003
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Revenue
Vehicle License Fee
Item ID
27184AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A police Special Weapons and Tactics team stormed a house early Saturday after residents were robbed by six gunmen who invaded the South Third Avenue home.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4524
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 16, 1995
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 16, 1995
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
4400AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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