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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.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 20, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 20, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Police Department; Matthies, Albert Edward

Item ID: 27152AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 26, 2017

Pages: p. 1, 27

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 26, 2017

Pages: p. 1, 27

Subjects: Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage; Hennessy, Daniel; Matthies, Albert

Item ID: 35186AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia High School and the Police Department will work together in the Youth and Educational Support (YES) program. A police officer will be assigned to the high school as a resource officer.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 16, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 16, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia High School; Police Department

Item ID: 27363AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Captain Rick Sandona read the names of California peace officers killed in the line of duty during 1999 at the annual Peace Officers' Memorial Ceremony and Law Enforcement Appreciation Service.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 11, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 11, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Police Department

Item ID: 27705AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

An overview of the Arcadia Police Department reserve officer program.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 26, 1996

Pages: p. 3

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 26, 1996

Pages: p. 3

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department

Item ID: 25956AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Nurhan Venk, 47, suspect in the shooting of Arcadia police officer, charged with attempted murder for shooting the officer in the face. He faces another attempted murder charge for allegedly shooting his 73-year-old mother in the chest. Zoo Yang, an 83-year-old neighbor across the street was also struck by a stray bullet while he was watching his grandchild.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 18, 2022

Pages: p. 8

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 18, 2022

Pages: p. 8

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department; Crime and Criminals; Domestic violence; Shootings; Venk, Nurhan

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia's Police Officer of the Year 2000 is Sgt. Ron Buckholtz.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 28, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 28, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Police Department; Buckholtz, Ron

Item ID: 27970AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Police Department honors officer Tom Cullen, as Officer of the Year, and records technician Stella Weimer was named Civilian of the Year for 2012.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 21, 2013

Pages: p. 11

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 21, 2013

Pages: p. 11

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department; Awards; Cullen, Tom; Weimer, Stella

Item ID: 33617AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Monrovia man David King Brewster has been charged with attempted murder of a peace officer, as he became combative and began fighting with two Arcadia police officers for no apparent reason, on July 6, 2015 in the 400 block of East Huntington Drive. Brewster may have been under the influence of a controlled substance. He punched one officer in the face and choked the other officer in an attempt to use cause serious or fatal injury to him.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 9, 2015

Pages: p. 1, 14

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 9, 2015

Pages: p. 1, 14

Subjects: Brewster, David King; Crime and Criminals

Item ID: 34429AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A profile of police officer Robin Letourneau and Roy, her K-9 dog partner.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 1, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 1, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Dogs; Letourneau, Robin; Police Department

Item ID: 27160AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A profile of Capri Redondo, an Arcadia Police officer who participated in the recent California Police Summer Games and won a silver medal in women's boxing.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 8, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 8, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Police Department; Redondo, Capri

Item ID: 27168AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The police department has a regular schedule of reorganizing with Officer Mike Cervantes returning to patrol duty after being a DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) officer. Filling the DARE position will be Officer Brian Ortiz. Officer Toni Caylor will be working with students as the YES (Youth and Educational Support) officer at Arcadia High School. Background information on each officer is provided.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 22, 2000

Pages: p. l

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 22, 2000

Pages: p. l

Subjects: Police Department; City Employees; Caylor, Toni; Cervantes, Mike; Ortiz, Brian; Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE); Youth and Educational Support (YES)

Item ID: 27874AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Police Department chose Linda Wenning, a community service officer, as the Civilian Employee of the Year for 2000.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 4, 2001

Pages: p. 9

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 4, 2001

Pages: p. 9

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department; Civilian Employee of the Year 2000; Wenning, Linda

Item ID: 29123AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Former Arcadia police officer Christian Blesch, 36, was arrested and charged with grand theft. He allegedly embezzled funds from the Arcadia Police Officers' Association over a period of several months. As of September 24, 2013, Blesch was no longer employed by Arcadia Police Department.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 3, 2013

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 3, 2013

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department--employees; Arcadia Police Officers' Association; Blesch, Christian; Crime and Criminals; Embezzlement

Item ID: 33838AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Former Arcadia Police Department officer Christian Blesch gets 180 days in jail for pilfering more than $40,000 from the Arcadia Police Officers Association. He has paid back the amount stolen and resigned.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 2, 2014

Pages: p. 31

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 2, 2014

Pages: p. 31

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department; Arcadia Police Officers Association; Blesch, Christian; Crime and Criminals

Item ID: 34171AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Police has purchased new weapons best suited for an urban environment with the tactics the Arcadia Police would normally be using. Each officer will receive training for the Colt M16.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 4, 1997

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 4, 1997

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department; Weapons

Item ID: 26049AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Officer Toni Caylor describes her job on the campus of Arcadia High School as being sheriff of a small city.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 1, 2001

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 1, 2001

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Caylor, Toni; Arcadia High School campus policce

Item ID: 29231AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Police Officer's Association made a donation of $500 to the Arcadia Public Library Foundation to provide funds for interior furnishings.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 27, 1997

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 27, 1997

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Police Officer's Association; Arcadia Public Library - 1990-1999

Item ID: 26011AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

K-9 officer Marco of the dog persuasion has worked with the Police Department for six years and will be retiring at the age of 11.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 11, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 11, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Police Department; Police Dogs

Item ID: 27080AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Police Department confirms that James Allen Beck was a former police officer with the City of Arcadia. He is a suspect named as responsible in the death of Deputy Jake Kuredjian of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 6, 2001

Pages: p. 8

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 6, 2001

Pages: p. 8

Subjects: Beck, James Allen; Kuredjian, Jake; Shootings

Item ID: 30275AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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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.

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.

Arcadia High School and the Police Department will work together in the Youth and Educational Support (YES) program. A police officer will be assigned to the high school as a resource officer.

Captain Rick Sandona read the names of California peace officers killed in the line of duty during 1999 at the annual Peace Officers' Memorial Ceremony and Law Enforcement Appreciation Service.

An overview of the Arcadia Police Department reserve officer program.

Arcadia's Police Officer of the Year 2000 is Sgt. Ron Buckholtz.

Arcadia Police Department honors officer Tom Cullen, as Officer of the Year, and records technician Stella Weimer was named Civilian of the Year for 2012.

A profile of police officer Robin Letourneau and Roy, her K-9 dog partner.

A profile of Capri Redondo, an Arcadia Police officer who participated in the recent California Police Summer Games and won a silver medal in women's boxing.

Arcadia Police Department chose Linda Wenning, a community service officer, as the Civilian Employee of the Year for 2000.

Former Arcadia police officer Christian Blesch, 36, was arrested and charged with grand theft. He allegedly embezzled funds from the Arcadia Police Officers' Association over a period of several months. As of September 24, 2013, Blesch was no longer employed by Arcadia Police Department.

Former Arcadia Police Department officer Christian Blesch gets 180 days in jail for pilfering more than $40,000 from the Arcadia Police Officers Association. He has paid back the amount stolen and resigned.

Arcadia Police has purchased new weapons best suited for an urban environment with the tactics the Arcadia Police would normally be using. Each officer will receive training for the Colt M16.

Officer Toni Caylor describes her job on the campus of Arcadia High School as being sheriff of a small city.

Arcadia Police Officer's Association made a donation of $500 to the Arcadia Public Library Foundation to provide funds for interior furnishings.

K-9 officer Marco of the dog persuasion has worked with the Police Department for six years and will be retiring at the age of 11.

Arcadia Police Department confirms that James Allen Beck was a former police officer with the City of Arcadia. He is a suspect named as responsible in the death of Deputy Jake Kuredjian of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department.