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Tatsuhiko Sakamoto, 37 of Arcadia, was charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, felony drunken driving and driving with a blood-alcohol level above .08. He allegedly drove onto a closed freeway in Baldwin Park while drunk and killed a 21-year-old road worker named Connor McDermott Penhall. Penhall is son of hall of fame motorcycle racer and actor Bruce Penhall.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32914
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 2012
Pages
p. A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 2012
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Drunk drivers
Penhall, Connor McDermott
Sakamoto, Tatsukiho or Sakamoto, Tatsuhiko
Item ID
33111AN
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Newspaper Index
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DUI (driving under the influence) is suspected in fatal freeway crash. An allegedly drunk Tatsukiho Sakamoto, 37 of Arcadia, ignored signs and cones indicating the 10 Freeway was closed, and drove his Toyota RAV4 through the closure, fatally striking 21-year-old road worker Connor McDermott Penhall. Penhall is son of hall of fame motorcycle racer and actor Bruce Penhall.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32911
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 6, 2012
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 6, 2012
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Deaths
Drunk drivers
Penhall, Connor McDermott
Sakamoto, Tatsukiho or Sakamoto, Tatsuhiko
Item ID
33108AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Lisa Welchert, an alleged drunk driver who caused the death of John Chan, will face a murder trial.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26957
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 3, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 3, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Chan, John
Welchert, Lisa Melinda
Automobile accidents
Drunk Driving
Murder
Item ID
27156AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A high speed police chase that began in Pasadena, then went through Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte and several other San Gabriel Valley cities, ended in the driving crashing into another car. The suspect was Edgar Angarita, 45, of Hollywood and the 21-year-old woman from Baldwin Park that he crashed into, are both being treated at the hospital. Police say Angarita was intoxicated. The chase occurred Monday, January 24. He is being held on suspicion of felony evading a police officer, but additional charges may be coming.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32305
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 26, 2011
Pages
p. A7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 26, 2011
Pages
p. A7
Subjects
Angarita, Edgar
Crime and Criminals
Drunk drivers
Item ID
32504AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arroyo High School (El Monte) assistant coach of the junior varsity softball team Raymond Daniel Yniquez, 21, of Pomona, died in a car crash on Live Oak Avenue near Las Tunas Drive, along with two others dead.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34734
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 14, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 14, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Car accidents
Garcia, Marcus J.
Velazquez, Anna Lissa
Yniquez, Raymond Daniel
Item ID
34926AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Police Department has filed murder charges against Lisa Melinda Welchert, an alleged drunk driver involved in a fatal accident on Huntington Drive which killed John Chan.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26882
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 1999
March 18, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 1999
March 18, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Automobile accidents
Drunk Driving
Murder
Chan, John
Welchert, Lisa Melinda
Item ID
27082AN
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Newspaper Index
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About 60 parents, teachers, and students staged an emotional show of solidarity for teacher Gary Southworth, who began a 1-year jail sentence in connection with a car crash that killed a 21 year old La Verne woman, on December 12, 1992. He pleaded guilty to felony vehicular manslaughter and 2 counts of felony drunk driving.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper239
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Schools - Employees - Southworth, Gary
Item ID
239AN
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Newspaper Index
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John Quigley, one of the "Arcadia four" tree-sitters arrested on January 12, 2011, while protesting destruction of an 11-acre Arcadia woodland, has told supporters he will appear today in Alhambra Superior Court and will plead no contest to trespassing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32494
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 2011
Pages
p. A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 2011
Pages
p. A7
Subjects
Activists
Environment
Oak trees
Quigley, John
Santa Anita Dam Sediment Placement Site
Item ID
32693AN
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Newspaper Index
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The family of John Chan, the 44-year-old Arcadian who was killed by Lisa Welchert in a drunk driving traffic accident, filed a claim against the City because they feel the police officers left Welchert apparently passed out in her car and returned to their patrol cars, allowing her to escape from the police in her automobile.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26975
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 29, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 29, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Chan, John
Welchert, Lisa
Automobile Accident
Drunk Driving
Lawsuits
Murder
Item ID
27174AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The new Performing Arts Center at 234 Campus Drive, Arcadia will open next month. "An Evening with Anka," an exclusive benefit concert takes place October 27, 2012. The building is state-of-the-art, 40,000 square feet, and has 1,200 seats, on the Arcadia High School campus. There will be student performances the week prior to Paul Anka's concert.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33166
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 27, 2012
Pages
p. 14
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 27, 2012
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
Anka, Paul
Auditoriums
Performing Arts Center
Item ID
33364AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Stable worker Jose Geronimo Romero, 27, was found dead after being stabbed in the chest and strangled.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3655
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 1994
Pages
p. A-4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 1994
Pages
p. A-4
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
3530AN
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Two of four "tree-sitters" that were arrested while protesting the destruction of an 11-acre Arcadia oak woodland in January appeared in Alhambra Superior Court on Thursday and had their arraignment postponed until February 18. They are John Quigley, 50, of Glendale, and Julia Jaye Posin, 23 of Venice Beach. Travis Jochimsen, 28, of Lancaster and Andrea Bowers, 45 of Los Angeles, were also arrested but did not appear for arraignment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32322
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 4, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 4, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Activists
Environment
Oak trees
Posin, Julia Jaye or Posin, Julie
Quigley, John
Santa Anita Dam Sediment Placement Site
Item ID
32521AN
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Newspaper Index
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All four "tree-sitters" arrested while protesting the destruction of an 11-acre oak woodland in Arcadia appeared in Alhambra Superior Court and pleaded not guilty to one count each of trespassing and obstruction a police officer. They are John Quigley, 50, of Glendale, Julia Jaye Posin, 23 of Venice Beach, Travis Jochimsen, 28, of Lancaster and Andrea Bowers, 45 of Los Angeles. They rejected an offer of community service and payment of restitution from the District Attorney's office. The four will appear in court again April 22 for a pre-trial hearing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32356
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2011
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2011
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Activists
Bowers, Andrea
Environment
Jochimsen, Travis
Oak trees
Posin, Julia Jaye
Quigley, John
Santa Anita Dam Sediment Placement Site
Item ID
32554AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District's new state-of-the-art Performing Arts Center opens this week. Paul Anka Benefit Concert on October 27, 2012.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33193
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 18, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 7
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 18, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 7
Subjects
Arcadia Performing Arts Center
Auditoriums
Item ID
33390AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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LA County Superior Court Judge Stephen O'Neil threw out a challenge to the City Council election, saying he found insufficient evidence of voter fraud.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3656
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 1994
Pages
p. A-3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 1994
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1994
Item ID
3531AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Superior Court judge Stephen E. O'Neil dismissed a legal challenge to Sheng Chang's election victory, citing a lack of clear and convincing evidence of significant voter fraud.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3657
Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
June 23, 1994
Pages
p. J-2
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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
June 23, 1994
Pages
p. J-2
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1994
Item ID
3532AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Richard Lanill Johnson was convicted in 1976 of murdering Cathy LaCorte of Arcadia. His next parole hearing is set for October, 1996.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6709
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 1, 1996
Pages
p. A-3 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 1, 1996
Pages
p. A-3 photo
Subjects
LaCorte, Cathy
Crime and Criminals
Johnson, Richard Lanill
Item ID
6518AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. See hard copy in VF "Deaths." (Supplement to the Pasadena Star News issue dated Thursday, April 19, 2012)

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32933
Newspaper
Weekly Star (supplement to Pasadena Star News)
Date
April 15, 2012
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Weekly Star (supplement to Pasadena Star News)
Date
April 15, 2012
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Hemann, Raymond G.
Item ID
33130AN
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A rugged, two-tier rock drinking fountain, family-built and designed, now sits in a palm-shaded grove at the Arboretum. It is a tribute to retired Pasadena Superior Court Judge Joseph A. Sprankle.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4590
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 27, 1995 p. A-3 photo
July 13, 1995 Hometown p. 1 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 27, 1995 p. A-3 photo
July 13, 1995 Hometown p. 1 photo
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
4466AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Stephen O'Neil has thrown out a lawsuit challenging the results of Sheng Chang's victory, saying he found insufficient evidence of voter fraud.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3658
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 23, 1994
Pages
p. H-3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 23, 1994
Pages
p. H-3
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1994
Item ID
3533AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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