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Commemorating the 85th anniversary of the death of Arcadia Police Department officer Albert Edward Matthies, the Arcadia Police and Fire departments will have a service at Live Oak Memorial Park, where he is interred and a commemorative monument will be unveiled at his grave site.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33106

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: July 16, 2012

Pages: p. A4

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: July 16, 2012

Pages: p. A4

Subjects: Matthies, Albert Edward

Item ID: 33303AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

On the 84th anniversary of the murder of Arcadia police officer Albert E. Matthies, a ceremony was held by the Arcadia Police Officers Association in his honor. Matthies is the city's only police officer killed in the line of duty. A memorial plaque at Foothill Boulevard and Northview Avenue commemorates Matthies' sacrifice and a small plaque marks his grave site at Live Oak Memorial Park in Monrovia. Matthies was shot on July 18, 1927 and died the day after. The shooter was Frank Miller.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32465

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: July 20, 2011

Pages: p. A6

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: July 20, 2011

Pages: p. A6

Subjects: Arcadia police officers; Awards - honors - recognitions; Matthies, Albert Edward; Plaques; Remembrances

Item ID: 32653AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Albert Matthies, the only Arcadia police officer killed in the line of duty, was honored with a memorial plaque nearly 70 years after his murder. Photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6595

Newspaper: Sierra Madre News

Date: July 4, 1996

Pages: p. 8

Newspaper: Sierra Madre News

Date: July 4, 1996

Pages: p. 8

Subjects: Matthies, Albert E.; Crime and Criminals; Punishment

Item ID: 6408AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia High School senior Ellison Chen receives Albert Matthies Memorial Scholarship.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33094

Newspaper: Mountain Views News

Date: June 23, 2012

Pages: p. 6

Newspaper: Mountain Views News

Date: June 23, 2012

Pages: p. 6

Subjects: Albert Matthies Memorial Scholarship; Arcadia High School--students; Chen, Ellison

Item ID: 33291AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Police Department dedicated a memorial plaque to Albert E. Matthies, who was killed in the line of duty in 1927.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6257

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: July 10, 1996

Pages: p. 1 photo

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: July 10, 1996

Pages: p. 1 photo

Subjects: Matthies, Albert E.; Police.

Item ID: 6082AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26953

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

A plaque in honor of Officer Albert E. Matthies, the only Arcadia police officer killed in the line of duty, will be dedicated by the Police Department on July 9th. Attending will be Officer Matthies' two daughters, Minnie Matthies and Zora Kristufek.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6254

Newspaper: Sierra Madre News

Date: July 4, 1996

Pages: p. 8

Newspaper: Sierra Madre News

Date: July 4, 1996

Pages: p. 8

Subjects: Crime and Criminals; Police; Matthies, Albert E.

Item ID: 6079AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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

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

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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34996

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

Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin's Maltese Cross has been dedicated as a memorial. It rests on the graves of his four American Derby winning horses.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33012

Newspaper: The Journal

Date: January 11, 1950

Pages: p. 1 (See basement box 112.)

Newspaper: The Journal

Date: January 11, 1950

Pages: p. 1 (See basement box 112.)

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias Jackson "Lucky"; Horses and horse racing

Item ID: 33209AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Photo of portion of driver's side of Albert Matthies' automobile. Photo shows police light mounted on auto, as well as showing broken windshield. Officer Matthies was killed July 18, 1927.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs444

Date: July 19, 1927

1 image

Date: July 19, 1927

Subjects: Police Department; Crime and criminals; Matthies, Albert

Physical Description: 2x3 b&w vertical, 8x10 b&w

ID: 442

Collection: Photographs

Images

Officer Albert E. Matthies, Motorcycle Officer and Assistant Fire Chief, sitting on a motorcycle. He was killed in the line of duty July 19, 1927.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1185

Date: unknown

1 image

Date: unknown

Subjects: Matthies, Albert E.

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1176

Collection: Photographs

Images

Arcadia High School, Marine Corps, Arcadia Fire Department and Arcadia Police Department pay memorial tribute to those who lost their lives in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34956

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: September 12, 2017

Pages: p. A3

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: September 12, 2017

Pages: p. A3

Subjects: Black, Daniel; Lau, Daisy

Item ID: 35146AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Ray O'Dell, 17 year old who was one of the three men responsible for killing Officer Albert Matthies and wounding Chief Bertolina, July 18, 1927.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs439

Date: 1927

1 image

Date: 1927

Subjects: Crime and criminals; O'Dell, Ray; Police Department; Matthies, Albert; Bertolina, Leo

Physical Description: 2x3 full face and 2x3 profile police photo b&w

ID: 437

Collection: Photographs

Images

Willie Montfort, 20 year old who was one of three men responsible for killing of Officer Albert Matthies and wounding of Chief Bertolina, July 18, 1927.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs441

Date: 1927

1 image

Date: 1927

Subjects: Crime and criminals; Bertolina, Leo; Matthies, Albert; Montfort, Willie; Police Department

Physical Description: 2x3 full face and 2x3 profile police photo b&w

ID: 439

Collection: Photographs

Images

Community mourns slain South Pasadena five-year-old boy Aramazd "Piqui" Andressian Jr. at memorial service at Los Angeles County Arboretum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34933

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: July 21, 2017

Pages: p. A3

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: July 21, 2017

Pages: p. A3

Subjects: Andressian, Aramazd; Estevez, Ana

Item ID: 35123AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

War veteran Mike Velarde, 78, of Arcadia, tricked his Spanish-speaking mother into signing the paperwork to enlist in the U.S. Army at age 16. He had served in the Korean War. A photo of Velarde is shown in honor of Memorial Day. He remembers his wartime buddies who did not make it home alive.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32979

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: May 20, 2012

Pages: p. A4

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: May 20, 2012

Pages: p. A4

Subjects: Memorial Day; Velarde, Mike; Veterans

Item ID: 33176AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Frank Charles Miller, alias Jimmy McKay, 17 year old who was one of three men responsible for killing of Officer Albert Matthies and wounding Chief Bertolina, July 18, 1927.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs440

Date: 1927

1 image

Date: 1927

Subjects: Crime and criminals; Bertolina, Leo; Matthies, Albert; Police Department; Miller, Frank Charles, alias McKay, Jimmy

Physical Description: 2x3 full face and 2x3 profile police photo b&w

ID: 438

Collection: Photographs

Images

The automobile of Officer Albert Matthies, who was killed July 18, 1927. Photo shows how automobile was shot by the three killers. It appears that the auto had police lights on either side of the windshield.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs443

Date: July 19, 1927

1 image

Date: July 19, 1927

Subjects: Crime and criminals; Police Department; Matthies, Albert

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 441

Collection: Photographs

Images

The murder conviction for Daniel Arzaga, who killed Timothy Koppos in his Alhambra home, and wounded Colleen Koppos and her grandmother Bertha Tate on April 22, 2001, was upheld.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26614

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: October 23, 2003

Pages: p. A2

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: October 23, 2003

Pages: p. A2

Subjects: Murder; Shooting; Arzaga, Daniel; Koppos, Colleen; Koppos, Timothy; Tate, Bertha

Item ID: 26814AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Commemorating the 85th anniversary of the death of Arcadia Police Department officer Albert Edward Matthies, the Arcadia Police and Fire departments will have a service at Live Oak Memorial Park, where he is interred and a commemorative monument will be unveiled at his grave site.

Albert Matthies, the only Arcadia police officer killed in the line of duty, was honored with a memorial plaque nearly 70 years after his murder. Photo.

Arcadia High School senior Ellison Chen receives Albert Matthies Memorial Scholarship.

The Arcadia Police Department dedicated a memorial plaque to Albert E. Matthies, who was killed in the line of duty in 1927.

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.

A plaque in honor of Officer Albert E. Matthies, the only Arcadia police officer killed in the line of duty, will be dedicated by the Police Department on July 9th. Attending will be Officer Matthies' two daughters, Minnie Matthies and Zora Kristufek.

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.

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.

Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin's Maltese Cross has been dedicated as a memorial. It rests on the graves of his four American Derby winning horses.

Photo of portion of driver's side of Albert Matthies' automobile. Photo shows police light mounted on auto, as well as showing broken windshield. Officer Matthies was killed July 18, 1927.

Images

Officer Albert E. Matthies, Motorcycle Officer and Assistant Fire Chief, sitting on a motorcycle. He was killed in the line of duty July 19, 1927.

Images

Arcadia High School, Marine Corps, Arcadia Fire Department and Arcadia Police Department pay memorial tribute to those who lost their lives in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Ray O'Dell, 17 year old who was one of the three men responsible for killing Officer Albert Matthies and wounding Chief Bertolina, July 18, 1927.

Images

Willie Montfort, 20 year old who was one of three men responsible for killing of Officer Albert Matthies and wounding of Chief Bertolina, July 18, 1927.

Images

Community mourns slain South Pasadena five-year-old boy Aramazd "Piqui" Andressian Jr. at memorial service at Los Angeles County Arboretum.

War veteran Mike Velarde, 78, of Arcadia, tricked his Spanish-speaking mother into signing the paperwork to enlist in the U.S. Army at age 16. He had served in the Korean War. A photo of Velarde is shown in honor of Memorial Day. He remembers his wartime buddies who did not make it home alive.

Frank Charles Miller, alias Jimmy McKay, 17 year old who was one of three men responsible for killing of Officer Albert Matthies and wounding Chief Bertolina, July 18, 1927.

Images

The automobile of Officer Albert Matthies, who was killed July 18, 1927. Photo shows how automobile was shot by the three killers. It appears that the auto had police lights on either side of the windshield.

Images

The murder conviction for Daniel Arzaga, who killed Timothy Koppos in his Alhambra home, and wounded Colleen Koppos and her grandmother Bertha Tate on April 22, 2001, was upheld.