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Obituary/death notice. Ex-Police Chief Charles Mitchell dies. Lung cancer claims veteran law enforcement officer at 53.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 4, 1985

Pages: p. A1

Announcement Type: Obituary or death notice

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 4, 1985

Pages: p. A1

Announcement Type: Obituary or death notice

Subjects: Mitchell, Charles; Police Department

Item ID: 27943AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The developer for the proposed Target Department Store on Huntington Dr., which was defeated on a 2-2 vote of the Arcadia City Council, is trying to salvage the project by perhaps making a new offer to the city. If the difficulties are not resolved, Monrovia may be interested in acquiring the store, but Duarte is not.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 9, 1984

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 9, 1984

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Target Department Store

Item ID: 824AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Fire Department will observe Fire Service Day with an open house at each of the city's three fire stations. Photo and caption. See hard copy of newspaper in Box 51.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune,

Date: May 10, 1984

Pages: p. 2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune,

Date: May 10, 1984

Pages: p. 2

Subjects: Arcadia Fire Department; Clarke, John (Battalion Chief); Hannah, David; Pauro, Jimmy; Pauro, Mike

Item ID: 34156AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Fire Chief Gerald Gardner said that 735 of all calls received by the Fire Department in the past five years have been for paramedics.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 24, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 24, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Fire Department

Item ID: 1582AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Emmanuel Chan has been named Police Liaison Officer to Arcadia's Asian community. He is on-call all the time in order to help with language problems when members of the Asian community run into trouble with the police.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 10, 1988

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 10, 1988

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Police - Chan, Emmanuel

Item ID: 2213AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Services were held Wednesday for George Robert Secrest, a retired police sergeant of the Arcadia Police Department, who died June 9. Secrest had been a law enforcement officer for 26 years. Recently he had been employed by Huntington Bank.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 17, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 17, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Police - Secrest, George Robert

Item ID: 2223AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Jim Bateson, as fire prevention specialist, frequently gives talks at schools and clubs on fire prevention. He is also involved in arson investigation.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 3, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 3, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Fire Department; Bateson, Jim

Item ID: 1584AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Paramedic Richard Brown was named fire captain. He will take command of Engine Co. 31 at Santa Anita Avenue and Genoa Streets.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 14, 1987

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 14, 1987

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Fire Department; Brown, Richard

Item ID: 1587AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A witness in the preliminary hearing of Brian Lawrence Snoke states that he was "going out to shoot these people" the morning that Scott Hutson, Christina Young and Robert Green were killed.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 21, 1986

Pages: p. A1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 21, 1986

Pages: p. A1

Subjects: Crime and criminals - murder; Snoke, Brian Lawrence; Huston, Scott; Young, Christina; Green, Robert

Item ID: 28193AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Police Department's Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team was able to successfully resolve a tense hostage situation on October 7 at a doctor's office at 125 E. Duarte Road.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 9, 1980

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 9, 1980

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2192AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia now has two patrol wagons that will be used to transport prisoners from the scene of the arrest to the station. The wagons can pick up several prisoners and book them all at once, allowing officers to spend more time in the field.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2193AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Seven San Gabriel Valley police departments have started a new program that will coordinate efforts to trace criminals who do not limit their activities to one city. Hopefully this will avoid duplication of effort by the various cities.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 22, 1981

Pages: p. A-9

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 22, 1981

Pages: p. A-9

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2194AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The police department has been authorized to employ four new officers which will increase sworn personnel to 73. The department is purchasing three vehicles for parking control. Also authorized was the purchase of two narcotic sniffing dogs trained for the full range of police dog work.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 1, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 1, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2195AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia police are investigating a claim by Ken Wright, an Altadena man, that a plainclothes Arcadia officer followed him to Pasadena and, without identifying himself, shot at him at least 5 times. Wright will file a claim for damages against the officer and the Arcadia police department.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 12, 1981

Pages: p. C-3

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 12, 1981

Pages: p. C-3

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2196AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The police department is using two dogs trained to attack to search out narcotics and to search buildings and yards for burglars. Each dog has four handlers, so they can be available on call 24 hours.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 10, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 10, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2197AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

With approval by the Arcadia City Council, an anti-drug officer and an anti-burglary officer will soon join the Arcadia Police Department.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2198AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Police Department donated their old tan uniforms to the Tijuana Police Department after receiving new blue uniforms.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 8, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 8, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2199AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A new computer program is giving Arcadia police a means of more quickly identifying and responding to problem areas in town.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 3, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 3, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2200AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

For the first time in 15 years, the Arcadia Police Department has a motorcycle patrol. The department recently purchased 2 Kawasaki 1000 motorcycles for traffic enforcement.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 15, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 15, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2201AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia's Police Department has received $384,025 from the federal government as its share of drug money confiscated in various arrests in the past few years.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 23, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 23, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2202AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Obituary/death notice. Ex-Police Chief Charles Mitchell dies. Lung cancer claims veteran law enforcement officer at 53.

Arcadia Fire Department will observe Fire Service Day with an open house at each of the city's three fire stations. Photo and caption. See hard copy of newspaper in Box 51.

Arcadia Fire Chief Gerald Gardner said that 735 of all calls received by the Fire Department in the past five years have been for paramedics.

Emmanuel Chan has been named Police Liaison Officer to Arcadia's Asian community. He is on-call all the time in order to help with language problems when members of the Asian community run into trouble with the police.

Services were held Wednesday for George Robert Secrest, a retired police sergeant of the Arcadia Police Department, who died June 9. Secrest had been a law enforcement officer for 26 years. Recently he had been employed by Huntington Bank.

Jim Bateson, as fire prevention specialist, frequently gives talks at schools and clubs on fire prevention. He is also involved in arson investigation.

Paramedic Richard Brown was named fire captain. He will take command of Engine Co. 31 at Santa Anita Avenue and Genoa Streets.

A witness in the preliminary hearing of Brian Lawrence Snoke states that he was "going out to shoot these people" the morning that Scott Hutson, Christina Young and Robert Green were killed.

Arcadia Police Department's Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team was able to successfully resolve a tense hostage situation on October 7 at a doctor's office at 125 E. Duarte Road.

Arcadia now has two patrol wagons that will be used to transport prisoners from the scene of the arrest to the station. The wagons can pick up several prisoners and book them all at once, allowing officers to spend more time in the field.

Seven San Gabriel Valley police departments have started a new program that will coordinate efforts to trace criminals who do not limit their activities to one city. Hopefully this will avoid duplication of effort by the various cities.

The police department has been authorized to employ four new officers which will increase sworn personnel to 73. The department is purchasing three vehicles for parking control. Also authorized was the purchase of two narcotic sniffing dogs trained for the full range of police dog work.

Arcadia police are investigating a claim by Ken Wright, an Altadena man, that a plainclothes Arcadia officer followed him to Pasadena and, without identifying himself, shot at him at least 5 times. Wright will file a claim for damages against the officer and the Arcadia police department.

The police department is using two dogs trained to attack to search out narcotics and to search buildings and yards for burglars. Each dog has four handlers, so they can be available on call 24 hours.

With approval by the Arcadia City Council, an anti-drug officer and an anti-burglary officer will soon join the Arcadia Police Department.

The Arcadia Police Department donated their old tan uniforms to the Tijuana Police Department after receiving new blue uniforms.

A new computer program is giving Arcadia police a means of more quickly identifying and responding to problem areas in town.

For the first time in 15 years, the Arcadia Police Department has a motorcycle patrol. The department recently purchased 2 Kawasaki 1000 motorcycles for traffic enforcement.

Arcadia's Police Department has received $384,025 from the federal government as its share of drug money confiscated in various arrests in the past few years.