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Former Arcadia police officer Christian Blesch (photo), 36, was arrested for embezzlement of Arcadia Police Officers' Association funds. As of September 24, 2013, Blesch was terminated. Blesch allegedly charegd more than $50,000 for personal items on a police association's credit card. He pleaded not guilty to a felony count of grand theft by embezzlement.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33633
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 10, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 5
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 10, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 5
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department--Arcadia Police Officers' Association
Blesch, Christian
Crime and Criminals
Embezzlement
Item ID
33828AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Christian Eric Blesch, 36, a former Arcadia police officer and Arcadia Police Officers' Association treasurer, is accused of embezzling $50,000. He pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles Superior Court on the felony charges of grand theft by embezzlement. He was elected January 2011 to serve as treasurer. He resigned from Arcadia Police Department last month. A second police officer is being investigated.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33635
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 3, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 3, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department--Arcadia Police Officers' Association
Blesch, Christian
Crime and Criminals
Embezzlement
Item ID
33830AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33977
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 2, 2014
Pages
p. 31
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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
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Sergeant Dean Caputo said Arcadia Police Department has arrested suspect Cathrino Antonio Gomez, 36, a transient, on charges of auto theft, child endangerment and felony evading arrest. He was arrested after crashing the stolen car while fleeing police.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29886
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 26, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 26, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Gomez, Cathrino Antonio
Caputo, Dean
Arcadia Police Department
Automobile theft
Car chases
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
30072AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Former Arcadia Police Department lieutenant Kenneth Kuwahara, 41, who pleaded guilty last year to felony offenses of false personation and identity theft and four misdemeanor counts of soliciting prostitution, will have a sentencing hearing on June 28, 2007.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30431
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 8, 2007
Pages
p. Local 2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 8, 2007
Pages
p. Local 2
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Crime and Criminals
Kuwahara, Kenneth
Item ID
30618AN
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Newspaper Index
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Former Arcadia police lieutenant Kenneth Kuwahara, 40, entered his plea of guilty to false personation and identity theft, both felonies, and four misdemeanor counts of soliciting prostitution. The solicitations happened between January and May of 2005, while Kuwahara was on duty as watch commander. He faces up to 5 years in prison. The article includes Chief Bob Sanderson's comments.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 7, 2006
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 7, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Kuwahara, Kenneth
Sanderson, Bob
Arcadia Police Department
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
30130AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A new Arcadia Police Officer Sergio Machado is ready to protect and serve Arcadia. He had his ceremonial badge pinning last week after completing his 18-month probationary period.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35299
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 11, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 11, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department employees
Machado, Sergio
Item ID
35488AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia police officer Bill White (was identified by former APD officer Neal Johnson), with unidentified equipment. Bill White left Arcadia Police Department in 1956.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1879
Date
1940s or 1950s
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  1 image

Date
1940s or 1950s
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
White, Bill
Physical Description
8 x 10 b & w
ID
1795
Collection
Photographs
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Omar Francisco Garcia, 24, of Arcadia, was fatally shot by two West Covina police officers on November 17, after he allegedly attacked officers with their own baton. He has a history of fighting with police.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31305
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 26, 2008
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 26, 2008
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Garcia, Omar Francisco
Shootings
West Covina Police
Item ID
31500AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Ron Garner, 50, a deputy police chief in Beverly Hills with 24 years of police experience, has been named to head the Arcadia Police Department. He will lead a staff of 76 sworn officers and 26 civilian personnel.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4472
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 1, 1995
Pages
p. A-3 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 1, 1995
Pages
p. A-3 photo
Subjects
Police - Garner, Ron
Item ID
4348AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia K9 officers on the job 24-7. Portraits of canine officers, police dogs Zoli and Kota.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34983
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 16, 2017
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 16, 2017
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department--K9-dogs-canines
Item ID
35173AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia police bust marijuana cultivation operation in the 500 block of East Longden Avenue on November 5, 2013 at approximately 7:00 AM.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33674
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 7, 2013
Pages
p. 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 7, 2013
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Crime and Criminals
Drugs
Marijuana
Item ID
33870AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Police Chief Dave Hinig outlined a strategic plan to improve the department over a five-year period, at a cost of $536,498. The proposals would involve adding 11 new salaried positions.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30577
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 19, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 19, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department - 2001-2010
Strategic plans
Item ID
30765AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Why the Arcadia Police Department is reporting an overall crime decrease. This most recent quarter (May 1-July 31) has seen a reduction of 10.5% to 11% in residential burglaries compared to the same time period last year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34656
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 25, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 14
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 25, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 14
Subjects
Guthrie, Robert
Arcadia Police Department
Crime statistics
Item ID
34848AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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On October 27, 1995, the Arcadia Police Dept. celebrated the grand opening of their P.A.C.E. 2000 community office at Santa Anita Fashion Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5541
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
November 2, 1995
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
November 2, 1995
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Police Department
Item ID
5396AN
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Newspaper Index
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Male Arcadia police officer or staff looking through file cabinet and fingerprints. He is standing by a window and a fan is behind him. This man is also in photo 1795.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1869
Date
1940s or 1950s
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  1 image

Date
1940s or 1950s
Subjects
Arcadia Police
Physical Description
8 x 10 b & w
ID
1790
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Monrovia man Gerardo Cortez, 26, was arrested for allegedly making telephone threats to shoot adults and children with an assault rifle at schools (including Arcadia High School), the Westfield Santa Anita mall, and a hospital in the San Gabriel Valley last week. He was booked at Monrovia Police Department for five counts of felony Making Criminal Threats and five counts of False Report of an Emergency. He is to be arraigned today. See also Mountain Views News, September 14, 2013, p. 1.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33617
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 19, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 19, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 4
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Arcadia Police Department
Cortez, Gerardo
Crime and Criminals
Guthrie, Robert (Chief of Arcadia Police Department)
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Monrovia Police Department
Item ID
33812AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Police Department has a new police chief. His name is Bob Guthrie and has been serving as interim police chief since Bob Sanderson retired in April. He joined the Arcadia Police Department as a cadet in 1989.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32464
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department--Police chiefs
Guthrie, Bob
Item ID
32652AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia police officer wounded in shooting is released from hospital. Officer Kevin Manley, 26, is recovering from his injury (shot in the jaw) by suspect Nurhan Venk during a domestic dispute and barricade. Manley has been with Arcadia Police Department for 6 months and worked for Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department before that. He has 3 years of law enforcement experience.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36313
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 20, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 20, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Crime and Criminals
Domestic violence
Manley, Kevin
Shootings
Venk, Nurhan
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36302
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 18, 2022
Pages
p. 8
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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
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