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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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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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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33643
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2013
Pages
p. 1
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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
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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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The death of 3-year-old Talmin Moye II, caused by driver Sara Bravo in a stolen car during a police chase, reopens issues of police chase policies. Lieutenant Ken Harper of the Arcadia Police Department said the police officers were justified in pursuing a stolen car.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29820
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 13, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A6
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 13, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A6
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Moye, Talmin II (or Jr.)
Bravo, Sara
Arcadia Police Department
Car chases
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Item ID
30005AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Former Arcadia Police Chief Charles D. Mitchell died August 2, after a long bout with lung cancer. Mitchell, 53, retired on July 5, 1985, after more than 20 years with the Arcadia Police Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2246
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 4, 1985
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 4, 1985
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Police
Item ID
2219AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The third bank robbery in as many weeks hit Arcadia on Wednesday, bringing the amount of money stolen from city banks to more than $12,000.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper120
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
August 21, 1992
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
August 21, 1992
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
120AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The death of former Arcadia Police Chief Charles Mitchell does not affect the $117,864 consulting contract between him and the city. The money due Mitchell will be paid in monthly amounts of $4,911 to his estate.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2247
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 15, 1985
Pages
p. A-1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 15, 1985
Pages
p. A-1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Police - Mitchell, Charles D.
Item ID
2220AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Police Department pursues stolen package to Pasadena. Suspect evades multiple law enforcement agencies. The package contained a GPS tracking device.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34781
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 12, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 12, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Crime and Criminals
Thefts
Item ID
34972AN
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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Newspaper
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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A 3-year-old boy died when the car he was riding in was struck by a stolen vehicle being chased by Arcadia Police. The suspect that stole the car has been identified as Sara Bravo, 26, of La Puente.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29819
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Moye, Talmin II (or Jr.)
Bravo, Sara
Arcadia Police Department
Car chases
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Item ID
30004AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadian Lauranne Gillett, 48, turned herself into police and admitted that she embezzled more than $40,000 from the VIP Travel Agency in Sierra Madre.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper165
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 28, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 28, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
165AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Help bring the K-9 Unit back to Arcadia. Arcadia Police Foundation is trying to raise funds to create and maintain an Arcadia Police Department K-9 Unit.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34644
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 11, 2016
Pages
p. 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 11, 2016
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
Arcadia Police Foundation
Police Dogs
Item ID
34836AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Police Department's SWAT van sits mostly unused. Team hasn't answered a call in more than a year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper12047
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 26, 1998
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 26, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Police Department
Item ID
12248AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Receiving stolen property arrests aided by identification of items and social media. On February 21, Arcadia police arrested two female adults, Daijah D. Ellsworth and Rickeira T. Pearson, one juvenile female, and an adult male for stolen property in their car. Police connected the arrestees to a burglary in Palos Verdes using social media platform "Nextdoor."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34476
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 3, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 3, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Arrests
Crime and Criminals
Ellsworth, Daijah D.
Pearson, Rickeira T.
Item ID
34668AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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City administrators and negotiators for the Arcadia Police Department have not yet reached a contract agreement. Officers want an immediate 10% raise for the first year and 4% increases the second and third years. City council has offered salaries that would make Arcadia police the second or third highest paid in cities surveyed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30852
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 20, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 20, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Arcadia Police Officers Association Union
Labor contracts
Salaries
Item ID
31040AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia, Monrovia, and Duarte schools all forced to lock down this week due to phoned in threats of a gunman on 4 separate campuses. On Thursday, September 12, the caller contacted Arcadia Police Department, reporting "he was at Arcadia High School and that he was going to start shooting students with an assault rifle." A second call was received during the police search of the campus that told officers to back off or they would be shot. No suspects of weapons were found.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33615
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
September 14, 2013
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
September 14, 2013
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Arcadia Police Department
Item ID
33810AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia police officers, friends and families protest for higher pay and more officers at Santa Anita Avenue and Foothill Boulevard.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30816
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 30, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 30, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Labor contracts
Labor disputes
Protests
Item ID
31004AN
Collection
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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Richard John Villareal, Jr., 28, received a sentence of more than 15 years in prison for a car crash following a police pursuit in Temple City that killed his passenger. The defendant led Arcadia police officers on a high-speed pursuit after they attempted to pull him over for driving a stolen car near Workman and Baldwin Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34437
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 2016
Pages
p. A11
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 2016
Pages
p. A11
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Sandoval, Michael, Jr.
Villareal, Richard John, Jr.
Item ID
34629AN
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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