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Flash-mob robbers target Macy's at The Shops at Santa Anita, the mall in Arcadia. At least 5 people with large bags ransacked a macy's store on Tuesday during a flash-mob robbery. Arcadia Police Department responded to the mall at 400 block of Baldwin Avenue at 1:10 P.M. They stole various boxed sets of perfume, ran, and drove away in a black 4-door sedan.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36528
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 24, 2023
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 24, 2023
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Macy's Department Store
Robberies
Shops at Santa Anita
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Two men and two juveniles were arrested on suspicion of committing more than eight armed robberies in the Arcadia and Monrovia areas since late January.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30424
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 2, 2007
Pages
p. News 11
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 2, 2007
Pages
p. News 11
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Hernandez, Fredy
Robbery
Tino, Neil Bradford
Item ID
30612AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's crime drops in 2019. Compared to 2018, there was a 28% drop in residential burglaries, a 17% decrease in robberies, and an 11% reduction in assaults.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35636
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 16, 2020
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 16, 2020
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Crime and Criminals
Statistics
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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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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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia police reported that an armed robbery occurred on February 12, 1997, at Domenico's Italian Restaurant at 251 N. Santa Anita Ave.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9169
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 14, 1997
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 14, 1997
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Restaurants, bars, etc - Domenico's Italian Restaurant
Item ID
9123AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia police seek information and help with a home invasion robbery that took place June 13, 2013 at approximately 11:44 PM at a residence in the 500 block of East Norman Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33528
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 20, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 20, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 16
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Robberies
Item ID
33723AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Police Department has stationed three officers in a special trailer outside the Santa Anita Fashion Park mall. They anticipate and increase in shoplifting incidents as Christmas approaches.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1389
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 21, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photos
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 21, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photos
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1388AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Two teenage stabbing victims are expected to recover from injuries they sustained when they fought with unknown attackers outside the southeast side of the Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita mall.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29876
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19, 2006
Pages
p. A2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19, 2006
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Stabbings
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita
Item ID
30062AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Two Arcadia women were robbed at knifepoint on October 14, 2013 at about 3:10 AM at a residence in the 200 block of El Dorado Street. Police are investigating.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33649
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 17, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 26
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 17, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 26
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Robberies
Item ID
33844AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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An armed robbery Wednesday led to an all-night standoff with the police when the two suspects fled to an Arcadia home and held resident Pat Plumley hostage.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 7, 2001
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 7, 2001
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime & criminals
Plumley, Pat
Item ID
21864AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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An off duty Arcadia police officer (name withheld) killed an Altadena man, Anthony Denham, 22, as the officer and four others were being robbed by the man and several armed accomplices.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper318
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
December 11, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
December 11, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Police
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
318AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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On April 28, Arcadia Police Department hosts first in-person Coffee-with-a-Cop event since the onset of COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, at the Bowlero in the Westfield Santa Anita mall. Prior to the pandemic, coffee was held once every 3 months. Arcadia Police Chief Roy Nakamura, five lieutenants, several sergeants, and volunteer police attended, along with some city council members.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36238
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 5, 2022
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 5, 2022
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Nakamura, Roy
Collection
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Arcadia and Pasadena police captured two suspects in a jewelry store robbery which took place at Santa Anita Fashion Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1388
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 22, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 22, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1387AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Police Department (APD) successfully battles property crime, deploying bait packages with GPS trackers to foil package thieves, decoy bikes and other mysterious objects. With APD's time tested and evidence-based program, citizens can rest assured that police are actively combating robbers, burglars, and thieves.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35039
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 4, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 4, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department (APD)
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
35230AN
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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Slavick's Jewelry Store in Santa Anita Fashion Park was robbed of $8000 in watches by two armed men.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1385
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 3, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 3, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1384AN
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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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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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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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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