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A passenger (name withheld pending notification to next of kin) in a stolen vehicle was killed and another hurt yesterday following a pursuit by Arcadia police. Richard John Villareal, 28, of Arcadia, and his male passenger led Arcadia police on a chase that ended about 11:40 AM on Lower Azusa Road and Arden Drive in Temple City when the stolen car crashed into two other vehicles. The passenger was dead at the scene. The driver sustained minor injuries and was arrested. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 7, June 5, 2014.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33847
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 3, 2014
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 3, 2014
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Villareal, Richard John
Item ID
34041AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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John W. Grainger, in a Chevrolet coupe, led Arcadia police on a high speed car chase that ended in a crash. An opened wine bottle was found in his car.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32995
Newspaper
The Journal
Date
March 22, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
March 22, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Grainger, John W.
Item ID
33192AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A memorial fund was set up to help the family of 3-year-old Talmin Moye II (Jr.) who was killed in a car crash when Sara Bravo was driving a stolen Acura when being pursued by Arcadia Police.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29821
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 14, 2005
Pages
p. A2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 14, 2005
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Moye, Talmin (II or Jr.)
Bravo, Sara
Arcadia Police Department
Car chases
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Memorial funds
Item ID
30006AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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More than $13,000 worth of diving equipment was stolen overnight from the Dolphin Dive Center.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6057
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 27, 1996
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 27, 1996
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Business & Industry - Dolphin Dive Center
Crime & criminals
Item ID
5890AN
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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Matthew Jacobus was stabbed once in the back following a minor car accident on Huntington Drive near Santa Clara. One of three men in the other car approached Jacobus after sideswiping his car and stabbed him.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper8124
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 17, 1996
Pages
p. A 3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 17, 1996
Pages
p. A 3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Jacobus, Matthew
Item ID
8079AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia police arrested a suspected carjacker named David Barragan, 24, of Los Angeles, after he crashed a stolen car into a utility pole during a 100 mph police chase.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30608
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 7, 2007
Pages
p. News 6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 7, 2007
Pages
p. News 6
Subjects
Barragan, David
Carjackings
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
30796AN
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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Arcadia police nab residential burgler suspect 18-year-old Hassan Deontrae Murphy after a high speed pursuit. The residential burglary happened on the 2000 block of Carolwood Drive.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35298
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
Burglaries
Crime and Criminals
Murphy, Hassan Deontrae
Item ID
35487AN
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Newspaper Index
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The California Highway Patrol freeway pursuit of suspected drunk driver Alexander Contreras led to the death of an innocent bystander, Michael Kim, 20, of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30783
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2007
Pages
p. News 1, 17
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2007
Pages
p. News 1, 17
Subjects
Contreras, Alexander
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Drunk drivers
Kim, Michael
Police chases
Item ID
30971AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia police arrested 3 burglary suspects after a high-speed chase on the 210 Freeway ended in a crash in Azusa yesterday. The suspects are Dominic Bertirotti, 23, of Monrovia, Salim Alayache, 23 of Pasadena and Salvador Esparza, Jr., 18 of Azusa. No one was injured seriously.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32619
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
October 26, 2011
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News,
Date
October 26, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Ayalache, Salim
Bertirotti, Dominic
Crime and Criminals
Esparza, Salvador
Police car chases
Item ID
32817AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Richard Robert Russo, convicted in the murder of his wife Carmen, hanged himself with a bedsheet in his cell at Wasco State Prison. He died Sunday, October 15, 2006.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30240
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 17, 2006
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 17, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Russo, Carmen
Russo murder
Russo, Richard Robert
Suicide
Item ID
30427AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Jackie Weisheng Chen, 48, of Arcadia, was sentenced to 1 year in federal prison for the counterfeit DVD trafficking of more than 30,000 DVDs with fake Dolby Laboratory Licensing Corporation trademarks.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33246
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 24, 2012
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 24, 2012
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Chen, Jackie Weisheng
Crime and Criminals
Temia Media
Item ID
33443AN
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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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Sara Bravo, the alleged driver of a stolen Acura that caused the death of 3-year-old Talmin Moye II (Jr.) , was charged with second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter and evading police.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29822
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 15, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 15, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Moye, Talmin (II or Jr.)
Bravo, Sara
Arcadia Police Department
Car chases
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Item ID
30007AN
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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Mikki Porretta of Arcadia, has recovered her stolen car, a 2008 Cadillac CTS, and the cherished family photos that were in the trunk. The car was stolen in the 1000 block of Fairview Avenue at 6PM Wednesday last week. The car was recovered at Sunset Boulevard and Valley Drive.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32133
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 7, 2010
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 7, 2010
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Porretta, Mikki
Thefts
Item ID
32330AN
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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One-year-old ejected from vehicle in Arcadia after a brief police chase in Pasadena. The one-year-old, a 2-year-old, and a 28-year-old woman who was driving, suffered minor injuries. The car crash was at Huntington Drive near Sunset Boulevard.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35975
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 30, 2021
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 30, 2021
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Car chases
Collection
Newspaper Index
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William Cottrell's (aka Billy Cottrell), a former Caltech physics student who was in prison for participating in firebombing 100 vehicles in the San Gabriel Valley (Duarte, Arcadia, West Covina) in 2003, will be resentenced. The federal court has dropped arson charges against him but he remains convicted on a conspiracy charge. He could be released or face more prison time.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31805
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 10, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 10, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arson
Automobile Dealerships
Cottrell, William Jensen (aka Cottrell, Billy)
Crime and Criminals
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Ecoterrorism and ecoterrorists
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Trials
Vandalism
Item ID
32002AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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