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An Arcadia Police Department officer shot a car theft suspect who appeared to brandish a weapon. Internal Affairs will investigate.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29057
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Theft and thieves
Officer involved shootings
Grand theft auto
Baltazar, Cesar
Miramontes, Bianei
Item ID
29243AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Police nab bicycle thief with GPS tracking device. Suspect is 46-year-old Edward Castillo of Pasadena.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34727
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 1, 2016
Pages
p. 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 1, 2016
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) Technology
Castillo, Edward
Crime and Criminals
Thieves
Item ID
34919AN
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 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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Troy Lucarelli, 43, of Temple City, was arrested by Monrovia Police, after he broke into a woman's home in Arcadia, robbed her of her car keys and stole her car in the 900 block of Paloma Drive.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34386
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 13, 2015
Pages
p. A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 13, 2015
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Lucarelli, Troy
Robberies
Item ID
34579AN
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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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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Newspaper
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 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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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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A fire leads Arcadia Police Department to 2,489 marijuana plants in the 2400 block of Louise Avenue. Suspects stole an estimated $20,000 in power from Southern California Edison for elaborate operation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33766
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 27, 2014
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 27, 2014
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Drugs
Marijuana
Item ID
33961AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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John Anderson, 52, pleaded not guilty in Pasadena Superior Court to a probation violation related to a 2005 conviction for prowling, peeking, and trespassing in Arcadia. He allegedly shot a veteran Monrovia police sergeant too.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30972
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 4, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 4, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Anderson, John
Crime and Criminals
Sex offenders
Shootings
Item ID
31167AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Monrovia man David King Brewster has been charged with attempted murder of a peace officer, as he became combative and began fighting with two Arcadia police officers for no apparent reason, on July 6, 2015 in the 400 block of East Huntington Drive. Brewster may have been under the influence of a controlled substance. He punched one officer in the face and choked the other officer in an attempt to use cause serious or fatal injury to him.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34235
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 9, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 9, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 14
Subjects
Brewster, David King
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
34429AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2250
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 17, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 17, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Police - Secrest, George Robert
Item ID
2223AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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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Newspaper
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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Police arrested burglary suspect James Woods after a car chase and a standoff at Tanner's Valley Vacuum Center.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30294
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 1, 2006
Pages
p. News 1, 4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 1, 2006
Pages
p. News 1, 4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Tanner's Valley Vacuum Center
Woods, James
Item ID
30481AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A gunman posing as a delivery man bound a housekeeper during a home-invasion robbery in the 300 block of California Street at about 10:00 AM. He stole a safe, jewelry and watches. Police are seeking information from the public.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32233
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 21, 2010
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 21, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Robbery
Item ID
32432AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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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A profile of Joe Bale who was promoted to sergeant in the Police Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27827
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 10, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 10, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Bale, Joe
Police Department
Item ID
28024AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Crime in Arcadia has gone up according to figures from the Police Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1351
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 30, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 30, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1350AN
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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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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