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An 18-year-old male was stabbed to death at a strip mall in the 1300 block of S. Golden West Avenue in Arcadia. Juan Lorenzo, age 31, and Jose Antonio Cruz Ramirez, age 26, both of San Gabriel, were arrested and booked on murder charges. Both suspects work at Money Pot Shabu Shabu Restaurant.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32752
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
December 22, 2011
Pages
p. 22
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Arcadia Weekly,
Date
December 22, 2011
Pages
p. 22
Subjects
Berry, Anthony
Crime and Criminals
Lorenzo, Juan
Murder
Ramirez, Jose Antonio Cruz
Item ID
32949AN
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Tribune/Star-News All-Star Basketball Classic for boys and girls ready to go Saturday at Damien High School after a three-year absence. Three locals from Arcadia, Lavon Domino, Tim Kwan, and Mel Manell, played.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2023
Pages
p. B2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2023
Pages
p. B2
Subjects
Basketball
Domino, Lavon
Kwan, Tim
Manell, Mel
Sports
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Biographic sketch and caricature of Mel Pratt, proprietor of the Music Mart and Mr. Music of the Peach Blossom City.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
April 5, 1950
Pages
p. 1 Section 2 (See basement box 112.)
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The Journal
Date
April 5, 1950
Pages
p. 1 Section 2 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Mel Pratt Business and industry - Music Mart
Item ID
29867AN
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Brian Lawrence Snoke, a 24-year-old Arcadia man, was found guilty of three murders in an attempt to assume control of a lucrative cocaine sales network.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 9, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 9, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Murder - Snoke, Brian
Item ID
1383AN
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A San Bernardino teen is arrested following crash. Arcadia police find the fatal hit-and-run suspect, a 17-year old boy, hiding in the bushes after pedestrian, a 28-year-old man, is killed crossing Huntington Drive. The suspect drove a gray Dodge Charger, which was found in the 1200 block of Oakhaven Road, with front end damage and a broken windshield.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 2, 2023
Pages
p. A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 2, 2023
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Arrests
Crime and Criminals
Fatalities
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A Monrovia man was arrested in connection with the recent murder of Arcadia High School student Matt Van Wickle. The suspect, a parolee, was spotted driving Van Wickle's car.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 9, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 9, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Murder
Van Wickle, Matt
Item ID
1998AN
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Arcadia couple accused of 60 Freeway hit-and-run that killed girl. CHP alleged 39-year-old Priscilla Cornejo was driving the wrong way when she crashed into the victims' car. Angelique Zarate died as a result. Johnathon Cornejo, 33, was charged with murder and being an accessory after the fact.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 2023
Pages
p. A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 2023
Pages
p. A7
Subjects
Cornejo, Johnathon
Cornejo, Priscilla
Crime and Criminals
Zarate, Angelique
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Arcadia Chamber of Commerce opened its 50-year-old time capsule which was buried when the iconic chamber building was built in 1965. It contained some film which deteriorated. A new time capsule was buried.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 19, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 19, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 18
Subjects
Anniversaries
Arcadia Chamber of Commerce
Time capsules
Item ID
34541AN
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Arcadia's Bicentennial seal design has been chosen. Designed by Mel and Eloise Wysock, it will be used on letterheads, plaques, etc.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 9, 1975
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 9, 1975
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
American Revolution Bicentennial
Wysock, Mel and Eloise
Item ID
370AN
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The fatal shooting of two Asian men last week in Arcadia was probably gang-related. These are unsolved murders.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 12, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 12, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Lam, Wing Wong
Murder
Shootings
Tsui, Kenneth
Item ID
30726AN
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Brandon Michael Landreth, a teacher at John Muir High School in Pasadena, is the prime suspect in the fatal shooting of Justo Cesar Morales, who was killed in Arcadia earlier this week.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 4, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 4, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Landreth, Brandon Michael
Morales, Justo Cesar
Murder
Shootings
Item ID
31166AN
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A memorial service was held at Hill Avenue Grace Lutheran Church to honor the life of Liya Lu, a 31-year old native of China who was killed in August and put in a trashcan in Arcadia. Her boyfriend Isaac Campbell is a suspect.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 4, 2007
Pages
p. News 4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 4, 2007
Pages
p. News 4
Subjects
Campbell, Isaac
Deaths
Lu, Liya "Jessie"
Memorial services
Murder
Item ID
30970AN
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Five Arcadia High School students face criminal charges after allegedly beating a 16-year old classmate, stripping her naked and taking photographs, then threatening to distribute the pictures if she told police. The alleged assault took place on January 24, 2005.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 5, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 5, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Arcadia High School students
Beatings
Assaults
Chung, Evelina Annie
Liu, Diana Fangyin
Shih, Yu Hsien
Item ID
29581AN
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Sara Olivia Bravo, 28, of La Puente, is being charged in a pretrial hearing with second degree murder and vehicular manslaughter for the death of a 3-year-old boy, Talmin Moye II.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2007
Pages
p. Local 2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2007
Pages
p. Local 2
Subjects
Bravo, Sara Olivia
Car chases
Crime and Criminals
Moye, Talmin (II or Jr.)
Murder
Trials
Vehicular manslaughter
Item ID
30851AN
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The Arcadia Police Department has filed murder charges against Lisa Melinda Welchert, an alleged drunk driver involved in a fatal accident on Huntington Drive which killed John Chan.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 1999
March 18, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 1999
March 18, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Automobile accidents
Drunk Driving
Murder
Chan, John
Welchert, Lisa Melinda
Item ID
27082AN
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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.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 18, 2022
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 18, 2022
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Crime and Criminals
Domestic violence
Shootings
Venk, Nurhan
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Man, 52, gets two life sentences for killing his nephews in Arcadia. Deyun Shi will spend the rest of his life in prison without a chance for parole for killing 15-year-old Anthony Lin and 16-year-old William Lin in their Arcadia home on the 400 block of Fairview Avenue, and for attacking his now-former wife Amy Lin, at the couple's La Canada Flintridge residence.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 3, 2024
Pages
p. A3, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 3, 2024
Pages
p. A3, A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Domestic abuse
Lin, Anthony
Lin, William
Shi, Deyun
Moses, Jared (Judge)
Murders
Trials
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Arcadia-based fortune teller and feng shui consultant Chi-Jen Liu suggests ways to improve your luck in the Chinese new year.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 27, 2006
Pages
p. A10
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 27, 2006
Pages
p. A10
Subjects
Liu, Chi-Jen
Fortune tellers
Feng shui consultants
Chinese New Year -- Year of the Dog
Item ID
30073AN
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A murder charge has been filed against Isaac J. Campbell, 32, of San Gabriel, a suspect in the murder of his girlfriend Liya "Jessie" Lu. He is currently at large. Her body was found in a trashcan on Baldwin Avenue in Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 21, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 21, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Campbell, Isaac J.
Crime and Criminals
Homicide
Lu, Liya "Jessie"
Murder
Item ID
30908AN
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Deqiang Song, 26, of Monterey Park, gets life in prison without possibility of parole, for the crime of kidnapping for ransom, and a second sentence of life in prison plus four years, for the attempted murder of his then 21-year-old victim. Song met his victim through a mutual friend and took her to Westfield Santa Anita mall in Arcadia on September 8, 2010. Then he took her to a remote area of desert in San Bernardino County. He strangled the woman and slit her throat. He called her father for ransom. She survived.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 11, 2012
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 11, 2012
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Song, DeQiang
Trials
Item ID
33167AN
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