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Murder trial. Deyun Shi, man accused of revenge on family. The prosecutor said Shi, a Chinese citizen, had plan to flee to Hong Kong after killing his 2 teenage nephews in Arcadia and an attack against his wife. Shi faces life in prison without parole if convicted in the January 22, 2016 killings of 15-year-old Anthony Lin and 16-year-old William Lin, and of injuring his wife the day before. The boys were bludgeoned to death in their home in the 400 block of Fairview Avenue in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36642
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Lin, Amy
Lin, Anthony
Lin, William
Shi, Deyun
Murders
Trials
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School senior Patricia Tsai has been awarded $2,000 as a National Merit Scholar.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3546
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 5, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 5, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Tsai, Patricia
Item ID
3427AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Judge won't dismiss sentence enhancements to Deyun Shi, man accused of killing his 2 teenage nephews in their Arcadia home in 2016.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35905
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 3, 2021
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 3, 2021
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Lin, Anthony
Lin, William
Shi, Deyun aka Shi, Jeff
Murders
Collection
Newspaper Index
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James Jason Stathum was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the videotaped fatal shooting of Arcadia resident Munther Farah Gharib. At the time of the shooting, Gharib was working in a La Puente convenience store.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6703
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 2, 1996
Pages
p. A-5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 2, 1996
Pages
p. A-5
Subjects
Gahrib, Munther Farah
Crime and Criminals
Stathum, James Jason
Item ID
6512AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón facing further opposition. Two more cities, Norwalk and La Habra Heights, are preparing to cast votes of no confidence in Gascon. So far, 18 cities have had similar votes, including Arcadia, Azusa, Beverly Hills, Covina, Diamond Bar, Hidden Hills, Lancaster, La Mirada, Manhattan, Palos Verdes Estates, Pico Rivera, Redondo Beach, Rosemead, Santa Clarita, San Gabriel, Santa Fe Springs, Temple City and Whittier.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35981
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 2021
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 2021
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2020-2029
Gascon, George
Los Angeles County District Attorneys
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36465
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36683
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 3, 2024
Pages
p. A3, A5
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Newspaper
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia doctor helps found PPE donation group. Dr. Karen Tsai, co-founded DonatePPE.org along with Bay Area engineer Deyu Kong. The organization has donated some 2.2 million items of PPE (personal protective equipment) to hospitals, schools and homeless shelters during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35871
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 26, 2020
Pages
p.A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 26, 2020
Pages
p.A1, A6
Subjects
Charities
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Kong, Deyu
Pandemics
Tsai, Karen
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. Possible murder victim.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28737
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 8, 1990
Pages
p. A1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 8, 1990
Pages
p. A1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Phuvanart, Seree
Item ID
28925AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. Possible murder victim.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28746
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 26, 1990
Pages
p. A1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 26, 1990
Pages
p. A1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Phuvanart, Seree
Item ID
28934AN
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Newspaper Index
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Students at Holly Avenue Elementary School can choose the traditional September-June schedule or attend year-round classes with 4 shorter breaks, instead of the three-month summer vacation. The new schedule has the usual 180 days, but includes 4 sessions of about 9 weeks and breaks as long as 20 days.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4495
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 2, 1995
Pages
p. H2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 2, 1995
Pages
p. H2
Subjects
Schools - Holly Avenue Elementary School
Item ID
4371AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Police make arrest in assault case. Eighteen-year-old former Arcadia High School student Dylan Chan accused of various crimes, including using a minor for sexual acts. Allegedly recorded himself and, current and former female students, having sex.One alleged victim said it was without her knowledge and the suspect distributed the video in an online group chat with fellow students. Arcadia police are investigating and Arcadia High School's principal Angie Dillman believes sexual assault is pervasive in society and in listening to student voices to guide change.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35780
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 1, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 1, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
Arrests
Chan, Dylan
Crime and Criminals
Dillman, Angie
Sexual assaults
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John Allsbury, 39, the Arcadia auto broker accused of felony grand theft, was found guilty of nine felony counts of grand theft and nine misdemeanor counts of operating his auto brokerage without a state license. Sentencing was scheduled for March 9 in Los Angeles Superior Court.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper754
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 14, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 14, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Auto Marketing Concepts
Item ID
754AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Several special services provided by the Assistance League of Arcadia are reviewed, including a national program called "The Kids on the Block," which features almost life-size puppets.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9574
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
May 8, 1997
Pages
p. 7
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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
May 8, 1997
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Organizations - Assistance League of Arcadia
Item ID
9529AN
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Newspaper Index
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Food company executives Feng Wu Lam, who owns South El Monte based Golden Food, Inc. and her husband Wei Wen Wu, the company's manager, face insurance fraud, wage theft charges. They are accused of underreporting their payroll to workers' compensation insurance carriers by about $4.5 million between 2015 and 2019. They are both Arcadia residents.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36163
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 29, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 29, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Insurance fraud
Lam, Feng Wu
Wage theft
Workers' compensation insurance
Wu, Wei Wen
Collection
Newspaper Index
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In Norwalk, District Attorney George Gascón gets vote of no confidence, along with 18 other cities, including Arcadia. Complaints directed at embattled DA continue to grow in Los Angeles County and a campaign to recall him is underway.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35983
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 24, 2021
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 24, 2021
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Gascon, George
Los Angeles County District Attorneys
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Newspaper Index
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Haitham Khalid Al-Nasseri, 33, is accused of kidnapping his son under the pretext of taking him on a 3-day camping trip to Santa Barbara.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4230
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 4, 1994
Pages
p. A-1 photos
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 4, 1994
Pages
p. A-1 photos
Subjects
Kidnapping
Item ID
4106AN
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Newspaper Index
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Two more horses die after injuries at Santa Anita Park. Jockey Joe Bravo was hospitalized after a tumble on horse Decorated My Life. Decorated My Life and Merit Song are the names of the horses euthanized. Six animals in all have been euthanized this year at the racetrack where twelve died last year. Santa Anita Park officials have said they've made major improvements in horse safety after 2019, when forty-two horses died at the track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36426
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 14, 2023
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 14, 2023
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Bravo, Joe
Euthanasia
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A judge sentences two men to die by lethal injection for murdering two children and three adults in a 1995 attack that prosecutors said was ordered by the Mexican Mafia prison gang. One of the defendants was Jimmy Palma, 23, of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9926
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 12, 1997
Pages
p. A-1 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 12, 1997
Pages
p. A-1 w/photo
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Palma, Jimmy
Item ID
9883AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Kianji Zhai and Hua Kiang of Arcadia were arrested and booked on charges of kidnapping, extortion, slavery and assault with a deadly weapon. They are accused of enslaving and torturing their 20 year old babysitter.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9557
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 18, 1997
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 18, 1997
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
9512AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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