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Tranquility of Arcadia disrupted by barricaded gunman. Arcadia Police officer and two civilians wounded when police responded to a domestic violence call in the 2500 block of Greenfield Avenue in Arcadia. The suspect Nurhan Venk, 47, allegedly shot the Arcadia police officer in the face, allegedly shot his 73-year-old mother Ankine Venk. A stray bullet hit an 83-year-old man across the street.

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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
August 13, 2022
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p. 1
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Mountain Views News
Date
August 13, 2022
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p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Crime and Criminals
Domestic violence
Shootings
Venk, Ankine
Venk, Nurhan
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Man arrested after shooting in Arcadia. A 47-year-old man was arrested Wednesday, August 10, for shooting and injuring an Arcadia police officer (shot in the jaw), the suspect's 73-year-old mother (shot in the chest) and the neighbor across the street (shot in the eye with stray bullet). All three are stable and expected to survive. The shooting and standoff happened at 2500 block of Greenfield Avenue due to a family dispute. The 26-year-old Arcadia officer has been with Arcadia Police Department for 6 months and has 3 years of previous law enforcement experience.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 2022
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 2022
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p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Crime and Criminals
Domestic violence
Shootings
Venk, Nurhan
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Arcadia police officer wounded in shooting is released from hospital. Officer Kevin Manley, 26, is recovering from his injury (shot in the jaw) by suspect Nurhan Venk during a domestic dispute and barricade. Manley has been with Arcadia Police Department for 6 months and worked for Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department before that. He has 3 years of law enforcement experience.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 20, 2022
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p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 20, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Crime and Criminals
Domestic violence
Manley, Kevin
Shootings
Venk, Nurhan
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia shooting at barricade scene injures one Arcadia police officer and 2 civilians. LA Sheriff's Department assisted Arcadia Police Department with the response at 2500 block of Greenfield Avenue for a domestic dispute.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 2022
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p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Crime and Criminals
Domestic violence
Shootings
Venk, Nurhan
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Newspaper Index
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Two men, including 22 year old Arcadian Jimmy Palma, were convicted of five counts of first-degree murder for shooting three adults and two children last year in El Monte.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 1996
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p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 1996
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Palma, Jimmy
Item ID
7977AN
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Newspaper Index
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Sidney Terrance Johnson of Los Angeles arrested for the freeway shooting death of 35-year-old Bertha Hernandez of Monrovia, on the 210 Freeway in Arcadia, which occurred on Saturday, September 4, 2021. Johnson has been charged with murder.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 12, 2021
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 12, 2021
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Hernandez, Bertha
Johnson, Sidney Terrance
Shootings
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Newspaper Index
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Partick Anderson, 23, of Inglewood remained in custody on suspicion of murder charges for the shooting death of Henry Miller, 27, of Los Angeles, who was killed in the paddock at the Santa Anita Park race track, making this the first shooting at the track in its 55-year history.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 7, 1990
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p. B-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 7, 1990
Pages
p. B-1 photo
Subjects
Murder
Item ID
2001AN
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Neighbors of 16 year old Russell Simon, killed in August while riding his bicycle home from football practice, are banding together to have a memorial plaque installed at the corner where the high school sophomore was struck by a truck.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 15, 1996
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 15, 1996
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Simon, Russell
Item ID
7992AN
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Husband shot wife and himself. Deaths of Arcadia couple--Paul Thornton, 58, and his wife Maria Lockwood, 54--ruled murder-suicide. He died of a gunshot wound to the head and she died of a gunshot wound to the chest. They had been married a little over a year. They lived in the block of 600 West Huntington Drive.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2021
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2021
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Deaths
Lockwood, Maria
Murder-suicide
Shootings
Thornton, Paul
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Dale Paul Raine, 30, received the Mayor's Certificate of Commendation for helping to stop the attempted kidnapping of two 16-year-old girls near his home on Golden West Avenue.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 3, 1994
Pages
p. A-3 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 3, 1994
Pages
p. A-3 photo
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
3970AN
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A gunman driving an off-white pick-up truck attempted to kidnap two 12 year old Arcadia girls as they walked through the parking lot of Camino Grove Elementary School on Sunday afternoon.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 25, 1992
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 25, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
86AN
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Newspaper Index
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Jason Bingham, a 16-year-old Arcadia High School student, is facing expulsion after he used a pipe as a weapon during an on-campus fight with a fellow student.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 30, 1998
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 30, 1998
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Bingham, Jason
Item ID
12340AN
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Ernest Cortese, 73, Holly Avenue crossing guard for the past 6 years, had died of a heart attack. He is profiled.

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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
February 2, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
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Star Tribune
Date
February 2, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Schools - Employees - Cortese, Ernest
Item ID
275AN
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Francie Bagnall, 47, died after being shot with a .357 Magnum. Joseph Randazzo, 35, of Arcadia was arrested on suspicion of murder.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 1995
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p. A-4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 1995
Pages
p. A-4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Murder
Bagnall, Francie
Randazzo, Joseph
Item ID
4430AN
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Denise Hatch, 18, was killed in a gang-related shooting when the shooters, who stood at the corner of Wabash and Evergreen Avenues in Los Angeles, sprayed bullets into the green Honda that was carrying Hatch and 5 others. More details in article.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 11, 1994
Pages
p. A-6 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 11, 1994
Pages
p. A-6 photo
Subjects
Murder - Hatch, Denise
Item ID
4342AN
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LASD Homicide Assisting Arcadia Police Department With Murder Suicide Investigation. Husband, a 75-year-old and wife, a 68-years-old, are described as Asian and found dead in their home on the 500 block of Los Altos in Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 9, 2020
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p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 9, 2020
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Murder-suicide
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Newspaper Index
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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
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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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Newspaper Index
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Monterey Park shooting aftermath. Lunar New Year is typically a festive and family affair, but was marred by a mass shooting in Monterey Park, which killed 10 at a dance hall. David Lee, co-president of Arcadia Chinese Association, said Lunar New Year is supposed to be "a happy time for family reunions because Chinese tradition and culture is very family-oriented."

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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 23, 2023
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p. A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 23, 2023
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Chinese New Year
Gun violence
Holidays
Lee, David
Lunar New Year
Monterey Park, California
Shootings
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On Saturday, May 6, there was an attempted rape at Santa Anita Fashion Park.

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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
May 18, 1995
Pages
p. 15
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Sierra Madre News
Date
May 18, 1995
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
4422AN
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A 20-year-old Arcadia resident charged with murdering his father remained in custody. The son is charged with the strangulation death of 48-year-old Wenda Peter Liu in their Longden Avenue home.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 7, 1995
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 7, 1995
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Liu, Wenda Peter
Item ID
4784AN
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Newspaper Index
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