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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36295
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 2022
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 2022
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Crime and Criminals
Domestic violence
Shootings
Venk, Nurhan
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36308
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
August 13, 2022
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p. 1
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
August 13, 2022
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Crime and Criminals
Domestic violence
Shootings
Venk, Ankine
Venk, Nurhan
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36302
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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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36294
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
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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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
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Arcadia Police Department pursues stolen package to Pasadena. Suspect evades multiple law enforcement agencies. The package contained a GPS tracking device.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34781
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 12, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 12, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Crime and Criminals
Thefts
Item ID
34972AN
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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
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An overview of the Arcadia Police Department reserve officer program.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25756
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 26, 1996
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 26, 1996
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Item ID
25956AN
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Portrait of Arcadia Police Department Officer Albert Locher.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2135
Date
1950s
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Date
1950s
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Locher, Albert
Physical Description
4x5 b&w
ID
2111
Collection
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Portrait of Arcadia Police Department Officer George Secrest

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Date
1950s
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Date
1950s
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Secrest, George
Physical Description
4x5 b&w
ID
2121
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Portrait of Arcadia Police Department Officer Fred Smith.

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Date
1950s
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Date
1950s
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Smith, Fred
Physical Description
4x5 b&w
ID
2122
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Portrait of Arcadia Police Department Officer Eric Topel.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2149
Date
1950s
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Date
1950s
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Topel, Eric R.
Physical Description
4x5 b&w
ID
2124
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Portrait of Arcadia Police Department Officer William S. Orr.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2143
Date
1950s
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Date
1950s
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Orr, William S.
Physical Description
4x5 b&w
ID
2119
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Portrait of Arcadia Police Department Officer William "Red" Reddington.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2144
Date
1950s
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Date
1950s
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Reddington, William "Red"
Physical Description
4x5 b&w
ID
2120
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Portrait of Arcadia Police Department Officer William "Red" Reddington.

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Date
1950s
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Date
1950s
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Reddington, William "Red"
Physical Description
4x5 b&w
ID
2120
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Portrait of Arcadia Police Department Officer Donald Wilsterman, in uniform.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2151
Date
1950s
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Date
1950s
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Wilsterman, Donald
Physical Description
4x5 b&w
ID
2126
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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
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Portrait of Arcadia Police Department Officer Billie Oliver or Billy Oliver.

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Date
1950s
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Date
1950s
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Oliver, Billie or Oliver, Billy
Physical Description
4x5 b&w
ID
2118
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Portrait of Arcadia Police Department Officer Eric R. Topel, in uniform.

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Date
1950s
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Date
1950s
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Topel, Eric R.
Physical Description
4x5 b&w
ID
2123
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Arcadia, Monrovia, and Duarte schools all forced to lock down this week due to phoned in threats of a gunman on 4 separate campuses. On Thursday, September 12, the caller contacted Arcadia Police Department, reporting "he was at Arcadia High School and that he was going to start shooting students with an assault rifle." A second call was received during the police search of the campus that told officers to back off or they would be shot. No suspects of weapons were found.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33615
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
September 14, 2013
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
September 14, 2013
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Arcadia Police Department
Item ID
33810AN
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