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DUI (driving under the influence) is suspected in fatal freeway crash. An allegedly drunk Tatsukiho Sakamoto, 37 of Arcadia, ignored signs and cones indicating the 10 Freeway was closed, and drove his Toyota RAV4 through the closure, fatally striking 21-year-old road worker Connor McDermott Penhall. Penhall is son of hall of fame motorcycle racer and actor Bruce Penhall.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32911
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 6, 2012
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 6, 2012
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Deaths
Drunk drivers
Penhall, Connor McDermott
Sakamoto, Tatsukiho or Sakamoto, Tatsuhiko
Item ID
33108AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia man Tatsuhiko Sakamoto, 37, pleaded not guilty to fatally hitting 21-year-old road worker Connor McDermott Penhall, in Pomona Superior Court yesterday. The crash happened April 4, 2012, when Sakamoto allegedly drove onto a closed part of the 10 Freeway in Baldwin Park, while drunk. He will next appear in court June 27 to set a date for his preliminary hearing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32980
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 31, 2012
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 31, 2012
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Drunk Driving
Penhall, Connor McDermott
Sakamoto, Tatsuhiko
Item ID
33177AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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73-year-old Jesus Plasencia Lopez from El Monte has been arrested for a fatal hit-and-run. He allegedly drove a Saturn that hit Guey-Ying Wu and her husband Chia Wu at Santa Anita Avenue and Camino Real Avenue in Arcadia. Lopez is being held at Los Angeles County Jail on $50,000 bail.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29555
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 7, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 7, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Fatal automobile accidents
Hit-and-run
Lopez, Jesus Plasencia
Wu, Guey-Ying
Wu, Chia
Arrests
Item ID
29739AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia police investigators have completed an inquiry into the April 10 crash, in the 600 block of West Duarte Road, that killed 16-year-old Arcadia High School student Alice Zhang. Detective Michael Hale said the driver was negligent in driving a car with a dirty windshield that blinded him as he drove toward a setting sun. Arcadia officials are recommending the driver of the 1997 Lexus sedan that struck Alice Zhang and her friend who survived, be charged with vehicular manslaughter, but the District Attorney's office will review the case and decide on whether to prosecute the driver and on what grounds.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32396
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 10, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 10, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Deaths
Pedestrians--safety
Zhang, Alice
Item ID
32594AN
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Newspaper Index
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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
Pages
p. 1
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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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Newspaper Index
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As part of a continuing investigation into a crash that killed Arcadia teen Alice Zhang and badly injured her friend Priyanka Patel, city officials will return to the site of the fatal accident to re-create the scene tomorrow. City officials will block off the 600 block of West Duarte Road between Baldwin Avenue and Lovell Avenue, from 3:30 pm to 9:30 pm, as Arcadia Police examine the crosswalk.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32926
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 14, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 14, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Deaths
Du, Bowen
Patel, Priyanka
Traffic Accidents
Zhang, Alice
Item ID
33123AN
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Newspaper Index
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A man in Arcadia tried to grab a 10-year -old boy as he was walking to his grandmother's car from a medical building at 622 Duarte Road. The boy escaped, and the police are looking for the suspect.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27568
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 10, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 10, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Kidnapping
Item ID
27766AN
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Newspaper Index
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The coroner's spokesperson Craig Harvey, says an autopsy has confirmed that Li Zhu died of asphyxia, and the death was ruled a suicide. Li Zhu was a 68-year-old Arcadia man found hanging in his jail cell on January 8. He was arrested on suspicion of fatally stabbing his daughter-in-law, Xiaolin Li, in the 900 block of Arcadia Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33729
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 15, 2014
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 15, 2014
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Li, Xiaolin
Li, Zhu
Murders
Suicides
Item ID
33925AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A Texas man was fatally shot outside a Motel 6 room at 225 Colorado Place. He is Latino and in his 40's. Police did not find any suspects.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29192
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 11, 2004
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 11, 2004
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Shootings
Motel 6
Deaths
Item ID
29377AN
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Newspaper Index
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Priyanka Patel, 17, of Upland, was seriously injured and her friend, Alice Zhang, 16, of Arcadia, was killed, when they were hit by a car driven by Bowen Du, in the crosswalk in the 600 block of West Duarte Road. Patel is suing the City of Arcadia and the driver, citing negligence and dangerous conditions. She is suing for more than $25,000 in damages. The teen has incurred nearly $200,000 in medical expenses so far.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32832
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 17, 2012
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 17, 2012
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Du, Bowen
Lawsuits
Patel, Priyanka
Traffic Accidents
Zhang, Alice
Item ID
33029AN
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Arcadia resident in the 700 block of Camino Grove Avenue finds the body of a stranger in his swimming pool. The dead man is 35-year old Greg Tser-Ming Chen of Arcadia. Foul play was not initially suspected in the death. Chen's dog, a golden retriever, which was not on a leash, was found in the backyard too. Chen leaves behind a wife Maggie, who is pregnant with the couple's second child, and a toddler-aged son. See also Pasadena Star News, p. A3, August 9, 2013.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33584
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 2013
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 2013
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Chen, Greg Tser-Ming
Deaths
Item ID
33779AN
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Newspaper Index
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One-year-old ejected from vehicle in Arcadia after a brief police chase in Pasadena. The one-year-old, a 2-year-old, and a 28-year-old woman who was driving, suffered minor injuries. The car crash was at Huntington Drive near Sunset Boulevard.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35975
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 30, 2021
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 30, 2021
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Car chases
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Li Zhu, a 68-year-old Arcadia man suspected in the death of his daughter-in-law, Xiaolin Li, was found dead in his jail cell at Twin Towers Correctional Facility at 450 Bauchett Street in Los Angeles. Deputies found him hanging in his cell, in an apparent suicide.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33728
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 11, 2014
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 11, 2014
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Li, Xiaolin
Li, Zhu
Murders
Suicides
Item ID
33924AN
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Newspaper Index
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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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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
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Newspaper Index
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Steve DiMartino, 46, of Arcadia, accused of DUI, hit-and-run for crash at Green Street and Lake Avenue in Pasadena that injured two people.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34875
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 13, 2017
Pages
p. A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 13, 2017
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
DiMartino, Steve
Item ID
35065AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Fuzhi Ji was struck and killed by a hit and run driver while carrying his 2-year old grandson across Santa Anita Avenue and Bonita Street.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper23808
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 16, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 16, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Ji, Fuzhi
Hit and run
Item ID
24012AN
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Newspaper Index
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County Supervisor Michael Antonovich offered a $5000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the hit and run driver who struck and killed Fuzhi Ji and his 2-year old grandson.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper23883
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Auto accidents
Hit and run
Ji, Fuzhi
Antonovich, Michael
Item ID
24086AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. Alice Zhang, an Arcadia High School student, was struck and killed by a car driven by a 20 year-old in the 600 block of Duarte Road. Her 16 year-old friend from Upland was seriously injured.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32367
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 12, 2011
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 12, 2011
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Zhang, Alice
Item ID
32565AN
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Newspaper Index
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Sheriff's homicide detectives arrested Arcadia man, 72-year-old Richard Cole, in the 2001 fatal stabbing of his wife, Charlotte S. Cole, who was found slumped over the steering wheel of her minivan in an Arcadia parking lot. Although he was a person of interest initially, the case remained open and went cold for 10 years. Investigators gathered evidence in the last year, leading to his arrest on Sunday, November 4, 2012. This was his second arrest in the killing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33256
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 6, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 6, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Cole, Charlotte S.
Cole, Richard
Crime and Criminals
Homicide
Murders
Walton, Bill
Item ID
33453AN
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Newspaper Index
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