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Arcadia kidnapping, rape suspect Philippe Brian Lutete, 29, is charged with false imprisonment and sexual battery of a woman on November 26 in the 2900 block of Spruce Court. He was out on bail when he was also arrested on April 8, 2015 on suspicion of kidnapping and raping a woman over an 11-hour period.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34150
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 10, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 10, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Lutete, Philippe Brian
Item ID
34344AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Unified School District is taking a "zero tolerance" position against violence and drugs in the schools. Anyone caught assaulting another student, bringing a weapon to school, or using or selling drugs on campus will be expelled.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4507
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 23, 1995
Pages
p. A-3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 23, 1995
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Schools
Item ID
4383AN
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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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 18, 1997
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
9512AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia veterinarian Sarah Richter euthanized an abused horse found on a trail near the San Gabriel River in Norwalk. The injuries were too serious to treat.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25438
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 29, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 29, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Richter, Sarah
Abused animals
Item ID
25637AN
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Newspaper Index
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A suspect, described as a Chinese woman in her mid-50s, 5 feet tall and 100 pounds, may have attempted to kidnap a 7-year old girl from Holly Avenue Elementary School. She was unsuccessful and may have mental health issues.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30398
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 15, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 15, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Kidnap
Item ID
30585AN
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Newspaper Index
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An Arcadia Police Department officer shot a car theft suspect who appeared to brandish a weapon. Internal Affairs will investigate.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29057
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 2004
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Theft and thieves
Officer involved shootings
Grand theft auto
Baltazar, Cesar
Miramontes, Bianei
Item ID
29243AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Detectives release more information about the murdered woman, Liya "Jessie" Lu. Her body was stuffed into a plastic trash container and covered with kitty litter to mask the odor. Police are still earching for suspect Isaac Campbell, boyfriend of the deceased.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30737
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 27, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 27, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Campbell, Isaac J.
Crime and Criminals
Homicide
Lu, Liya "Jessie"
Murder
Item ID
30925AN
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Newspaper Index
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The husband and wife suspected of enslaving and torturing a 20-year old woman from mainland China allegedly kept a second slave and may have imported as many as a half dozen people into the United States. Dianji Zhai and Hua Jiang of Arcadia have been arrested.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9558
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 19, 1997
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 19, 1997
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
9513AN
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Newspaper Index
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A federal judge overturned several charges in the case of Arcadia man George Torres, 52, accused of running his Numero Uno grocery store chain in Los Angeles like an organized crime ring. He had been convicted of racketeering charges, solicitation of murder and multiple tax and fraud charges when prosecutors came forward with new evidence that appeared to exonerate him on the more serious charges. Torres was released from federal custody after being held without bail for two years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31508
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Grocery Stores
Torres, George
Item ID
31704AN
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Newspaper Index
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Two passengers hurt in bus stabbing inside a Foothill Transit bus on October 31, shortly after 6:00 PM. The bus was on Live Oak Avenue, west of Myrtle Avenue, in unincorporated county area near Arcadia. Nicholas Patito, 51, a transient, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. The two sounded male passengers, age 54 and age 24, have non-life threatening injuries.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33667
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2013
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2013
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Foothill Transit
Patito, Nicholas
Item ID
33863AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia police shot a mountain lion, or cougar, at 8 PM in the backyard of a home in the 2200 block of Canyon Road. The mountain lion had just mauled a dog to death and was charging at police when police shot the cat with an assault weapon.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31281
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 7, 2008
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 7, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Big cats
Cougars
Mountain Lions
Wild animals
Item ID
31476AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council voted Tuesday night to keep television cameras away from its study sessions. Citing cost as the major factor, the vote was 4-1 with Councilman Sheng Chang dissenting.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5400
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 4, 1995
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 4, 1995
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
City Council, 1990 - 1999
Item ID
5263AN
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Newspaper Index
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Five dead crows infected with the West Nile Virus have been found in Whittier, Temple City and Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26428
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
West Nile Virus
Item ID
26628AN
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Newspaper Index
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The California Second District Court of Appeals rejected Mulji Patel's claim that the restitution awarded to Erwin Nepomuceno for $20,250 in lost earnings was excessive. Patel was convicted in March 2009 on two counts of assaults with a deadly weapon for the January 31, 2006 attack on Nepomuceno, a workers' compensation attorney. Patel was a Rockwell International employee and a jury found him sane at the time. Patel was sentenced in May 2009 to 12 years in state prison.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32229
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 15, 2010
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 15, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Assault
Crime and Criminals
Nepomuceno, Erwin
Patel, Mulji
Item ID
32428AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School administrators have instituted a 24-hour student telephone tip line to increase campus security and decrease the risk of campus violence.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper222
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 1993
Pages
p. A-4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 1993
Pages
p. A-4
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
222An
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Newspaper Index
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Chinh Nguyen, 29, of Arcadia was in serious but stable condition after being stabbed by her former boyfriend at First Design Nails in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9170
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 21, 1997
Pages
p. A3 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 21, 1997
Pages
p. A3 photo
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
9124AN
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Newspaper Index
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West-Nile virus is the suspected cause of death of at least seven dead crows in Arcadia. Birds in other parts of the San Gabriel Valley are dying too.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28354
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 20, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 20, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
West Nile Virus
San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District
Birds - crows
Item ID
28551AN
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Newspaper Index
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Isaac Campbell, an Alhambra man charged with the murder of Liya "Jessie" Lu, appeared in court for a hearing on Tuesday and was ordered to return to court December 3, 2009. He is being held on $1 million bail. He allegedly stuffed her body in a trash can in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31776
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 4, 2009
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 4, 2009
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Campbell, Isaac
Crime and Criminals
Homicide
Lu, Liya "Jessie"
Murder trials
Item ID
31973AN
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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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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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Newspaper Index
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Isaac Campbell, 32, of San Gabriel, the suspect in the murder of Liya Lu, is being held in Hennepin County Jail in Minneapolis, Minnesota without bail. He is currently fighting extradition and it could be several weeks before he is returned to the San Gabriel area.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30746
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 5, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 5, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Campbell, Isaac J.
Crime and Criminals
Homicide
Lu, Liya "Jessie"
Murder
Item ID
30934AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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