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Coco's Restaurant at 1150 W. Colorado Boulevard in Arcadia, was robbed by an armed gunman on January 4 at 10:31 PM. The gunman had a semi-automatic handgun, demanded cash, and locked two employees in the freezer before fleeing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34063
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
January 10, 2015
Pages
p. 1
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Mountain Views News
Date
January 10, 2015
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Coco's Restaurant
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
34257AN
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Two shot to death Wednesday morning, August 1, in the alley near 816 Sunset Boulevard in Arcadia. Los Angeles Sheriff Department says it looks like a murder-suicide. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene and the second victim later died at hospital from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. Later identified as Mel Liu and Cherry Liu, an estranged married couple.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35245
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 2, 2018
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p. 1, 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 2, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Liu, Cherry
Liu, Mel
Murder-suicide
Item ID
35434AN
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Murder suspect Deyun "Jeff" Shi appears in court on April 18, 2016 to face arraignment in the brutal slayings of his two nephews William Lin and Anthony Lin, on January 22, 2016. The arraignment was delayed until May 2. Shi was extradited to the U.S. from Hong Kong on April 15.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34552
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 21, 2016
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p. 1, 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 21, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 14
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Lin, Anthony
Lin, William
Murders
Shi, Deyun aka Shi, Jeff
Tsai, Rose
Item ID
34738AN
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Juan Lorenzo, 33, of San Gabriel, was sentenced to 12 years in prison in the 2011 stabbing death of 18-year-old Pomona man Anthony Berry. Lorenzo was working at Money Pot Shabu Shabu Restaurant in the 1300 block of S. Golden West Avenue, when he got involved in an argument with Berry.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33588
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 15, 2013
Pages
p. A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 15, 2013
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Berry, Anthony
Crime and Criminals
Lorenzo, Juan
Murder
Item ID
33783AN
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Juan L. Lorenzo, 31, of San Gabriel, was charged with one count of murder and one count of assault with deadly weapon in connection with fatal stabbing of Anthony Berry, 18, of Pomona, in the 1300 block of S. Golden West Avenue. Jose Cruz Ramirez of San Gabriel was initially also arrested, but was released. Lorenzo and Ramirez work at Money Pot Shabu Shabu restaurant and became involved in an argument with Berry. Lorenzo will be arraigned January 5, 2012.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32689
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Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 23, 2011
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 23, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Berry, Anthony
Crime and Criminals
Lorenzo, Juan L.
Murder
Ramirez, Jose Cruz
Item ID
32886AN
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Mike Smith, a jockey riding horse Royal Delta, sets a record for 16 Breeders' Cup wins. He previously shared the record of 15 wins with Jerry Bailey.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 2012
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p. C1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 2012
Pages
p. C1
Subjects
Breeders' Cup
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Smith, Mike
Item ID
33448AN
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The 2001 murder of grocer Adel Karas, a 48-year old Egyptian man from Arcadia, a few days after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, was initially thought to have been a hate crime. He was shot at his store International Market at 1381 E. Last Tunas in San Gabriel. Now police suspect Adel Karas was the victim of extortion. The suspects are two Latinos in their mid-20s.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32176
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 12, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 12, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Karas, Adel
Murder
Item ID
32375AN
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A joint raid by more than 200 deputies and officers, targeting parolees with connections to the Pasadena Denver Lanes Blood gang, resulted in 15 arrests on charges ranging from possession of narcotics to weapons. The 6:00 AM raid occurred simultaneously at 71 residences in Altadena, Pasadena, Los Angeles, Monrovia, Arcadia and Temple City.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32173
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 10, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 10, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arrests
Crime and Criminals
Denver Lanes Bloods
Gangs
Los Angeles County Sheriffs
Item ID
32371AN
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Motorcyclist Kenneth Doherty, 32, of Los Angeles, died from a hit-and-run collision with a car, described as an electric blue Mitsubishi. The driver of the car left the scene.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33496
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 9, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 9, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 3
Subjects
Deaths
Doherty, Kenneth
Traffic Accidents
Item ID
33691AN
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An 81-year-old West Covina man, Hao Liang, was struck and killed by a car when he was walking across Santa Anita Avenue, south of Duarte Road, last Wednesday, December 18, approximately 5:36 PM, at La Sierra Drive. The driver was a 36-year-old Monterey Park woman.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 20, 2013
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p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 20, 2013
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Deaths
Liang, Hao
Item ID
33906AN
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Arraignment delayed again for double murder suspect Deyun "Jeff" Shi-new date May 18. He needs more time to collect funds from China for his defense.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 5, 2016
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p. 1, 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 5, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Lin, Anthony
Lin, William
Murders
Shi, Deyun aka Shi, Jeff
Item ID
34744AN
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Opening Day of horse racing at Santa Anita Park for the Autumn meet. Photos and captions only showing jockey Giovanni Franco riding horse Iron Alex, jockey Diego Sanchez, jockey Rafael Bejarano riding I Am the Danger, jockey Stewart Elliott, jockey Heriberto Figueroa riding Empress of Lov.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35273
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2018
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2018
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Santa Anita Park Race Track-2011-2020
Horses and horse racing
Bejarano, Rafael
Elliott, Stewart
Franco, Giovanni
Figueroa, Heriberto
Sanchez, Diego
Item ID
35462AN
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Brandon Landreth, a former John Muir High School (Pasadena) history teacher, was sentenced to 35 years to life, in state prison for killing Arcadia man Justo Cesar Morales, nearly 3 years ago. Authorities believed Landreth shot Morales because Morales was dating Landreth's ex-wife.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32338
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 23, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 23, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Landreth, Brandon
Morales, Justo Cesar
Murder
Item ID
32536AN
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2001 Arcadia homicide suspect, 72-year-old Richard Cole, arrested by Los Angeles Sheriffs Department Homicide and Arcadia Police Department, in the stabbing death of his wife, Charlotte S. Cole. She was killed September 1, 2001 on the 50 block of Las Tunas Drive, in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33235
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 8, 2012
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p. 1, 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 8, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 4
Subjects
Cole, Charlotte S.
Cole, Richard
Crime and Criminals
Murders
Item ID
33432AN
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Friends of the victims of a car crash that killed 3 when their car hit a wall and overturned at Live Oak Avenue and Las Tunas Drive, said they had been at a Pasadena bar before the accident.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 15, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 15, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Car accidents
Garcia, Marcus J.
Velazquez, Anna Lissa
Yniquez, Raymond Daniel
Item ID
34927AN
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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
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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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Breeders' Cup Recap. Attendance on Friday, November 1 was 41,243. Turn blinkers are worn by Storm the Court and the horse wins the $2 million Juvenile race in the Breeders' Cup. In photo jockey Flavien Prat riding Storm the Court and jockey Javier Castellano riding British Idiom.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2019
Pages
p. B1, B7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2019
Pages
p. B1, B7
Subjects
Breeders' Cup
Horses and horse racing
Prat, Flavien
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
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Lack of train cars may delay the openings of the Expo Line Phase 2 from Culver City to Santa Monica and the Gold Line Foothill Extension from Pasadena to Azusa. Metro reports delivery of rail cars won't be complete until January 2017, while construction of the extensions should be done July/August (Expo) and late September (Gold Line), of 2015. The builder of the train cars is Kinkisharyo International, a Japanese company that is assembling the light rail trains in Palmdale, California. The Expo Line needs 42 cars and the Gold Line needs 15.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34025
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 4, 2014
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 4, 2014
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Balian, Habib
Kinkisharyo International
Light rail trains
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Item ID
34219AN
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Peter Chang, 60, of Long Beach, admitted in court that he shot his estranged wife, Liya ("Sandy") Lu, 32, in front of her Arcadia home on Bonita Street. He was immediately sentenced to 29 years to life in prison. The murder occurred on January 27, 2008.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31949
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 26, 2010
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 26, 2010
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Chang, Peter
Crime and Criminals
Lu, Liya ("Sandy")
Murders
Shootings
Item ID
32146AN
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An 18-year-old male was stabbed to death at a strip mall in the 1300 block of S. Golden West Avenue in Arcadia. Juan Lorenzo, age 31, and Jose Antonio Cruz Ramirez, age 26, both of San Gabriel, were arrested and booked on murder charges. Both suspects work at Money Pot Shabu Shabu Restaurant.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32752
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
December 22, 2011
Pages
p. 22
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Arcadia Weekly,
Date
December 22, 2011
Pages
p. 22
Subjects
Berry, Anthony
Crime and Criminals
Lorenzo, Juan
Murder
Ramirez, Jose Antonio Cruz
Item ID
32949AN
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