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The family of John Chan, the 44-year-old Arcadian who was killed by Lisa Welchert in a drunk driving traffic accident, filed a claim against the City because they feel the police officers left Welchert apparently passed out in her car and returned to their patrol cars, allowing her to escape from the police in her automobile.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26975
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 29, 1999
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 29, 1999
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p. 1
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Chan, John
Welchert, Lisa
Automobile Accident
Drunk Driving
Lawsuits
Murder
Item ID
27174AN
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Newspaper Index
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A profile of the new fire chief Peter Bonano.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26976
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 29, 1999
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 29, 1999
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p. 1
Subjects
Bonano, Peter
Fire Department
Item ID
27175AN
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Newspaper Index
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A profile of Peter C. Atkins, the new chief executive officer of the Arboretum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26871
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 25, 1999
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 25, 1999
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p. 1
Subjects
Atkins, Peter C.
Arboretum
Item ID
27071AN
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Russell Hugh Simon, a 16 year old Arcadia High School student, was killed when his bicycle collided with a truck and semi-trailer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25741
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 29, 1996
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 29, 1996
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p. 1
Subjects
Simon, Russell Hugh
Accidents
Item ID
25941AN
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Newspaper Index
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Mayor Barbara Kuhn will be in her office at City Hall every Wednesday to meet with community residents.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25744
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 5, 1996
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 5, 1996
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p. 1
Subjects
Mayors - Kuhn, Barbara
Item ID
25944AN
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The Arcadia Police Department has filed murder charges against Lisa Melinda Welchert, an alleged drunk driver involved in a fatal accident on Huntington Drive which killed John Chan.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26882
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 1999
March 18, 1999
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 1999
March 18, 1999
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p. 1
Subjects
Automobile accidents
Drunk Driving
Murder
Chan, John
Welchert, Lisa Melinda
Item ID
27082AN
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Newspaper Index
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Nine-year-old fundraiser Amber Bogue has raised money for the Christian organization Feed the Children by selling snow cones.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26980
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 26, 1999
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 26, 1999
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p. 1
Subjects
Bogue, Amber
Fundraisers
Item ID
27179AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Police Department has had a Special Weapons and Tactics Team (S.W.A.T.) for the last 20 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25747
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 12, 1996
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 12, 1996
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p. 1
Subjects
Police Department
S.W.A.T.
Item ID
25947AN
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Arcadia Methodist Hospital (AMH) was awarded 3 year accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO). AMH scored 93 out of 100.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32747
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 1997
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p. 25
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 1997
Pages
p. 25
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital (AMH)
Item ID
32944AN
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Father Gene Wallace of Church of the Transfiguration recently joined the Volunteer Chaplain staff of the Arcadia Police.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26315
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 14, 1998
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 14, 1998
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p. 1
Subjects
Police Department
Wallace, Gene
Item ID
26516AN
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Newspaper Index
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Director of Development Peter Kinahan says Arcadia is continuing to bring new businesses and sales tax revenue to the city.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 21, 1997
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 21, 1997
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p. 1
Subjects
Economic Development
Business and Industry
Taxation
Item ID
26047AN
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The family of Cathy LaCorte, who was shot in Chantry Flat on February 11, 1976, with her boyfriend, Bob Morton, is asking a parole board not to set the killer Richard Johnson free.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25766
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 10, 1996
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 10, 1996
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
LaCorte, Cathy
Morton, Bob
Johnson, Richard
Murder
Item ID
25966AN
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The family of Cathy LaCorte successfully blocked the parole of Richard Johnson who murdered Cathy and her boyfriend Bob Morton at Chantry Flat in 1976.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25770
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 1996
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 1996
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p. 1
Subjects
LaCorte, Cathy
Morton, Bob
Johnson, Richard
Murder
Item ID
25970AN
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Andy Tran of Alhambra was stabbed by Enrique Farias at the Santa Anita Fashion Park and died as a result of the attack.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25925
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 18, 1997
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 18, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Tran, Andy
Santa Anita Fashion Park
Murder
Stabbing
Item ID
26125AN
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Lisa Welchert, an alleged drunk driver who caused the death of John Chan, will face a murder trial.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26957
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 3, 1999
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 3, 1999
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p. 1
Subjects
Chan, John
Welchert, Lisa Melinda
Automobile accidents
Drunk Driving
Murder
Item ID
27156AN
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The National Childhood Cancer Foundation has contributed $20,000 to the Arcadia Tournament of Roses to join forces in raising public awareness of childhood cancer. Survivors Emily Volk and Jeff Headley, both 8 years old, will ride on the Arcadia float in the Rose Parade.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25782
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 5, 1996
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 5, 1996
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p. 1
Subjects
Tournament of Roses
National Childhood Cancer Foundation
Headley, Jeff
Volk, Emily
Item ID
25982AN
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Newspaper Index
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The overall crime rate drops in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26319
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 21, 1998
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 21, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Crime
Statistics
Item ID
26520AN
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Understanding Our City Series - Part 3, City Manager.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 28, 1996
February 19, 1998 (Reprinted)
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p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 28, 1996
February 19, 1998 (Reprinted)
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Understanding Our City Series
City Manager
Item ID
25989AN
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By unanimous consensus the Arcadia City Council on August 20 appointed Gary Kovacic to fill the seat vacated by the untimely death of Dennis Lojeski.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25734
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 22, 1996
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 22, 1996
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Council - 1990-1999
Kovacic, Gary
Lojeski, Dennis
Item ID
25934AN
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As part of National Police Week, a memorial ceremony was held at the Episcopal Church of Transfiguration in memory of those officers killed in 1998 in the line of duty. A photo of Albert Edward Matthies, the only Arcadia police officer ever killed in the line of duty, was on the altar.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26953
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 20, 1999
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 20, 1999
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p. 1
Subjects
Police Department
Matthies, Albert Edward
Item ID
27152AN
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