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Arcadia Police Department confirms that James Allen Beck was a former police officer with the City of Arcadia. He is a suspect named as responsible in the death of Deputy Jake Kuredjian of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30088
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 6, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 6, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Beck, James Allen
Kuredjian, Jake
Shootings
Item ID
30275AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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James Allen Beck, a former Arcadia police officer, was killed in an August 31 shoot-out and fire with sheriff deputies and federal agents. Now the coroner says the sheriff deputies disturbed the crime scene and he is unable to determine whether or not Beck had been shot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper22670
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 27, 2002
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 27, 2002
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Beck, James Allen
Item ID
22882AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The family of sheriff's Deputy Hagop "Jake" Kuredjian settled a wrongful-death suit against former Arcadia police officer James Allen Beck who shot Kuredjian while he was helping serve a search warrant.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25628
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 3, 2003
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 3, 2003
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Kuredjian, Hagop "Jake"
Beck, James Allen
Wrongful-death Lawsuit
Item ID
25828AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Sheriffs deny cover-up in the shoot-out death of former Arcadia policeman James Beck.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper23027
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 2002
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 2002
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Arcadia Police
Beck, James
Item ID
23235AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Police arrested burglary suspect James Woods after a car chase and a standoff at Tanner's Valley Vacuum Center.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30294
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 1, 2006
Pages
p. News 1, 4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 1, 2006
Pages
p. News 1, 4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Tanner's Valley Vacuum Center
Woods, James
Item ID
30481AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A plaque in honor of Officer Albert E. Matthies, the only Arcadia police officer killed in the line of duty, will be dedicated by the Police Department on July 9th. Attending will be Officer Matthies' two daughters, Minnie Matthies and Zora Kristufek.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6254
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
July 4, 1996
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
July 4, 1996
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Police
Matthies, Albert E.
Item ID
6079AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadian Lauranne Gillett, 48, turned herself into police and admitted that she embezzled more than $40,000 from the VIP Travel Agency in Sierra Madre.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper165
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 28, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 28, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
165AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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An off duty Arcadia police officer (name withheld) killed an Altadena man, Anthony Denham, 22, as the officer and four others were being robbed by the man and several armed accomplices.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper318
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
December 11, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
December 11, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Police
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
318AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Former Arcadia man accused of lying, losing millions of investors' money. James Arthur McDonald, Jr. former CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Hercules Investments LLC and Index Strategy Advisors Inc. was charged with one count of securities fraud. Prosecutors claim McDonald lost clients of his Los Angeles-based firm Hercules millions of dollars in late 2020. He had been renting a home in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36351
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2022
Pages
p. A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2022
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Fraud
McDonald, James Arthur
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Christian Eric Blesch, 36, a former Arcadia police officer and Arcadia Police Officers' Association treasurer, is accused of embezzling $50,000. He pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles Superior Court on the felony charges of grand theft by embezzlement. He was elected January 2011 to serve as treasurer. He resigned from Arcadia Police Department last month. A second police officer is being investigated.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33635
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 3, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 3, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department--Arcadia Police Officers' Association
Blesch, Christian
Crime and Criminals
Embezzlement
Item ID
33830AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Sushi restaurant owner James Wei, 42, was shot dead by a robber who can be seen in surveillance videotape. The restaurant named Osaka Ya is in the Pavilions Shopping Center. Police are seeking the public's help in identifying the gunman.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30813
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 28, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 28, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Murder
Osaka Ya Restaurant
Robbery
Shootings
Wei, James
Item ID
31001AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Michelle and Tyjana Boykins, 30 and 29, were awarded $200,000 after claiming to be unjustly strip searched by a female Monrovia police officer in September of 1990.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper164
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 30, 1993
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 30, 1993
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
164AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Albert Matthies, the only Arcadia police officer killed in the line of duty, was honored with a memorial plaque nearly 70 years after his murder. Photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6595
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
July 4, 1996
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
July 4, 1996
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Matthies, Albert E.
Crime and Criminals
Punishment
Item ID
6408AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Homeless man David King Brewster, 25, was sentenced to two years in state prison for attacking Arcadia police officer on July 6, 2015.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34462
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 11, 2016
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 11, 2016
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police
Brewster, David King
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
34654AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia police officer Luis Vicuna received the Arcadia Police Department's Life Saving Medal last week for helping save the life of 76-year old James Chen, who collapsed at the Arcadia Sports Fitness Club late last year. Pictured are Arcadia Police Chief Robert Sanderson, Officer Luis Vicuna and Captain Gene Gioia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31928
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 9, 2010
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 9, 2010
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Chen, James
Gioia, Gene
Heroes
Sanderson, Robert
Vicuna, Luis
Item ID
32125AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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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Newspaper Index
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Former Arcadia police officer Christian Blesch, 36, was arrested and charged with grand theft. He allegedly embezzled funds from the Arcadia Police Officers' Association over a period of several months. As of September 24, 2013, Blesch was no longer employed by Arcadia Police Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33643
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2013
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2013
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department--employees
Arcadia Police Officers' Association
Blesch, Christian
Crime and Criminals
Embezzlement
Item ID
33838AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia man Larry Roger Beck, 66 years old, was sentenced to 5 years in prison for killing his girlfriend's toddler son in Louisville, Kentucky 43 years ago. He admitted to shaking the 20-month old Michael Sanders, which was a factor that caused the child's death.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34351
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 14, 2015
Pages
p. A9
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 14, 2015
Pages
p. A9
Subjects
Beck, Larry Roger
Crimes and criminals
Manslaughter
Item ID
34544AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Holy Angels Elementary School was closed yesterday because its head pastor, Reverend Michael Evans, has a sister named Teresa Evans, who is a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) sergeant, named by suspected killer Christopher Dorner (ex-LAPD), in his 11,000 word manifesto posted on Facebook last week. Dorner is suspected in the shooting deaths of three people--Monica Quan, daughter of Dorner's attorney during his review hearing, Quan's fiance, and a Riverside police officer. Dorner was terminated from LAPD and is believed to be on a killing rampage. Holy Angels School hopes to open tomorrow or Thursday. See also Arcadia Weekly, February 14, 2013.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33371
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 12, 2013
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 12, 2013
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Dorner, Christopher
Evans, Michael (Reverend)
Holy Angels Elementary School
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)
Item ID
33567AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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