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In 1934, William F. Gettle was kidnapped from his Arcadia home and held for ransom. Larry Kerrigan, Jimmy Kirk and Roy Williams received life sentences for the crime.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6710
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 18, 1941
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 18, 1941
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Gettle, William F.
Kerrigan, Larry
Kirk, Jimmy
Williams, Roy
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
6519AN
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Newspaper Index
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Services were held Sunday for former Arcadia Mayor David Hannah, who died June 11 at his home in Laguna Niguel. He was 72.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4589
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 19, 1995
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 19, 1995
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Hannah, David
Mayors - Hannah, David
Item ID
4465AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary / Death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper7524
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 29, 1945
Pages
p. 1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 29, 1945
Pages
p. 1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Malin, Arthur F.
Item ID
7402AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia police arrested a 15-year-old boy for storing a .32 caliber semi-automatic pistol in his locker.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2741
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 29, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 29, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Criminal Behavior
Item ID
2675AN
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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William Norgaard of Temple City celebrates his 106th birthday. He came from Denmark and owned the Daily Home Bakery at 1820 Marengo Street in Los Angeles for 38 years, starting in 1959. The Norgaard family lived in Los Angeles, Alhambra, Pasadena, and Arcadia over the years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31018
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 4, 2008
Pages
p. B1 (Local1)
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 4, 2008
Pages
p. B1 (Local1)
Subjects
Askins, Thora
Centenarians
Daily Home Bakery - Los Angeles, California
Norgaard, Gary
Norgaard, William
Item ID
31213AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. Four-time Arcadia mayor Charles Gilb, 83, died at his Arcadia home from malignant melanoma.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31009
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Civic leaders
Gilb, Charles - biography
Mayors
Item ID
31204AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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General information

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3932
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 13, 1934 p. 1 (elected)
April 30, 1938 p. 1
March 9, 1939 p. 1 (recall move)
March 30, 1939 p. 1
April 6, 1939 p. 1
May 11, 1939 p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 13, 1934 p. 1 (elected)
April 30, 1938 p. 1
March 9, 1939 p. 1 (recall move)
March 30, 1939 p. 1
April 6, 1939 p. 1
May 11, 1939 p. 1
Subjects
City Council, 1903 - 1969
Malin, Arthur F.
Item ID
3807AN
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Newspaper Index
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Fair Political Practices Committee (FPPC) may fine Arcadia's disgraced former mayor John Wuo $2000 for his failure to report certain financial rewards from his participation in the now infamous Gemcoin scam.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34719
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 17, 2016
Pages
p. 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 17, 2016
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Arcadia mayors
Fair Political Practices Committee (FPPC)
Gemcoin
Wuo, John
Item ID
34911AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Birth. To Rev. and Mrs. Arthur F. Dahlberg, Jr., Feb. 9.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper13334
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 24, 1955
Pages
p. 6
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 24, 1955
Pages
p. 6
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Dahlberg, Arthur Eric
Item ID
13538AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia attorney, former mayor Jim Helms, receives "Business Icon" Award from Arcadia Chamber of Commerce CEO Scott Hettrick and Arcadia Historical Society President Gene Glasco for his dedicated work as an attorney since 1952. Jim is also a former Mayor of Arcadia (1971-1972), Arcadia Chamber President and Arcadia Citizen of the Year 1979 and 2004.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34160
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 30, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 30, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 16
Subjects
Helms, Jim
Mayors
Item ID
34354AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Man, 52, gets two life sentences for killing his nephews in Arcadia. Deyun Shi will spend the rest of his life in prison without a chance for parole for killing 15-year-old Anthony Lin and 16-year-old William Lin in their Arcadia home on the 400 block of Fairview Avenue, and for attacking his now-former wife Amy Lin, at the couple's La Canada Flintridge residence.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36683
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 3, 2024
Pages
p. A3, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 3, 2024
Pages
p. A3, A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Domestic abuse
Lin, Anthony
Lin, William
Shi, Deyun
Moses, Jared (Judge)
Murders
Trials
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia doctor Norman F. Johnson is celebrating his 50th year as a physician.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24832
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
Dec. 22, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
Dec. 22, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Johnson, Norman F.
Item ID
25027AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Mayor Robert Harbicht is optimistic in his "State of the City" address.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25948
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 12, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 12, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Mayors - Harbicht, Robert
Speeches
Item ID
26148AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Gary Kovacic leaves his position as mayor and welcomes Mickey Segal as the new mayor of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29219
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 19, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 19, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Mayors
Segal, Mickey
Kovacic, Gary
Item ID
29405AN
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Newspaper Index
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Bob Edgar, president of the Claremont School of Theology, has selected "Prayers for a New Millennium" for his address at the 25th annual Mayor's Prayer Breakfast.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26881
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 18, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 18, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Mayor's Prayer Breakfast
Edgar, Bob
Item ID
27081AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Gary Kovacic is Arcadia's mayor for the third time. His first term was in 1998-1999 and his second term was in 2000-2001. In this, his third term, he is one of four out of the five Arcadia city council members rotating into the mayor's position during the 2003 Arcadia Centennial. The article includes biographical information.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31747
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 2003
Kovacic, Gary - biography
Mayors
Item ID
31944AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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In his "State of the City" address, Arcadia Mayor Mickey Segal says the city is fiscally sound.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27573
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 19, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 19, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Budget
Mayors - Segal, Mickey
State of the City Address
Item ID
27771AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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In his state of the city address, Mayor Gary Kovacic stated that the future for the city looks bright.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26713
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
State of the City Address
Speeches
Mayors - Kovacic, Gary
Item ID
26915AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 26, 2010
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Chang, Peter
Crime and Criminals
Lu, Liya ("Sandy")
Murders
Shootings
Item ID
32146AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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