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15-year-old Richard Ung was arrested at his parents' home in Arcadia, where sheriffs recovered nine guns, including an AK-47 assault rifle and an assault pistol. Ung is being investigated for alleged involvement in the stabbing death of Boo K. Lee.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30707
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 5, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 5, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Guns
Lee, Boo K.
Murders - stabbings
Ung, Richard
Weapons
Item ID
30895AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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After teaching music in the Arcadia Unified School District for 39 years, Dennis Davies retires.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21226
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 5, 2001
Pages
p. A3
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 5, 2001
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Davies, Dennis
Item ID
21453AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Richard Vethamani displays his collection of presidential campaign buttons at the Arcadia Public Library through mid-November.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29222
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Vethamani, Richard
Arcadia Public Library
Displays
Presidential campaign buttons.
Item ID
29408AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Rick Landis and his partners, Bonnie and Glenn Watje of Whittier, who operate the Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet, will receive the Good Scout of the Year Award.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31141
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 29, 2008
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 29, 2008
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Awards - honors - recognitions
Business owners
Landis, Richard ("Rick") - biography
Item ID
31336AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia stockbroker Richard Robert Russo was found guilty of first-degree murder for killing his wife Carmen one year ago. He faces 50 years to life in prison with the possibility of parole.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30192
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2006
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Russo, Carmen
Russo, Richard Robert
Crime and Criminals
Murders
Russo murder
Trials
Item ID
30379AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Assemblyman Dennis Mountjoy of Arcadia was among state lawmakers who did not support Assembly Bill 60 which would have allowed undocumented immigrants to get a drivers license. Governor Davis vetoed the bill.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24597
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 2002
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 2002
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Mountjoy, Dennis
Assembly Bill 60
Drivers License
Item ID
24788AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Bradbury resident Richard Dootson, founder of the Arcadia-based Dootson School of Trucking, died from a heart attack and brain hemorrhage on Tuesday, May 24, 2005. He was 79 and famous for his wacky television commercials.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29540
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Dootson, Richard
Dootson School of Trucking
Obituary / death notice
Business and Industry
Item ID
29724AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Candace Probst is shown in a photo at St. Baldricks event after having head shaved at Matt Denny's Ale House Restaurant in Arcadia to show support for childhood cancer victims. Carlos Mendez of Arcadia is also shown.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25299
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 12, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 12, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
St. Baldricks
Matt Denny's Ale House
Cancer
Mendez, Carlos
Probst, Candace
Item ID
25497AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The jury finds murderer Richard Robert Russo sane and he is sentenced to 55 years to life for killing his wife Carmen Russo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30199
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 13, 2006
Pages
p. A1
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 13, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Russo, Carmen
Russo, Richard Robert
Russo murder
Trials
Item ID
30386AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A jury hears defendant Richard Robert Russo's conversation with Arcadia policeman Bruce Smith as he says, "I killed my wife." Russo's wife Carmen had about 18 bullet holes in her body. Russo is charged with murder and two counts of child abuse. They lived in the exclusive Santa Anita Oaks neighborhood of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30180
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 2006
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Russo, Carmen
Russo, Richard Robert
Crime and Criminals
Murders
Russo murder
Trials
Item ID
30366AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Landmarks are slowly disappearing along Route 66. Preservationists have kept some relics such as the historic windmill atop Denny's restaurant which dates back to its days as a Van de Kamp's coffee shop from the wrecking ball.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24459
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2002
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Restaurants, Bars, etc - Denny's
Restaurants, Bars, etc. - Van de Kamp's
Route 66
Item ID
24650AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A Los Angeles County firefighter, 41-year-old Richard M. Burk of San Dimas, is suing Arcadia Police Department for $500+ in damages, citing false arrest, defamation and emotional distress. He was arrested April 4 at the Derby Restaurant for fighting and public drunkenness.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30739
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29, 2007
Pages
p. News 7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29, 2007
Pages
p. News 7
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Arrests
Burk, Richard M.
Lawsuits
Item ID
30927AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The man who died in a Pasadena police Taser gun incident was 36-year old Richard Baisner of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30606
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 6, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 6, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Baisner, Richard
Deaths
Pasadena Police
Taser stun guns
Weapons
Item ID
30794AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Mayor of Monrovia Rob Hammond performed the marriage ceremony for Gail Chacon and Randy Medina.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30134
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Announcement Type
Marriage
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Chacon, Gail
Hammond, Rob
Medina, Randy
Marriages
Item ID
30321AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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McDonald's Corporation celebrates its official 50th anniversary today. The McDonald brothers' first food outlet was an orange juice stand and furniture store in Arcadia called Wigwam.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29477
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
McDonald's Restaurants--golden anniversary
Business and Industry
Airdrome
Eateries
Wigwam
McDonald, Richard
McDonald, Maurice ("Big Mac")
Item ID
29662AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Monrovia's Aztec Hotel is showcasing fine art in its non-profit Aztec Art Center Route 66 Gallery. Visitors are not just from Monrovia, but from Pasadena, Duarte and Arcadia. A painting by Manuel Barillas is pictured. The hotel is owned by Kathie Reece-McNeill. The hotel was designed in 1925 by English architect Robert Stacy-Judd and was inspired by Mayan and Aztect structures. The building has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1976.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31378
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 5, 2009
Pages
p. B1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 5, 2009
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Art
Aztec Hotel - Monrovia, California
Barillas, Manuel
Historic Buildings
Monrovia Association of Fine Arts
Pettie, Ron
Route 66 Gallery
Reece-McNeill, Kathie
Scully, Richard
Stacy-Judd, Robert
Item ID
31572AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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More details surface on the death of Arcadia man Richard Baisner, who died after Pasadena police shocked him with a Taser gun.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30615
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 10, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 10, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Baisner, Richard
Deaths
Pasadena Police
Taser stun guns
Weapons
Item ID
30803AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30067
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 2006
Pages
p. A6
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 2006
Pages
p. A6
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Minick, Richard Charles
Item ID
30253AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30068
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 11, 2006
Pages
p. A5
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 11, 2006
Pages
p. A5
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Minick, Richard Charles
Item ID
30254AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30120
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 17, 2006
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 17, 2006
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Young, Richard Frederick
Item ID
30306AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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