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The race horse "Return of the King" with jockey Martin Pedroza, won a race at Santa Anita Park. The horse belonged to the Ortega family, some of whom were killed by Bruce Pardo in a Christmas Eve massacre in Covina.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 9, 2009
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 9, 2009
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p. A1
Subjects
Christmas Eve Massacre - December 24, 2008
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Horses and horse racing
Ortega, Charles
Ortega, James
Ortega, Joseph
Pardo, Bruce
Pedroza, Martin
Race horse owners
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
31550AN
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Horse racing community feels the loss of James Ortega, Joseph Ortega, and Charles Ortega, 3 of the 9 victims killed by Bruce Pardo, a disgruntled former in-law who crashed a Christmas Eve party in Covina, dressed at Santa Claus. James, Joseph and Charles Ortega all owned race horses and loved the sport.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31352
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2009
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Christmas Eve Massacre - December 24, 2008
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Pardo, Bruce
Ortega, Charles
Ortega, James
Ortega, Joseph
Race horse owners
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
31547AN
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Armed robbers barged into a home on the 700 block of West Lemon Avenue and stole jewelry, money and identification. The robbers wore masks.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2008
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2008
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p. A3
Subjects
Chan, Winnie
Crime and Criminals
Robbery
Wu, Annie
Item ID
31529AN
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A middle-aged man tried to kidnap a 5-year-old school girl from the Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita mall on November 26. His composite sketch is shown and is described as an Asian male in his 50s, 5'8" with gray hair and a bald spot. Police are calling it an isolated incident but parents should be vigilant.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31315
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 2008
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p. A1, A14
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 2008
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p. A1, A14
Subjects
Abduction
Crime and Criminals
Kidnapping
Malls
Item ID
31510AN
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Arcadia police are searching for a man in his 50s wanted in the attempted kidnapping of a 5-year-old school girl on a field trip to the Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita. He was described as Asian, with gray hair and a bald spot on top of his head. He was 5'8" tall, 170 pounds, with yellow teeth, blue pants, and white sneakers.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 11, 2008
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p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 11, 2008
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p. A4
Subjects
Abduction
Crime and Criminals
Kidnapping
Item ID
31509AN
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Gracie Gao, 57, and Steve Wang, 58, were arrested on suspicion of operating a house of prostitution on the 200 block of West Palm Avenue in Arcadia. Gao and Wang were booked on a misdemeanor charge and later released on $500 bail. The arrests at the well-kept ranch-style house surprised neighbors.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 2008
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 2008
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p. A1
Subjects
Brothels
Crime and Criminals
Gao, Gracie
Prostitution
Wang, Steve
Item ID
31506AN
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Police arrested four people, including a 13-year-old, on prostitution-related charges last week by responding to a Craigslist advertisement. Arcadia police spokesperson Sergeant Dean Caputo said the four were arrested at Santa Anita Inn.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 26, 2008
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p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 26, 2008
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p. A4
Subjects
Arrests
Caputo, Sgt. Dean
Craigslist
Crime and Criminals
Prostitution
Santa Anita Inn
Solicitation
Item ID
31499AN
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A date for a preliminary hearing was set Thursday for Alhambra man Isaac Campbell, accused of murdering his girlfriend Liya "Jessie" Lu, and dumping her body in a trash can in Arcadia.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 7, 2008
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 7, 2008
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p. A3
Subjects
Campbell, Isaac
Crime and Criminals
Homicide
Lu, Liya "Jessie"
Murder
Item ID
31477AN
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Arcadia-based Dr. Monique Williams has agreed to plead guilty to the unlawful distribution of the prescription painkiller OxyContin, aka Oxycodone. She admitted to writing prescriptions for people she did not examine and people that did not need it.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 1, 2008
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 1, 2008
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p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Doctors
Drugs
OxyContin aka Oxycodone
Trials
Williams, Dr. Monique
Item ID
31475AN
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Arcadia Police officer Michael Hale gives a new Nintendo DS to 6-year-old daughter of crime victim Teresa Barrera. The Arcadia Police Officers' Association (APOA) also gave Teresa Barrera a $250 gift certificate to Ralphs Supermarket.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 3, 2008
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p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 3, 2008
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p. A5
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Arcadia Police Officers' Association (APOA)
Barrera, Teresa
Crime and Criminals
Hale, Michael
Identity theft
Item ID
31441AN
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Two bank robberies in the past three weeks are believed to have been committed by the same suspect. In both cases, the robber wore a blonde wig under a dark baseball cap, carried a manila envelope and said, "Hurry up" to tellers. He displays a handgun under his shift and is a white man in his 30s or 40s, of average height and weight.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 2008
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 2008
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p. A1
Subjects
Bank robbery
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
31358AN
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Arcadia police arrested Jaime Elvis Elizondo, 33, a sex offender from San Gabriel, on suspicion of attacking a 5-year-old girl at Borders bookstore at the Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita mall.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 23, 2008
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p. News 2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 23, 2008
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p. News 2
Subjects
Borders bookstore
Crime and Criminals
Elizondo, Jaime Elvis
Sex crimes
Sex offenders
Item ID
31206AN
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Isaac John Campbell, 33, pleaded not guilty to murdering his former girlfriend, Liya "Jessie" Lu, whose body was found in a trash can at his friend's home in Arcadia. Campbell will return to Alhambra Superior Court on June 19 for a hearing to determine if there is enough evidence to require him to stand trial.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 7, 2008
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p. Local 2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 7, 2008
Pages
p. Local 2
Subjects
Campbell, Isaac J.
Crime and Criminals
Homicide
Lu, Liya "Jessie"
Murder
Item ID
31191AN
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Teacher Brandon Michael Landreth, 30, of Pasadena, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Pasadena Superior Court. He allegedly confessed to his ex-wife that he shot 25-year old Justo Cesar Morales to death at his parents' Canyon Road home in Northern Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30978
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 18, 2008
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p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 18, 2008
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p. News 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Landreth, Brandon Michael
Morales, Justo Cesar
Murders
Item ID
31173AN
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Brandon Michael Landreth, a teacher at John Muir High School in Pasadena, is the prime suspect in the fatal shooting of Justo Cesar Morales, who was killed in Arcadia earlier this week.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30971
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 4, 2008
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p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 4, 2008
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p. News 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Landreth, Brandon Michael
Morales, Justo Cesar
Murder
Shootings
Item ID
31166AN
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John Anderson, 52, pleaded not guilty in Pasadena Superior Court to a probation violation related to a 2005 conviction for prowling, peeking, and trespassing in Arcadia. He allegedly shot a veteran Monrovia police sergeant too.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 4, 2008
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p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 4, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Anderson, John
Crime and Criminals
Sex offenders
Shootings
Item ID
31167AN
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Justo Cesar Morales, 25, of Arcadia, was shot to death and found in his parents' home in the 2200 block of Canyon Road. The slaying has stunned residents in this upscale neighborhood.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 1, 2008
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p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 1, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Morales, Justo Cesar
Murders
Shootings
Item ID
31158AN
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Police are urging other possible victims to come forward in the case of Jose "Sonny" Baltazar, 36, an Arcadia-based medical technician arrested for allegedly committing sexual battery on a woman at a convalescent home.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 19, 2008
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p. Local 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 19, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Baltazar, Jose ("Sonny")
Crime and Criminals
Sex crimes
Item ID
31149AN
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The Mexican Mafia, also known as La Eme, has a stronghold on illegal drug trafficking in the San Gabriel Valley. Fighting within the gang is causing violence, even as some key members are in prison.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30918
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2008
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p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2008
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p. News 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Gangs
La Eme
Mexican Mafia
San Gabriel Valley
Item ID
31113AN
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Los Angeles County sheriffs arrested 37 suspects in a sting operation to uncover prostitution in Alhambra, Arcadia, Baldwin Park, Monrovia, Monterey Park, Pasadena, and Rosemead, and several unincorporated areas. One woman was put in protective custody as a possible victim of human trafficking.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30855
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 23, 2007
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p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 23, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Human trafficking
Los Angeles County Sheriffs
Prostitutes
Prostitution
Item ID
31043AN
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Newspaper Index
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