Neighbors of 16 year old Russell Simon, killed in August while riding his bicycle home from football practice, are banding together to have a memorial plaque installed at the corner where the high school sophomore was struck by a truck.
Deborah Pierce, 29, discharged from the Arcadia Police Department for failure to meet probationary standards, has filed a sexual discrimination and harassment claim, alleging that officers watched pornographic videos while on duty.
Services are scheduled today for Rick Fessenden, 47, of Camarillo, a former Arcadia resident who was killed Saturday demonstrating an experimental aircraft in the Santa Paula Airshow. Article.
The Police Department's Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program narrowly escaped elimination at the previous Council funding. The program is under renewed scrutiny.
Ron Garner, 50, a deputy police chief in Beverly Hills with 24 years of police experience, has been named to head the Arcadia Police Department. He will lead a staff of 76 sworn officers and 26 civilian personnel.
The Arcadia Police Department is considering using the old National Guard Armory as a storage area for seized cars and stolen property, among other things.
Ron Garner, 50, has been named to head the Police Department and replace retiring Neal Johnson. Garner has more than 21 years experience with the Beverly Hills Police Department, including the last 5 as Deputy Chief.
The woman killed in a weekend plane crash that left JPL engineer Jordan Kaplan severely burned was identified as Arcadia resident Shoba Srinivasan, who played violin with Kaplan in the Samta Monica Symphony Orchestra.
State wildlife officials shot and killed a 130 pound mountain lion in the backyard of a north Arcadia home Sunday night after it killed and dragged away the family's dog.
Arcadia is the first city in the West San Gabriel Valley to receive a donation of an armored truck, thanks to Los Angeles-based Armored Transport of California. The Police Dept. has retrofitted it for use by its SWAT team.
After months of negotiations, the Arcadia Police Relief Association has failed to find common ground with the City Council on a contract which expired Sept. 30th. Officers want to work 3 12-hour days, like the Pasadena Police Dept. does, as well as receive a 1.5% increase for overtime, pay for being on call, and for equipment. Officers have received a 25.3% pay increase over the last 3 years.