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.
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.
The body of Wenda Peter Liu was found lying in a hallway after police responded to a 911 call by one of his sons. The son, age 20, was arrested on suspicion of murder.
As part of a plea agreement, Jack Howard Colnot II of Arcadia pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $89,000 in soccer league funds. He will be sentenced to five years probation and ordered to repay the money.
A 22 year old Monterey Park man was shot and killed after leaving the Sportsrock Cafe about 1:30am and getting involved in an argument with 10-15 men in a nearby parking lot. He was shot with an illegal pen gun.
A woman shot in Arcadia early Monday morning appears to be a case of suicide rather than murder. Joseph Frank Randazzo is still being held for suspicion of murder while the investigation continues.
Two men, including 22 year old Arcadian Jimmy Palma, were convicted of five counts of first-degree murder for shooting three adults and two children last year in El Monte.
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.
A police Special Weapons and Tactics team stormed a house early Saturday after residents were robbed by six gunmen who invaded the South Third Avenue home.
The City Council voted Tuesday to impose a temporary ban on new Karaoke clubs after police reported such clubs increasingly attract gangs and lawlessness.
At least 40 officers from five different agencies joined a massive search Thursday for a man suspected of robbing the California State Bank in Arcadia. Roosevelt Davis, 25, was arrested in an Arcadia neighborhood after the search.
A suspected bank robber, a 46-year old man from Nevada, was killed and a 14-year old Temple City girl was injured in a shootout with police in a strip mall in the 600 block of W. Duarte Road.