Police chief Dave Hinig said a preliminary investigation shows officer Toni Caylor was justified in shooting alleged car thief Cesar Baltazar who allegedly threatened her with a 10-inch screwdriver.
A 16-year old boy was in custody Saturday after leading Irwindale police on a chase in a stolen car that ended when his vehicle collided with another car, killing its driver, 32-year-old Michael Lam of Monterey Park.
Arcadia police arrested a suspected carjacker named David Barragan, 24, of Los Angeles, after he crashed a stolen car into a utility pole during a 100 mph police chase.
Omar Francisco Garcia, 24, of Arcadia, was fatally shot by two West Covina police officers on November 17, after he allegedly attacked officers with their own baton. He has a history of fighting with police.
The death of 3-year-old Talmin Moye II, caused by driver Sara Bravo in a stolen car during a police chase, reopens issues of police chase policies. Lieutenant Ken Harper of the Arcadia Police Department said the police officers were justified in pursuing a stolen car.
Arcadia police are investigating two separate incidents as possible homicides. One man was shot and killed during a robbery at a motel and a 35 year-old transient woman was found dead at Arcadia County Park.
Arcadia resident Maggie Campbell, 45, is featured as a business leader. She is President and CEO of the Old Pasadena Management District, working to keep Old Pasadena a vibrant town.
A 22-year-old El Monte man, Daniel Sisneros, is suing the owner and an employee of AM Donuts at 34 E. Las Tunas Drive. He was left partially paralyzed after being shot at AM Donuts. He was pressing buttons on the cash register but not robbing the store.
Richard Baisner, an Arcadia man with a history of mental health issues, was shocked by Pasadena police with a Taser weapon during an arrest. He died about an hour later.
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.
A bystander was shot inadvertently after two men got into an argument at a Chevron gas station at Santa Anita Avenue and Live Oak Avenue. The bystander is a man in his early 20s and is expected to recover. The Arcadia Police Department is seeking the public's help.
A man dressed in woman's clothing, Rudolfo Anderson, was arrested by the Arcadia police after he carjacked a Honda Accord at the Santa Anita YMCA in Monrovia and collided with an automobile at First Avenue and Floral.
A man in Arcadia tried to grab a 10-year -old boy as he was walking to his grandmother's car from a medical building at 622 Duarte Road. The boy escaped, and the police are looking for the suspect.
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.