The mysterious death of Lainie Cole, whose body was found in the lake at Peck Road Water Conservation Park, is still unsolved. Autopsy results are pending. She leaves behind a 12-year-old daughter, 15-year-old son, and a toddler.
Photo shows supervisor for CCS Demolition of Sylmar closing a jail cell door in the old Arcadia Police Station. The facility is being torn down and the cell door will be saved for the Arcadia Historical Society.
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 painter Ruo Li has won several awards for his landscapes. In January of next year one of his paintings will grace the cover of International Artist magazine.
A fight between 2 groups of men in front of an Arcadia apartment building resulted in one man being hospitalized for stab wounds. Joel Howe Chang of Arcadia was one of three arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
Arcadia resident Li Zhang, an assistant professor of physiology and biophysics at USC's Keck School of Medicine, has been named among 15 scholars for the Searle Scholars Program.
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.
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.
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.
An elderly couple in Arcadia was robbed outside their house on the 300 block of West Duarte Road by two teenagers. The robbers took the man's wallet and his wife's wedding ring and watch.
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.
Burglaries are on the rise in Arcadia. Police cite the economic downturn as a possible reason. Composite sketches of two men, who allegedly assaulted and robbed a man on March 7, 2009 in the 1100 block of Arcadia Avenue, are included. Police are seeking the public's help.
Carlos Martinez and Christian Martinez were found guilty of the 2004 murder of Alberto Castillo, a Texas man, at a Motel 6 in Arcadia. Peter Santisteven, another suspect, is awaiting trial.
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.
Renee Russo, 20, eldest daughter of Richard Robert Russo, a man accused of shooting his wife Carmen Russo to death, testifies that her father and stepmother had a troubled relationship.
A weaponless 15-year-old boy from Los Angeles tried to carjack a man in an Arcadia hotel parking lot. The driver ran to the Extended Stay America on Santa Clara Road where the police were called. The youth was arrested. No names were released by police.