An explosion in an illegal methamphetamine lab at the Best Westerner Inn, 161 Colorado Place, was blamed for injuring one person and causing about $50,000 in damage.
An illegal methamphetamine lab discovered Wednesday when it caught fire was apparently a new operation, but capable of producing a large quantity of the drug.
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.
Police responding to a 911 hangup call in the 700 block of Sharon Road found a suspected brothel stocked with young women, gambling paraphernalia, contraceptives, and extensive lists with names and phone numbers. Seven men and eleven women were arrested.
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.
Four men try to rob an Arcadia couple outside their home near Lovell Avenue and Camino Real Avenue. They are in the jewelry business and just got home after attending a trade show. The couple believe the robbers followed them home. Anyone with information should call Arcadia police detectives.
The City Council voted Tuesday to impose a temporary ban on new Karaoke clubs after police reported such clubs increasingly attract gangs and lawlessness.
Rhythm Karaoke Club was closed by owners tired of the problems associated with it, such as 2 shootings in 4 months and a recent citation for serving alcohol to minors.
Police arrested eleven Asian-American high school students, nine of whom were Arcadia High School students, after a 2-month investigation of extortion and terrorist threats by suspected gang members against junior high school students.
The City Council voted 5-0 to extend the 45-day moratorium on karaoke permits to 10 months, following city officials' reports recommending further study.
The trial for Isaac Campbell, charged with the murder of Liya "Jessie" Lu, has been delayed to give the Public Defender Jim Duffy time to transcribe a set of tapes from follow-up witness interviews from August. Lu went missing August 11, 2007 and her body was discovered a month later in the trash can of Campbell's friend's house in Arcadia.
Juan L. Lorenzo, 31, of San Gabriel, was charged with one count of murder and one count of assault with deadly weapon in connection with fatal stabbing of Anthony Berry, 18, of Pomona, in the 1300 block of S. Golden West Avenue. Jose Cruz Ramirez of San Gabriel was initially also arrested, but was released. Lorenzo and Ramirez work at Money Pot Shabu Shabu restaurant and became involved in an argument with Berry. Lorenzo will be arraigned January 5, 2012.
Arcadia Police arrested Juan Lorenzo, 31, and Jose Antonio Cruz Ramirez, 26, both of San Gabriel, on suspicion of the stabbing murder of Anthony Berry, 18, of Pomona, at 1300 S. Golden West Avenue. The suspects are employees of Money Pot Shabu Shabu restaurant and became involved in an argument with Berry. Lorenzo will be arraigned January 5, 2012.
Arcadia police arrested 3 burglary suspects after a high-speed chase on the 210 Freeway ended in a crash in Azusa yesterday. The suspects are Dominic Bertirotti, 23, of Monrovia, Salim Alayache, 23 of Pasadena and Salvador Esparza, Jr., 18 of Azusa. No one was injured seriously.