The prosthetic leg belonging to Melissa Huff, Arcadia High School student, which was stolen last year, was found in a back yard in Temple City. It will be returned to her as soon as possible.
Melissa Huff, a sophomore at Arcadia High School, was the victim of a burglary in which her custom-made prosthetic leg was stolen. It is valued at $5000 to $7000.
Temple City teenager Melissa Huff, who attends Arcadia High School, has had her two prosthetic legs stolen again, for the third time. The teenager remains strong despite this outrageous crime.
Rescomm Financial and Realty Executives of Arcadia donated $10,600 and prosthetist and orthotist Alejandro Freire donated about $6,000 to replace Melissa Huff's prosthetic leg that had been stolen.
After hearing of local girl Melissa Huff's loss of a prosthetic leg during a burglary, Rescomm Financial of Arcadia, decided to buy a replacement leg for her.
Mikki Porretta of Arcadia, has recovered her stolen car, a 2008 Cadillac CTS, and the cherished family photos that were in the trunk. The car was stolen in the 1000 block of Fairview Avenue at 6PM Wednesday last week. The car was recovered at Sunset Boulevard and Valley Drive.
Wallace Wells was sentenced to 6 years for vehicle manslaughter. Arcadia residents Kevin Bruggeman and Melissa Dicke were killed when Wells ran a stop sign and hit their car.
Cal Poly Pomona student Melissa Cripe, 20, will work with junior high students to solve personal problems without resorting to violence as part of the AmeriCorps program, a $360 million national program launched by President Clinton to act as a domestic version of the Peace Corps.
Six sets of golf clubs have been stolen in the past five weeks from Santa Anita Golf Course. Authorities are conducting undercover sting operations and encouraging golfers to monitor their possessions.
All Arcadia High School students have now been granted permission to participate in voluntary drug urinalysis testing, an option previously open only to athletes and student body officers.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger offers $20,000 reward in Arcadia investigation into heinous murder of Chyong Jen Tsai, a 76-year-old Arcadia woman, whose body was found on April 9, 2019 in her backyard in 300 block of East Forest Avenue. Her 2005 Lexus RX300 is believed to have been stolen from her home.
Arcadia High students are collecting toiletries and other items to aid members of the White Mountain Apache Tribe who were displaced by a massive wildfire. They have formed the "Apache to Apache" drive. Because the high school mascot is the Apache, students have developed a close relationship with the Native Americans who live on a reservation in Arizona.
Spotlight on Arcadia High School senior Hayley Greep of the girls soccer team. Her mother Shelby coached the Arcadia girls soccer team from 1998 to 2005.
A juvenile officer, Agent Don Glenn, has been assigned full time to the High School campus where he will have an office and will be available as an advisor to students, teachers and administrators. Glenn's training and background are outlined.
Peter Phoenix and Maria Miguel were arrested in connection with a series of scams in which elderly people had cash and jewelry stolen from their homes. They are accused of at least five burglaries since February in Arcadia.