Arcadia Police Department investigates the death of a 16-year-old male cyclist who collided with a car driven by a 26-year-old male at 10:00 PM at Santa Anita Avenue and Duarte Road, on October 20, 2012.
Arcadia police station will have a grand opening on October 3, 2003 at 4:30 PM. The building cost $16 million. Picture of the demolition of the old police station.
Chief Roy Nakamura became Arcadia’s 30th Police Chief and its first of Asian-American descent on January 9, 2021. Captain Nakamura began his career with the Arcadia Police Department in 1992 as a Police Officer. As an Officer, he was assigned to Patrol and worked as a Field Training Officer, as well as being assigned to the Detective Bureau. As Detective, he was assigned to the Forgery and Fraud Unit and completed his Detective Bureau assignment in the Crimes Against Persons Unit. He was promoted to Sergeant in 2002 and worked as a Field Supervisor until he was transferred to Personnel and Training. In 2009, Captain Nakamura was promoted to Lieutenant, working various assignments under the Operations and Administration Divisions within the Department, including Watch Commander, Detective Bureau Commander, Field Training Officers Program Commander, and Force Training Unit Commander. In 2019, he was promoted to Captain. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Cal Poly Pomona.
Man standing at dispatcher window in the Arcadia Police station at First Avenue and Wheeler Street. Door with telephone sign above it, First Aid sign on wall and cigarette machine near counter.
Entrance to Arcadia police station at 50 Wheeler St. Neon "Police" sign above doorway. Red clay tiled roof. Sign posted on pole reads "Thrift Twins Save-A-Rama Celebration July 1-6. Presented by Downtown Arcadia Merchants."
Arcadia Police Department honors officer Tom Cullen, as Officer of the Year, and records technician Stella Weimer was named Civilian of the Year for 2012.
Construction in progress of the one-story Arcadia Police Department building at 250 W. Huntington Drive. There is a man in an open trench and other workers around.
Skewed exterior view of front of Arcadia Police Department building at 250 W. Huntington Drive. Young trees and lack of landscaping indicate this was taken around when the police station opened in 1957.
City administrators and negotiators for the Arcadia Police Department have not yet reached a contract agreement. Officers want an immediate 10% raise for the first year and 4% increases the second and third years. City council has offered salaries that would make Arcadia police the second or third highest paid in cities surveyed.
Four Arcadia police cars, two police motorcycles and five officers near the police station. Background shows Bekins building and a motel on upper left. Per Gene Glasco, the cars are identified as 1958 Ford Fairlane.
A state-of-the-art Arcadia police station nears completion at a cost of $16 million. The police headquarters features a two-story atrium and an open staircase.
Arcadia Police Department has a new police chief. His name is Bob Guthrie and has been serving as interim police chief since Bob Sanderson retired in April. He joined the Arcadia Police Department as a cadet in 1989.