An investigation by the District Attorney's Office into the disappearance of $10,000 in bail money at the Arcadia Police Department ended Monday without producing any suspects.
The Arcadia Police Department's cadet program is profiled, including the stories of several cadets, especially 21-year-old Arcadia resident Sandra Schreiner.
Officer Mike Blair, with his partner, Rick Merkh of the South Lake Tahoe Police Dept. won a silver medal in the golf competition at this year's California Police Summer Games in Sacramento.
The Arcadia Police Department's non-emergency business telephone numbers have been changed to the following: Front desk, 570-5150; Administrative offices, 574-5178; Investigation division, 574-5160. The change is due to the switch to Pacific Bell Centrex System which gives priority to emergency services in the event of an emergency.
One hundred stuffed teddy bears were donated to the police department. All of the squad cars will carry the bears and give them to children who have been involved in accidents or other traumatic incidents.
Emmanuel Chan has been named Police Liaison Officer to Arcadia's Asian community. He is on-call all the time in order to help with language problems when members of the Asian community run into trouble with the police.
Arcadia's Police Department has received $384,025 from the federal government as its share of drug money confiscated in various arrests in the past few years.
For the first time in 15 years, the Arcadia Police Department has a motorcycle patrol. The department recently purchased 2 Kawasaki 1000 motorcycles for traffic enforcement.
Instead of spending $300,000 to put an addition on the Arcadia Police Department building, the Arcadia City Council has adopted a plan to spend 1/3 as much to provide temporary office space.
At a brief ceremony in front of the Arcadia Police Station city officials unveiled a brass plaque dedicating the police building to the late Police Chief, Charles Mitchell.