Police Blotters 1/26/12
Arcadia PD For the period of Sunday, January 1st, through Saturday, January 7th, the Police Department responded to 748 calls for service of which 96 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of the major incidents handled by the Department during this period. Sunday, January 1: At about 2:10 a.m., an officer conducted [...]
Black History Celebration “The Way We Were”
-Courtesy Photo Looking at Monrovia and Duarte from the past to the future will be presented by Monrovia Duarte Black Alumni Association on February 19, 2012 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monrovia United Methodist Church 140 E. Palm Ave Monrovia, CA 91016 Photo Exhibits, Live Entertainment, Guest Speakers, and Refreshments If you would like [...]
4 Boys Airlifted from Azusa Canyon Cliff by Sheriff’s Air-5 Rescue Crew Sunday
A 14-year old boy managed to get cell phone reception and called 9-1-1 from an Azuza Canyon cliffside Sunday afternoon. This led to Air-5 Rescue pilots & Emergency Services Detail (Special Enforcement Bureau) paramedic deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department flying in and rescuing a total of four boys, one at a time. [...]
Arcadia PD Conducting Sobriety and License Checkpoints
The Arcadia Police Department Traffic Bureau will be conducting a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint at multiple locations within the city on Saturday, January 28. According to statistics, more deaths and injuries are caused by impaired drivers than any other violent crimes, including hand guns and knives combined. That being said, APD would like to [...]
La Salle Defeats St. Joseph’s
-Photo by John Blackstock Carloine Knop helps lead La Salle to a Victory over St Joseph’s Tuesday. The Score was 64-56 vs. St Joseph High School, Lakewood.
So Cal Gas Warns Customers About Potential Payment Scam
Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) is warning customers to be aware of an ongoing wire fraud that could potentially reach SoCalGas customers. The fraudulent activity has been reported on the East Coast and at this time there are no indications that SoCalGas customers have been targeted. Utilities on the East Coast have reported that individuals [...]
Arcadia Association Of Realtors® Installs 2012 Officers & Directors
-Courtesy Photo The Arcadia Association of REALTORS® recently installed the new 2012 Officers and Directors at the 88th Annual Celebration held on Friday, December 9th at the Noor Banquet Rooms in Pasadena. More than 200 REALTORS and guests attended the “Bourbon Street Bash” Mardi Gras themed event. Master of Ceremony for the evening was Dave [...]
Portantino Introduces Bill to Continue Efforts to Protect Public Safety Measure to Ban Openly Carrying Unloaded Long Guns in Public
Assemblymember Anthony Portantino (D-La Canada Flintridge) has introduced AB 1527, a measure that will prohibit individuals from openly displaying unloaded rifles and shotguns in public. Portantino introduced the legislation at the urging of law enforcement as a follow up to last year’s successful AB 144, which banned openly carrying an unloaded handgun in public places. [...]
ACLU Lawsuit Charges Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca and Brass with Condoning Pattern of Deputy-on-Inmate Violence
Complaint Alleges High-Level Staff Knew Gangs of Deputies Beat Inmates and Condoned Cover-Ups -Photo by Terry Miller The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Southern California (ACLU/SC) and attorneys from Paul Hastings, LLP today filed a federal class action lawsuit charging Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca and his top command staff with condoning [...]
Anthony Portantino Announces He’ll Not Run Again
Assemblyman Anthony Portantino sent out the following email telling of his plans to not run for State Assembly this year. “Thank you for your patience and trust. After deep contemplation with Ellen, I have decided not to run for office during the 2012 election cycle. As many of you know, the last 13 months have [...]
