SWAT Team Arrests Alleged Car Thief After Standoff in Monrovia
An auto theft suspect was taken into custody Thursday night after holing himself up in a Monrovia home following a brief police chase, officials said. Arcadia police began pursuit at1:30 p.m. and ultimately sped down Ivy towards Central in Monrovia. The driver failed to pull over. The vehicle then hit two vehicles en route. The [...]
Oak Tree will not meet at Santa Anita This Year – Track Safety Concerns Cited
The California Horse Racing Board starved of an application Thursday for the Oak Tree Racing Association to run its fall meet at Santa Anita Park. It has been a difficult time for horse racing in general and for Santa Anita Park in particular. Many contributing factors which include lower attendance and few race horses have [...]
BEACON Spotlight Falls on: Franklin Dale Murdock, 90 Years Young – The Best is Yet to Come.
The Best is Yet to Come is the title of this prolific writer’s latest endeavor. An author of some considerable note, Murdock lives at the Gables in Monrovia and suffers from macular degeneration. Despite this seemingly enormous obstacle for a writer, Franklin Murdoch refuses to let the disability put a crimp in his life and [...]
Mike Daleo – Popular Arcadia Police Officer – Crime Analyst – 1942 -2010
Arcadia Police Officer and Crime Analyst Mike Daleo 1942 – 2010 Reserve Arcadia Police Officer and Crime Analyst Mike Daleo passed away last Saturday after a very short battle with cancer. Mike was 67 years old and has been with the Arcadia Police Department as a Reserve officer since 1976. After retiring from a long [...]
17 Year Old Student’s Eagle Scout Project – Helping the Feral Cats Live a Better Life
Christian Zwicky, a senior at Arcadia High School, has taken it upon himself to spay/neuter 20 feral cats in the City of Arcadia for no charge as part of his Eagle Scout badge for Troop 125. He and his mother, Dr. Barbarina Zwicky, have already adopted the two homeless Arcadia cats that Christian rescued, Prince [...]
HBO Executives Bet on Full Season at Santa Anita Race Track
As was announced in Daily Variety Thursday morning, Home Box Office (HBO) has committed “Luck,” a cutting-edge depiction of life on the racetrack, to an inaugural season, with shooting to commence at Santa Anita either this fall or early in 2011. Highly placed executives at HBO have indicated that “Luck’s” first season will consist of [...]
Arcadia Police Department Launches Crime Mapping
The Arcadia Police Department announced that is has launched its latest crime fighting tool called Crime Mapping available on the police department web site. At Tuesday night’s City Council meeting Chief Robert Sanderson along with Lieutenant Bob Anderson unveiled the latest tool in a series of cyber outreaches to the community. Crime Mapping is an [...]
Arcadia Rotarians Honor Police Officer and Firefighter of the Year
Again this year, the Arcadia Rotary Club honored the City’s finest in public service and safety personnel. “It has been an annual tradition of the Arcadia Rotary Club for the past several years to recognize and award the people who serve our community,” said member Eric Barter. The club’s first honoree, Detective Dan Crowther, represents [...]
Proposed Marijuana Dispensary gets Heated Reaction from some Community Members
Lourdes San Blas is flanked by her brother Leon San Blas and his partner Robert Doolittle at the location of their new marijuana dispensary at Arcadia Carwash on Live Oak Avenue in unincorporated Monrovia. – Photo by Terry Miller By Terry Miller Two Monrovia men who have faced agonizing adversity and severe physical injuries and [...]
MTA Breaks Ceremonial Ground in Arcadia for Foothill Extension
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority broke ground Saturday on a $690 million, 11.3 mile extension of the Gold Line from Pasadena through Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Irwindale and Azusa. The time line is scheduled now for 2013…a year earlier than originally reported. Approximately 600 very enthusiastic people attended the morning event at Newcastle Park in Arcadia which [...]
