Arcadia Police Seek Community Help in Locating Murder Suspect Michael Thomas
On Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at approximately 5:20 p.m., Arcadia Police officers responded to an apartment in the 800 block of Fairview Avenue on the report of an unconscious subject inside. Responding officers discovered a subject, later identified as Victim Brian Kelly, deceased. Preliminary investigation revealed the victim had been bludgeoned. Evidence collected during the [...]
Foothill Unity Center’s Back To School Distribution Slated for Aug 19
SANTA ANITA TO HOST BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT, FOOTHILL UNITY CENTER TO HELP 2000 KIDS AUG. 19 Santa Anita Park announced today that it will provide its facility to Foothill Unity Center for its annual Back to School Distribution event on Thursday, Aug. 19, in the Top of the Stretch area. Registration closes Friday for [...]
Arcadia Weekly August 12, 2010
Coyote Attacks Prompt City Council Action in Arcadia
The Arcadia City Council has hired a coyote trapping firm after numerous complaints from residents in many different areas of Arcadia. Linda Garcia, Arcadia’s special projects manager said she’s had over 25 complaints just last week. Not all were Coyote attacks but many were and some were just sightings and general fearlessness of these animals. [...]
Arcadia Crime Analyst and Reserve Officer Michael Anthony Daleo Passed Away This Weekend
Michael Anthony Daleo, 67, passed away July 24 following a brief battle with cancer. A resident of Arcadia for more than 50 years, Mike graduated from AHS in 1960, earned certifications in Engineering and Law Enforcement from UCLA and Cal State Fullerton, and had a 33 year career with Pacific Bell while also serving as [...]
Excessive Chlorine in Arcadia County Pool Sends 17 Kids to Hospital
Subsequent to the “inordinate amount of chlorine inadvertently being released into the pool” at Los Angeles County’s Arcadia Park during a public swimming session, seventeen children were taken to local hospitals and another seventeen others were decontaminated this morning. The circumstances surrounding the unnecessary amount of chlorine released is still under investigation. Fire and rescue [...]
Fire Caused by Candles Guts Apt. Living Room
A fire caused by religious candles left unattended damaged an Arcadia apartment Friday afternoon. At firefighters rushed to a single-story apartment at 819 Fairview Avenue. Residents of the apartment managed to escape unharmed Firefighters extinguished the fire, which was contained to the living room of the apartment, in about 15 minutes, fire officials said.
Arcadia HS Coach Suspected of Sexual Relations with Student
At 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, July 1, San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies arrested George Armenta in Chino Hills after an investigation of several months regarding charges of having a sexual relationship with a former student. He was detained at the West Valley Detention Center before posting $50,000 bail. Armenta, a 36-year-old resident of El Monte, [...]
Arcadia Gold Line Station Relocated – Slightly
By Amy Leong Adding to the one of many new developments and dramatic changes in Arcadia, the Gold Line’s Relocation breakthrough was decided at the end of June to create easier transportation for nearly everyone involved. After months of planning, the City of Arcadia was informed that the Gold Line station is relocating from the [...]
Earthquake Rattles Nerves in San Gabriel Valley
A magnitude-5.9 earthquake was felt in Los Angeles late Wednesday afternoon just before 5pm. The quake struck at 4:53 p.m. The epicenter was located about 13 miles north-northwest of Borrego Springs and 25 miles southwest of Indio. Early reports indicate the quake was felt from San Diego to Los Angeles and in Riverside counties.
