A 20-year-old Hacienda Heights man with gang connections was stabbed in the chest as he walked out of an Arcadia beverage shop near Duarte Road and Santa Anita Avenue Friday afternoon, May 11.

The Arcadia Police Department was notified by staff at a local hospital that they were treating a victim Thursday evening (May 17) of a stabbing that he said in Arcadia six days earlier.
Officers met with the victim, a 20-year-old, male Asian from Hacienda Heights, at the hospital, where he was being treated for a single stab wound to his chest. The victim said he had walked out of the beverage shop when he was approached in the parking lot by two males, asking the victim where he was from. Words were exchanged, and the suspects punched the victim. One suspect stepped back, pulled out a folding knife, and stabbed the victim in the chest. The suspects then ran off. The victim said the incident took place between 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. The victim provided a vague description of the suspects as being Hispanic males, 18-21 years old, one wearing a blue “LA” hat, blue shirt, black/gray plaid shorts, and white knee high socks.

The victim does have admitted gang affiliation and based on the victim’s account, the incident may be gang related. Due to a lack of witnesses and delayed reporting of the incident, police are asking the public’s help in providing additional information on the crime. Anyone with information related to this case is asked to call the Arcadia Police Department at (626)574-5156. You can also submit crime tips and information via text, phone, or web to LA Regional Crime Stoppers, 800-222-TIPS (8477).

Baldwin Avenue will be closed intermittently from 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 7, for the 18th Annual Santa Anita Derby Day 5K Run & Walk.
Arcadia police recommend that alternate routes be used during this time period to avoid being detoured or delayed.
Questions or concerns may be directed to Sergeant Jason Davis or the on-duty Watch Commander at the Arcadia Police Department, (626) 574-5156.

Meanwhile, retired Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens, a winner of a record nine Santa Anita Derbies, will throw out a ceremonial first pitch at Dodger Stadium today in advance of the Dodgers’ Freeway Series finale with the Angels.

Stevens was an honored guest at Santa Anita this morning at the Santa Anita Derby Draw Breakfast in the track’s FrontRunner Restaurant, hosted by radio personality Tim Conway Jr.
“This is really awesome,” said Stevens. “I’m a big Dodger fan and I’m really honored by this. I’m going to bring my wife (Angie) and my little girl (Maddie) and we’re going to take a lot of pictures. It should be a great day!”
Stevens who is currently working as a racing analyst with HRTV and NBC, won his first Santa Anita Derby in 1988, and later the Kentucky Derby on Winning Colors.

Stevens also won the Kentucky Derby in 1995 and in 1997, and had five other Triple Crowns wins, two in the Preakness and three in the Belmont, among his 4,888 career wins. He was a four-time winner of the Santa Anita Handicap and had eight wins in the  Breeders’ Cup.

Stevens, 49, was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1997 and he retired on Nov. 27, 2005.

Update 7:07 a.m. April 5: Arcadia Police report that missing person Thomas Edward Horn (56) was found walking in the City of Arcadia and has been taken to a hospital for evaluation.

Posted April 2: 

A 56-year-old Caucasian Arcadia man who has a history of threatening to commit suicide has been reported missing by his daughter, who lives out of state, according to Arcadia police.

Thomas Edward Horn

Thomas Edward Horn is described as 5’8″ and 150 pounds with brown hair and green eyes. His daughter, who reported him missing at 10:21 p.m. Sunday, April 1, said he was recently released from a WIC 5150 hold and that he had sent her a message of committing suicide. She also indicated that he has a history of making statements of suicide.

Horn’s daughter does not know where her father lives, but believes he stays somewhere in the City of Arcadia. Attempts by Arcadia police to locate Mr. Horn at his last known addresses have been unsuccessful.

Anyone with information should contact the Arcadia Police Watch Commander at (626)574-5156 and reference case number 12-1498.

– By Scott Hettrick

Update March 23 from March 18:

Jewelry store couriers for Prince Jewelers in the retail strip mall at 411 E. Huntington Drive were robbed of $500,000 in jewels while in their car in the parking lot by three hooded men Wednesday afternoon, March 14.

Arcadia Police received a 9-1-1 call at 12:30 p.m. reporting a possible auto burglary by three men that just took place in the parking lot. The men were seen breaking a window of a vehicle but when officers arrived it was determined that a robbery had taken place.

An international jewelry salesman exited the store carrying a bag of jewelry worth $500,000. After the victim entered his vehicle, two unknown suspects wearing dark-colored sweatshirts with hoods ran up from behind a vehicle in the parking lot and used an object that resembled a crowbar to smash out the driver’s side window and passenger side windows.

The suspects directed the victim to throw out his keys, after which they took the bag of jewelry out of the vehicle through the window and fled in a silver or white four-door Chevrolet sedan with tinted windows and a possible dealer plate. The victims, who were reported to be jewelry couriers, suffered minor injuries.

Further investigation is being conducted by the Detective Bureau.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Arcadia Police Department at 626-574-5150. You can also submit crime tips and information via text, phone, or web to LA Regional Crime Stoppers, 800-222-TIPS (8477).

– By Scott Hettrick

Update March 24:

James Randall McCain was located on March 23 after being admitted to a hospital in Los Angeles County. Mr. McCain was transported to the hospital after experiencing an undisclosed medical condition and will be hospitalized for an undetermined amount of time.
His disappearance does not appear to be suspicious at this time.

Update March 24, 2012 (from March 14 and 19): The Arcadia Police Department seeks your help in locating a missing “at risk” person — 58 year-old white male James Randall McCain, 6’0 175 lbs. – who was recently diagnosed with dementia and is registered as a sex offender in this State and can be found in the Megan’s Law Database.
Last seen: March 12, 2012 at 4 p.m. at his residence of 1124 W. Huntington Dr.

This is the first time he’s been reported missing to the Arcadia Police Department and he has been in compliance with registration guidelines, has had no recent contact with law enforcement to suggest criminal behavior, and his conviction requiring registration is over two decades old. At this time, there is no nexus between his registration status and the missing person report..

Mr. McCain does not have any family in the area, nor does he frequent any specific places or locations. Additionally, Mr. McCain commonly travels by either foot or bus, and is not known to drive a vehicle.

If you have information that can assist in helping safely locate James Randall McCain, please call 911 or contact the Arcadia Police Department at (626) 574-5156.

– By Scott Hettrick