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100 mph, 32-mile chase

The Arcadia Police Department responded to 843 calls for service from Sunday, March 7 to Saturday, March 13, of which 136 required formal investigations. Here is a summary report of the major incidents handled by the officers of the Arcadia Police Department during this period. (Listed in crime categories created by Arcadia’s Best).

ARCADIA POLICE DEPARTMENT Calls for Criminal Activity Totals Year-to-Date (thru 3/13) Calls for Service: 9,341 (2009 total: 50,371; 2008 Total: 49,699) Formal Investigations: 1,417 (2009 total: 7,092; 2008 total: 6,705)

Battery A battery incident occurred at Duarte and Santa Anita around 12:45 p.m. Monday, March 8. A 17-year-old male juvenile was walking home when he was attacked by 2 male Asian suspects, both described in be in their 20’s, 5’10” tall, thin build, and with shaved heads.

Terrorist threat, deadly weapon Units responded to the library parking lot, 20 West Duarte, around 6:50 p.m. Monday, March 8, regarding a brandishing/terrorist threat investigation. The victim advised that he got into an argument with a male Asian suspect, and the suspect produced a knife and threatened the victim with physical injury. Several hours later, the victim contacted police again and indicated that the suspect was following him. Officers later located the suspect’s vehicle at Santa Anita and Longden, and a traffic stop was conducted. A consent search of the vehicle revealed a pair of nunchaku, and the 35-year-old man was taken into custody for exhibiting a deadly weapon, possession of weapon, and making terrorist threats.

Child and elder abuse * Officers responded to the 2300 block of South Sixth around 10:14 a.m. Tuesday, March 9, in reference to a possible child abuse incident. A five-year-old girl claimed that her father had struck her with a belt several times for failure to maintain proper hygiene. The girl had bruises on her buttocks, and the incident was reported to the Department of Children and Family services. * Officers were dispatched to the 00 block of West Lemon around 8:00 p.m. Friday, March 12, in reference to a possible elder abuse incident.  Investigation revealed that during an argument, the suspect threatened his mother-in-law with a knife and then pushed her to the ground.  A 35-year-old male Caucasian was arrested at the scene.

Car chase, unlicensed driver Around 1:43 a.m., Thursday, March 11, a driver was seen swerving between lanes of traffic at Colorado and San Rafael. Officers tried to conduct a traffic stop, but the driver failed to yield and a pursuit ensued. The driver sped onto the 210 freeway, then to the 57, and then onto the 10 freeway, where the CHP took over the pursuit. After a 32-mile pursuit, the driver finally exited the freeway in West Covina and was detained. A 38-year-old female Caucasian was taken into custody for unlicensed driver, evade peace officer with wanton disregard for the safety of others, and speed greater than 100 mph.


Auto burglary An auto burglary occurred between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Sunday, March 7, at 125 North First. Unknown suspect(s) removed a door lock to enter the vehicle and stole a wallet containing $1,800. The suspect(s) also used the victim’s debit card at two locations to make unauthorized purchases.

Grand theft Shortly after 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, units were dispatched to the 400 block of East Lemon regarding a grand theft that occurred on March 3.  The victim advised that a male Hispanic suspect had stolen two UPS packages from her front porch on March 3 and then removed the security camera by the front door.  The security video footage showed that the suspect was driven to the residence in a blue passenger vehicle.

Business burglary * Shortly before 5:00 p.m. Sunday, March 7, loss prevention personnel from Macy’s advised that they had detained a woman for theft. The suspect entered the store with empty shopping bags in a stroller. She selected clothing items and hid the merchandise in the bags while in a fitting room. A private person’s arrest was made, and a 38-year-old Asian was taken into custody for commercial burglary. * Loss prevention personnel from Nordstrom came to the station around 4:54 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, to file a grand theft report.  Their investigation showed that a male suspect entered the store on March 8 and stole two leather jackets worth $900 each.

Drugs and alcohol * Around 10:23 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, units responded to the 00 block of East Forest regarding a suspicious vehicle parked at the location.  Five occupants were contacted and officers detected the odor of burnt marijuana emitting from the vehicle.  A consent search of the vehicle was conducted and an open container of alcohol and 21 ecstasy pills were found.  An 18-year-old male Caucasian passenger was cited and later released for possession of an open alcohol container, and an 18-year-old male Caucasian driver was arrested for possession of a controlled substance. * A witness notified police around 5:15 p.m. Thursday, March 11, that a driver was seen falling out a vehicle and then got back inside the car and sped away.  Officers located the vehicle in the 700 block of West Huntington and conducted a traffic stop.  An intoxicated 46-year-old male Caucasian driver was arrested for DUI. * An injury traffic collision occurred at Holly and Las Tunas around 5:46 p.m. Saturday, March 13. An intoxicated driver struck a curb and veered into oncoming traffic, hitting the victim’s vehicle head-on. A passenger from the victim’s vehicle was transported to a nearby hospital for medical treatment, and a 34-year-old female Hispanic driver was arrested for DUI. * Around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 13, a traffic collision was reported at 180 Campus. An intoxicated 19-year-old male Caucasian driver struck a parked vehicle and was taken into custody for DUI and minor driving under the influence.

Fraud Shortly after 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 12, a 27-year-old female African-American suspect was arrested at Bank of America, 169 East Foothill, for attempting to cash a $2,900 fraudulent check.

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