On Nov. 18, 2019, at approximately 10:50 p.m., officers responded to the 2500 block of South Second Avenue, on the report of a traffic collision, with a possible vehicle into a residence. Officers found no traffic collision but did discover that an explosion occurred at the residence. Preliminary investigation revealed that the explosion appeared to…
Nov. 10 Shortly before 10:49 a.m., an officer responded to an apartment complex in the 800 block of Arcadia Avenue regarding a mail theft report. The officer discovered the community mail box had been pried open and mail had been stolen. No suspects were seen and no witnesses were located. At approximately 11:52 a.m., an…
By Terry Miller Singer Marvin Gaye, at the height of the escalation of the war in Vietnam, asked perhaps the most timeless albeit poignant question ever asked by a musician: “What’s going on?” This song has become the Boomers’ anthem for peaceful resolution of conflict: “For only love can conquer hate, you know we’ve got…
Nov. 3 Shortly before 9:11 a.m., an officer responded to the Arcadia Police Department regarding a grand theft report that happened at the Santa Anita Race Track, 285 W. Huntington Drive, during the previous evening. The victim believes her cellphone, case, and driver’s license were stolen from her wallet sometime while attending the horse races….
70,000 attended Saturday’s event By Terry Miller Horse lovers came from all over the world to witness the “World Series” of Horse Racing in Arcadia this past weekend. Ladies donned their finest and most outrageous, colorful and enormous hats and the gentlemen donned elegant attire depicting a time gone-by. This, after all, is America’s answer…
Originally published Nov. 6 at 11:53 a.m. / Updated Nov. 6 at 12:41 p.m. By Galen Patterson Arcadia city officials issued a formal apology to resident Roger Nemrava at the Nov. 5 City Council meeting. The apology was issued over a miscommunication of facts the city had received regarding voter fraud in the 2018 City…
By Terry Miller For horse racing fans living in the East and Midwest, the Breeders’ Cup World Championships is annually one of the high points of early fall, “mixing in with football, political campaigns, and the spooky rituals of Halloween as a harbinger of seasonal shift,” according to Patrick Reed of America’s Best Racing. Despite the enormous amount…
Federal prosecutors Wednesday filed a criminal case charging Imaad Shah Zuberi, a Southern California campaign fundraiser, with falsifying records to conceal his work as a foreign agent while lobbying high-level U.S. government officials. The criminal charges allege that Zuberi engaged in lobbying efforts that earned him millions of dollars, much of which was pilfered from…
Oct. 13 Shortly before 5:39 a.m., an officer responded to the 00 block of Bonita Street regarding a vandalism report. A witness saw three suspects smash the windows of two different vehicles. The suspects, described as Hispanic males, fled in a grey or blue Honda Accord. The investigation is ongoing. At approximately 9:20 a.m., an…
Another horse was euthanized at Santa Anita Park on Saturday (Oct. 19), bringing to 34 the number to have perished at the southern California track since last December. The Stronach Group track owners announced that 3-year-old gelding Satchel Paige had been “humanely euthanized” after the fifth race. The latest death comes less than two weeks…
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