Mountain Views News, Sierra Madre Edition [Pasadena] Saturday, October 22, 2016

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Mountain View News Saturday, October 22, 2016 

ARCADIA POLICE BLOTTER

From Arcadia's Best

REVISED CELL TOWER PROPOSED BY VERIZON DENIED

The Arcadia Planning Commission voted 3 to 1 to adopt Resolution No. 1970 to deny Verizon’s revised 
proposal for a new, wireless, communication facility at The Church of the Transfiguration at 1881 S. First 
Avenue. The revised proposal is to house a cellular, antenna tower, and the accompanying equipment 
in a faux, 53-foot-tall, bell tower. Resolution No. 1970 denies Conditional Use Permit Application No. 
CUP 15-03, Architectural Design Review No. ADR 15-06, and Wireless Regulation Waiver Request No. 
W 15-01. The Waiver request is to locate the facility on a residentially-zoned property. Commissioner 
Thompson was the dissenting vote. He found that insufficient evidence had been provided to refute the 
applicant’s documentation of a significant gap in wireless service. Commissioner Chiao was absent.

For the period of Sunday, October 9th, through Saturday, 
October 15th, the Police Department responded to 945 calls 
for service of which 137 required formal investigations. The 
following is a summary report of the major incidents handled 
by the Department during this period.

Sunday, October 9:

1.Shortly before 1:33 a.m., an officer responded to Maki
& Sushi, 302 East Huntington Drive, regarding a burglary 
report. Surveillance footage revealed the unidentified 
suspect used an unknown tool to break the front window, 
looked for the office, but fled empty handed when the alarm 
activated. 

 The suspect was seen driving a white sedan and was 
wearing a light-colored hooded sweatshirt. The investigation 
is ongoing.

 2. Around 11:40 a.m., an officer responded to a residence 
in the 300 block of Campus Drive regarding a domestic 
dispute. The officer discovered the suspect, who appeared 
to be under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, was 
threatening his roommate, the victim. A records check 
revealed the suspect also had two outstanding misdemeanor 
warrants. The 40-year-old male from Arcadia was arrested 
and transported to the Arcadia City Jail for making terrorist 
threats.

 3. At about 7:20 p.m., an officer responded to Zumiez, 400 
South Baldwin Avenue, regarding two suspicious subjects. 
An investigation revealed the suspects concealed numerous 
items of merchandise underneath their clothing. Upon 
contacting the suspects, both admitted to being under the 
influence of a controlled substance. The 25-year-old male 
transient and the 24-year-old female transient were arrested 
and transported to the Arcadia City Jail for booking.

Monday, October 10:

4. Just after 2:34 a.m., officers responded to a residence in the 
6000 block of South Baldwin Avenue regarding a burglary 
report. The officer determined two suspects broke into the 
victim’s home, encountered the residents, and fled empty-
handed on foot. A 19-year-old female from El Monte was 
arrested and transported to the Arcadia City Jail for booking. 
The second suspect is outstanding at the time of this report.

 5. At approximately 6:41 p.m., an officer responded to a
residence in the 900 block of Palo Alto Drive regarding a 
fraud report. The victim stated he received notification from 
his bank about two applications for new credit accounts, 
however, they were declined. The victim does not know 
how the suspect(s) obtained his personal information. The 
investigation is ongoing.

Tuesday, October 11:

6. Around 8:18 p.m., officers responded to a residence in the 
1200 block of Valencia Way regarding a burglary report. 
An investigation revealed the unknown suspect entered the 
house through a rear door that had been damaged during a 
previous burglary, stole a television, purse, costume jewelry, 
and fled undetected. The investigation is ongoing.

 

Wednesday, October 12:

7. Shortly after 10:24 a.m., an officer responded to a residence 
in the 1100 block of Arcadia Avenue regarding a fraud 
report. The victim initiated conversation with a City of 
Arcadia employee about a home improvement program. 
An unknown suspect began emailing the victim as though 
they were the city employee and instructed the victim 
to pay $270.00 to an individual in Massachusetts. The 
victim complied and finally ended communication once 
he received another suspicious email. The investigation is 
ongoing.

 8.At about 9:05 p.m., an officer responded to Sephora,
400 South Baldwin Avenue, regarding a petty theft report. 
Loss prevention specialist witnessed the suspect conceal 
numerous items in an empty shopping bag before exiting 
the store, failing to make payment. The 17-year-old female 
from Los Angeles was cited and released to her father.

Thursday, October 13:

9. At approximately 12:01 a.m., an officer responded to 24
Hour Fitness, 125 North First Avenue, regarding a vehicle 
burglary report. An investigation revealed an unknown 
suspect smashed the victim’s car window, stole a backpack 
and purse, and used the victim’s debit card at a gas station 
and restaurant in Baldwin Park. The investigation is 
ongoing.

 10.Around 1:54 a.m., an officer contacted a subject in
the area of Baldwin Avenue and Duarte Road for riding a 
skateboard on the sidewalk. During a consensual search 
of the subject, the officer located a stolen credit card. The 
39-year-old male from Temple City was arrested and 
transported to the Arcadia City Jail for booking. 

 11. At about 12:23 a.m., officers responded to the 400
block of East Live Oak Avenue regarding a transient 
throwing trash. As the officer attempted to contact 
the subject, he fled on foot. The officer caught up to 
the suspect and during a search of the man, the officer 
located a bag of methamphetamine. The 47-year-old 
male transient was arrested and transported to the 
Arcadia City Jail for booking.

 12.Just before 3:27 p.m., officers responded to Arcadia
Garden Café, 850 South Baldwin Avenue, regarding a 
battery report. An investigation revealed an incident of road 
rage escalated as the suspect exited her vehicle and pulled 
on the victim’s hair, causing her to fall to the ground. The 
suspect fled before officers arrived. 

 The suspect is described as a Hispanic female driving a 
black, four-door BMW sedan. The investigation is ongoing.

Friday, October 14: 

13.Shortly after 12:00 p.m., an officer responded to a
residence in the 300 block of East Las Flores Avenue 
regarding a mail theft report. A witness saw a transient 
looking inside mailboxes. The officer located the suspect 
and discovered he was in possession of stolen mail. The 
55-year-old male transient was arrested and transported to 
the Arcadia City Jail for booking.

Saturday, October 15:

14.At approximately 2:46 a.m., an officer responded to
a residence in the 2000 block of Highland Oaks Drive 
regarding a burglary report. An investigation revealed 
unknown suspect(s) smashed the rear glass door, disabled 
the alarm, and fled undetected. The total loss is unknown 
as the time of this report. No suspects were seen and no 
witnesses were located.

GROWING UP IN THE ARCADIA AREA 

 Jerry Selmer, a long-time member of the Friends of the Arcadia Public Library and a former president of 
the Friends of the Library, has lived in this area since childhood and will recount many of his growing 
up experiences on November 12, 2016 from 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. The talk will take place in the Cay 
Mortenson Auditorium of the Arcadia Public Library. 

 Please bring your lunch and enjoy a social gathering and a talk about our local history. The Friends 
of the Arcadia Public Library will provide some extras to go with your brown bag lunch. This talk was 
previously given at the Arcadia Historical Society and was very well received. For more information, please 
call 626.821.5569. 

 The Arcadia Public Library is located at 20 W. Duarte Rd., Arcadia. The Library is open Monday through 
Thursday, 10:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. You can also 
follow the Library on Twitter and Facebook. 


HALLOWEEN HOWL OFFERS A FUN FILLED TIME FOR CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER

The Duarte Parks 
and Recreation 
Department will 
once again host the 
annual Halloween 
Howl at Royal Oaks 
Park located at 2627 
Royal Oaks Drive 
from 6:00-9:00 pm 
on Monday, October 
31st. Children 
ages 12 and under 
are welcome to 
participate in an 
evening of fun filled 
activities. Children 
can enjoy the FUN 
Zone, which is a play 
area with bouncers 
and interactive 
inflatables. Entry to 
the Fun Zone costs 
$3.00 per person. 
Children can also 
enjoy carnival-style 
games for 25¢ each. 
There will also be 
a costume parade 
and free candy for 
parade participants, 
music, refreshments 
and much more! 
For additional 
information please 
call 626.357.7931.

About the City of 
Duarte

The City of Duarte 
was incorporated 
on August 22, 1957. 
With integrity 
and transparency, 
the City provides 
exemplary public 
services in a caring and fiscally responsible manner with a commitment to our community’s 
future. For more information visit www.accessduarte.com or call (626) 357-7931. Follow the 
City of Duarte on Twitter @CityofDuarte. 

KIM RHODE: NEW SKEET WOMEN 

WORLD CUP CHAMPION IN ROME


By Joan Schmidt

Last Thursday I received a wonderful email from 
Kim Rhode’s proud parents. Kim had been in Italy 
competing in the World Cup Finals and took a 
Gold Medal in the Women’s International Skeet 
Competition on October 12. The World Cup Finals 
are the last competition of the year, and participation 
is by invitation only! Each competitor has medaled in 
either a World Cup or Olympics in this past year-2016. 
This very prestigious event includes the world’s top 
shooters.

 Kim’s mom gave me the link to the official press 
release from the International Shooting Sports 
Federation (ISSF). There was a lot of good information, 
and in the following paragraphs, I will share some of 
it.

 The ISSF announced that Kim Rhode became the 
new Skeet Women World Cup Champion in the World 
Cup Final Shotgun in Rome.. How was this achieved? 
She had a perfect score of 16 hits in the Gold Medal 
Match, beating Wei Meng of the People’s Republic of 
China, who had 15 hits; therefore Wei received the 
Silver Medal. (An interesting note-When Kim and 
Mei were in Rio de Janeiro in the Summer Olympics, 
they finished third and fourth respectively.)

 To get to the Gold Medal Match, Kim had cleared 
the semi-final with 14 hits out of 16 shots passing 
through a three-way shoot-off with 1 +7 .

 The Bronze Medal went to Thailand’s Sutliya 
Jiewchaloemmit; Italy’s Olympic Champion Diana 
Bacosi, achieved 4th; and Bacosi’s teammate 2008 
Olympic Champion Chiara Cainero took 5th place.

 Kim said “It was an incredible experience… 
fantastic competitors out there, a lot of experience, on 
the line. I am just very happy to be able to compete 
against them and do as well as I did. I am very thankful 
for the day.”

 This achievement confirmed that Kim is one of the 
best skeet shooters in the world. She alone has achieve 
six medals in six consecutive Olympics: at age 17, 
Atlanta, 1996, Gold-Double Trap; Sidney, Australia, 
2000, Bronze-Double Trap; Athens, Greece, 2004, 
Gold-Double Trap. Double Trap was discontinued in 
2005. In Beijing, 2008, Silver-Skeet; London, 2008, 
Gold-Skeet, and in Rio de Janeiro, 2016, Bronze-Skeet. 
(This was quite a feat. Kim had a difficult pregnancy 
and health issues, but never gave up. She credits 
husband Mike Harryman with so much support to 
keep her motivated.) Kim also said, “Going for that 
record, 6 for 6, and having attained it in Rio was an 
amazing, very humbling experience. And hopefully, 
there’s more to come.”

 What are Kim’s immediate plans? “Right now at the 
end of the season I want to dedicate some time to my 
son (Carter) and family”. (Besides her hubby, Mike, 
Kim loves to meet up with her folks, Sharon and Rick 
at Jake’s Roadside in Monrovia. Dad is her coach and 
mom is #1 fan.)

 I for one am looking forward to the 2020 Olympics 
and wish Kim success. She truly is one of the most 
humble people I know. She is always smiling and loves 
to meet fans of any age

APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR THOSE 
INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE MONROVIA OLD TOWN 
ADVISORY BOARD (MOTAB), DEADLINE FOR APPLYING IS 
OCTOBER 24, 2016

BLUE STAR BANNERS

The City’s current Blue Star Banners will be replaced 
with newly designed banners on 
Huntington Drive on Monday, 
November 7, 2016. A sample of the 
newly designed banners is outlined 
below: 

 As you may recall, Monrovia’s 
Blue Star Banner Program began in 
January 2002 as part of the City’s 
Salute to Service program, which 
recognizes and honors the men and 
women from Monrovia who are 
serving on active duty. Since the 
program’s inception, a total of 298 
active duty military personnel have 
received a Certificate of Recognition 
through Monrovia’s Salute to Service Program, 
and each individual recognized receives a Blue Star 
window display (similar in design and spirit to those 
displayed by military families during both World 
War I and World War II), a Spirit 
Box (with hometown periodicals, 
crossword puzzles, books, playing 
cards, and personal necessities), a 
lifetime membership to Foothill 
Gym (from owner Brian Whelan), 
and a “thank you” letter from the 
entire community signed by the City 
Council.

 If you have any questions regarding 
the Blue Star Banner / Military 
Recognition Program coordinated 
by the City, or if you would like to 
recognize a local Monrovian who 
is serving our country, please visit 
our website at: http://www.cityofmonrovia.org/
recreation/page/blue-star-banners 


Recently, Sean Sprinkel notified the City that he 
needs to resign from his position as a member of the 
Monrovia Old Town Advisory Board (MOTAB). 
Given this development, the City is currently 
accepting applications for an unscheduled vacancy 
on MOTAB to complete the remainder of Mr. 
Sprinkel’s term, which is set to expire in June 2018.

The five-member MOTAB board is comprised 
of Old Town merchants, and is responsible for 
making recommendations to the City Council on 
programs and projects to advance the downtown 
area through marketing, promotion, and 
overall improvement of the Old Town Business 
Improvement District. All positions are volunteer 
and receive no compensation. Board Members may 
not be a City of Monrovia employee, must have a 
bona fide business in the Old Town district that is 
subject to the Business Improvement District (BID) 
assessment, and must be current on their BID 
assessment. MOTAB meets on the second Tuesday 
of each month at 9:30 a.m. at City Hall, Council 
Chambers, 415 South Ivy Avenue.

For more information, please contact City Clerk 
Alice Atkins at (626) 932-5505, or reach her via 
email at aatkins@ci.monrovia.ca.us. A copy of 
the notice of vacancy on the MOTAB board has 
been included below for your reference, and an 
application form to apply for the vacancy can be 
found online at: http://www.cityofmonrovia.org/
motab/page/accepting-applications-motab-vacancy

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