Mountain Views News, Pasadena Edition [Sierra Madre] Saturday, May 26, 2018

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Mountain View News Saturday, May 26, 2018 

ARCADIA POLICE BLOTTER

ARCADIA PLANS FOR THE FUTURE


For the period of Sunday, May 13th, through Saturday, 
May 19th, the Police Department responded to 894 calls 
for service, of which 124 required formal investigations. 
The following is a summary report of the major incidents 
handled by the Department during this period.

Sunday, May 13:

 Shortly before 1:07 a.m., an officer conducted a 
traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of Duarte Road and 
La Cadena Avenue for having expired registration and 
a broken head light. Upon contacting the driver, the 
officer detected a strong odor of marijuana. The suspect, 
a 19-year-old female from Arcadia, admitted to being 
under the influence of marijuana and was in possession 
of marijuana while driving. She was arrested and 
transported to the Arcadia City Jail for booking.

 At approximately 2:46 a.m., officers responded to a 
residence in the 1800 block of Highland Oaks Drive 
regarding a disturbance report. An investigation revealed 
the victim took an Uber ride home from visiting the 
Commerce Casino and, when he exited the vehicle, an 
unidentified suspect followed him and attacked him. The 
victim fought off his attacker and the suspect fled to an 
awaiting vehicle.

 The suspect is described an Asian male with a thin 
build. He was wearing a hooded sweatshirt, a scarf 
around his neck, and a beanie-type hat. The investigation 
is ongoing.

Monday, May 14: 

 Just after 9:30 a.m., an officer responded to Santa Anita 
Cleaners, 1001 North Santa Anita Avenue, regarding a 
fraud report. The victim stated she accepted a customer’s 
personal check and after depositing it, discovered the 
account had been closed. The reported loss is $291.50. 
The investigation is ongoing. 

 At approximately 5:00 p.m., an officer responded to 
a residence in the 1100 block of North Second Avenue 
regarding a burglary report. An investigation revealed 
the suspect entered the home through an unlocked 
kitchen window, appeared to have slept in the victim’s 
bed, and fled with a small amount of spare change. The 
investigation is ongoing. 

Tuesday, May 15:

 Around 7:39 a.m., an officer responded to the 500 block 
of South Baldwin Avenue regarding a vehicle burglary 
report. The officer discovered an unknown suspect 
smashed a rear window, stole a number of bowling-
related items, and fled undetected. The property was 
located near 1009 West Huntington Drive. No suspects 
were seen and no witnesses were located. 

Wednesday, May 16:

 Just before 9:45 a.m., an officer responded to the 900 
block of La Cadena Avenue regarding a stolen vehicle 
report. The victim stated his 2004 Toyota Corolla was 
stolen sometime between May 15 and 18th from the 
aforementioned area. No suspects were seen and no 
witnesses were located. 

 At about 12:20 p.m., an officer responded to a residence 
in the 1500 block of South Santa Anita Avenue regarding 
a package theft report. Surveillance footage revealed the 
suspect stole the victim’s package from his porch on May 
15th at 2:10 p.m.

 The suspect is described as a white or Hispanic male, 
approximately 35 to 39-years-old, wearing a black hat, 
grey shirt, and he had a medium length beard. The 
investigation is ongoing. 

Thursday, May 17:

 Before 10:36 a.m., officers responded to a residence 
in the 400 block of Walnut Avenue regarding an audible 
alarm activation. The suspects activated the audible 
alarm by forcing open the front door. Once inside, they 
ransacked the residence and fled before officers arrived. 
A witness stated they fled in a white van. The loss is 
unknown at this time. The investigation is ongoing. 

 Around 5:31 p.m., an officer responded to the 
intersection of Santa Anita Avenue and Live Oak Avenue 
regarding a road rage incident. The officer discovered 
an altercation occurred between the victim and suspect 
resulting in the suspect displaying a toy that looked like 
a gun to frighten the victim. The suspect is a 22-year-old 
male from Arcadia. The investigation is ongoing. 

Friday, May 18: 

 At about 6:27 p.m., officers responded to a residence in 
the 800 block of West Duarte Road regarding a robbery 
report. The victim stated an altercation occurred between 
her mother and herself on May 10th resulting in the 
mother taking her purse and stealing $250.00. 

 The suspect is described as a Hispanic female, 
approximately 5’2”, with blonde hair and green eyes. The 
investigation is ongoing. 

 Just before 10:23 a.m., an officer responded to a 
residence in the 1900 block of Tulip Lane regarding 
a burglary report. The officer determined unknown 
suspects smashed a rear sliding glass door, ransacked 
a few drawers before realizing the resident was home. 
The suspects fled and it is unknown if any property was 
stolen. The investigation is ongoing. 

Saturday, May 19:

 Shortly after 6:28 a.m., an officer responded to 
Burlington Coat Factory, 1201 South Baldwin Avenue, 
regarding a petty theft report. The victim stated the 
suspects entered his vehicle by unknown means and stole 
the third row seat sometime between 9:30 p.m. and 11:08 
p.m. on Friday, May 18th. No suspects were seen and no 
witnesses were located. 

 At approximately 1:24 p.m., an officer responded to the 
Santa Anita Mall, 400 South Baldwin Avenue, regarding an 
intoxicated subject in a parked vehicle. Upon contacting 
the driver, the officer detected a strong odor of alcohol 
emitting from his breath and noticed two small children 
inside the vehicle. A series of tests confirmed the suspect 
had a blood alcohol content of .193%. The 50-year-old 
male from Pasadena was arrested and transported to the 
Arcadia City Jail for booking. The children were released 
to their mother.

 Shortly after 7:03 p.m., an officer responded to the 
Santa Anita Mall parking lot, 400 South Baldwin Avenue, 
regarding an intoxicated subject. Upon contacting the 
suspect, the officer determined he was unable to care 
for himself. The 31-year-old male from West Covina 
was arrested and transported to the Arcadia City Jail for 
booking. 

On Tuesday, May 15, 2018, Arcadia City Manager 
Dominic Lazzaretto presented the City’s FY 18-
19 budget, launching a robust public discussion 
regarding vital City services. As always, the City 
is committed to continuing its work towards 
maintaining public safety and the quality of services 
Arcadia residents expect and deserve. The FY 
18-19 budget maintains existing levels of public 
services, but the City can no longer guarantee 
that services will remain at current levels over the 
long-term. Due to recent changes in state law and 
other fiscal constraints, the City’s proposed budget 
has a structural deficit of nearly $3.1 million with 
expenditures in excess of revenues. According to 
the City’s long-term financial forecast, the structural 
deficit will remain for the foreseeable future. 
“Historical state takeaways, unfunded mandates, and 
cost increases have put the City at a crossroads,” said 
City Manager Lazzaretto. “While Arcadia has the 
financial resources to maintain existing service levels 
in the short-term, in order to avoid catastrophe, we 
will either need to modify service levels or identify 
additional locally-controlled funding resources.” In 
a recently-commissioned Community Priorities 
Survey, Arcadia residents stated strongly that they 
want existing levels of police and fire public safety 
services maintained. Among other priorities, 
residents cited preventing and investigating property 
crimes, like thefts and burglaries, maintaining local 
paramedic services, and protecting 911 emergency 
response times as primary areas of concern. 

 The City of Arcadia will continue to work hard 
to preserve the vital City services that our residents 
expect and deserve. This budget holds the line on key 
services through the prudent use of City reserves, 
but the City will need to do more to protect service 
levels in the coming years, which is why the City will 
continue to engage residents on community service 
priorities. We want to continue hearing the priorities 
that are important to Arcadia residents and take 
action to ensure that we work with the community 
to protect our excellent services and high quality 
of life. If you are interested in taking a leadership 
role on this important topic, the City of Arcadia is 
accepting applications for the newly formed Citizen 
Financial Advisory Committee. 

 This ad hoc committee will be responsible for 
reviewing the City’s long-term financial forecast and 
providing recommendations to the City Council 
for potential revenue enhancement and/or cost 
containment strategies. The commitment is expected 
to be for a period of no more than six months, but 
will require intense review and discussion about 
the City’s financial future. Due to specialized nature 
of this Committee, prospective candidates with a 
background in finance are preferred. To serve on 
the Committee, candidates must be at least 18 years 
of age, a registered voter, and a resident of the City 
of Arcadia. Qualified candidates with an interest in 
serving may pick up an application from the City 
Clerk’s Office, located at 240 W. Huntington Drive, 
or print one off of the City’s website. Applications 
must be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office on or 
before the close of business on Thursday, May 24, 
2018. Appointments are expected to be made in 
June.


MONROVIA POLICE BLOTTER

AN INCREDIBLE MONROVIA DAYS CELEBRATION…


Vandalism May 17 at 10:30 a.m., a caller reported 
seeing fresh graffiti next to the train tracks in 
the 1100 block of S. Fifth. Officers arrived and 
graffiti removal was notified. This investigation 
is continuing. Criminal Threats / Brandishing a 
Firearm May 17 at 4:12 p.m., a resident in the 200 
block of Highland called the police after a family 
member had made criminal threats toward them 
and pointed a rifle at them. The family member fled 
the home after the police were called. Detectives 
obtained a search warrant to search the private 
bedroom of the suspect to look for additional 
weapons. This investigation is continuing. 

Injury Traffic Collision May 17 at 8:13 p.m., two 
vehicles collided in the 800 block of W. Colorado, 
causing one of the vehicles to collide into two 
parked vehicles. One of the drivers complained of 
pain and was transported to a nearby hospital. After 
an investigation was conducted, the party at fault 
was issued a citation. 

 

Public Intoxication – Suspect Arrested May 18 at 
6:53 p.m., an officer was patrolling the 100 block 
of E. Olive when he saw a male subject lying on 
the sidewalk in front of a bar. He stopped to see 
if the subject needed assistance and found him to 
be heavily intoxicated. After field sobriety tests were 
conducted, it was determined the subject was too 
drunk to care for his own safety. He was arrested 
and held for a sobering period. Fraud May 18 at 
7:31 p.m., a patron of a hotel in Monrovia realized 
he had lost his wallet, so he called his credit card 
company to cancel his card. He was notified that 
someone had already used it to purchase items 
at a store in the 300 block of W. Huntington. He 
immediately called the police. This investigation is 
continuing. 

Public Intoxication May 18 at 11:44 p.m., residents 
in the 100 block of W. Cypress called the police to 
report a male subject in their front yard who was 
yelling and causing a disturbance. Officers arrived 
and contacted the subject, who they found to be 
heavily intoxicated. After field sobriety tests were 
conducted, the subject was determined to be too 
drunk to care for his own safety, so he was arrested 
and held for a sobering period. Grand Theft Auto 
May 19 at 12:08 p.m., a resident in the 1700 block of 
Encino walked outside his home and discovered his 
Nissan had been stolen from his driveway sometime 
during the night. Officers responded and searched 
the area for the vehicle, but could not locate it. The 
vehicle was entered into the DMV stolen vehicle 
system. This investigation is continuing. 

Injury Traffic Collision May 19 at 12:22 p.m., 
two motorists collided into one another at the 
intersection of California and Central. Officers 
responded to investigate. One of the occupants 
complained of pain and was transported to a nearby 
hospital. After the investigation was completed, the 
motorist who was found to be at fault was issued a 
citation. 

Violation of a Court Order – Suspect Arrested 
May 20 at 4:34 a.m., a resident in the 500 block of 
E. Almond reported a former roommate was in her 
front yard causing a disturbance. She advised she 
had obtained a restraining order against him and 
he had been served. When officers arrived, the 
restrained person fled the front yard, but was found 
a short distance away. He was arrested and taken 
into custody. 

 

Attempt Grand Theft – Suspect Arrested May 20 
at 6:41 p.m., two male subjects entered a store in 
the 1600 block of S. Mountain and began filling 
an empty box with several power tools. They were 
stopped by store security as they attempted to flee 
the store with the merchandise. Officers arrived 
and took custody of both subjects. 

Warrant – Suspect Arrest May 20 at 7:24 p.m., 
an officer was patrolling the 300 block of W. 
Huntington when he saw a male subject whom he 
recognized. A computer check revealed the subject 
had five warrants for his arrest. He was arrested and 
taken into custody. 

DUI – Suspect Arrested May 21 at 12:12 a.m., an 
officer was patrolling the 2600 block of S. Myrtle 
when he saw a vehicle traveling south at a high rate 
of speed. He stopped the vehicle and contacted 
the driver, who he found to be intoxicated. Field 
sobriety tests were conducted and the driver was 
arrested for DUI. 

Battery May 21 at 4:10 p.m., a resident in the 300 
block of E. Palm reported his 25-year-old son had 
just hit him in the face, and then ran out of the 
house. Officers responded and searched for the 
suspect, but could not locate him. An emergency 
protection order was granted to the father. This 
investigation is continuing. 

Warrant / Possession of Drug Paraphernalia – 
Suspect Arrested May 21 at 5:05 p.m., a resident 
in the 600 block of E. Foothill reported a female 
subject was in her front yard and did not have 
permission to be on the private property. Officers 
responded and located the subject. A computer 
check revealed she had a warrant for her arrest. 
She was arrested and taken into custody. A search 
incident to arrest revealed she was in possession of 
drug paraphernalia. 

Which Included the City Successfully Defending Its 
Pie Eating Championship Title!What an amazing 
Monrovia Days weekend for our community! It 
started out three years ago as a modest effort to 
bring the Monrovia Days parade back in a joint 
City – School District effort. Last year, we added 
a carnival component to the event. And this year, 
we expanded the carnival while also extending the 
event to take place Friday – Sunday.And boy… 
what a three days we had!The crowds were bigger 
this year than ever. The fun and festivities were 
more impressive than we have seen in the past. And 
truly, our community won by being able to enjoy a 
terrific birthday party for Monrovia!Of particular 
note, I wanted to share with everyone that we 
significantly exceeded our revenue objectives this 
year. Staff will be developing a complete budget 
update for City Council consideration in the 
coming weeks, however, we thought it would be 
important to let everyone know that while we were 
hoping to sell $40,000 in tickets / wristbands for 
the carnival, we exceed that objective significantly! 
As of our initial count tonight, we made at least 
$76,000 in ticket sales for Monrovia Days!And 
what’s more… we also wanted to share that the City 
successfully defended our pie eating championship 
this year! The team of Mayor Adams, Council 
Member Spicer, Oliver Chi, Tina Cherry, and 
Eugene Suk dominated the pie eating event, taking 
home first place honors!One last thought before 
we move on to a few pictures from the Monrovia 
Days event… while there were a number of 
individuals and groups that made Monrovia Days 
2018 possible – including the MUSD and Centre 
Stage – the overall program simply would not 
have been possible without the leadership, hard 
work, and tremendous execution from the City 
representatives to the Monrovia Days steering 
committee. So a special shout out to Larry Spicer, 
Tina Cherry, and Katie Distelrath – the entire 
community thanks you for your tremendous 
efforts!

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