Mountain Views News, Sierra Madre Edition [Pasadena] Saturday, June 16, 2018

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Mountain View News Saturday, June 16, 2018 

ARCADIA POLICE BLOTTER

METHODIST HOSPITAL OFFERS 

FREE HEART LECTURE ON JUNE 23

For the period of Sunday, June 3rd, through Saturday, 
June 9th, the Police Department responded to 946 calls 
for service, of which 112 required formal investigations. 
The following is a summary report of the major incidents 
handled by the Department during this period.

Sunday, June 3:

 Shortly before 9:47 a.m., an officer responded to 
Academicise Preschool, 325 East Live Oak Avenue, 
regarding a vandalism report. The reporting party 
located the word, “PReD 666” on one of the building 
walls. The investigation is ongoing. 

Monday, June 4:

 At approximately 10:49 a.m., an officer responded 
to a residence in the 800 block of La Cadena Avenue 
regarding a fraud report. The officer discovered an 
unknown suspect used the victim’s bank account to 
purchase a cellphone in the City of Roseville, California. 
The victim does not know how the suspect obtained his 
personal information or the identity of the suspect. 

 Just after 15:13 p.m., an officer responded to Santa 
Anita Race Track, 285 West Huntington Drive, regarding 
a theft report. An investigation revealed the race track’s 
security department identified a known thief, located 
him, and found him in possession of the stolen tools and 
electronics. He was also in possession of a smoking pipe 
and methamphetamine. The 30-year-old male from La 
Puente was arrested and transported to the Arcadia City 
Jail for booking. 

 At approximately 5:28 p.m., an officer responded to 
a residence in the 600 block of South Baldwin Avenue 
regarding a burglary report. The victim stated an 
unknown suspect broke a front window, entered his 
residence, and fled with $100.00 worth of marijuana. No 
suspects were seen and no witnesses were located. 

Tuesday, June 5:

1. Around 1:07 p.m., officers responded to Albertson’s, 
298 East Live Oak Avenue, regarding a robbery report. 
Officers determined the suspect, a 47-year-old male from 
El Monte, attempted to exit the store with $67.00 worth of 
meat but when the manager approached him, he pushed 
the manager and fled without the groceries. He was 
located, arrested, and transported to the Arcadia City 
Jail for booking. 


Wednesday, June 6:

 At about 12:14 p.m., an officer responded to a 
residence in the 100 block of West Palm Drive regarding 
an attempted burglary report. An investigation revealed 
two females were seen running away from the side 
gate of a residence and entering a silver Kia. They fled 
westbound on Palm Drive. The suspects did not gain 
entry into the victim’s residence and no property was 
reported missing. 

 The suspects are described as wearing hooded 
sweatshirts and gloves. The investigation is ongoing.

 Shortly after 1:53 p.m., an officer responded to 
the Pizza Hut parking lot, 161 East Live Oak Avenue, 
regarding a vehicle burglary report. The unknown 
suspect smashed a rear window and stole a case of water. 
No suspects were seen and no witnesses were located. 

 Just before 3:21 p.m., an officer received notification 
that a nearby vehicle had passed an Automated 
License Plate Reader system and that the vehicle had 
been reported stolen out of Paramount. The officer 
conducted an enforcement stop on the vehicle and the 
driver attempted to flee on foot. The officer successfully 
detained the suspect and found her to be in possession 
of shaved keys, methamphetamine, and a smoking pipe. 
The 27-year-old female from Norwalk was arrested and 
transported to the Arcadia City Jail for booking. 

Thursday, June 7:

2. Before 11:41 a.m., an officer responded to Arcadia 
Methodist Hospital regarding a robbery report. The 
victim stated he was walking in the 800 block of South 
Baldwin Avenue when he was struck with an unknown 
hard object before the suspect stole his wallet. No 
suspects were seen and no witnesses were located. The 
investigation is ongoing. The victim walked to Arcadia 
Methodist Hospital for evaluation. 
Around 11:41 a.m., an officer responded to LA Fitness, 
1325 South Baldwin Avenue, regarding a burglary 
report. An investigation revealed an unknown suspect 
entered the men’s locker room, damaged the victim’s 
lock, and stole his car keys. The suspect then entered 
his vehicle and stole the victim’s watch, wallet, and other 
personal items. The investigation is ongoing. 
At about 3:03 p.m., an officer responded to the 700 
block of West Duarte Road regarding an activation of 
an Arcadia Police Department GPS tracker. Arcadia 
PD detectives had previously deployed decoy packages 
containing bait property and tracking devices to combat 
the increase in package thefts from residential areas. 
The officer discovered the suspects, a 44-year-old female 
from San Gabriel and a 36-year-old male from San 
Gabriel had the stolen package, property, and tracking 
device in their vehicle. Both suspects were arrested and 
transported to the Arcadia City Jail for booking. 


Friday, June 8: 

 Just before 11:12 p.m., an officer responded to a 
residence in the 600 block of Beverly Drive regarding 
found property. An investigation revealed an unknown 
suspect stole mail from a residence in the 100 block of 
Genoa Street and then discarded the items on Beverly 
Drive. No suspects were seen and no witnesses were 
located. 

 Shortly after 9:38 p.m., officers responded to a 
residence in the 1000 block of South 6th Avenue 
regarding a burglary in progress. The victim encountered 
the suspect as he attempted to enter her home. She 
scared them off and they fled before officers arrived. 

 The suspect is described as a light skinned male, 
possibly Hispanic or black. He was wearing a light 
blue hooded sweatshirt with an undistinguishable 
white graphic on the front. A second suspect was 
heard running but was never seen. The investigation is 
ongoing. 

Saturday, June 9:

 At approximately 4:48 p.m., an officer responded 
to Santa Anita Race Track, 285 West Huntington 
Drive, regarding an assault report. An investigation 
revealed two suspects initiated a fight with the victim 
after making insulting comments to the victim. A 
records check revealed both suspects had outstanding 
misdemeanor warrants. The 25-year-old male from 
Duarte and 26-year-old male from Duarte were arrested 
and transported to the Arcadia City Jail for booking. 

The American Heart Association reports that more 
than 2.7 million Americans are living with a serious 
condition called Atrial Fibrillation, also known as 
AFib, which is a quivering or irregular heartbeat 
(arrhythmia) that can lead to blood clots, stroke, 
heart failure and other heart-related complications.

 The Good News: AFib is treatable. You’re invited 
to a FREE lecture with board certified cardiologist 
Jesus Vazquez, MD, who will address the signs, 
symptoms, treatments and prevention techniques 
for AFib. The free lecture will be held from 10 a.m. 
to noon on Saturday, June 23 at Methodist Hospital 
of Southern California, 300 W. Huntington Drive, 
Arcadia. Space is limited: Please RSVP via our 
community calendar at www.methodisthospital.
org/lecture or call 626-821-2389.


MONROVIA POLICE BLOTTER

DUARTE’S JOINT MEETING AND

HONORING DR. MUCERINO

Public Intoxication – Suspect Arrested 

June 7 at 1:01 a.m., an officer was on patrol in the 
800 block of E. Olive when he saw a male subject in 
Recreation Park after closing hours. He stopped the 
subject to issue a citation and found him to be too 
intoxicated to care for his own safety. The subject was 
arrested for being drunk in public. 

Residential Burglary 

June 7 at 8:56 a.m., a resident in the 600 block of Parker 
walked outside her home and discovered she had left 
her garage door open all night. She noticed several 
things were stolen from the garage and from inside her 
unlocked vehicle, which was parked in the garage. This 
investigation is continuing. 

Public Intoxication – Suspect Arrested 

June 7 at 9:45 a.m., a caller reported a male subject 
walking down the middle of the street in the 1600 block 
of S. Myrtle. Officers located the subject and found him 
to be too intoxicated to care for his own safety; he was 
arrested for public intoxication and taken into custody. 

Shoplifting / Drug Activity – Suspect Arrested 

June 7 at 2:09 p.m., a male subject was detained by 
employees of a store in the 500 of W. Huntington 
because they had observed him shoplifting. Officers 
arrived, arrested the suspect and the merchandise was 
returned to the store. The subject was also found to be 
in possession of methamphetamine. 

Injury Traffic Collision 

June 7 at 6:26 p.m., a caller reported that two vehicles 
had collided in the 500 block of W. Foothill. Officers 
arrived and found one of the drivers was complaining 
of pain, so she was treated by paramedics. After 
investigation, the driver at fault was issued a citation. 

Vandalism 

June 7 at 6:51 p.m., a resident in the 100 block of Hidden 
Valley returned home and discovered someone had 
pried open his locked mailbox. The mail had already 
been delivered and collected earlier in the day, so no 
mail was stolen. This investigation is continuing.

DUI – Suspect Arrested 

June 7 at 11:56 p.m., an officer was patrolling the 2600 
block of S. Myrtle when he saw a motorist commit a 
driving violation. He stopped the vehicle and found the 
driver to be intoxicated. After field sobriety tests were 
conducted, the driver was arrested for DUI. 

Drug Offense – Suspects Arrested 

June 8 at 1:02 a.m., an officer was patrolling the 800 
block of E. Olive when he saw a male subject loitering 
in Recreation Park. He stopped the subject for being 
in the park after closing. The subject was found to be 
in possession of a pipe that had been used to smoke 
methamphetamine. The suspect was arrested. 

Drug Offense – Suspect Arrested 

June 8 at 2:26 a.m., employees of a hotel in the 700 block 
of W. Huntington reported a female subject sleeping in 
a vehicle in the hotel parking lot. Officers contacted 
the subject and a computer check revealed she was on 
parole. She claimed she had a room in the hotel. When 
officers checked the room, they found another female 
subject in the room that was in possession of heroin. 
That subject was arrested for possession of a controlled 
substance. 

Warrant – Suspect Arrested 

June 8 at 2:54 a.m., an officer was on patrol in the 2000 
block of S. Myrtle when he saw a bicyclist commit a 
violation of the rules of the road. He stopped the 
bicyclist and a computer check revealed he had a 
warrant for his arrest. The subject was arrested and 
taken into custody. 

By Joan Schmidt

Last night was bittersweet. The Monrovia-Arcadia-
Duarte Town Council were Invited Guests at the 
joint Duarte City Council/Duarte School Board 
Meeting. There was so much positive information 
given. The City, unlike many neighboring cities, 
has seen crime reduction. Unfortunately Brian 
Villalobos told us that LA County Probation 
is taking away our Kevin Paris at Pamela Park. 
(Duarte is also losing a Probation Officer) This is 
very upsetting; Kevin held Parenting Classes and so 
many positive programs for teenagers. Probation 
wants their officers working with parolees, not as 
counselors, for teens. It’s a shame-proactive positive 
programs are what keep teens on the right track. 

 We saw slides of the various schools and how well 
students are doing. There also was an update on the 
California School of the Arts. A short history was 
given and their curriculum program and emphasis 
on arts were explained. Dr. Mucerino told us that 
students from 86 cities attend the California School 
of the Arts. 

 How did Dr. Mucerino and the School Board turn 
the Duarte School District around into a Magnet 
School District? First there was a competitive 
advantage plan which was implemented in the 
2016-2017:

- Duarte Unified School District was rebranded.

- Grades K-8 focused on vigorous academics 
and STEM (Science, technology, Engineering, 
Mathematics)

- Early College Comprehensive High school

- Career Technical education

- Pathways Programs

- CA School of the Arts.

 Prior to this meeting was a wonderful reception 
for Dr. Mucerino. Dinner and appetizers were 
provided by Skewers and everyone raved about 
the food. There were so many accolades for Dr. 
Mucerino. Beginning was Duarte’s Mayor John 
Fasana who presented a tile of Duarte. Also 
attending were Mayor Pro tem Liz Reilly and 
Council Members Sam Kang and Tzeital Paras-
Caracci. Certificates were presented by Kristy 
Lopez (Senator Anthony Portantino), Veronica 
Lopez (Assemblywoman Blanca Rubio), Sara 
Maravilla (Supervisor Kathryn Barger) and Dave 
Hall (Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte Town Council). 
School Board President Rev. Doug Edwards, and 
Members Tom Reyes, Reina Diaz and Ken Bell 
also attended. The School District will honor Dr. 
Mucerino at an additional reception on Thursday. 
Captain Dave Flores from Temple Station, Duarte’s 
Sgt. Osterman and School Resource Deputy 
McLean also were on hand. Betty Mc Williams 
from Foothill Unity Center and Bob Cruz from the 
Gas Company spoke of Mucerino’s commitment to 
youths and the community as he also was on the 
Foothill Unity Center Board. Everyone wishes Dr. 
Mucerino much success and happiness in his new 
position in the Alvord School District in Riverside 
County.


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