Mountain Views News, Sierra Madre Edition [Pasadena] Saturday, December 29, 2018

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Mountain View News Saturday, December 29, 2018 

ARCADIA POLICE BLOTTER

For the period of Sunday, December 16th, through 
Saturday, December 22nd, the Police Department 
responded to 983 calls for service, of which 131 required 
formal investigations. The following is a summary report 
of the major incidents handled by the Department during 
this period.

Sunday, December 16:

Shortly before 1:57 a.m., an officer initiated a traffic stop 
on a vehicle in the area of First Avenue and Huntington 
Drive for being parked too far away from the curb. 
Upon contacting the driver, the officer noticed a pellet 
gun rifle in the back seat. An investigation revealed 
the driver was in possession of burglary tools, a meth 
pipe, and believed the suspects were about to commit 
an armed robbery. The driver, a 24-year-old male 
from Pico Rivera, was arrested and transported to the 
Arcadia City Jail for booking. 

 At approximately 6:04 p.m., an officer responded 
to a residence in the 300 block of South Baldwin 
Avenue regarding a battery report. The wife stated she 
was pushed and punched by her husband, whom she 
is separated from, resulting in her hitting her head 
on a window. The suspect, a 27-year-old male from 
Bellflower, was gone before officers arrived. The suspect 
is outstanding at the time of this report. 

 Monday, December 17Just after 7:52 a.m., an officer 
responded to the 200 block of East Colorado Boulevard 
regarding a stolen vehicle report. The victim had his 
Hyundai Sonata stolen from the location sometime 
during the previous evening. No suspects were seen 
and no witnesses were located. 
At approximately 8:12 a.m., an officer responded to 
a construction site located in the 500 block of North 
Santa Anita Avenue regarding a grand theft report. 
The officer determined unknown suspect(s) entered 
the construction site by cutting a lock and fled with 
scaffolding planks valued at $1,620.00. No suspects 
were seen and no witnesses were located. 

Tuesday, December 18:

 Around 10:00 a.m., an officer responded to the 
Arcadia Library, 20 West Duarte Road, regarding a 
vandalism report. A library employee discovered an 
unknown suspect hacked into a public computer within 
the library and installed malware. The investigation is 
ongoing. 

 Just before 12:09 a.m., an officer responded to the 
300 block of Joyce Avenue regarding a theft from 
vehicle report. An investigation revealed an unknown 
suspect entered the unlocked car and stole headphones 
and knives. No suspects were seen and no witnesses 
were located. 

Wednesday, December 19:

 At about 2:34 a.m., officers responded to a home in 
the 300 block of Walnut Avenue regarding a domestic 
disturbance. An argument between a husband and wife 
escalated when the husband began to choke his wife. 
The wife sustained bruising to her neck. The suspect, 
a 56-year-old male from Arcadia, was arrested and 
transported to the Arcadia City Jail for booking. 

 Shortly after 3:30 a.m., officers responded to 
a residence in the 1400 block of San Carlos Road 
regarding a burglary in progress. The victim was 
awoken to two male suspects inside her home. One 
asked for money and the other grabbed her Life Alert 
device from around her neck. When the victim went to 
call police, the suspects fled. 

 They are described as two males wearing dark 
colored hooded sweatshirts with the hoods over their 
heads, 6’ tall, with slender builds. The investigation is 
ongoing. 

Thursday, December 20:

 Before 1:20 a.m., an officer initiated a traffic stop on 
a vehicle in the area of Huntington Drive and Baldwin 
Avenue for having defective lighting. An investigation 
revealed the 32-year-old male driver from Los Angeles 
was driving with a suspended license and was in 
possession of a stolen driver’s license and burglary tools. 
The passenger, a 20-year-old female from Los Angeles, 
was also in possession of burglary tools, and a records 
check revealed she had two outstanding misdemeanor 
warrants. Both were arrested and transported to the 
Arcadia City Jail for booking.

 Around 9:40 a.m., an officer responded to a 
residence in the 1000 block of Hampton Road regarding 
a burglary report. The officer determined unknown 
suspect(s) smashed a rear window, ransacked the 
home, and fled with costume jewelry. The investigation 
is ongoing. 

Friday, December 21: 

 At about 2:50 p.m., an officer responded to Johnny 
Rockets Restaurant, 400 South Baldwin Avenue, 
regarding a theft report. The suspect ordered a full 
meal and when the employee approached the suspect 
about paying, the 22-year-old male from Los Angeles 
ignored the employee and fled on foot. Officers located 
the suspect, arrested him and transported him to the 
Arcadia City Jail for booking. 

 Just before 6:59 p.m., an officer responded to the 
intersection of Huntington Drive and Santa Anita 
Avenue regarding the activation of an Arcadia Police 
Department GPS tracking device. An investigation 
revealed a male and female suspect stole a generator 
containing a tracking device. A records check revealed 
the 29-year-old male from Santa Fe Springs was on 
probation. The 18-year-old female from Whittier 
provided the officer with a false name to avoid 
identification. Both were arrested and transported to 
the Arcadia City Jail for booking.

Saturday, December 22:

 Shortly after 4:37 p.m., officers responded to 
Sephora, 400 South Baldwin Avenue, regarding a 
theft report. A loss prevention specialist witnessed 
the suspect steal nearly $670.00 worth of merchandise 
before exiting the store, failing to make payment. The 
24-year-old female from Whittier had also stolen 
merchandise from other stores within the Santa Anita 
Mall. She was arrested and transported to the Arcadia 
City Jail for booking. 

 At approximately 7:06 p.m., an officer responded 
to the 800 block of South Baldwin Avenue regarding 
a vehicle burglary report. Sometime between 6:10 p.m. 
and 7:10 p.m., an unknown suspect smashed the front 
passenger window and stole the victim’s purse. No 
suspects were seen and no witnesses were located. 


NATIONAL RECREATION AREA UPDATE – 
SENATOR HARRIS’ PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH 
THE SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS FOOTHILLS AND 
RIVERS PROTECTION ACT DOES ENCROACH INTO 
MONROVIA


As you may know, California Senator Kamala 
Harris recently introduced Federal legislation 
known as the San Gabriel Mountains Foothills 
and Rivers Protection Act. During the past several 
weeks, staff has been making additional inquiries 
with various sources to determine the extent of the 
proposed legislation. Our efforts have been two fold 
– to conduct additional research into the proposed 
legislation to determine its potential impacts on 
Monrovia, and to see if we can find a map which 
outlines the boundaries of the proposed National 
Recreation Area (NRA).

 The assessment has been rather difficult to 
conduct, as repeated attempts to obtain a map of the 
NRA (including through direct contact with Senator 
Harris’ staff) have resulted in staff being told that 
“there is no map” of the boundaries of the proposed 
NRA. Our team here at the City has, however, 
continued to dig for additional information, and 
based on this analysis, we can confirm that there is 
indeed a map of the proposed NRA associated with 
Senator Harris’ legislation, and that the proposed 
measure is a companion bill to the NRA legislation 
previously introduced by Congressmember Judy 
Chu. Our preliminary findings are summarized as 
follows:

• A map of the proposed NRA boundaries 
associated with Senator Harris’ legislation does exist. 
In reading through the legislation, it refers to several 
different studies in identifying the boundaries of 
the proposed NRA. Our team went back to those 
source documents, and found the actual map that 
is being referred to in the current NRA measure 
being considered. A higher resolution of that map 
is included as an attachment to this email for your 
reference, and a couple of screen shots to highlight 
that information are included below.
• A full copy of Senator Harris’ proposed NRA 
legislation can be found onlineA press release issued 
by Senator Harris highlighted that her NRA bill 
(known as the San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and 
Rivers Protection Act) seeks to “restore, enhance, 
and preserve California’s wilderness and public 
lands, as well as expand economic and recreational 
opportunities for the surrounding communities.” 
Furthermore, the press release highlights that 
the measure introduced by Senator Harris is a 
companion to the “House legislation introduced by 
Rep. Chu (D-CA).” A copy of that press release can 
be found online.
• Of note, the proposed measure does not seem to 
impact non-Federally owned land, however, it does 
create an additional overlay of Federal bureaucracy 
over the entire NRA area (including portions of 
Monrovia), and it mandates that within 3-years 
after the passage of the law, the Secretary of the 
Interior prepare a comprehensive Management 
Plan to further the goals of legislation. Those goals 
include:
• To conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit 
and enjoyment of present and future generations 
the ecological, scenic, wildlife, recreational, cultural, 
historical, natural, educational, and scientific 
resources of the recreation area.
• To provide environmentally responsible, well 
managed recreational opportunities within the 
recreation area, and improve access to and from the 
recreation area.
• To provide expanded educational and 
interpretive services that will increase public 
understanding of and appreciation for the natural 
and cultural resources of the recreation area.
• To facilitate the cooperative management of 
the lands and resources within the recreation 
area, in collaboration with the State and political 
subdivisions of the State, historical, business, 
cultural, civic, recreational, tourism and other 
nongovernmental organizations, and the public.
• To allow the continued use of the recreation 
area by all persons, entities, and local government 
agencies in activities relating to integrated water 
management, flood protection, water conservation, 
water quality, water rights, water supply, 
groundwater recharge and monitoring, wastewater 
treatment, public roads and bridges, and utilities 
within or adjacent to the recreation area.


 Staff will continue monitoring this particular 
matter, and we will certainly let everyone know 
about any relevant developments that occur 
regarding this issue.

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