 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ARCADIA - Two men made off with $10,900 in sunglasses from a store at Santa Anita Mall April 22. Officers were called to Sunglass Hut, 400 S. Baldwin Ave., around 7:41 p.m. to a report of grand theft. Surveillance footage showed two men taking the sunglasses, Arcadia Police said. The suspects are two Black men, both 20 to 24 years old with thin builds.
One suspect wore a black hooded sweatshirt with “Self Love” written on the back. The second suspect wore a blue hooded sweatshirt with “NYC” written on the front, Arcadia Police said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ARCADIA - Police are investigating a crime in which a man stole $45,000 from a victim he was dating and convinced to open a bank account. Police took a report Saturday, April 27 from the victim who reported being influenced by the man to open a checking account and deposit a large sum of money, Arcadia Police said. The suspect helped the victim open the account and began withdrawing cash without the victim’s knowledge, Arcadia Police said.
The suspect is only described as a 58-year-old Temple City man. He was still outstanding at the time the police weekly police activity report was written April 30.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ARCADIA - A robbery suspect fled in an SUV after a woman’s purse was strong-armed from her Wednesday morning. The robbery occurred before 11:30 a.m. May 1 in a parking lot at the Bank of America Financial Center, 1234 S. Baldwin Ave. A black leather purse containing a passport and wallet was taken from the victim, according to the Arcadia Police Department.
The victim’s iPhone was also originally taken, but was found in the parking lot. The suspect fled in a grey Volkswagen SUV with tinted windows and were seen fleeing north on Baldwin Avenue to Duarte Road.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ARCADIA - Three men were involved in a robbery in which one of the suspects struck the victim with a tire iron, Arcadia Police said. The attack and robbery occurred around 12:28 p.m. April 16 in the area of El Monte Avenue and Longden Avenue. The victim pulled to a curb and exited to inspect his truck bed’s contents. Three men approached and the victim was hit with the tire iron, Arcadia Police said. The victim’s wallet and cellphone were taken.
The victim declined medical treatment, Arcadia Police said. The suspects, only described as Black men in their 30s, fled the scene in a silver four-door sedan.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ARCADIA - Another day, another thief was followed with the help of a GPS tracker after the suspect took a package Tuesday morning. The suspect took a package from the area of Huntington Drive and Michillinda Avenue just before 1:30 a.m. April 23. The suspect refused to stop for officers once found and evaded them, according to the Arcadia Police Department. The suspect in a grey 2015 four-door Kia Optima fled from officers at high speed, sometimes reaching 90 miles per hour on surface streets, according to Arcadia Police radio traffic.
Due to the unsafe speed, officers cancelled the pursuit near Rosemead Boulevard and Del Mar Boulevard in Pasadena, Arcadia Police said. When the GPS tracker became stationary, officers found the abandoned suspect vehicle near Del Mar Boulevard and Craig Avenue in Pasadena, Arcadia Police said. The vehicle was actually located in the 2100 block of San Pasqual Street. The stolen package was recovered and the suspect outstanding.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ARCADIA - Officers are searching for an unspecified number of suspects after the end of a pursuit. One person has been detained, according to the Sierra Madre Police Department, which is assisting Arcadia officers with a yard-to-yard search. The search is being conducted in the area of West Floral Avenue and Rodeo Road. The search for the fleeing pursuit suspects began some time before 6 p.m. near the 210 freeway and Santa Anita Avenue.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ARCADIA - Detectives are searching for a suspect or suspects involved in two nearly simultaneous pharmacy burglaries early Sunday. Officers responded to a pharmacy in the 600 block of West Duarte Road at 1:09 a.m. and found a shattered glass window. Officers found the business ransacked and cash taken from a register, Arcadia Police said. Four minutes later, officers responded to a pharmacy in the 1100 block of South Baldwin Avenue and found a glass door shattered. A bottle of medicine was taken from the pharmacy, but the suspect or suspects got more than they bargained for. “The bottle of medicine contained a GPS Tracker,” Arcadia Police said in a written statement.
Officers attempted to follow the location of the GPS tracker as it moved along surface streets. It then was tracked east on the 210 freeway until the tracker came to a halt on the east 210 freeway near Diamond Street in Monrovia. Officers searched and eventually recovered the GPS tracker, but they did not explicitly state if the bottle of medicine was recovered. There was no suspect or vehicle description provided.  PHOTO/Courtesy of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ARCADIA - Homicide detectives are looking for what they call a stolen vehicle taken from a woman believed to have been murdered. The victim, only described as a 76-year-old Asian woman, was found not breathing in the rear yard of her home in the 300 block of East Forest Avenue just before 7 a..m. April 9. The woman was declared dead at the scene. The victim was identified as Chyong Jen Tsai of Arcadia, according to Sarah Ardalani of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. The woman’s death was initially deemed suspicious, but detectives have not said how she died. A cause of death will be revealed by the county coroner.
The woman’s white 2005 Lexus RX 300 is missing from the location, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide Bureau. The Lexus sports license plate number 5LOG473. No suspect description or motive is known at this time. Anyone with information on the stolen vehicle’s whereabouts or on the death is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ARCADIA - A female was found dead at a residence early Tuesday, police said. Police received a call at 6:53 a.m. to the 300 block of East Forest Avenue. Officers arrived and found the female’s body in the rear yard of the home, according to Lt. Mike Castro of the Arcadia Police Department. It is not yet clear why the death is deemed suspicious.
Homicide detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are en route to investigate, Castro said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ARCADIA - Four suspects are being sought after taking nearly $8,000 in merchandise from Victoria’s Secret at Santa Anita Mall March 30. Officers were called to investigate the grand theft just after 9:30 p.m. A store employee witnessed three Black women and one Black man take the merchandise, according to the Arcadia Police Department. Police did not state if a getaway vehicle was seen fleeing the location. |
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