 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ARCADIA - Four teens stole two gold chains at gunpoint from their victim Tuesday night, Arcadia Police were told.
The robbery occurred at 420 N. Santa Anita Ave. sometime after 10:30 p.m. August 29. One of the suspects was armed with what appeared to be a black semiautomatic handgun, according to Arcadia Police radio traffic. Three suspects fled on foot north to an apartment complex at 21 E. Colorado Blvd. where they jumped a fence to nearby Newman Avenue. A fourth suspect escaped into a gold Lincoln SUV which was driven south on Santa Anita Avenue, according to Arcadia Police radio traffic. All four suspects were described as Latino males ranging from 14 to 15 years old. One suspect appeared 15 years old, 5 feet 9 inches tall, 150 pounds and has short black hair with a heart shaved into the back of his head. He wore a black polo and black pants. A second suspect appeared 15 years old, 5 feet 6 inches tall, 130 pounds and has short black hair in a bowl cut. He wore silver earrings, a black Ralph Lauren hooded sweatshirt, gray sweatpants and black shoes. Suspect three appeared 15 years old with black puffy hair. No other description was available. The fourth suspect appeared 14 years old. He wore a blue cap. No other description was available.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ARCADIA - A man found dead in a flood control channel Thursday morning died accidentally after attempting to crawl over a fence to gain access to an apartment complex, investigators said Friday.
The body was discovered Thursday, August 24. The man apparently was trying to gain access to the apartment complex to retrieve property from his friend’s unit that he visited the previous night, according to Det. Sanchez of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau. Firefighters were called to an EMS report at that location around 7:40 a.m. Thursday and left without transporting anybody, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The man was unable to walk into the property and could not drive in. He attempted to scale a fence around 8:40 p.m. the previous night and then fell in to the flood control channel. Security video from nearby led investigators to this conclusion, Sanchez told SGV CityWatch.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ARCADIA - It’s Déjà vu all over again: a flash mob of robbers took off with expensive items from a Macy’s Tuesday.
At least five suspects reportedly took high-priced perfumes from Macy’s at the Shops at Santa Anita, 400 S. Baldwin Ave. Officers were called to the Macy’s just after 1:10 p.m. August 22. The suspects were decked out in hoodies and face masks, piling stolen merchandise into bags, while shoppers and employees looked on. The robbery video was shared on the Citizen App. The suspects fled in a black sedan.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ARCADIA - A 21-year-old woman accused of holding a knife while advancing on an Arcadia Police officer is in stable condition Sunday after being shot.
The officer shot the woman in the upper torso after she pulled a kitchen knife tucked in her pocket, raised it above her shoulders and advanced toward the Officer, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau. Arcadia. Police officers were called to a report of a person armed with a knife around 9:09 p.m. Saturday, August 12. The mother of the suspect called on her own daughter. During the investigation, the suspect was seen exiting the location. She re-entered that location only to exit one more time and she began advancing towards the officer. “The officer ordered the disturbing party to show her hands. She kept advancing toward the officer, and at one point, removed a kitchen knife from her pocket. She then began running toward the officer with the knife raised above her shoulders, holding it in a stabbing position. At this time, an officer-involved shooting occurred,” according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau in a written statement. Officers rendered medical aid to the suspect until paramedics, arrived to continue treatment and transported her to a nearby hospital.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ARCADIA - A 33-year-old woman received a laceration to her head and a puncture wound to her nose while being struck with a small axe June 19.
The 4 a.m. attack stemmed over two women fighting for the same man. During an argument at the Arcadia station, one woman pulled out a small axe and struck the other two to three times, according to Kari Mercer, public information officer for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Transit Services Bureau. Deputies were called to Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena around 5:30 a.m. June 19 where the victim spilled the beans of the attack. In addition to the three-quarter inch laceration and punctured nose, the victim was also bit on her left elbow, Mercer told SGV CityWatch. Deputies located the 38-year-old suspect at the Arcadia station June 23 around 2 p.m. and arrested her. She was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, Mercer told SGV CityWatch. Both victim and suspects are unhoused, Mercer told SGV CityWatch.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ARCADIA - Burglary suspects failed to escape police while leaving the scene of the crime May 3.
Police said a burglary occurred at a residence in the 00 block of West Wistaria just before 2:53 p.m. Two vehicles were seen fleeing the neighborhood. One vehicle was abandoned near Sierra Madre Villa and the 210 freeway where four suspects fled on foot, but were arrested, according to the Arcadia Police Department. A second vehicle fled onto the west 210 freeway. It made it all the way to East Los Angeles where one suspect was arrested, according to the Arcadia Police Department. Arrested were:
All five suspects were booked on suspicion of residential burglary.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ARCADIA - A phoned-in threat of a shooting at Arcadia High School put the campus on lockdown Tuesday while officers searched to find any suspects.
An unidentified caller phoned the Arcadia Police Department at 3:18 p.m. February 21 and said he was at the high school and was going to shoot people. No one was found, according to the Arcadia Police Department. Students were released under the supervision of police officers after the campus was secured, and the lockdown was lifted. Anyone with information on this incident is urged to call the Arcadian police department at 626-574-5151 and reference case number 23–849. Remain anonymous by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or lacrimestoppers.org.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ARCADIA - A man and woman were jailed Saturday, after an alleged unprovoked axe attack near the Arcadia L Line Station.
The male suspect is accused of swinging an axe at someone unprovoked around 8:49 a.m. January 7. The victim fled and contacted police who were directed to an electrical storage room where both suspects apparently broke into and were living in, according to the Arcadia Police Department. Logan Mychal Rachman, 42, of Arcadia and Stephanie Rose Ernst, 32, of La Verne, were arrested. Amongst the charges are burglary and assault with a deadly weapon. Rachman is being held in lieu of $30,000 bail. Ernst is being held in lieu of $20,000 bail in the Century Regional Detention Facility. Both are scheduled to appear in Pasadena Municipal Court Tuesday, January 10.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ARCADIA - Two men were arrested recently, allegedly found with a large amount of stolen mail, shaved keys from the US Postal Service, narcotics and stolen license plates.
Both suspects, 30-year-old Rosemead man Dan Lopez and 38-year-old Tao Mach of Diamond Bar, were detained during a traffic stop after officers were alerted that the vehicle the suspects were in had entered the city, according to the Arcadia Police Department. Officers were alerted to the vehicle entering the city at 4:06 a.m. December 23. Both suspects were booked on a variety of charges, according to the Arcadia Police Department.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ARCADIA - A man, a woman and three juveniles were taken into custody Thursday after officers reportedly found a burglary tool and suspected stolen property during a traffic stop.
Officers discovered the items during a traffic stop in the area of Camino Real Avenue and Santa Anita Avenue. The traffic stop was conducted around 3:14 p.m. December 22. Arcadia Police detectives and a local task force investigated the vehicle, tied to a previous burglary, and a second vehicle, believing an additional burglary occurred. “Officers later attempted to locate the additional burglary, but they were unsuccessful. During a search of both vehicles, a burglary tool seen on video from yesterday’s burglary, and suspected stolen property, were found. Additionally, unique clothing tied to another burglary was located,” according to the Arcadia Police Department in a written statement. Given the evidence discovered, detectives believed the suspects intended on committing another burglary. Anyone with information on this incident is urged to call the Arcadia Police Department at 626-574-5151, reference case numbers 22-5352 and 22-5358. Remain anonymous by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or lacrimestoppers.org. |
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