Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Weekly Tip - Install Your License Plates
California law requires all registered vehicles that were issued two license plates, properly display both plates on the vehicle. Basically, all street legal cars are required to have two plates. Many times, vehicles may be purchased from dealerships that do not install a front license plate mount to the vehicle. This is not an excuse for failing to properly display and mount the license plate. A driver may be stopped and cited for not having license plates properly displayed. Some communities, like Arcadia, issue parking citations to vehicles that are parked without plates properly affixed. Simply having the plate in your car or tossing it on the dash board does not suffice. Please install your license plates according to CVC 5200 and CVC 5201. The law was modified in 2011 to also require the plates be mounted so that the characters are upright and display from left to right. Take a look at the links provided for specific language from the California Department of Motor Vehicles.
Friday, July 27, 2012
National Night Out 2012
National Night Out is fast approaching and we wanted to let everyone know a bit about the night and how it will be celebrated here in Arcadia. Celebrating it’s 29th year, National Night Out is a unique crime and drug prevention event that is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch. This year the date for National Night Out is Tuesday, August 7, 2012 and here is what it is designed to do:
• Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness;
• Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime programs;
• Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and
• Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.
This is Americas night out against crime! The City of Arcadia will be celebrating National Night Out on Thursday, August 2, 2012 and it will be in conjunction the Arcadia Summer Concert on the lawn series. Please stop by and show your support for Arcadia’s Police and Fire Departments who will be in attendance for this very special occasion. Free fingerprinting for the kids, crime prevention materials and other information will be available. Last year over 37 million people, from 15,000 communities in all 50 states participated in this nationwide event.
Arcadia City Hall
240 West Huntington Drive
Thursday, August 2, 2012
6:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Weekly Tip - "Make the Call...Stay Anonymous"
Los Angeles Regional Crime Stoppers was formed to give the Community an opportunity to pass on timely, relevant, and anonymous tips to local Law Enforcement. Tips from you help in the fight to reduce crime and greatly enhance our ability to obtain information on suspects, potential threats to public safety, and to help prevent crime before it happens. Below are some impressive statistics for LA Crime Stoppers. The stats are through July 1, 2012.
Tips Received
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20,427
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Arrests Made
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945
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Homicides Solved
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11
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Weapons Recovered
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84
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Property Recovered
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$362,828
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Drugs Seized
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$4,029,940
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People are sometimes reluctant to contact the police and may shy away from reporting information for fear of retaliation. Crime Stoppers gives you the opportunity to deliver tips anonymously while still making a difference in the fight on crime. Tips can be made by phone, by text, or from the Internet. Anyone submitting a tip is eligible to receive a cash reward if the information given leads to an arrest or criminal filing of a felony or misdemeanor offender. The toll-free phone number to LA Crime Stoppers is (800) 222-TIPS.
The Arcadia Police Department is proud to be one of the numerous area police agencies participating in the Los Angeles Regional Crime Stoppers program.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Honor for Slain Officer Albert E. Matthies
Members of the Arcadia Police and Fire Associations honored slain Arcadia Police Officer Albert E. Matthies yesterday with the reveal of a new headstone at Matthies' gravesite. Family members, to include Officer Matthies' daughter, Zora Kristufek, her daughter Roxanna Perez, and her granddaughter Sheryl Straub, were all in attendance. Two former Arcadia Police Chiefs, Neal Johnson and Bob Sanderson, joined current Police and Fire Cheifs Bob Guthrie and Tony Trabbie, Arcadia Mayor Bob Harbicht, City Manager Dominic Lazzaretto, members of the police and fire departments, and others, to mark this 85th anniversary of Officer Matthies death.
APOA member, Officer Daniel Tea, spearheaded the project and was honored to assist Zora at the ceremony (pictured below). Zora was only 6 years old at the time of her father's murder in 1927. Officer Matthies also served as the Assistant Fire Chief during his tenure. During this period, the police and fire departments were joined as a single agency in Arcadia.
Live Oak Memorial Park played a key role in assisting the APOA and AFFA in making this honor possible. Live Oak Memorial Park is located in Monrovia and is where Officer Matthies was laid to rest.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
In Remembrance of Arcadia Police Officer Albert E. Matthies
Today is the 85th anniversary of the murder of Arcadia Police Officer Albert E. Matthies, the only Arcadia Police Officer to be killed in the line of duty. Officer Matthies was shot while detaining three young men near the intersection of Northview and Foothill in north Arcadia on July 18, 1927, shortly before midnight. Officer Matthies came upon the men inside a vehicle parked on Northview. Officer Matthies was unaware that the men were preparing to conduct a robbery at a business nearby. The rear seat passenger was Frank Miller. Miller pulled out a .45 cal handgun and shot at Matthies, striking him in the neck. Matthies later died from the gunshot wound at 12:07 AM on July 19, 1927.
Leo Bertolina, a friend of Matthies, was riding along that night in the police car. Bertolina was able to scramble away after being shot at and hit with flying glass from windows being struck by gunfire. Bertolina telephoned for additional police assistance. The trio of suspects got away that night but were later apprehended in Los Angeles within days. The three suspects were later convicted of the murder of Officer Matthies and sentenced to prison. The shooter died in prison. The two accomplices were later paroled and died shortly after release.
The murder of Officer Matthies is memorialized at the following locations:
•Plaque memorial at Foothill Blvd/Northview Ave, Arcadia CA. Northview Avenue has been co-named Albert Matthies Way in honor of Officer Matthies.
•Los Angeles County Peace Officers Memorial, Whittier CA
•California Peace Officers Memorial, Sacramento CA
•National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, Washington DC
The Arcadia Police Officers' Association will honor the memory of Officer Matthies by placing a new headstone at the gravesite of Officer Matthies later today. Please join us in honoring the memory of this Arcadia hero.
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