The holiday season is a time
known for being with family and friends and for gift giving. As the holidays draw nearer, the number of
packages ordered, shipped and received increases dramatically. Would-be thieves are aware of this, and often
roam residential neighborhoods looking for easy targets of opportunity. The Arcadia Police Department is committed to
reducing property crimes this holiday season by taking a proactive approach to
catch criminals as they commit crimes.
The police department has
procured a number of GPS tracking devices in an effort to accomplish this goal. Detectives are partnering with citizens and
local businesses and placing bait packages equipped with tracking devices,
which notify police personnel when packages have been stolen. This technology allows officers to locate
suspects with a high degree of accuracy, in order to stop criminals from
continuing their crime spree. Thus far, Arcadia
Officers have arrested four (4) career criminals for thefts, by using this new
technology. In our most recent case,
officers discovered a number of other packages that had been stolen from Arcadia
residents, in addition to the bait package deployed by the police
department. This arrest ensured the
items intended to be received by our residents were delivered in time for the
holidays. If you wish to partner with
the police department to stop crime in your neighborhood this holiday season,
and beyond, please contact Detective Sergeant Brett Bourgeous at (626)
574-5163.
Robert T. Guthrie, Chief of
Police
By: Brett Bourgeous, Sergeant
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