Approximately 3,000 Marijuana Plants Seized at Arcadia Commercial Building, 8 Adults In-Custody

Incident: Indoor Marijuana Cultivation

Contact: Watch Commander – (626) 574-5156

Date / Time of Press Release: September 9, 2015 – 4:15 p.m.

On Wednesday, at about 8:00 a.m., a search warrant was served by the members of the Arcadia Police Department at a commercial building located in the 11000 block of Goldring Road. The search warrant was obtained as a result of an investigation that was conducted by the Arcadia Police Department after it received information that the building was being used to cultivate marijuana.

The building contained approximately three thousand marijuana plants in various stages of growth. The marijuana plants were supported with air filtration systems, lighting equipment, electrical modifications, watering systems and fertilizers.

Eight suspects were arrested at the location and they are currently in custody at the Arcadia Police Department’s Jail Facility. They are all being held in lieu of $50,000 bail for a felony violation of H&S 11358 - Cultivation. The suspects were all adult males and their age varied from twenty-three to fifty-two years old. This case is currently being investigated by Detectives from the Arcadia Police Department.

Anyone with information on this incident is encouraged to contact the Arcadia Police Department at (626) 574-5151, case #15-1231. If you prefer to provide information ANONYMOUSLY, you may call “Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the tip webpage at Los Angeles Regional Crime Stoppers.

Robert T. Guthrie, Chief of Police

By: Roy Nakamura, Lieutenant 

Case Number 15-1231

Weekly Tip - Victim of Crime on the Internet?

The Internet is used by criminals for all sorts of scams and crimes to try and separate you from your money. We are lucky to have a dedicated Investigator for technology based crime in Arcadia. Many agencies do not have similar resources and rely on the County or larger agencies for assistance. When you have been victimized by someone by use of the Internet or other technology, where do you turn? Conventional police reports are the obvious answer, but there is also web based assistance out there. Solutions, immediate answers, or satisfaction may not occur, but sharing your incident helps build information databases and perhaps a small key to locating suspects that commit such crime.

Private sites, such as Consumer Fraud Reporting.Org have resources and information on web based crime as well as other traditional fraud crime. The FBI participates in a website dedicated to collecting Internet crime info called the Internet Crime Complaint Center. Take a look at these sites and search for information on topics that include tips to avoid becoming a victim of Internet based scams or crime.

Weekly Activity Highlights for August 30 - September 5, 2015

http://www.ci.arcadia.ca.us/docs/weekly_8.30.15.pdf

Enjoy a Safe and Happy Labor Day 2015!

Weekly Activity Highlights for August 23 - 29, 2015

http://www.ci.arcadia.ca.us/docs/weekly_8.23.15.pdf

Weekly Tip - Don't Tailgate!

Following Too Closely is the technical term for Tailgating. Unfortunately, this is a term that is all too often used in collision reports as the “Primary Collision Factor”. Maintaining distance between vehicles while driving is one main key in preventing collisions. Even the best driver, with great reaction time, still takes a moment to perceive the need to slow or stop, and then apply the vehicle brakes.

Increasing following distance between vehicles increases our ability to perceive a problem, apply brakes if needed or take some other evasive action. Time and distance is your friend when it comes to speed. As a young driver, you are taught about the Three Second Rule. Sometimes we forget this one important piece of advice. But maintaining a following distance of three seconds between vehicles will definitely increase your ability to avoid a rear end collision. An alternate recommendation is to maintain a following distance of one car length per 10 mph while driving. So, if you are driving 65 mph on the freeway, you should be about 6-7 car lengths behind the vehicle in front of you.

Don’t be overconfident, either in your ability as a driver or in your vehicle. Remember these basic rules and greatly increase your chance to avoid a collision. Think about this; tailgating the car in front of you is not going to "push" them out of the way or down the road. Your disregard for safe following distance will only increase your chances of causing a collision. Take a breath, take your time and we'll all get there in one piece.

Curious North End Wildlife

Our VIPS encountered some curious visitors during an extra patrol check in the north end of town yesterday. Thanks for sharing the pic, David Liu.