Commercial Burglary Suspects, Seeking Public Assistance

Incident:  Commercial Burglary Suspects, Seeking Public Assistance

Date and Time of Release:  June 2, 2016 at 11:30 AM

Contact:  Watch Commander (626) 574-5156

Two suspects are wanted after burglarizing the CVS Pharmacy in the 1400 blk S. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, on May 25, 2016, at about 9:30 PM. As one suspect distracted a pharmacist with a “consultation,” the second suspect jumped the pharmacy counter and moved directly to a supply of bottled Promethazine w/Codeine cough syrup. He grabbed a number of bottles and placed them in a brown bag. Both suspects then ran out of the store through an emergency exit. No suspect vehicle was seen. We are seeking public assistance in identifying the two suspects.

Both suspects are described as males, White or Hispanic, 20-30 yrs, 5’07’/130 and 6’0”/160.

Anyone with information on this incident is encouraged to contact the Arcadia Police Department at (626) 574-5150, case #16002821.  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 page at Los Angeles Regional Crime Stoppers, www. http://lacrimestoppers.org/.

Robert T. Guthrie, Chief of Police

By:  Lt. Roy Nakamura, Investigations

APD Case #16-2961

Weekly Activity Highlights for May 22 - 28, 2016

https://www.arcadiaca.gov/home/showdocument?id=6698

Weekly Tip - Vacation Home Checks

Before you head out of town for vacation this summer, do everything you can to make sure your home is safe while you are gone.  After you get your home ready and ask your neighbors to keep an eye out for anything suspicious, there is one more thing you can do to have extra piece of mind while you are away.

The Arcadia Police Department’s Volunteers in Patrol offer a free Vacation Home Check service. Police Volunteers will keep a periodic eye on your home and conduct random safety checks of your property.  To sign up for this free service, call 626-574-5151 the day before you leave. 

Wanted for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

Incident:  Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

Date and Time of Release:  June 1, 2016 at 12:25 AM

Contact:  Watch Commander (626)574-5156

On May 31, 2016, at about 8:43 PM, officers from the Arcadia Police Department responded to a disturbance at a hotel located in the 100 block of West Huntington Dr.  The female victim reported that she had been physically and sexually assaulted by a known male suspect while inside one of the hotel rooms.

Officers from the Arcadia Police Department attempted to make contact with the male suspect inside the hotel room, but he was not found. Efforts are now underway in order to locate him. The suspect has been identified and is listed below.

Adrian Thomas Chavez, a 41 year old Hispanic male

  

Robert T. Guthrie, Chief of Police

By:  Sergeant J. Bonomo

APD Case #16-2961

Memorial Day 2016

The men and women of the Arcadia Police Department want to say "Thank You" to all members of the United States Armed Forces who currently serve, or served our country.

To the men and women who served our country and gave the ultimate sacrifice, we salute you!

We urge you to take the time to say "Thanks" to our veterans and to current members of our military, not just today, but everyday.

Please enjoy your holiday responsibly. 

Memorial Day Weekend DUI/Driver's License Checkpoint

Memorial Day Weekend DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint

The Arcadia Police Department will be hosting a DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint in the area of Live Oak Avenue and El Capitan Avenue in the City of Arcadia. The checkpoint will run from 6:00PM Friday, May 27^th through 2:00AM May 28^th.  One of the goals of our enforcement activity is to promote public safety and increase awareness of the dangers associated with drinking and driving.  This will be accomplished by providing a highly visible enforcement and publicity campaign, in order to deter intoxicated drivers from getting behind the wheel and driving.  Through these efforts, we also seek to reduce the number of injuries and deaths associated with collisions involving intoxicated drivers.

 

We would like to remind the public of the dangers associated with drinking and driving.  Help save a life; call 9-1-1 to report drunk drivers. It simply is not worth it to drive while impaired. 

Don’t forget to visit the Arcadia Police Department News & Information Blog or follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Nixle for other pertinent news and information.  Remember, the solution begins with you! 

Funding for these operations is provided from a grant administered by the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

  

Robert T. Guthrie

Chief of Police

By: Julian Botello

Traffic Officer

Weekly Tip - Missing Facebook Notifications

To our loyal Facebook fans: we'd like to ask you to consider changing your Facebook notification settings so that you continue to see our content in your News Feed.

Facebook changes its algorithm from time to time, which tweaks how many of our "fans" actually have our posts show up in their News Feed. We, like many of our partner police agencies across the country with whom we regularly correspond, have noticed a remarkable DROP in the reach of our posts over the past several weeks after what appears to be another algorithm change.

We're very concerned about this, because Facebook is one of the several social media platforms we use for emergency communications. We would hate for you to expect to see an emergency notification from us on Facebook, only to have their algorithm determine that you don't get to see it.

To see what we mean, go check out our Facebook page itself, and scroll through our recent posts over the past couple of months. We predict you won't have seen the vast majority of these posts in your feed.

If you'd like to combat this and ensure that you are seeing all of our content when we post it, select the "see first" option on our Facebook home page. From a computer, hover over the "like" button on our home page, then select the "see first" option and set your Notifications to "On (All Posts)." From a mobile device, hit the "follow" button on our home page, then select the "see first" option.

We'd urge you to follow the same procedure for any other Facebook pages on which you depend for accurate, timely public safety information.

Thanks for reading. We appreciate your support here on social media.