Happy Chinese New Year 2014 - Year of the Horse
Friday, January 31, 2014
Thursday, January 30, 2014
4 Arrested for Residential Burglary after Walking in on Arcadia Resident Yesterday
Incident: Residential
Burglary Arrest x4
Date/Time of Release: January
30, 2014 / 5:00p.m.
Yesterday, January 29, 2014, at about
1:40 p.m. a trio of men knocked on the front door of a residence in the 00
block of West Palm Drive, Arcadia. The
female resident did not answer the door.
One of the men made his way to the back sliding door and made entry to
the home through the unlocked door. The
resident saw the man inside the home and yelled at him. The suspect fled, along with his cohorts to
an awaiting vehicle being driven by a female.
The suspect vehicle and occupants left the area.
The victim immediately called the
Arcadia Police Department and provided the vehicle and suspect descriptions to
the police. A short time later, the
vehicle and suspects were found by a patrol officer and stopped. During the investigation, officers found
stolen property inside the suspect vehicle.
The stolen property was ultimately identified as having been taken in an
unrelated residential burglary in Los Angeles County earlier on the 29th. Electronics, jewelry, cash, and other items
were recovered in the vehicle.
Mario D. Weiks, 19-year-old male from
Irvine, Quatrelle J. Carroll, 19-yar-old male from Long Beach, Milton K.
Sanders, 20-year-old male from Long Beach, and Jasmin M. Douroux, a 21-year-old
female from Lakewood, were all arrested and booked at the Arcadia City Jail on
felony residential burglary charges with bails of $50,000.00 each.
The investigation is continuing by
Detectives from the Arcadia and additional law enforcement agencies. Anyone with information related to this case
is asked to call the Arcadia Police Department at (626)574-5156. You can also submit crime tips and information
via text, phone, or web to LA Regional Crime Stoppers, 800-222-TIPS (8477).
Robert Guthrie
Chief of Police
By: Tom
Le Veque
Sergeant
Case #14-0473
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Weekly Tip - Help Prevent "For Sale" Residential Burglary
Are there homes "for sale" in your neighborhood? Unoccupied or vacant homes can be a target for would-be thieves breaking into the home to steal appliances and other valuables. This type of burglary is not new, nor is it unique to this area, but we have noticed a recent increase in activity locally.
Residents can assist in preventing this type of crime by being attentive to homes either unoccupied or "for sale" in their neighborhood. If you notice activity at one of these locations, other than an obvious Realtor, call the police and report it. If you see unknown vehicles or trailers at these homes, note the vehicle description and license plates and immediately call the police.
Real Estate Agents or home owners can assist by making the neighbors near these homes "for sale" aware of scheduled activity and whether or not the home will be unoccupied. Keeping the neighbors informed will increase the chance of them calling the police when something is amiss. Keep the location secure and any available alarms should be kept active. Consider avoiding terms like vacant or unoccupied in public listings. And, keep a list of serial/model numbers of appliances and other valuables to assist in possible recovery should the items be stolen.
Help prevent crime! Anyone with
information on this type of incident is encouraged to contact the Arcadia Police
Department at (626) 574-5150. 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.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
OTS Grant Funded DUI Patrols this Weekend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 31, 2014
ARCADIA
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Upcoming DUI
Patrol
The Arcadia Police Department will
be out in force this coming weekend and will conduct (2) DUI Patrols in the City
of Arcadia during the evening hours of Friday, January 31st and Sunday
Feb 2nd, 2014. The
Arcadia Police Department recently received two grants from the California
Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for a year-long program aimed at preventing
deaths and injuries on our roadways, through the use of DUI checkpoints/patrols,
specialized enforcement efforts and public awareness.
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. Enjoy spending time with family
and friends this weekend watching the big game, but remember; if you want to be
an MVP, don’t drink and drive!
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 this operation is provided from a
grant administered by the California Office of Traffic Safety through the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Chief of Police
By: Brett Bourgeous
Traffic
Sergeant
Alert Neighbor Watches Suspect Climb through Window, Calls Police, Suspect Arrested!
Incident: 14-456
/ Residential Burglary Arrest
Contact: Watch Commander, (626) 574-5156
Date / Time of News Release: January
28, 2014 / 3:45 PM
On January
28, 2014 at 12:57 PM, the Arcadia Police Department received a 9-1-1 call
reporting a residential burglary in progress in the 200 block of California
Street. The caller, who was witnessing
the break-in, observed a male Asian, wearing a gray t-shirt and black gloves, climb
through a second story window of a neighboring condominium.
Officers from
the Arcadia Police Department, with the help of Pasadena Police Department’s
Air Bureau, responded and began to surround and contain the identified
condominium. While getting the location
contained, the perpetrator attempted to escape via the same second story window,
but was quickly apprehended while still in the condo complex.
The perpetrator
has been identified as Randy Tran, 50 years old, and a resident of Rosemead,
California. At the time of his arrest,
Tran was in possession of stolen property from the location. Tran is being held at the Arcadia Police
Department Jail on charges of Residential Burglary, and Possession of Burglary
Tools, with a bail of $50, 000.00.
At the time
of the break-in no one was home at the target residence. This crime is still being investigated by
Operations, Team 2 and the Detective Bureau.
Robert T.
Guthrie, Chief of Police
By: Stephen
Fallavollita, Sergeant
Friday, January 24, 2014
West San Gabriel Valley Anti-Crime Task Force (AB 109 Compliance Team) Stays Busy!
The West San Gabriel Valley Anti-Crime Task Force is based out of the Arcadia Police Department and the primary focus of the team is AB 109 compliance. The team is led by a Pasadena PD Sergeant and has assigned Detectives from Arcadia PD, El Monte PD, Monrovia PD, Monterey Park PD, Pasadena PD, and South Pasadena PD. Other participating agencies include the Alhambra PD, Montebello PD, and San Gabriel PD. Costs associated for the team are offset by contributions from the State for an AB 109 enforcement program approved in the State budget.
The WSGVACTF is active throughout the area and has made several good arrests recently. The team recovered a stolen handgun taken during a West Covina residential burglary, found a wanted Parolee-at-large, and this morning, arrested a suspect after an in-progress auto burglary call in Pasadena. Follow the links to take a look at two recent Nixle messages about the team's activity below:
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