For the period of Sunday, June 4th through Saturday, June 10th, the Police Department responded to 948 calls for service, of which 109 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of some of the incidents handled by the Department during this period.
Sunday, June 4:
1. At 3:15 p.m., an officer responded to Arcadia High School, located at 180 Campus Drive, regarding a grand theft investigation. The Detective Bureau of the Arcadia Police Department had previously deployed GPS tracking devices to combat thefts throughout the city. The department received a notification that the device had activated, and a theft was in progress. The officer located the suspect in possession of the stolen bicycle and tracking device and arrested a 26-year-old male from Pasadena. He was also in possession of unlawful paraphernalia. He was transported to the Arcadia City Jail for booking.
Monday, June 5:
2. At 9:50 a.m., an officer responded to a residence in the 00 block of West Camino Real Avenue regarding a burglary investigation. Witnesses reporting seeing the suspect steal the victim’s electric bicycle from their open garage. The 43-year-old male from Duarte was arrested and transported to the Arcadia City Jail for booking. A records check revealed he had five outstanding misdemeanor warrants.
3. At 6:23 p.m., an officer responded to a residence in the 400 block of Stanford Drive regarding an aggravated assault investigation. The victim and witnesses stated the unknown suspect hit the victim in the hand with a stick while the victim was trying to move along the neighborhood peacocks. The suspect is described as a 30 to 35-year-old Hispanic or Asian female, with long brown hair and wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans. She fled in a white Toyota Corolla.
Tuesday, June 6:
4. At 7:58 a.m., an officer responded to Eagle Nails, located at 529 East Live Oak Avenue, regarding a commercial burglary investigation. Surveillance footage captured two suspects entering the business by prying open the front door and ransacking the location. The suspects fled with nail salon supplies. The suspects are described as two males, one wearing a hooded sweatshirt and the other wearing a long sleeve shirt and gloves.
5. At 7:03 p.m., an officer responded to a residence in the 600 block of West Huntington Drive regarding a battery investigation. While the officer was attempting to detain a suspect for exhibiting signs of public intoxication, the suspect spit in the officer’s face. The 43-year-old male from Arcadia was arrested and transported to the Arcadia City Jail for booking.
Wednesday, June 7:
6. At 6:57 p.m., an officer responded to Foot Locker, located at 400 South Baldwin Avenue, regarding a grand theft investigation. Surveillance footage captured two suspects steal nearly $2,000.00 worth of shirts and shorts. They are described as Black females between the ages of 20 and 30-years-old.
Thursday, June 8:
7. At 1:16 a.m., an officer responded to a residence in the 1300 block of South Second Avenue regarding a burglary investigation. Sometime between May 31st and June 8th, someone entered the victim’s home and fled with various items. The investigation is pending a review of the surveillance footage.
8. At 4:15 a.m., an officer responded to a residence in the 2600 block of Warren Way regarding a mail theft investigation. A GPS tracking device had been placed by the Arcadia Police Department Detective Bureau to combat thefts throughout the city. An officer located the package containing the tracking device and arrested the two suspects in possession of it. A 23-year-old male from Los Angeles was found to be on post-release-community-supervision and he attempted to avoid identification by providing the officer with false information. The second suspect was a 24-year-old male from Riverside. Both were transported to the Arcadia City Jail for booking.