The Arcadia Police Department responded to 978 calls for service from Sunday, July 18 through Saturday, July 24, of which 128 required formal investigations. Here is a summary report of the major incidents handled by the officers of the Arcadia Police Department during this period. (Listed in crime categories created by Arcadia’s Best).
ARCADIA POLICE DEPARTMENT Calls for Criminal Activity Totals Year-to-Date (thru 7/24) Calls for Service: 26,783 (2009 total: 50,371; 2008 Total: 49,699) Formal Investigations: 3,944 (2009 total: 7,092; 2008 total: 6,705)
Man chokes, punches girlfriend at racetrack Shortly after 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 21, units responded to the racetrack regarding a battery investigation. During an altercation, a 55-year-old male Caucasian choked and punched his girlfriend. The suspect was arrested for inflicting corporal injury to cohabitant.
Street robbery A robbery occurred in the 100 block of Huntington around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 21. Two male African-American suspects, in their 20’s, displayed a knife at the victim. Fearing for his safety, the victim tossed his wallet at the suspects and they fled the scene on foot.
Residential burglary/theft * Between 9:30 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Sunday, July 18, a residential burglary occurred in the 00 block of East Floral. A neighbor saw a damaged open door to the house and notified police. Unknown suspect(s) had apparently kicked open the door and stole a television set, a replica sword, a hunting knife, and miscellaneous jewelry. * Between 12:30 p.m. on July 19 and 11:30 a.m. on July 20, a residential burglary occurred in the 400 block of West Palm. While the house was tented for fumigation, unknown suspect(s) entered the home through a rear window and stole unknown property. * A residential burglary was reported in the 300 block of Fairview on Tuesday, July 20. An elderly resident was approached around 2:00 p.m. by a male suspect claiming to be from the Department of Water and Power. The suspect, wearing a Water and Power identification tag, advised that there was an accident at a construction site and needed to check and see if the water at the location was contaminated. While the victim was distracted by the suspect, another suspect entered the home and removed a large amount of jewelry.
Business theft/burglary * A 49-year-old male Caucasian was arrested from Burlington Coat Factory around 7:19 p.m. Monday, July 19, for attempting to use a credit card that was not in his name, and he had personal identifying information belonging to the credit cardholder. The arrestee also provided officers with a false name and had a $50,000 outstanding misdemeanor warrant. * Loss prevention personnel from JC Penney advised that they had detained a woman for theft around 2:20 p.m. Thursday, July 22. The suspect removed sensor tags in a fitting room and then concealed the merchandise in shopping bags. Additional stolen property from Macy’s and Claire’s were also recovered. A private person’s arrest was made, and a 27-year-old Hispanic was taken into custody for commercial burglary. * Shortly before 10:00 p.m. Saturday, July 24, officers were dispatched to Nordstrom in reference to a woman detained for theft. Investigation revealed that the suspect stole a necklace and a belt and left them inside her 2010 Mercedes. She then re-entered Nordstrom and stole a bathing suit. A private person’s arrest was made, and the 35-year-old Asian was taken into custody for commercial burglary. The stolen items were recovered from her car.
Stolen car Between 4:30 p.m. and 10:12 p.m. Friday, July 23, a 1991 gold Honda Accord was stolen from the Westfield Mall parking lot.
Pool evacuation Units responded to the County Park swimming pool around 11:22 a.m. Monday, July 19, regarding a hazardous materials exposure incident. The malfunction of a filtration system led to the discharge of a large amount of chlorine into the pool during a swim lesson. Thirty-two victims were evacuated and 17 were transported to nearby hospitals for treatment.
Suicidal man Shortly after 11:30 p.m. Sunday, July 18, units responded to the 400 block of California in reference to a suicidal subject. Officers determined that the 51-year-old male Caucasian was a danger to himself and was transported to a hospital for a 72-hour evaluation.
Auto burglary An auto burglary occurred at 24-Hour Fitness, 125 North First, between 1:15 p.m. and 2:27 p.m. Friday, July 23. Unknown suspect(s) smashed a car window and stole a $450 GPS unit.
Auto collision Units responded to the 400 block of West Duarte around 12:47 a.m. Saturday, July 24, to investigate a solo traffic collision. An intoxicated 17-year-old male Asian driver collided into a parked car and suffered minor injuries. He was transported to a hospital for treatment.
Drugs/alcohol * Around 2:20 a.m. Thursday, July 22, officers followed a reckless driver to a 7-Eleven located at 1003 South Baldwin. An intoxicated 35-year-old male Asian driver was arrested for DUI.
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