Arcadia Community Picnic, September 12th

Ruse Burglary

On Wednesday afternoon at about 1:30 PM, a woman knocked on a resident's door near Lemon and Santa Anita. The woman said that she needed access to the resident's backyard due to construction at a neighboring home. The resident accompanied the female suspect to the rear yard. While the resident was occupied, a second suspect slipped into the home and stole jewelry and cash. The female then quickly fled the scene. The female was described as a having brown shoulder length hair with blond streaks, wearing a dark skirt, between 20-30 years old, 5-04, slender build. The second suspect was not seen. Two similar burglaries occurred back on July 18th.

Tip-A-Cop for Special Olympics

Save the date! APD will participate in our annual Tip-A-Cop for Special Olympics, hosted at Wood Ranch BBQ & Grill at the Westfield Santa Anita Mall on Wednesday, August 26th, from 5:30-9PM. For additional information, contact Sgt. Brian Ortiz at (626) 574-5174.

Near Drowning

For the second time in the last few weeks, a child was pulled from a residential pool in Arcadia not breathing. Yesterday at about 5:30PM, Officers, along with AFD, responded to the 1400 block of Oaklawn in North Arcadia on report of a possible drowning. A 5 year old boy was found under water by his mother while swimming with several children. The child was administered CPR by paramedics and transported to a local hospital in critical condition.

2 Arrested for Auto Burglary

Sunday afternoon at about 4:45PM, Officers were called to the Westfield Santa Anita Shoppingtown on report of a suspicious vehicle and subjects, possibly involved in an auto burglary. An Officer found the vehicle fleeing the area at a high rate of speed and was able to stop the vehicle. Two 19 year old males from Los Angeles were detained and during the investigation, a stolen GPS device was seen on their vehicle floorboard. It was learned that the pair broke into a car parked at the mall, stole the GPS and then fled when observed by witnesses. Thanks to the quick call from the witnesses and mall security, the two suspects were arrested.

Shotgun in Vehicle Leads to Arrests

Early Saturday morning at about 2:15AM, two men were contacted during a traffic stop near Huntington and Second. During the contact, Officers observed a shotgun in the rear of the vehicle. The investigation found ammunition for the weapon also in the driver's compartment. The pair had been in the area visiting at a party. Arrested on the weapons charge were a 20 year old and an 18 year old, both from Long Beach.

3 More Hondas Taken Last Friday Night

Three (3) Honda cars, one Accord and two Civics were taken on Friday evening from the Westfield Santa Anita Shoppingtown parking lot between about 6:00PM and 10:45PM. The Hondas ranged in year from 1992-1998. Similar vehicle thefts occurred about two weeks ago on a Saturday evening at the mall. APD is working with the mall regarding the thefts. There is no suspect information.