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Burglary in Duarte nets $2000 worth of tools The City of Duarte and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department would like residents to be aware that another burglary occurred in Area 3 or the Evergreen Area of Duarte. Between Sunday, March 9 at 4:00 p.m. and Monday, March 10 at 10:00 a.m. in the 1600 Block of Buena Vista Street unknown suspect(s) entered the unoccupied home through a back door and stole approximately $2,000 worth of tools and equipment which was being used for the remodeling of the property. No suspects were seen in or around the area. If you spotted any suspicious person(s), vehicles, and/or any other unusual activity in the abovementioned Please see page 2
City of San Gabriel concludes election investigation The City of San Gabriel has concluded its investigation of complaints filed in connection with the March 5, 2013 municipal election. Of nine issue areas examined, the independent investigator sustained a single complaint involving poll worker electioneering in a single precinct. The remaining allegations were determined to be unsupported. The independent report makes additional recommendations to strengthening election processes.
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MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2014 - MARCH 23, 2014 VOLUME 19, NO. 11
Gold Line construction moving forward First Avenue in Arcadia to open by the end of March
over Santa Anita, have all been completed. Work on the former railroad bridge over Huntington Drive at Second Avenue is being completed. First Avenue should be open to through traffic by the end of the month. Levy said that the intersection of First Avenue and Santa Clara may be open even sooner.
Scam Alert: ‘Business Utilities Shut-Off Threat’ The Monrovia Police Department wants to alert the public to a scam that has been occurring in the area targeting businesses. The Suspects in this scam call the business claiming to be in billing or collections for Southern California Edison (SCE) and/or Verizon. The caller tells the business their services are going to be shut off within 45 minutes to an hour, and a crew has already been dispatched to cut off the service unless a same-day payment is made immediately. They claim their records show
There may still be some closures related to work on the bride over Huntington Drive. This would include only some lane closures on Second Avenue. Bush said that if Huntington Drive had to be closed at all, it would be done at night and only after full notice to the community. Construction is
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Shooting incident in Rosemead, two suspects arrested for attempted murder
underway on the Arcadia and Monrovia Stations. The roof structure recently went up on the structure at the Arcadia site. No closures other than those already scheduled are planned regarding the building of the stations. Meanwhile, in
Temple Station deputies responded to the area of Klingerman Street and Charlotte Avenue early Tuesday morning regarding an Assault with a Deadly Weapon (Shooting) call. Deputies contacted the victim who reported he was in a verbal confrontation with another male over a mutual female friend. The suspect armed himself with a firearm and shot at the victim. The victim fled on foot and was chased by the suspect, who fired several more shots at the victim. The suspect then fled the scene in a vehicle. The victim was not hit by the gunfire. Based on information provided by the victim and witnesses, the suspect and the vehicle involved were quickly identified. The suspect was a resident of the city of Los Angeles
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The changing face of Arcadia will see the completion of this phase of the Gold Line by next Sept. -Photo by Terry Miller
BY SUSAN MOTANDER & TERRY MILLER Construction on the Gold Line is moving forward on schedule according to the construction authority’s Director of Public Information Lisa Levy Bush. The bridge over the 210 Freeway, the one over Colorado Place and the one
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$30,000 investigation in San Gabriel election nets one poll worker violation
the business is late on their payment and the service to the business will be affected within the hour. The caller then requests the payment be made by a prepaid VISA or Money Pak Card and then tells the business where they are available. The suspects sound seemingly legitimate and are targeting businesses, as businesses typically cannot afford to be without phones or power over the weekend. It is NOT normal
BY SHEL SEGAL Elections Code violations were made on a number of occasions by a city poll worker and the San Gabriel City Clerk’s office during the March 5, 2013 municipal election, according to a published report. Those and other allegations were investigated by the company CORE Investigations and Polygraph. That company was hired by the San Gabriel City Council for $30,000 last summer to investigate a half dozen complaints that voters witnessed poll workers urging voters to vote for the Chinese
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-Photo by Terry Miller