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Grand theft vehicle and evading suspects arrested in Arcadia On Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at about 3:12 PM, an officer with a Multi-Jurisdictional Anti-Crime Task Force attempted to make a traffic stop on a suspected stolen vehicle in the area of Sixth Avenue and Longden Avenue. The vehicle fled, and a pursuit was initiated. The pursuit continued on several different residential streets in the area. An Arcadia Police Officer joined the pursuit in the area of Santa Anita Avenue and Los Flores Avenue. When the pursuit was going westbound on Woodruff Avenue, from El Monte Avenue, it was terminated. The officers lost sight of the stolen vehicle traveling westbound on Woodruff Avenue. A short time later, the stolen vehicle crashed into a vehicle traveling southbound on Holly Avenue at the inPlease see page 6
Suspect shot by El Monte police post pursuit
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MONDAY, APRIL 29 - MAY 5, 2013 VOLUME 18, NO. 17
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‘Madison Fire’ in Monrovia hillside contained San Gabriel Fire chars 175 acres last weekend Teachers' BY TERRY MILLER Association A quick aerial assault on the Monrovia Fire Saturratifies day morning helped keep the fire from getting out of control. Lessons learned contract from the Altadena Fire a few years ago motivated swift action in the form of choppers and fixed wing aircraft to battle a blaze in the hills above Monrovia due to a spark from a gardening tool. The fire in the hillsides of northern Monrovia that quickly grew to 175 acres Saturday and prompted mandatory evacuations of about 200 homes is now fully contained according to authorities from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The fire, which ignited shortly after 11 a.m. along the 300 block of Madison Ave., was 50 percent contained by nightfall on Sunday, Monrovia Fire Department and city officials said. As the fire continued to grow Saturday afternoon, mandatory evacuations were ordered along the fires eastern flank in an area above Foothill Boulevard in the vicinity of Myrtle Avenue. The blaze was working its way east through heavy brush that has not burned in more than 55 years.
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But by nightfall, firefighters appeared to be getting the upper hand. The majority of evacuations -- for all but four streets --
BY SHEL SEGAL An administrative hearing got underway on Thursday as the San Gabriel City Council tried to determine whether or not Council Member-elect Chin Ho Liao lives in the city of San Gabriel. The issue was raised by resident Fred Paine, who wrote a letter to the city complaining that Liao lives outside the city limits. Liao was elected to the council on March 5, receiving the second highest num-
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The massive fire last weekend was stopped in its tracks thanks in part to very swift air attacks with choppers at first and then fixed winged aircraft. -Photo by Terry Miller
Heated Chin Ho hearing continues in San Gabriel
El Monte police shot and injured a GTA suspect in San Gabriel early Friday after he led them on a pursuit in a stolen truck, authorities said. The incident occurred just before 5AM at San Marino Avenue and Leslie Drive according to reports on a local television station KTLA. Now, a full investigation is underway as an El Monte police officer shot one of the two suspects in
ever emergency response crews lifted the ban later in the day.
The San Gabriel Teachers’ Association has ratified a new contract that would include a 1 percent raise – the first of its kind in more than five years – retroactive to July 2012. While it still needs to be approved by the San Gabriel Unified School District Board of Education, association President William Wong said the contract is “a step in the right direction.” “It’s been a number of years (since there was a raise),” Wong said. “The teachers are happy there’s a glimmer of hope.” District Superintendent Steven Yoshihara said the district is in a better financial position than it has been in the past few years. “I think it’s certainly a better feeling than giving reductions,” Yoshihara said. “It’s more positive.” Yoshihara also said under the newest budget proposal by Gov. Jerry Brown, the district will receive more
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were lifted at 9 p.m. 200 homes were initially evacuated. Mandatory evacuations orders were still in place Sunday, how-
Rep. Chu marks the 98th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following statement marking the 98th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide: “Today marks the 98th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, an event that claimed 1.5 million lives. Able-bodied men were massacred or forced into labor. Women, children, the elderly and the sick were sent on death marches that spanned hundreds of miles. Those who survived were often separated from their loved ones, and left behind the only homes they had ever known. “The only way to dePlease see page 9
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