2013 07 18 duarte dispatch

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Thursday, JULY 18 - JULY 24, 2013

Zimmerman acquittal causes chaos on some streets in Los Angeles

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LA County Sheriff’s Department canvasses unincorporated areas Department hopes to reduce crime, improve the quality of life

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Woman struck on head and robbed in West Arcadia After arriving home from work, a woman parked her car in the 800 block of Arcadia Avenue, at about 12:19 a.m. Tuesday morning. She walked to the sidewalk and was suddenly struck in the side of the head by what she Please see page 7

Volume 18, No. 29

The Music Man Professional production opens Thursday in Monrovia

BY TERRY MILLER LAPD and other agencies remained on Tactical Alert Tuesday as a precaution against backlash from the Trayvon Martin murder acquittal of George Zimmerman Saturday. Police declared an unlawful assembly in South Los Angeles before 10 p.m. Monday after a group of demonstrators protesting the acquittal of George Zimmerman allegedly committed assault, vandalized businesses and jumped on stopped cars. One eyewitness said it was “eerily like the post Rodney King trial that started the 1992 LA Riots.” Meanwhile, most incidents have thus far been somewhat isolated. There were over a dozen arrests Monday

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the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County by addressing issues identified by the community. The pro-

This summer the Louise K. Taylor Performing Arts Center in Monrovia in partnership with The Boone Foundation, will present Meredith Willson’s The Music Man on July 18th and 19th at 8:00 PM and July 20th at 2:00 and 8:00 PM. “I am very excited for opening night! This is something we have been working toward for several years and it’s finally happening!” said Patrick Garcia, Director of Performing Arts for Monrovia Unified School District and the Producing, Artistic Director for this production of The Music Man. Garcia was quick to point out, “Although the theatre is located on the campus of Monrovia High School, this is the first time we are producing a profes-

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Los Angeles County Sheriff Training Deputy William Harrington, center, talks with two residents in Duarte Saturday morning during a survey entitled ‘The Public Trust Partnership.’ Harrington and Sergeant Britta M. Kjellstrand, and other deputies plus a small army of volunteers and reserve deputies spent hours collecting data Saturday about neighborhood concerns. -Photo by Terry Miller

BY TERRY MILLER On Saturday, July 13, Temple Sheriff’s Station’s Captain Christopher Nee and more than 100 envoys

from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department took to the streets in the unincorporated areas of Monrovia, Arcadia, and Duarte to kick off the “The Public Trust Part-

Arcadia PD arrests 2 for assault with deadly weapon Two male adults have been charged with three felony counts each for shooting a BB gun at a passing motorist, possessing a weapon on a school campus, and vandalizing 31 windows at an Arcadia school. The pair was arrested by Arcadia Police officers Monday night at about 9:00 p.m. on the grounds of Longley Way Elementary School, located at 2601 Longley Way Avenue, Arcadia. Officers had been called to the area after a projectile struck the driver’s door of a car be-

nership Program.” The Public Trust Partnership Program was designed to enhance public trust, reduce crime, and improve the quality of life in

Santa Anita autumn meet extends 11 weeks next year BY TERRY MILLER

ing driven eastbound on Las Tunas Drive adjacent to the school. The female driver stopped the car and saw the damage appeared to be from a BB or pellet and called the police. Officers arrived and contacted two males on the Longley Way campus. The men were in possession of a BB gun and packages of BB’s. The pair told officers they had been shooting at a bottle and denied aiming at the driver or car. A bottle was found, however, evi-

With the termination of Hollywood Park horse racing, comes beneficial news for Arcadia, and especially Santa Anita Race Track in 2014. Mike Willman, Director of Publicity for the track confirmed that, in fact, next year the season will be extended considerably. All this plus the addition of Breeders’ Cup in 2014 is a win – win for the commu-

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