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Man arrested for fondling boys at Dave and Buster's in Arcadia
Monrovia WEEKLY Temple MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2014 - NOVEMBER 23, 2014 VOLUME 19, NO. 46
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El Monte ceremony honors Veterans
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Giggle Fiber launches 1,000 Meg residential internet Giggle Fiber, the new high speed fiber optic based Internet competitor in Monrovia and Arcadia announced today its first Gigabit speed Internet neighborhood; the 163 unit Paragon at Old Town. The new 1,000 Meg by 1,000 Meg symmetrical Internet service is priced at $79.95/month. Customers choosing to include home Please see page 7
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On Tuesday, Nov. 11, El Monte hosted the City’s annual Veterans Day Ceremony to honor the men, women and their families who sacrificed to serve our nation. “Today, we pay tribute to the veterans who risked their lives around the world to protect our country and the freedom it stands for,” said Councilman Juventino “J” Gomez, a disabled Amer-
ican veteran who served in the U.S. Army from August 1965 to November 1967. The ceremony captured the essence of the City’s dedication to its veterans – a commitment made manifest in its El Monte Veterans Village. Veterans Village is a $12 million, 40-unit comprehensive affordable housing development designed specifically for homeless veterans. It
Eaton Canyon hikers rescued by LASD last Sunday On Sunday, November 9, 2014 at approximately 10:00p.m., Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) Altadena Station desk received a call from a missing hiker regarding being lost in the Eaton Canyon recreation center by the “first waterfall.” He advised he was with twelve additional hikers from a church out of Huntington Park. LASD Altadena Search and Rescue was activated in an attempt to locate the missing hikers. Los Angeles County Fire Department Search and Rescue along with deputies from LASD Parks
Bureau also responded to assist in the search. Altadena Search and Rescue, along with the Los Angeles County Fire Department, continued their search for several missing hikers in the Eaton Canyon area. At 11:30 p.m., two hikers were located uninjured. The searched continued Monday morning as several hikers were still missing in the area. On Monday, November 10, 2014 at approximately 9:00 a.m., the group of hikers was located. LASD Air Rescue 5 crew and pilots assisted and hoisted the hikers in groups to safety.
opened in March as the first facility of its kind in the San Gabriel Valley. The Village includes services to address longstanding veterans’ issues such as health and wellness, job training, family reunification and legal services. “El Monte and its residents stand behind those currently serving and those who have served in the past, and the city will continue to offer
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Board orders audit of alleged duplicate voter registration irregularities
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On November 10, 2014, at approximately 6:44 P.M., officers of the Arcadia Police Department were dispatched to the Westfield Mall located at 400 S. Baldwin Avenue on a report of a sexual battery involving a minor. The officers also received information the suspect was being detained by mall security personnel. Preliminary investigation determined the victim was a 10-year-old male, who was fondled by the suspect while in the restroom of the “Dave & Buster’s.” The victim
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support and shelter to veterans who make their home here,” Gomez said. Tuesday’s Veterans Day Ceremony featured a reading of the Veterans Day poem and the presentation of colors by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10218 and the American Legion Post 261. The Mountain View High School Vikings Band performed patriotic selections.
A motion by Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, unanimously approved by the Board of Supervisors, directed the AuditorController to review the alleged duplicate voter registrations and other irregularities in the voter rolls and report back to the Board in 30 days on the findings. The request is a direct result of a recent report by KNBC News that identified at least 442, and possibly thousands more, alleged irregularities in the voter role. “Even with the understanding that the process of updating or correcting voter records is complex, it is still incumbent upon the County to ensure the accuracy of voter registration, while preserving the right of every eligible voter to exercise his or her right to vote,” said Supervisor Antonovich.
Driver uninjured after Tuesday collision with canopy at Arcadia Gas Station
Arcadia Firefighters responded to a reported traffic collision with entrapment at 900 W. Duarte Rd in the city limits at approximately 6:53 AM Tuesday morning. First arriving fire units found a Lays Potato Chips Bobtail truck that had struck the canopy of the gas station making it structurally unstable for any public access. Pasadena Fire Departments Urban Search & Rescue was requested to the scene to assist.Traffic to the area was closed for several blocks. No injuries were reported to the driver of the truck, and one gas leak was quickly made static by fire personnel. -Photo by Landon Jensen (www.landonjensen.com)