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Monday edition of the
Monrovia Weekly ArcAdiA Weekly Monday, april 18 - april 24, 2011 Volume xIi, No. x
Speed Not a Factor in Teen’s Death On April 10, 2011 at about 6:40p.m., Arcadia Police and paramedics responded to an injury traffic collision in the 600 block of west Duarte Road. Preliminary investigation revealed that two 16-year-old girls were crossing Duarte Road on foot when they were struck by a vehicle traveling westbound on Duarte Road. Detective Mike Hale of the Arcadia police dept. said at this point It looks like “speed was probably not a factor” in this accident as he was examining the re-created scenario at
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Every 15 Minutes Maps Out Tragic Scenario in Temple City
exactly 6:43p.m. on Monday evening. Detective Hale said the conditions in which the accident took place involve a series of scenarios and conditions which may take a while to fully understand. He was referring to the location of the setting sun, the visibility factor at the crosswalk at that exact time as well as the driver’s attention, condition of car and other factors. Alice Zhang died as a result of injuries sustained in the collision. The other girl was treated and transported to
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El Monte Police Search for Animal Torturer -Mutilated Corpses Found at Rio Vista Park The corpses of three cats and one dog that were found bound and tortured at Rio Vista Park have become the focus of a police investigation in El Monte. All four of the animals had their front and hind legs duct-taped together and duct tape stuck across their faces. The discoveries were made during the past two weeks, indicating the crimes were committed in a series. All of the corpses were found in the same area of the park - a walking trail that parallels a wash and
is shielded from view by shrubs according to Detective Ralph Batres. Police said they do not have any suspects, but a community meeting was held last week in an effort to get the word out and ask for the public’s help. Similar cases of animal torture, animal cruelty experts say, have been a precursor to other crimes including serial murders, rapes and killing sprees. El Monte police are asking anyone with information to call them at 626580-2109.
Water Main Break in Temple City
-Photo Courtesy of Bryan Ariizumi
A water main burst on Live Oak Ave between Cloverly and Prim-
rose Thursday This is the
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Every 15 Minutes a teenage dies in alcohol related accidents. A re-enactment Thursday at TCHS was a dramatic way to get the students’ attention regarding this national epidemic. This now combined with texting has made such visuals a valuable learning tool- Photo by Terry Miller
A 9-1-1 Call goes out over the PA at 11:02 a.m. Thursday. There has been a terrible accident in front of Temple City High
School. At least one fatality and numerous serious injuries. Ambulances arrive, police and fire personnel attend to the wounded
and request a medi-vac helicopter to transport the most severely injured. It all looked very real. Luckily, it was not!
Life’s lessons are best learned through experience. Unfortunately, when
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El Monte Man Arrested for Creating Unauthorized Military Unit, Called Himself “Supreme Commander” According to a source at Pomona Courthouse, Ralph “aka the court watcher”, a fight broke out on the bus which was transporting Yupeng Deng, aka David Deng to the courthouse for arraignment Thursday. Mr. Deng suffered some injuries; the bus turned around and returned to men’s central jail where he receivedmedical attention. Deng appeared back in Pomona later Wednesday but the arraignment was postponed. Deng, a Chinese national has been arrested on charges he started a phony Army Special Forces unit
and recruited more than 100 Chinese nationals into the unit by providing them with false documents and uniforms for a fee, the District Attorney’s office announced. Yupeng Deng, aka David Deng, was arrested this morning by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies on a felony complaint for arrest warrant filed Monday by the District Attorney’s office, said Deputy District Attorney Richard Ceballos. arraigned on Wednesday at Pomona Superior Court,
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The FBI supplied Beacon Media with this photo of Yupeng Deng and has hidden the identities of those he recruited . -Photo courtesy of FBI/DCIS