White Color Crimes Mean Bad Medicine
Two of the highest profile white color crimes in this area were perpetrated by doctors, at least doctors of a sort. Monrovia’s Mini Madoff was Mark Colasuonno, the so called Tax Doctor and Duarte medical doctor, Daniel J. Healey, was arrested for the illegal sale of drugs.
New Year’s Eve Shooting Sends Duarte Man in 50’s to Hospital
A man in his 50’s was shot in the stomach Thursday morning in Duarte.
The shot gun shooting took place around 6:45am on Highland Avenue in Duarte just north of the 210 Freeway. The man was transported to Huntington Memorial Trauma unit.
A wide area had been contained by Temple Sheriff’s deputies and a bloodhound has been [...]
Monrovia Weekly – December 31st, 2009
Recent Shootings Evoke Memories of Two Years Ago
In the November of 2007 a spate of violence began in Monrovia, Duarte and the unincorporated area adjacent to the cities. It continued with two murders in January 2008. In February 2008 a joint anti-gang task force was formed. As a result, violence seemed to have declined substantially. Sgt. Tom Loy of the Monrovia Police [...]
The Phones are Ringing Again at Monrovia City Hall
The Mondays after a three day holiday weekend are normally frantic, but at Monrovia City Hall things were remarkably calm on December 28. In fact, phones throughout the city network were quiet. Unfortunately it was because they were not functioning. The emergency 911 system continued to function as it is on a completely separate system. [...]
Alleged Embezzling Firefighter Released on Bail
The Monrovia Fire Fighter who was arrested last month and accused of embezzling funds from his fellow firefighters, was released on bail. Originally bail was set at $208,000, but that amount was later reduced to $83,000, the amount he is alleged to have taken from the funds of the Monrovia Firefighters Association.
The firefighter, Paul Lambert, [...]
Monrovia Weekly – December 24th, 2009
Middle Eastern Food for Christmas? Absolutely!
By Terry Miller
Chicken King Express, a wildly delicious and equally healthy fast food restaurant has made quite a name for itself in the Foothill community of Monrovia since it opened last October.
Owner Armen Kahvedjian who specializes in Rotisserie chicken and kebobs also boasts a great selection of vegetarian foods for [...]
Monrovia’s Trader Joe’s Robbed at Gun Point
On Tuesday, December 6, 2009, the Trader Joe’s market in the Huntington Oaks Shopping Center was robbed at gun point. The suspects entered the store from the back door and held up the employees. Personal property was taken from the employees along with cash from the market.
The suspects are described as three African American males [...]
Monrovia Project Wins Governor’s Historic Preservation Award
Monrovia’s Wild Rose Historic District has been named a 2009 recipient of the Governor’s Historic Preservation Award.
The honor is presented annually to organizations and public agencies that “demonstrate notable achievements in preserving the heritage of California,” and is jointly sponsored by the California State Office of Historic Preservation and the California State Parks.
Since 1986, just [...]
