Alhambra and four other SGV cities to host police checkpoints Friday
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Police/Fire
Alhambra man guilty in wife's murder
Aaron Leonel Raigoza pleaded guilty to the charge that he "personally and intentionally" discharged a firearm that killed his wife, Ana Acosta, in 2008 in Monterey Park.
Police offer reward for hit-and-run driver who killed man in wheelchair
A $20,000 reward will be offered for the arrest of the driver who fatally hit a wheelchair-bound elderly Chinese man in Alhambra on December 1, 2009.
Caucasian female raped and deserted, police released sketch of suspect
LAPD released on August 13th the sketch of the Caucasian male suspected of raping two women on August 1st and 9th and later deserting them in Koreatown and Alhambra, respectively, the World Journal reports. According to the police, the suspect is between 44 and 60 and drove a van with blue and
San Gabriel Valley prostitution ring recruited hookers from China
Immigration and Customs Enforcement uncovered recently a prostitution ring that operated in residential neighborhoods in Monterey Park, Alhambra and Rowland Heights, Canada Meet reports. Brothel operators recruited students from low-income households in China to study abroad in the US and then
ICE busts San Gabriel Valley prostitution ring
Authorities said Tuesday that a brothels in Monterey Park, Alhambra and Rowland Heights, employed Chinese immigrants and used private homes to set up meetings between johns and hookers, the Star-News reports.
Man accused in Alhambra 1983 stabbing makes court appearance
"In 2008, members of an FBI task force escorted Vietnamese national Ninh Kim Nguyen, 52, back to the United States to face murder and robbery charges in the death of Khuyen Thi Bui, 38, who was found by her son in her North Fifth Street apartment with a kitchen knife sticking out of her throat
Chinese female massage workers speak out
A banner with Chinese characters that read “stop sexual harassment, keep our pride” covered the four women’s faces. The protest almost did not happen.
Labor department investigates unemployment benefit fraud; Chinese Americans frequently inspected
Due to a high occurrence of unemployment benefit fraud, the U.S. Department of Labor initiated an investigation of applicants. Alhambra resident Mr. Hua said that he had been notified twice in the past two weeks to attend mandatory job search trainings in Pasadena. Other unemployment benefit
African American theft ring targets Chinese Americans
Eighteen break ins have happened to Chinese American households along the 10 and 710 freeways since July 1st. The Alhambra Police Department called the World Journal to get out word about the crimes. According to the police, Chinese American households are targeted because they often store jewelry