Transient accused of window smashing spree in San Gabriel

SAN GABRIEL >> A transient is accused of a vandalism spree in which he damaged at least three cars and a home early Tuesday, officials said.
Police booked Alexander Valenzuela, 31, on suspicion of multiple counts of felony vandalism following the incident, which unfolded about 1 a.m. in the area of Pine and Marshall streets, San Gabriel police Lt. Fabian Valdez said.
Officers first headed to the neighborhood after a motorist reported a glass bottle had been hurled at his car as it passed by, the lieutenant said.
Police interviewed the driver and detained Valenzuela, who was still nearby, Valdez said.
As officers continued investigating, a second caller reported that a brick had smashed the window of a nearby home, Valdez said. Officers ultimately found two other cars in the area with shattered windows.
At least one surveillance camera captured images of Valenzuela in the area at the time of the vandalisms, Valdez added.
Once at the San Gabriel Police Department’s jail, Valenzuela assaulted two officers, inflicting minor injuries to one, Valdez said.
Due to his “erratic” behavior, authorities suspected he was either intoxicated or mentally ill, he said.
Valenzuela was being held in lieu of $50,000 bail pending a scheduled arraignment Thursday in Alhambra Superior Court, records show.

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