Monthly Archives: February 2016

Deputy struck by car, suspect shot by deputies in Paramount

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PARAMOUNT >> Sheriff’s deputies shot and wounded a driver in Paramount as he struck a deputy with a car while a passenger brandished a handgun Saturday night, authorities said.
The deputy-involved shooting took place about 9:25 p.m. Saturday in a residential neighborhood along Somerset Boulevard, just north of Myrrh Street, Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said.
Deputies assigned to the sheriff’s Lakewood Station spotted a speeding car and began following it, Deputy Lisa Jansen of the sheriff’s Information Bureau said in a written statement. The car, which contained three men, pulled halfway into driveway and came to a stop.
Deputies approached the car and saw the front passenger, a 34-year-old man, pointing a handgun at them, Jansen said.
“At the same time, the driver of the car started to back up, striking one of the deputies with the passenger’s side of the car. At that point, a deputy-involved shooting occurred.”
The car sped off but quickly crashed into another vehicle, officials said. The driver, a 32-year-old man, and a rear passenger, a 24-year-old man, surrendered following the crash, Jansen said. The driver had been shot in the leg.
The front passenger who brandished the gun ran from the car, but ultimately surrendered to deputies as well. His gun was not recovered, Jansen said.
The wounded suspect was taken to a hospital for treatment. The deputy struck by the suspect’s car was treated at a hospital and had been released Sunday.
All three suspects were booked on suspicion of assault on a peace officer, Jansen said.
No further details were available.

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Man and woman accused of beating niece with glass bottles in Azusa

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AZUSA >> An Azusa man and woman are accused of beating their adult niece in the head with a glass bottle during an argument early Sunday, officials said.
Bertha Herrera, 36, and Francisco Carrera, 27, were both arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon following the incident, which unfolded place about 4:45 a.m. in the 500 block of East Hollyvale Street, Azusa police John Madaloni said. Herrera is also accused of inflicting unlawful corporal injury to a child.
The alleged attack took place after the victim, a woman in her 20s, argued with Herrera, accusing Herrera of assaulting her own 11-year-old daughter, Madaloni said. Herrera’s husband also became involved in the dispute.
Officers first responded to the neighborhood after receiving an “incomplete” 911 call, “with sounds of a disturbance and/or struggle on the line,” according to the sergeant.
“On arrival, officers located a female adult laying in the street suffering from head wounds,” Madaloni said. The woman told police her aunt and uncle had attacked her with “multiple glass bottles and sharp pieces of broken glass.”
The injured woman was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
“The initial investigation revealed that the assault stemmed from a family disturbance where Herrera had allegedly assaulted her own 11-year-old daughter moments earlier,’ Madaloni said. “Alcohol consumption appears to be a factor in the incident.”
The girl was treated for minor injuries, he added.
Herrera was being held in lieu of $50,000 bail, while Carrera was being held in lieu of $30,000 bail, according to police and county booking records. Both were scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in West Covina Superior Court.

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Man wounded in Azusa shooting

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AZUSA >> A man arrived at an emergency room with a gunshot wound following a shooting in Azusa early Sunday, police said.
Officers first responded about 2:25 a.m. to reports of “shots fired” in the area of 6th Street and Dalton Avenue, according to Azusa police Sgt. John Madaloni.
Police found no victims or evidence of a shooting, he said.
But about 20 minutes later, a local hospital notified police that a man in his 20s had arrived with a gunshot wound to his arm, Madaloni said.
The man, who was brought to the hospital in a private car, told officials he had been shot in the 600 block of N. Alameda Avenue, police said. The wound was not considered to be life-threatening.
“With the new information, officers were able to locate a crime scene, including expended shell casings,” Madaloni said in a written statement.
Further details of the shooting were not available, and the motive remained under investigation, the sergeant said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Azusa police at 626-812-3200. Tips may also be submitted anonymously to L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.

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Man killed in collision between motorcycle, SUV in West Covina

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WEST COVINA >> A man died after his motorcycle collided with an SUV in a residential neighborhood in West Covina late Saturday, officials said.
The fatal crash took place just after 8:30 p.m. in the 1600 block of East Vine Street, West Covina police Lt. Dennis Patton said.
The identity of the motorcyclist, described as a man in his 20, was not available Sunday morning. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.
Initial investigation indicated the SUV made a turn into a residential driveway when the motorcycle collided with the passenger side, Patton said.
The cause of the crash remained under investigation, he said. The driver of the SUV cooperated with police, and there were no overt signs of intoxication.
Witnesses or anyone with information can reach the West Covina Police Department at 626-939-8500, or the department’s 24-hour voicemail tip line at 626-939-8668.

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UPDATED: Monrovia man killed, Pasadena man accused of DUI in 134 Freeway crash

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PASADENA >> A drunken driver ran from the scene of an early-morning crash on the 134 Freeway in Pasadena that left a Monrovia man dead, authorities said.
Eduardo Macias, 24, of Pasadena was found and arrested about two hours after the 1 a.m. crash on the eastbound 134 Freeway, just west of Orange Grove Boulevard and the 210 Freeway, California Highway Patrol officials said in a written statement.
Killed was a 41-year-old Monrovia man, officials said. His identity was not released Sunday.
Officials responded to reports of a multi-vehicle wreck and found a crash involving three vehicles, described as a 1998 Toyota, a 1992 Toyota and a 2016 Honda, according to the CHP.
Pasadena Fire Department paramedics pronounced the driver of the 1992 Toyota dead at the scene, officials said. Two 18-year-old women inside the Honda were treated for injuries not believed to be serious.
The driver of the 1998 Toyota — later identified as Macias — fled from the scene on foot, according to the CHP statement.
CHP officers found and arrested Macias about two hours later, CHP Officer Monica Posada said.
After examination at a hospital, Macias was expected to be booked for felony drunken driving, she said. Additional charges, such as hit-and-run, may be sought by prosecutors later as well.
Officials initially shut down all eastbound lanes of the 134 Freeway as they investigated the crash scene.
Lanes gradually began reopening shortly before 2 a.m., according to the CHP.

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Pasadena man accused of carrying loaded gun for second time

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PASADENA >> Police jailed an 18-year-old Pasadena man who was already on felony probation for weapons violations Friday after again finding him with a loaded handgun, officials said.
A complaint of loud music at about 12:15 a.m. first brought officers to the Kings Villages apartment complex along Claremont Street, just west of Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena police Lt. John Mercado said.
While looking for the source of the music, officers encountered a man — later identified as David Salgado of Pasadena — in one of the complex’s parking lots, Mercado said. He ran from police, tossing a loaded .38-caliber revolver into a bush as he fled.
Officers chased down Salgado and took him into custody, the lieutenant said. The handgun was recovered.
He was booked on suspicion of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, as well as other weapon-related crimes, Mercado said.
Salgado, who was already on felony probation after pleading “no contest” to carrying a loaded handgun in public in September of last year, was being held without bail pending his initial court appearance, Los Angeles County Superior Court and booking records show.

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Two suspects detained following armed robbery at La Mirada cell phone store

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LA MIRADA >> Los Angeles and Orange county law enforcement officials detained two suspects in Buena Park within minutes of an armed robbery at a La Mirada cell phone store Saturday, authorities said.
The crime took place about 10:20 a.m. at a wireless store in the 15000 block of Imperial Highway, near La Mirada Boulevard, Los Angeles County sheriff’s Sgt. Jaime Alvarez said.
At least one man entered the store armed with a handgun and demanded cell phones before fleeing with an unknown number of the devices, the sergeant said.
Police in Buena Park soon spotted a vehicle matching the description of the one used as a getaway car in the robbery and stopped it at Valley View Street and Orangethrope Avenue, just across the county line, officials said.
Two men were detained, and a handgun was recovered, Alvarez said.
The investigation continued Saturday afternoon.

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La Habra man killed, two others injured in solo-car crash

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LA HABRA >> A 20-year-old La Habra man died and two others were seriously hurt in a violent solo-car crash early Saturday, authorities said.
Paramedics pronounced Miguel Martinez Jr. dead at the scene of the 12:15 a.m. crash on westbound La Habra Boulevard, just west of McPherson Street, according to Orange County coroner’s officials.
He was believed to be a passenger in the Nissan Maxima, which veered to the right side of the road and sheared off a fire hydrant before striking a small tree and a large palm tree, La Habra police Lt. Dan Henderson said.
“Everyone in the vehicle was ejected,” he said.
The driver and a second passenger of the car, both described as La Habra men in their late-teens to early-20s, were hospitalized.
“Out last update from the hospital is that they are in serious-but-stable condition,” Henderson said.
The cause of the crash remained under investigation, police said in a written statement. “However, speed and failing to wear safety belts are contributing factors.”
The cause of the crash remained under investigation, police said in a written statement. “However, speed and failing to wear safety belts are contributing factors.”
La Habra Boulevard remained shut down in both directions until 7:30 a.m. as police carried out their investigation.
Anyone with information regarding the crash is asked to contact the La Habra Police Department Traffic Unit at 562-383-4300.

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Man sought after groping 10-year-old girl on way to school in El Monte

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EL MONTE >> Police are seeking an unidentified man who grabbed and groped a 10-year-old girl as she was walking to school Friday morning.
The girl was walking to school about 7:15 a.m. when she encountered the man at Tyler Avenue and Dodson Street, El Monte police Sgt. Roger Cobian said in a written statement.
“The male suspect approached the girl who was alone and engaged her in conversation speaking only Spanish,” Cobian said. The girl walked away from him.
“The suspect came up behind the girl and hugged her while fondling her breast area over her clothing,” the sergeant said. “A school bus arrived scaring the suspect off.”
The attacker got into a silver, four-door compact car — possible a Toyota Corolla — and drove off, police said.
He was described as a Latino man, between 50 and 60 years old, 5 feet 7 inches tall, of medium build, with salt-and-pepper hair an facial pock marks, officials said. He wore a black hooded sweatshirt.
A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department sketch artist created a composite sketch of the molester, “with the brave victim’s help,” Cobian said.
Police are in contact with area schools, and have beefed up patrols around area campuses, Cobian said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact El Monte police at 626-580-2114, or email tips@empd.org. Tips may also be submitted anonymously to L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.

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Police to hold DUI checkpoint in Covina Saturday night

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COVINA >> Police are will screen drivers for sobriety during an overnight checkpoint in Covina Saturday night, officials said.
It will be held from 6 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday at an undisclosed location within the city, Covina police officials said in written statement.
The checkpoint is dedicated to the memory of 22-year-old Dustin Ray Travis-Plummer, who was killed by a drunk driver on Dec. 15, 2006, on the 210 Freeway near his home in Rancho Cucamonga, police said.
Funding for the checkpoint is being provided by a grant from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

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