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ROSEMEAD -- A man slashed and seriously injured his brother Saturday during an argument at their Rosemead home, authorities said.
Thomas Chu, 57, was expected to be booked on suspicion of attempted murder and mayhem in connection with the attack, which took place about 6 p.m. at a house in the 8800 block of Jenny Way, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Jim Dexter said.
Chu became involved in an argument with his 59-year-old brother regarding the borrowing of a car, the sergeant said.
He then pulled a knife and slashed his older brother on his face, back and arms, Dexter said.
The wounded man suffered serious injuries, though they were not believed to be life-threatening, officials said.
The allegation of mayhem against Chu, legally defined as the malicious disfiguring or disabling of another person, results from the wounds the victim suffered to his face, officials said.
Chu surrendered without a struggle when deputies arrived, Dexter said. He was hospitalized for a pre-existing medical condition prior to be being booked into jail.
PICO RIVERA -- Three men robbed another man at gunpoint and slashed his hand with a knife Thursday before fleeing the scene in a car with a "Baby on Board" sticker on the back, authorities said.
The crime took place just after 1:20 p.m. at Coolhurst Drive and Pico Vista Road, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Ernest Bille said.
A man in his 20s was walking when he was approached by three robbers in a white, 4-door, 90s-model Honda Accord with a "Baby on Board" sticker adorning the rear, the sergeant said.
At least two of the robbers exited the car and demanded cash from the victim, who turned over about $15, the sergeant said. A struggle took place during the robbery, during which the victim suffered a minor slash to his hand.
In addition to a knife, the robbers also brandished a handgun during the crime, Bille said.
The robbers were initially described only as a white man, a Latino man and a black man, he added.
The suspects' car was last seen heading south on Pico Vista Road toward Washington Boulevard.
EL MONTE -- Police are seeking a man accused of stabbing another man during a fight at a fast-food restaurant Wednesday.
A man, his wife and a friend of his wife met about 7 a.m. at a McDonald's restaurant at Valley Boulevard and Baldwin Avenue, El Monte police Lt. Dan Burlingham said.
The husband, a man in his mid- to late-20s, was confronted by his wife's friend and a fight ensued, the lieutenant said.
The suspect pulled a knife and stabbed the husband three to four times in the neck and upper torso, Burlingham said. Police were looking into the possibility two men who were with the suspect also jumped into the fray.
The wounded man was hospitalized in stable condition.
The knife-wielding man and his friends fled the scene before officers arrived and remained at-large Thursday, police said.
The attacker was initially described only as a Latino man in his late-20s.
Anyone with information is asked to call El Monte police at 626-580-2110.
WHITTIER - Deputies are looking for a gunman who shot another man several times Tuesday night.
Sheriff's Sgt. Mike Mendoza said the injured man was in stable condition at a hospital.
The station received calls about multiple shots being heard about 8:50 p.m. at Laurel and Virginia avenues in an unincorporated county area near Whittier, he said. Deputies checking out the calls found the wounded man.
The gunman said nothing before opening fire, striking the victim, a 30-year-old man, several time in the stomach area, Sgt. James Franks said.
The shooting happened in an unincorporated county area near Whittier.
A relative was driving the man to the hospital but decided to let paramedics transport him, according to Mendoza. He said the relative pulled over in nearby Santa Fe Springs.
Witnesses saw a man fleeing from the scene after the shooting. Mendoza said the suspect was last seen running west through Amelia Mayberry County Park.
The suspect was described a Latino, 25, 5 feet 6 inches tall, between 150 to 160 pounds and wearing a black shirt and black pants.
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ALTADENA -- A woman is accused of intentionally striking a county employee with her car Friday following a dispute over an unleashed dog at the Eaton Canyon Nature Center, authorities said.
Arune Kavaliauskaite, 28, was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon following the 3 p.m. incident at the park, 1750 N. Altadena Drive, according to sheriff's officials and county booking records. Her city of residency was not clear Saturday.
A Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation employee approached Kavaliauskaite and told her she needed to put her dog on a leash, Lt. Denise Stephenson of the Sheriff's Park Services Bureau said.
"The suspect refused to put the dog on a leash (and) became abusive toward staff," the lieutenant said.
When the county employee began taking photographs of the Kavaliauskaite's car and her dog, she apparently became angry and intentionally struck the county employee with her car, Stephenson said. The employee suffered a minor knee injury.
Deputies responded and arrested Kavaliauskaite, officials said.
According to county booking records, Kavaliauskaite was released from jail Saturday morning after posting $30,000 bail pending her initial appearance in Pasadena Superior Court.
LA MIRADA -- Two men were stabbed Thursday during a possibly gang-related fight at La Mirada Regional Park, officials said.
The incident was reported shortly before 4 p.m. at the park, 13701 Adelfa Drive, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Greg Arnold said.
Three suspects, initially described only as Latino men, became involved in a fight with three other men, the sergeant said.
At least one of the suspects pulled a knife, and two of the men in the other group of combatants were stabbed, he said. Both wounded men were taken to a hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
The stabbing was suspected to be gang-related, Arnold said. No further details were available.
SANTA FE SPRINGS -- A 12-year-old boy was shot and wounded as he slept in his bed late Wednesday, authorities said.
The attack took place just after 11 p.m. in the 9300 block of Danby Avenue, Whittier police Officer Bradley White said.
"When we arrived on-scene, we discovered a 12-year-old male had suffered a gunshot wound to his leg," he said. "He was inside sleeping in his room when the shots were fired."
The boy was treated at a hospital and released early Thursday, White added.
Though detectives initially suspected the attack to be gang-related, "We don't know why this house was targeted," White said.
The bullet that struck the boy pierced a front window of the house, family members said. Another bullet struck the windowsill, and another hit a door.
"There was maybe six to seven shots fired," said a cousin of the young victim who asked that his name be withheld for fear of retaliation. "I don't know where the other ones went."
The family was relaxing at home when their peace was suddenly shattered by the gunfire, said the cousin.
The cousin said he was awakened by the shots and immediately dropped to the floor along with the others in the home.
Then he saw the wounded little boy.
"He was in so much shock, I thought it was worse," the cousin said.
He said he felt relieved when he heard the little boy speak, saying, "It burns."
Following the shooting, a car was heard speeding away from the home, said the cousin.
He added that the family had no idea why someone would shoot at the home.
The little boy's knee was shattered by the bullet, his cousin said, and he may require surgery later in the recovery process. The boy plays flag football in a local league.
No suspect description was available, and the circumstances of the shooting also remained under investigation, police said. Neighbors reported hearing the gunshots, but not seeing the incident.
Anyone with information was asked to contact Whittier police at 562-567-9200.
MONROVIA -- A teenager arrived at a hospital with a stab wound to his arm early Sunday, however the circumstances of the stabbing remained under investigation, police said.
Detectives were looking into the possibility the assault may have been related to a vandalism that was reported minutes before the stabbing in the same area -- California Avenue near Evergreen Avenue, Monrovia police Sgt. Glen Coleman said.
The 16-year-old stabbing victim appeared evasive during police questioning, Coleman said, and ultimately told investigators that he and his friends had been approached on the street by two men in their 20s.
After exchanging words, the victim reported, one of the two men pulled a knife and stabbed the teen in the upper arm, Coleman said.
Only minutes before police received words of the stabbing, however, authorities received another call from California Avenue, just south of Evergreen Avenue, Coleman said.
A resident reported that someone had thrown a cement water meter cover through the front window of their house, the sergeant said. The vandalism victim told investigators he chased a group of vandals for a short distance on California Avenue, but did not report being involved in a fight.
"We don't know if (the stabbing) is related to this vandalism or not, but we have a pretty good hunch," Coleman said.
The investigation was ongoing.
WHITTIER -- A sheriff's SWAT team, with the help of a K-9, found and arrested a West Covina parolee Friday who barricaded himself in a Whittier garage for more than 10 hours after shooting at police, authorities said Saturday.
Matthew Cloutman, 36, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of a peace officer and a parole warrant, Whittier police officials said in a written statement.
He was found hiding in a crawl space and bitten by a sheriff's K-9 shortly before 11 p.m. in the garage in the 6200 block of Washington Avenue where he had remained barricaded since about 12:30 p.m., according to Los Angeles County sheriff's Capt. Mike Parker.
A gun was found during Cloutman's arrest, Parker added.
He was being treated at a hospital for dog bite wounds before being booked into jail, Whittier police Lt. Carlos Solorza said.
U.S. Marshals Service, California Department of Corrections, West Covina police and Whittier police officials joined in an operation to apprehend Cloutman, a parolee who is suspected in a West Covina carjacking, Whittier police spokesman Officer Bradley White said.
The carjacking was believed to have taken place in December, however further details were not available.
As the team of lawmen moved in on the home, Cloutman ran from the main house to a garage in the rear while firing six to seven shots at the marshals. None were hit, and authorities did not return fire.
Other people emerged from the home on the orders of police, officials said, however Cloutman refused, prompting a tense stand-off ensued for the next 10 and a half hours.
ALHAMBRA -- Trial began Thursday for an alleged Duarte gang member accused shooting and paralyzing a then-16-year-old boy in 2008, officials said.
Jimmy Santana, 23, is charged with attempted murder for shooting a 16-year-old boy has he rode his bicycle in the 2500 block of Peck Road, in an unincorporated county area near Monrovia, on Jan. 29, 2008.
Investigators have described the wounded teen as an innocent young man who got caught in the crossfire of a feud between black and Latino gangs in the area in late 2007 and early 2008.
After a jury was selected in for the case in Alhambra Superior Court, opening arguments were heard Thursday and the alleged victim took the stand to testify, court officials said.
At a hearing 2 months after the shooting, the young man described how he was riding home from a dairy when a car approached and a gunman, later identified as Santana, opened fire while shouting gang slogans.
According to county booking records, Santana is being held in lieu of $2 million bail.
ALHAMBRA -- Police arrested a transient Thursday on suspicion of stabbing another man in an unprovoked attack outside a coffee shop, authorities said.
Richard Covarrubias, 26, was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon in connection with the 5:08 p.m. attack outside a Starbucks coffee shop in the 100 block of West Main Street, Alhambra police Lt. Jennifer Wiese said.
A 43-year-old man was standing outside the coffee shop when he was approached by Covarrubias, who challenged the victim to fight, the lieutenant said.
The victim told police he had seen the man before, but did not know him or why he wanted to fight, Wiese said.
Covarrubias then pulled a knife and stabbed at the man, she said, inflicting a 4-inch gash to the victim's hand.
The alleged attacker fled the scene before police arrived, but officers found him during a search of the area, police said.
According to county booking records, Covarrubias was being held in lieu of $30,000 bail pending his scheduled arraignment Monday in Alhambra Superior Court.
<USDEFAULT>ARCADIA -- A Lynwood man accused of shooting two Good Samaritans during a botched robbery, including one who stabbed him in the neck, was arrested Monday after arriving at the Methodist Hospital in Arcadia seeking treatment, officials said.
Alleged gunman Kyle Henderson, 30, of Lynwood, is being detained at the hospital in connection with the shooting and failed robbery and being held at the hospital, according to sheriff's officials and county booking records.
Terrance Fair, 47, of Lynwood was also arrested on suspicion of driving the getaway van that dropped Henderson at the hospital, as well as Ischa Criner, 42, of Lynwood, on suspicion of taking part in the attempted robbery, sheriff's Sgt. Pauline Panis said in a written statement.
The incident began shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday when Henderson entered a meat market in the 11800 block of Atlantic Avenue in Lynwood but was confronted by two good Samaritans -- one armed with a kitchen knife, Lt. Dave Dolson said.
The witness with the knife stabbed Henderson in the neck before Henderson shot both of them and fled in a white van, investigators said.
One of them men was no expected to survive his wounds, officials said. The other suffered a gunshot wound to the hand that was not believed to be life-threatening.
Detectives arrested Henderson Tuesday morning after tracking him down at the Arcadia hospital, Panis said. The investigation then quickly led to the arrests of Fair and Criner.
Henderson and Fair, who were already on parole, were being held without bail, according to county booking records. Criner was being held in lieu of $1 million bail.
All three were due for arraignment Wednesday in Compton Superior Court.
WHITTIER -- A young man was wounded in a shooting early Saturday on a residential street in Uptown Whittier, police said.
Whittier police officials received numerous 9-1-1 calls reporting gunshots about 3:25 a.m. in the 12400 block of Pasadena Street, Lt. Carlos Solorza said.
The shots appeared to have come from a large group of people that had been gathered in the street, the lieutenant said.
Officers found no victims or suspects when they arrived, however they did discover bullet casings in the street, he said.
About half an hour later, Solorza said, officials at Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital notified police that a gunshot victim had arrived at the emergency room.
The victim, an 18-year-old Whittier residents, had been shot several times and suffered a collapsed lung but was expected to survive, police said.
The wounded man was not cooperating with investigators, Solorza added, and a description of the attacker was not available.
Police suspected the shooting may have been gang-related, however the investigation was ongoing.
AZUSA -- Police are looking for the man who stabbed another man at an apartment complex Friday night.
The attack was reported at 9:39 p.m. in the 1100 block of West Arrow Highway.
Sgt. Randy Schmidt said a resident was stabbed twice in the leg.
The suspect fled in a black pickup truck.
The victim believed he recognized the suspect, but once police detained the man indicated by the victim, it was determined he was not involved, Sgt. Dewayne Eldridge said.
Paramedics took the injured man to a hospital for treatment, and the investigation continued Saturday.
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| Frank Girardot, Metro Editor for the San Gabriel Valley Newspapers, brings you behind the yellow tape with takes on true crime, cold cases and more. This is also your forum to discuss crime, its impact on your neighborhood and how we cover it. Have any questions or tips? You can leave a comment here or e-mail Frank. |
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