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Someone phoned police about 5:40 p.m. from the 3000 block of Big Dalton to report hearing gunshots and seeing people running and driving from the area, Baldwin Park police Sgt. Doug Parnell said.
Officers found a single spent bullet casing, he said, but no homes or cars appeared to have been struck.
No further information was available.
The body of a 22-year-old man was found about 8 a.m. at a home in the 3100 block of Vineland Avenue, Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Lillian Peck said in a written statement.
"The victim had several medical issues and was living at the location with his family as a dependent adult," the statement said. "At this time, no evidence of foul play has been detected. However, the investigation is ongoing."
No further details were released.
Police said a man who tried to snatch a 13-year-old girl in Maywood on Tuesday may be the same man who kidnapped and raped a girl in Baldwin Park two weeks ago.A Latino man with acne scars tried to kidnap a 13-year-old girl at 6:45 a.m. as she was walking to school in Maywood, police said.
The man's description was similar to one given by a 15-year-old Baldwin Park girl who said she was kidnapped and raped Oct. 12 while she was cutting school.
"This guy kind of matches the guy up there," said Maywood Police Detective Dale Walker.
The man in the Maywood case was reported as in his mid-30s, 5-feet-11 inches tall and about 170 pounds. The man had dark hair, brown eyes, acne scars and a mole on his right cheek, according to police.
The man in the Baldwin Park case was described as a 5-foot-8 male Latino in his 30s, weighing about 210 pounds with with acne scars, short brown hair and brown eyes.
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Attempts Tuesday to reach the Baldwin Park detectives handling the case were unsuccessful. Maywood detectives so far have been unable to reach Baldwin Park detectives to discuss the case, Walker said.
The crime occurred about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 3100 block of Vineland Avenue, Baldwin Park police Sgt. Doug Parnell said.
The delivery man was walking through an apartment complex to make a delivery when he was approached by four Latino men wearing all black clothing, the sergeant said.
The men demanded money and one of them punched the delivery man in the face before stealing $200 from him, along with the pizza, Parnell said. No weapon was seen, and the delivery man was not hospitalized.
The robbers were last seen running eastbound from the area through the Big Dalton Wash, he added. A vinyl pizza bag and a sweater worn by one of the robbers were found discarded nearby.
On Saturday, a similar crime occurred in the same neighborhood, and Parnell said police are looking into the possibility that the crimes are related.
A pizza delivery man was also delivering to an apartment complex in the 3100 block of Vineland Avenue about 10 p.m. when he was robbed by two men with knives, Baldwin Park police Lt. Joe Bartolotti said.
In that case, both cash and pizza were stolen, he said.
Gregory Todd, 22, and Thomas Stringer, 23, were each charged with six counts of robbery and six counts of kidnapping, along with a gang enhancement, according to the felony complaint. A charge was filed for each individual person considered a victim of each individual crime.
The robberies the men are charged with took place Wednesday afternoon at a West Covina Gamestop store, 2360 S. Azusa Ave., and a Baldwin Park Gamestop store, 14460 Merced Ave, Unit 120, authorities said.
In the West Covina crime, three or four men armed with several handguns barged into the store about 6 p.m., West Covina police Sgt. Steve Wheeless said.
"It was a takeover," he said. Though the employees were not tied up, but, "They were moved from the sales portion of the store to a back room," the sergeant said.
The suspects then allegedly helped themselves to cash, video games and electronic equipment from the store, he said.
A citizen helped lead police to an abandoned suspect vehicle near the robbery scene, authorities said.
"It was some time later that a citizen called regarding a suspicious vehicle," he said.
The abandoned vehicle fit the description of the car used in the West Covina robbery and was found nearby, officials added.
Four people were detained in the area and arrested, Wheeless said. Todd and Stringer were ultimately identified as suspects in the robberies, while the other two were released.
A similar robbery was reported about four hours earlier at the other Gamestop location in Baldwin Park, Baldwin Park and West Covina police said.
In that crime, the same two men suspected in the West Covina robbery were identified as suspects in a similar takeover-style robber at the Baldwin Park Gamestop location, Baldwin Park police Sgt. Kevin Gauthier said.
At least one other unidentified robber was believed to be involved in the Baldwin Park crime, as well as two other people who were seen in the getaway vehicle, Gauthier said.
Authorities allege Todd and Stringer are members of the "Swans" street gang, which is affiliated with the Los Angeles gang, the "Bloods".
According to sheriff's booking records, Todd and Stringer were being held in lieu of $100,000 each.
They were scheduled to enter pleas at an arraignment in West Covina Superior Court Friday, however the hearing was delayed until Sept. 28, court officials said.
The crime was reported about 4:40 p.m. in the 3300 block of Athol Street, Baldwin Park police Sgt. Richard Villines said.
The victim was in his black 2001 Honda Civic when he was approached by three carjackers described as Latino men between 18 and 20 years old, the sergeant said.
One of the carjackers brandished a handgun, and the three suspects stole the man's car, he said. They were last seen driving on Francisquito Avenue.
EL MONTE -- Police jailed a Baldwin Park Thursday on suspicion of felony vandalism after he allegedly scrawled graffiti in a park bathroom, police said.
Daniel Parra, 18, was arrested about 5 p.m. at Zamora Park, 3820 Penn Mar Avenue, El Monte police said in a written statement.
Officials said he caused about $500 in damage to the bathroom at the park.
According to sheriff's booking records, Parra was being held in lieu of $20,000 bail. No information was available regarding his initial court date.
AZUSA -- A 13-year-old Azusa boy was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of drawing graffiti on a park bench, officials said.
He was jailed about 4 p.m. after he was allegedly spotted writing on a bench at Slauson Park, 501 W. Fifth Street, with a marker, Azusa police Sgt. Mike Gurbada said.
The teen was released to his parents with a court date after both he and they were cited, Gurbada said.
Taylor said he had just gotten up to pay for his meal about 1 p.m. at the El Llano restaurant, 13720 Ramona Blvd., when he noticed a 1-year-old girl choking.
Her family members desperately patted her on the back to try to free the obstruction -- a tortilla chip -- with no success.
"She was choking to death," Taylor said. "She was turning blue."
Restaurant waitress Julie Jimenez said Taylor immediately sprung into action and performed the Heimlich Maneuver.
"I was so scared," she said. "I was happy he saved the life of the little girl."
After performing the Heimlich Maneuver, the girl appeared to be doing just fine, Taylor said.
"I felt sorry for the family," he said. "They seemed pretty shaken up by the whole thing."
Taylor added he did not tell the "very grateful" family he was a police officer.
Jimenez said she was glad to have Taylor as a regular customer of the restaurant.
"I feel we need more people like that," she said. "I'm very glad that I know Capt. Mike."
Thursday's incident was not the first time Taylor has rescued a choking stranger at a Baldwin Park restaurant, Baldwin Park Mayor Manuel Lozano said.
"It doesn't surprise me, since I've seen it once before," the mayor said of the rescue.
About five years ago, Taylor was having lunch with Lozano at another Baldwin Park restaurant when Taylor noticed a man choking and performed the Heimlich Maneuver, Lozano said.
The mayor added he was amazed by how quickly Taylor reacted to the situation.
"The guy thanked him, and it was amazing," Lozano said. "He told me that it comes with the job."
Taylor said he also once had to perform the Heimlich Maneuver on his own toddler son more than 20 years ago when he choked on a cracker.
The captain encouraged all parents to take a class in basic life-saving procedures, such as the Heimlich Maneuver.
"I'm glad I picked that restaurant to have lunch (Thursday)," Taylor said. "Sometimes, there's a reason for things."
BALDWIN PARK - Fullerton police arrested Baldwin Park School Board member Sergio Corona on suspicion of assaulting a woman at an Orange County gas station, authorities said Wednesday.
Corona, 35, and a 38-year-old Baldwin Park woman were reported fighting in the parking lot of a Mobil gas station on July 11, said Lt. Craig Brower with the Fullerton Police Department.
Corona was arrested and cited on suspicion of assault and battery, Brower said. The unidentified woman was neither cited nor arrested.
Corona did not return calls seeking comment Wednesday.
It was the second time Corona has been arrested since May 2008, when Baldwin Park officers shot him with a Taser after he allegedly broke the windows of a home on Sandstone Street in Baldwin Park.
School board member Jack White said he was not aware of Corona's most recent arrest, but was concerned about how it would reflect on the district considering Corona's past.
"I really thought he'd learned his lesson," White said. "I'm really disappointed if this is the case."
Officials initially described the dead man only as a Latino in his 20s believed to be from Baldwin Park. His name was withheld pending notification of family members, coroner officials said.
The shooting was reported about 6 a.m. as a car crash in the 3700 block of Foster Avenue, just south of Ramona Boulevard, Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Derrick Thompson said in a written statement.
Officials received reports of "an individual that was believed to be involved in a traffic accident deceased inside a car," said Lt. Dan Rosenberg of the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau said, which is investigating the case. "Responding Baldwin Park police officers found he had been shot."
Detectives believe the man crashed his car after being shot multiple times in the back.
Suspect information and a motive in the shooting was not known, Rosenberg said.
Several residents on Foster Avenue said Sunday afternoon they heard a loud crash in the morning, but no gun shots.
"I was sleeping and I just heard a big impact," said Jun Catap. "As soon as I heard that, I opened the door and saw the car crashed into the (telephone) pole."
Crews from Southern California Edison worked through Sunday evening to repair the damaged pole.
Jesus Costilla, who also lives on Foster Avenue, said he watched police pick up about five bullet casings from nearby the victim's car.
"It's just kind of weird though," Costilla said, "because no one heard any gun shots."
Criselda Valderrama, 20, was arrested in connection with the crash.
Coroner's officials withheld the name of the dead woman pending notification of her family.
The incident occurred about 2:25 a.m. on the northbound 605 Freeway near Washington Boulevard, in an unincorporated county area near Whittier, California Highway Patrol officials said in a written statement.
The woman who was killed and two other 26-year-old Fontana women were inside a stalled Honda Civic after they crashed into a shoulder guardrail, officials said.
"(Valderrama) failed to notice the Honda stopped in the traffic lane and collided into the rear of the Honda," the statement said.
The fatal victim was initially driving the Civic, but switched seats with a rear passenger following the first crash, authorities said. The other women in the Honda suffered minor and moderate injuries.
Valderrama, who drove a 1991 Toyota Previa, was hospitalized with moderate injuries, CHP officials said.
According to court records, Valderrama is being held in lieu of $25,000 bail. No information on her initial court date was available Saturday.
Valderrama's MySpace.com Web page indicates she is a student at Cal State Long Beach and a graduate of Bishop Amat High School in La Puente. It also lists her as working at the Cal State Long Beach campus book store and Disabled Student Services Center, as well as a home health care company based in West Covina.
Her postings on Twitter.com talk about studying for upcoming exams.
A Twitter message sent Friday morning read, "I was driving in the carpool lane by myself and just as i exited i saw that the car a mile behind was highway patrol, close call!"
According to CHP logs, lanes of the freeway were blocked for more than three hours following the crash.
The collision was reported about 11:15 a.m. in the westbound lanes of the freeway near Puente Avenue, California Highway Patrol Officer Jose Nunez said.
Deputy Marc Saunders, 45, of the sheriff's Walnut-Diamond Bar Station suffered moderate injuries in the crash, CHP spokesman Edmund Zorrilla said. No other injuries were reported.
The crash occurred when Debra Bonafede, 57, of Redlands sideswiped the deputy's motorcycle with her 2001 Toyota Avalon, causing him to crash, Zorrilla said.
The deputy was thrown from his motorcycle and suffered abrasions to his hip, elbows and shoulder, Zorrilla said. He was take to the Citrus Valley Health Partners -- Queen of the Valley Campus for treatment.
Immediately following the crash, Ambrocio Veyra, 34, of Pomona was unable to stop in time and rear-ended the rapidly slowing Toyota, Zorrilla said.
Drugs or alcohol did not appear to be a factor in the crash, Zorrilla said, and no citations or arrested were made Thursday afternoon.
The crash, he added, remained under investigation.



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