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INDUSTRY - Deputies shot and killed a carjacking suspect Saturday who led them on a short pursuit, then fired on them just outside of the sheriff's Industry Station, officials said.
The shooting took place shortly before 2 p.m. on Stafford Street, just west of Hacienda Boulevard, according to officials at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Headquarter's Bureau.
Deputies were responding to a report of an armed carjacking when they spotted the stolen Dodge Charger and tried to pull it over, Lt. Kimberly Unland said. The driver refused to stop, she said, and led deputies on a short chase that ended in the 15000 block of Stafford Street, just outside the sheriff's Industry Station.
"The suspect exited the vehicle and at one point fired from a semi-automatic weapon at the deputies," Unland said. "A deputy involved shooting occurred. The suspect was hit and pronounced dead at the scene."
No deputies were hurt, and the suspect's gun was recovered, Unland said.
No further information was released late Saturday about the shooting or the carjacking that preceded it.
Officials cordoned off a block around the shooting scene as they investigated, blocking access to the lobby of the sheriff's station in the hours following the fatal shooting.
As with all Los Angeles County deputy-involved shootings, the incident kicked of a series of parallel investigations.
In addition to sheriff's homicide detectives and internal affairs investigators, Los Angeles County District Attorney's officials and investigators from the County of Los Angeles Office of Independent Review are also looking into the shooting.
INDUSTRY - A man died died Sunday in a two-car crash on a transition road between the 60 and 605 freeways, officials said.
The crash was reported just after 5 p.m. on the westbound 60 connector road to the northbound 605, California Highway Patrol Officer Tatiana Sauquillo said.
Initial reports indicated that a white sedan tumbled off the road and down an embankment, while a blue sedan involved in the crash remained on the roadway, she said. She did not know which of the cars contained the fatally injured man.
CHP shut down the transition road as they investigated the collision Friday evening. It was reopened shortly after 8:30 p.m.
The cause was being investigated by the Santa Fe Springs office of the CHP.
INDUSTRY -- Southbound traffic on Azusa Avenue was shut down briefly Thursday morning after a car sheared off a fire hydrant, authorities said.
The incident was reported about 6 a.m. on Azusa Avenue at Railroad Street, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Russell Boucher said.
A car crashed into a fire hydrant, causing flooding beneath the railroad bridge, the sergeant said. Officials briefly shut down the southbound lanes as they shut off the water flow and allowed the flooding to drain.
No crime was initially suspected in the crash.
INDUSTRY - An armed man wearing gloves got away with an undisclosed amount after robbing a restaurant Wednesday.
Sheriff's Lt. John Saleeby said no one was injured in the 11:45 p.m. robbery at Buffalo Wild Wings, 1576 S. Azusa Ave.
He said the suspect, who was carrying a handgun, walked into the business and demanded money. After being handed the cash, the robber ran off.
The suspect was only described as wearing a hooded sweatshirt, dark-colored pants and gloves.
- Ruby Gonzales
INDUSTRY - A chemical explosion at an pottery company Saturday left a worker hospitalized in critical condition,authorities said.
The explosion was reported at 1:17 p.m. at a business at Laguna Clay, 14400 Lomitas Avenue, Los Angeles County sheriff's and fire officials said.
A 36-year-old employee was cutting an old metal barrel with a torch when it exploded, apparently due to residue of an unknown flammable material that had been stored in it, sheriff's Sgt. Tom Wilson said.
The badly burned man was hospitalized in critical condition, officials said.
Sheriff's officials had previously reported that two employees had been injured, but later said that only one employee was hurt.
A hazardous material crew was unable to identify what the substance in the barrel was, but determined it was non-toxic, Wilson said.
LOS ANGELES -- A task force based out of the Sheriff's Industry Station arrested for men an seized more than $300,000 worth of suspected stolen plastics early this week and arrested four.
The Sheriff's Plastics Insutrial Theft Task Force was following up on a previous investigation Monday when raided a business in the 8700 block of Crocker Street in Los Angeles, Industry sheriff's Lt. Victor Sotelo said.
About $320,000 worth of ground plastic -- believed to have been ground from plastic pallets stolen from area businesses -- were confiscated during the raid, Sotelo said, as well as about $110,000 worth of equipment used in the illicit operation.
The names of the four suspects were not released due to an ongoing investigation, Sotelo said.
The task force was started last year by officials at the sheriff's Industry Station in response to a growing trend of plastic goods being stolen from business for the value of the recycled materials.
INDUSTRY -- Officials are seeking a big rig driver who struck and dragged a 50-year-old woman before fleeing the scene Tuesday.
Bartola Sarabia of South El Monte suffered major injuries in the hit-and-run, which took place about 6:30 a.m. at Valley Boulevard and Temple Avenue, California Highway Patrol Officer Kerri Rivas said.
A tractor trailer with "no visible markings" had just exited the northbound 605 Freeway at Valley Boulevard and was heading east prior to the crash, the officer said. Sarabia was crossing the intersection of Valley Boulevard and Temple Avenue, "in a marked crosswalk, with a green light."
"The driver failed to yield to the pedestrian and the rear of the trailer struck Ms. Sarabia," Rivas said. "The trailer then pushed and dragged Ms. Sarabia approximately 20 feet."
The big rig continued east on Valley Boulevard.
Sarabia was hospitalized with major injuries, officials said.
Her condition at the hospital was unavailable, however, "Ms. Sarabia was conscious and able to make a limited statement to the investigating officer," Rivas said.
Any witnesses are asked to contact the Baldwin Park Office of the CHP at 626-338-1164, or after-hours, the Los Angeles Communications Center can be reached at 323-982-4900.
INDUSTRY -- Two gunmen fled with two backpacks, two cell phones and Yu-Gi-Oh trading cards after robbing a man Wednesday night.
Sheriff's Lt. John Saleeby said the 11:45 p.m. robbery happened outside the Carl's Jr at 19782 E Walnut Dr.
The victim wasn't injured.
The two robbers were last seen running west on Walnut Driver. They were described as Latinos in their 20s, heavyset and with shaved heads.
Saleeby said one wore a black jacket while the second suspect had a gray sweater and hat.
- Ruby Gonzales
POMONA -- A jury Tuesday awarded a Covina woman who slipped and fell at an Industry Costco store, shattering her kneecap, more than $400,000, the woman's attorney said.
Monika Leiterman, 58, was having lunch at the food court of the store, 17550 Castleton Street, April 1, 2009, when she slipped on puddle of liquid soap and shattered her patella, said her attorney, Michael O'Connor, of the Pasadena law firm Thon, Beck, Vanni, Callahan and Powell.
The jury ruled 12-0 in favor of Leiterman, the attorney said, awarding her a total of $414,868.28; $89,868.28 for past and future medical expenses and $325,000 in past and future pain and suffering.
"I presented evidence that numerous Costco employees had walked by the area of the spill within minutes before Ms. Leiterman fell," O'Conner said. "They didn't stop and clean it up, as there policies and procedures require that they do."
Costco representatives could not be reached for comment.
As a result of the injury, Leiterman has already had one operation in which surgeon's wired her kneecap back together, and may have to undergo two more operations, O'Conner said.
"She has a lifetime of partial loss of function and mobility and pain expected for the rest of her life," he said.
Costco denied any responsibility in the fall, O'Conner added. "There was no offer to settle."
The source of the liquid soap spill was uncertain, O'Conner said, however it likely leaked from a shopping cart.
The lawyer said Leiterman was "very satisfied" with the outcome of the case.
INDUSTRY -- A multi-car injury crash briefly shut down four northbound lanes of the 605 Freeway in Industry Thursday, officials said.
The crash was reported at 3:36 p.m. on the northbound freeway, just north of Peck Road, according to California Highway Patrol logs.
Initial reports indicated at least three cars were involved, and one of them had overturned.
The two left lanes were re-opened by 4 p.m., and the remaining affected lines were re-opened shortly after 4 p.m.
It was not immediately clear how many people were injured, or the extent of the injuries.
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INDUSTRY -- Sheriff's investigators Tuesday released photos of a man being sought on suspicion of molesting an 11-year-old girl at Puente Hills Mall department store last month.
The incident took place on the evening of Dec. 8 at the Ross store at the mall, in the 1600 block of South Azusa Avenue, Sgt. Nancy Drake of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Special Victims Bureau said.
As both the girl and were in line at the store, "He grabbed her buttocks and rubbed them for several seconds," Drake said. "he victim's mother saw the incident while walking toward the victim and yelled at the suspect. The suspect exited the store and fled by quickly walking away."
Detectives obtained surveillance photos of the suspect from another nearby store, however deputies thus
far have been unable to track him down, Drake said.
Officials released the images of the suspect to the public in hopes that someone would recognize him, Drake said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sheriffs Special Victims Bureau at 877-710-5273.
PHOTOS courtesy of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
INDUSTRY -- A deputy shot and wounded a man who fled from a traffic stop while holding a replica handgun early Friday in a deputy-involved shooting, authorities said.
The shooting took place about 3:30 a.m. at Valley Boulevard and 7th Avenue, Deputy Benjamin Grubb of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau said in a written statement.
The suspect was struck by gunfire and hospitalized in stable condition, Sgt. Diane Hecht said. No deputies were hurt.
A deputy pulled over a car on Valley Boulevard at 7th Avenue when the front passenger exited the car and ran, Hecht said.
"A deputy gave chase and saw the suspect was armed with a semi-automatic handgun," she said. "Fearing for his life, the deputy fired his duty weapon at the suspect, wounding him."
The wounded 29-year-old man was then taken to an area hospital, while the driver was arrested due to an existing warrant, officials said.
A replica handgun was recovered at the scene, Hecht added.
Sheriff's officials did not release the name of either suspect.
As is standard procedure in deputy-involved shooting in Los Angeles County, simultaneous investigations have been launched by the sheriff's department, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office and the county Office of Independent Review.
The shooting took place about 3:30 a.m. at Valley Boulevard and 7th Avenue, Deputy Benjamin Grubb of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau said in a written statement.
The suspect was struck by gunfire and hospitalized in stable condition, Sgt. Diane Hecht said. No deputies were hurt.
A deputy pulled over a car on Valley Boulevard at 7th Avenue when the front passenger exited the car and ran, Hecht said.
"A deputy gave chase and saw the suspect was armed with a semi-automatic handgun," she said. "Fearing for his life, the deputy fired his duty weapon at the suspect, wounding him."
The wounded 29-year-old man was then taken to an area hospital, while the driver was arrested due to an existing warrant, officials said.
A replica handgun was recovered at the scene, Hecht added.
Sheriff's officials did not release the name of either suspect.
As is standard procedure in deputy-involved shooting in Los Angeles County, simultaneous investigations have been launched by the sheriff's department, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office and the county Office of Independent Review.
INDUSTRY -- A man was wounded early Friday in a deputy-involved shooting, authorities said.
The shooting took place about 3:30 a.m. at Valley Boulevard and 7th Avenue, Deputy Benjamin Grubb of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau said in a written statement.
The suspect was struck by gunfire and hospitalized in unknown condition, officials said. No deputies were hurt.
No further details of the circumstances of the shooting were available.
As is standard procedure in deputy-involved shooting in Los Angeles County, simultaneous investigations have been launched by the sheriff's department, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office and the county Office of Independent Review.
INDUSTRY -- A Diamond Bar man died and three other people were injured in a crash involving two cars and two big rigs early Saturday, authorities said.
Jonathan Guzman Vaca, 22, of Diamond Bar, died in the 2:50 a.m. crash on the eastbound 60 Freeway at Azusa Avenue, Los Angeles County Department of Coroner's Lt. Larry Dietz said.
It initially appeared that Vaca was entering the freeway from southbound Azusa Avenue in a 2003 Nissan 350Z when, "For reasons still under investigation, the driver was not able to control the Nissan as he entered the main portion of eastbound State Route 60," California Highway Patrol officials said in a written statement.
After entering the right-hand lane of the freeway, Vaca's Nissan was struck by a big rig, officials said.
"After being struck by the big rig," the CHP statement said, "the Nissan spun across into the No. 3 lane and was struck by another big rig."
The Nissan was forced into the center divider, and a 2000 Nissan Frontier SUV being driven by a 33-year-old Pomona man then struck the rear of the big rig, CHP officials said.
Fire Department paramedics pronounced Vaca dead at the scene, officials said.
The driver of the Nissan Frontier and one of the big rig drivers, a 27-year-old Anaheim man, were hospitalized with major injuries, according to the CHP. A 64-year-old Fontana man who was driving the other big rig suffered minor injuries.
All but one lane of the freeway were shut down as officials examined the scene early Saturday.
Officers from the Santa Fe Springs office of the CHP are continuing their investigation.
Jonathan Guzman Vaca, 22, of Diamond Bar, died in the 2:50 a.m. crash on the eastbound 60 Freeway at Azusa Avenue, Los Angeles County Department of Coroner's Lt. Larry Dietz said.
It initially appeared that Vaca was entering the freeway from southbound Azusa Avenue in a 2003 Nissan 350Z when, "For reasons still under investigation, the driver was not able to control the Nissan as he entered the main portion of eastbound State Route 60," California Highway Patrol officials said in a written statement.
After entering the right-hand lane of the freeway, Vaca's Nissan was struck by a big rig, officials said.
"After being struck by the big rig," the CHP statement said, "the Nissan spun across into the No. 3 lane and was struck by another big rig."
The Nissan was forced into the center divider, and a 2000 Nissan Frontier SUV being driven by a 33-year-old Pomona man then struck the rear of the big rig, CHP officials said.
Fire Department paramedics pronounced Vaca dead at the scene, officials said.
The driver of the Nissan Frontier and one of the big rig drivers, a 27-year-old Anaheim man, were hospitalized with major injuries, according to the CHP. A 64-year-old Fontana man who was driving the other big rig suffered minor injuries.
All but one lane of the freeway were shut down as officials examined the scene early Saturday.
Officers from the Santa Fe Springs office of the CHP are continuing their investigation.
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