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BUENA PARK -- Two men died and a third man was injured and arrested on suspicion of drunken driving early Friday following a solo-car crash on the La Mirada border, authorities said.
Ryan Hernandez, 22, of Anaheim was hospitalized in unknown condition and arrested on suspicion of felony drunken driving following the 2 a.m. crash near La La Mirada Blvd. and Alondra Avenue, Buena Park police Lt. Gary Worrall said.
Hernandez was driving a 4-door Honda sedan when it crashed into a pole along the roadside, investigators said.
Two of his passengers, described initially only as men in their early 20s, died at the scene, Worrall said. Another young man riding in the car was unhurt.
After crashing in Buena Park, the car ultimately came to a rest across the city border in La Mirada.
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.
LA MIRADA -- Officials Wednesday jailed a Whittier man suspected of being part of a serial bank robbery team responsible for five Orange County heists since October of last year.
Andres Soto, 50, is accused of being one of the "Market Duo Bandits," linked to five bank robberies targeting bank branches inside of supermarkets, according to La Habra police and FBI officials.
Police identified Soto as a suspect and arrested him during a traffic stop in the 14000 block of E. Imperial highway in La Mirada without a struggle Wednesday, La Habra police said.
Another suspect, identified as Paul Acosta, 27, of Los Angeles, was arrested Jan. 5 after the bandits' second heist at a bank branch inside a supermarket in the 2100 block of West Imperial Highway, according to the Orange County Register. Acosta was arrested following a pursuit and deputy-involved shooting in Paramount, while a second suspect fled on foot an escaped.
The bandits are also believed to have robbed the same bank branch on Oct. 25, La Habra police officials said in a written statement.
The string of robberies took place in La Habra, Lake Forest, Seal Beach and Placentia, officials said.
A third suspect was reportedly arrested in connection with the robbery spree in the days following Acosta's arrest, however information on that suspect was not released.
According to county booking records, Soto and Acosta were both due to appear Friday in Orange County Superior Court.
Meanwhile, another alleged serial bank robbery suspect is awaiting trial after his criminal career came to and end following a bank robbery in La Habra.
La Habra police officers and Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies arrested 34-year-old Francisco Gallegos Jan. 7 after he robbed a bank branch inside a La Habra supermarket. He's accused of being the "Bubble Wrap Bandit" -- responsible for at least five bank robberies in La Habra, La Mirada, Bell Gardens and South Gate.
LA MIRADA -- A car that was stolen earlier this week while containing the cremated remains of the owner's mother has been recovered, along with the ashes, authorities said.
A woman reported Thursday afternoon that her 2005 Ford Taurus had been stolen from the parking lot Stater Bros., 12800 La Mirada Blvd., Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Pat Valdez said.
The woman was an Oregon resident whose mother, a resident of South Whittier, passed away several months ago, officials said. The woman was preparing to bring the remains back to Oregon when her car was stolen.
Two sisters of the car's owner were driving through town about 11 a.m. Saturday when they spotted the car abandoned along Imperial Highway, east of La Mirada Boulevard, not far from where it was taken, Sgt. Grady Miles said.
"Fortunately, it wasn't too long of an ordeal for them," he added.
The car was undamaged, Miles said, and the family was relieved to have the remains returned.
LA MIRADA -- Sheriff's officials asked the public's help in tracking down a car the what stolen from a supermarket parking lot with the cremated remains of the owner's mother inside.
The car was stolen about 6 p.m. Thursday from the parking lot of Stater Bros., 12800 La Mirada Blvd., Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Pat Valdez said.
The owner of the car is an Oregon resident whose mother, who lived in an unincorporated county area near Whittier, died in August, the lieutenant said.
She was preparing to take her mother's remains back to Oregon when her car was taken, Valdez said.
The stolen car is described as a foam green, 4-door, 2005 Ford Taurus with an Oregon license plate of 717CQL.
Family members were distraught by the theft and hoped to have their loved one's remains returned, Valdez said.
Family members were distraught by the theft and hoped to have their loved one's remains returned, Valdez said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's Norwalk Station at 562-863-8711.
LA MIRADA -- Two employees at a scrap metal business will be arraigned Thursday for allegedly stealing $152,855 from the till to pay their credit card bills and expenses.
The money was stolen from Star Scrap Metal Recycling in the 14300 block of Firestone Blvd. during a 4-month period.
Magali Herrera, 27, who was the accounts receivable manager, and cashier Monica Barragan, 22, were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of embezzlement. They were being held at the sheriff's Norwalk Station in lieu of $50,000 bail each.
Detectives served search warrants at their residences. About $56,000 was found from Herrera's home in Los Angeles.
The incident started when deputies were called Tuesday afternoon to Star Scrap Metal Recycling about the embezzlement.
The employees allegedly took money from the registers at the end of their shift and falsified documents to indicate a decreased amount of cash receipts, deputies said.
Management conducted an audit and found the discrepancy.
The employees allegedly admitted to management that they've taken several thousands in small amounts from the cash registers since September 2011, according to deputies.
- Ruby Gonzales
SANTA FE SPRINGS -- Coroner's officials Thursday identified a 48-year-old La Mirada man who died in an industrial accident at a grocery warehouse.
Joseph Maier was pronounced dead at the University of California, Irvine, Medical Center within an hour of the fatal accident about 7 p.m. Wednesday at Superior Grocers Warehouse at 15510 Carmenita Road, Orange County coroner's officials said in a written statement.
"(Maier) was injured at work when pinned between a truck and a loading dock," the statement said.
It initially appeared the truck backed into Maier and the death was being looked at as an industrial accident, Whittier police Lt. Mike Prysbyl said.
The investigation was ongoing.
LA MIRADA -- A home was gutted by a fast-spreading fire early Saturday, however its residents escaped harm thanks to a smoke detector, authorities said.
The blaze broke out about 8 a.m. on Sabine Drive, between Gabbett and Tanfield drives, Los Angeles County Fire Department Capt. Greg Lombardo said.
Two men were asleep when the fire ignited, he said. One was awakened by a smoke detector and alerted the other before both got out of the home.
The home was already engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived just a couple of minutes later, the captain said.
The home was largely gutted, he said, however firefighters were able to salvage many valuables from the home.
The cause of the fire remained under investigation, however it was believed to have originated in a room addition to the home before spreading throughout the structure.
LA MIRADA - A man in a faded leather jacket and carrying a red-and-black tool bag robbed a Big Lots of about $1,600 Thursday night, deputies said.
The robbery was reported at 10:02 p.m.
Sheriff's Sgt. Mike Mendoza said a man entered the store at 13942 Imperial Highway and demanded money. The employees handed over the cash to the robber.
He was last seen walking out of the store.
The suspect was described as a Latino in his early 30s with a mustache. He wore a red baseball cap, a plaid shirt and a leather jacket.
It's the second robbery of a local Big Lots this week.
An armed man on Wednesday forced the manager of a Big Lots in Diamond Bar to hand over money from the store safe. Authorities haven't determined if the two cases are linked.
- From Staff Writer Ruby Gonzales
LA
MIRADA - A nine-hour standoff ended Friday when a gunman who had holed up
inside a home was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Sheriff's
deputies hadn't released the man's name by Friday night.
The
incident began about 7:30 a.m. at a house on Mercado Avenue, near Rosecrans
Avenue, sheriff's Sgt. Greg Arnold said.
Officials
evacuated about 390 students from a nearby middle school during the standoff,
taking them to a local park.
Arnold
said deputies responded to reports of gunshots heard inside the house. At the
time, family members told officials the man was a danger to himself.
At
about 11 a.m., after refusing orders to surrender, "the suspect fired
several rounds out of the house," said Sgt. Diane Hecht. No one was struck
by the gunfire.
Nearby
Los Coyotes Middle School, at 14640 Mercado Ave., was placed on lockdown as a
precaution at the outset of the incident, authorities said. But the roughly 390
students were ultimately bused to La Mirada Park, 15105 Alicante Road, after
the shots were fired.
Deputies
encircled the home and attempted to contact the person inside, Arnold said.
Deputies noted blood stains outside the home.
Nearby
homes were also evacuated as a precaution.
Arnold
said a robot was used to search the house but didn't locate the man.
At
about 4:45 p.m., he said the special enforcement bureau, which is the sheriff's
SWAT team, forced their way into the house and
discovered the man dead.
- From staff reports
LA MIRADA -- A middle school was evacuated early Friday as a SWAT team responded to reports of gunshots from inside a nearby home.
The incident began about 7:30 a.m. at a house on Mercado Avenue, near Rosecrans Avenue, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Greg Arnold said.
Deputies responded to reports of gunshots heard inside the house, he said. Family members of the person believed to be inside the home told officials the man may want to harm himself.
At about 11 a.m., after refusing orders to surrender, "the suspect fired several rounds out of the house," sheriff's Sgt. Diane Hecht said in a written statement. No one was struck by the gunfire.
Nearby Los Coyotes Middle School, 14640 Mercado Avenue, was placed on lockdown as a precaution at the outset of the incident, authorities added, but the students were ultimately bused to the gym at La Mirada Park, 15105 Alicante Road, after the shots were fired.
Deputies encircled the home and attempted to contact the person inside, Arnold said. Deputies noted blood stains outside the home.
Nearby homes were also evacuated as a precaution.
SANTA FE SPRINGS -- Whittier police are seeking witnesses to a Santa Fe Springs car crash that left a La Mirada man dead late last month.
Marshall James Doeve, 24, died at a hospital shortly after the two-car crash, which took place about 2:30 a.m. Oct. 30 at Telegraph Road and Shoemaker Avenue, according to police and coroner's officials.
Following the crash, Whittier police officers arrested the driver of the other car, 32-year-old Juan Mora of Whittier, on suspicion of drunken driving and vehicular manslaughter, Whittier police officials said.
"Supposedly, their were several witnesses present when this occurred," Whittier police Officer Bradley White said.
Police asked that anyone who saw the crash contact Sgt. Rob Hanson at 562-567-9256.
Investigators said Doeve was driving a Chevrolet Lumina that collided with a GMC Yukon being driven by Mora, who was allegedly driving under the influence.
Mora was initially booked into the Whittier Police Department's jail in lieu of $100,000 bail, county booking records show, but he was picked up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Friday and transferred to federal custody due to an immigration hold.
His initial court date was not available.
Marshall James Doeve, 24, died at a hospital shortly after the two-car crash, which took place about 2:30 a.m. Oct. 30 at Telegraph Road and Shoemaker Avenue, according to police and coroner's officials.
Following the crash, Whittier police officers arrested the driver of the other car, 32-year-old Juan Mora of Whittier, on suspicion of drunken driving and vehicular manslaughter, Whittier police officials said.
"Supposedly, their were several witnesses present when this occurred," Whittier police Officer Bradley White said.
Police asked that anyone who saw the crash contact Sgt. Rob Hanson at 562-567-9256.
Investigators said Doeve was driving a Chevrolet Lumina that collided with a GMC Yukon being driven by Mora, who was allegedly driving under the influence.
Mora was initially booked into the Whittier Police Department's jail in lieu of $100,000 bail, county booking records show, but he was picked up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Friday and transferred to federal custody due to an immigration hold.
His initial court date was not available.
SANTA FE SPRINGS - The driver who was killed in a 2-car crash was identified Monday as a 24-year-old La Mirada man.
Marshall James Doeve died at a hospital early Sunday, according to Ed Winter, spokesman for the Los Angeles County Department of the Coroner. Winter said the autopsy hasn't been scheduled yet.
Whittier police said Doeve was behind the wheel of a Chevrolet Lumina that collided with a GMC Yukon about 2:30 a.m., Sunday at Telegraph Road and Shoemaker Avenue.
Officers arrested the Yukon's driver, 32-year-old Juan Mora of Whittier, on suspicion of driving under the influence. A charge of vehicular manslaughter was later added.
Mora remained Monday at Whittier jail without bail. He will be arraigned Tuesday at Whittier Superior Court.
Any witnesses to the crash are asked to call Whittier police Sgt. Rob Hanson at 562-567-9256.
- From staff writer Ruby Gonzales
Marshall James Doeve died at a hospital early Sunday, according to Ed Winter, spokesman for the Los Angeles County Department of the Coroner. Winter said the autopsy hasn't been scheduled yet.
Whittier police said Doeve was behind the wheel of a Chevrolet Lumina that collided with a GMC Yukon about 2:30 a.m., Sunday at Telegraph Road and Shoemaker Avenue.
Officers arrested the Yukon's driver, 32-year-old Juan Mora of Whittier, on suspicion of driving under the influence. A charge of vehicular manslaughter was later added.
Mora remained Monday at Whittier jail without bail. He will be arraigned Tuesday at Whittier Superior Court.
Any witnesses to the crash are asked to call Whittier police Sgt. Rob Hanson at 562-567-9256.
- From staff writer Ruby Gonzales
LA MIRADA -- Two women died and three people suffered serious injuries when a Honda Accord carrying seven people crashed into a power pole and a tree, authorities said.
The names of the dead women were not released pending notification of their family members, Los Angeles County Coroner's officials said.
California Highway Patrol officials described them as a 21-year-old woman, the driver, and a 20 year old woman. Both were from Whittier.
The car was heading west on Lambert Road, just east of Fireside Drive, about 3:50 a.m. when the crash occurred, CHP officials said in a written statement.
"For undetermined reasons, (the Honda) veered to the right, colliding with a wooden power pole, then continued in a westerly direction, colliding into a tree," the statement said.
The 21-year-old driver and 20-year-old passenger were taken to hospitals where they died from their injuries, authorities said.
A 20-year-old Cerritos man and an 18-year-old La Puente man were hospitalized in critical condition following the crash, officials said, and a 23-year-old La Habra man was hospitalized with injuries including cuts to his head and broken bones in his back.
A 19-year-old Bellflower woman and a 20-year-old Cerritos woman riding in the car were hospitalized with apparently minor injuries, according to the CHP.
The cause of the crash was being investigated by the Santa Fe Springs office of the CHP.
The names of the dead women were not released pending notification of their family members, Los Angeles County Coroner's officials said.
California Highway Patrol officials described them as a 21-year-old woman, the driver, and a 20 year old woman. Both were from Whittier.
The car was heading west on Lambert Road, just east of Fireside Drive, about 3:50 a.m. when the crash occurred, CHP officials said in a written statement.
"For undetermined reasons, (the Honda) veered to the right, colliding with a wooden power pole, then continued in a westerly direction, colliding into a tree," the statement said.
The 21-year-old driver and 20-year-old passenger were taken to hospitals where they died from their injuries, authorities said.
A 20-year-old Cerritos man and an 18-year-old La Puente man were hospitalized in critical condition following the crash, officials said, and a 23-year-old La Habra man was hospitalized with injuries including cuts to his head and broken bones in his back.
A 19-year-old Bellflower woman and a 20-year-old Cerritos woman riding in the car were hospitalized with apparently minor injuries, according to the CHP.
The cause of the crash was being investigated by the Santa Fe Springs office of the CHP.
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