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SANTA FE SPRINGS -- Three men have been jailed in connection with a fatal car-to-car shooting that left an 18-year-old Whittier man dead and another man critically wounded, authorities said.
Mark Joseph Rodriguez died at a hospital shorty after the shooting, which was reported about 6 p.m. Thursday on Sorensen Avenue, just south of Washington Boulevard, Los Angeles County Department of Coroner Assistant Chief of Operations Ed Winter said.
Jason Uzel, 37, of Whittier, Brian Recinos, 22, of Whittier and Frank Ramos, 45, of Eureka, were booked on suspicion of murder, Whittier police Officer Bradley White said.
Rodriguez and the other shooting victim were in the back seat of a car when someone opened fire on them with .45-caliber handgun from a pearl-white compact car with aftermarket rims, Whittier police officials said.
Two other people in the car that was shot were not wounded, police said.
"A (sheriff's) deputy made a traffic stop on a vehicle (and), found a .45(-caliber) casing in the car," Whittier police Lt. Carlos Solorza said. The car matched the description of the one driven during the attack.
Two men inside the car -- later identified as Uzel and Recinos -- were found to be on parole, the lieutenant said. Officials searched a home connected to the men and seized a handgun of a similar caliber to the one used in the shooting, he added.
"It was good police work," Solorza said.
Continued investigation led to the arrest of Ramos about 12: 45 a.m. Friday, according to police and county booking records, however further details of his arrest were not available Friday.
The shooting took place on a commercial street lined with concrete warehouses and factories.
It was not clear if Thursday afternoon's shooting was related to another Santa Fe Springs shooting reported the previous night. In that incident, a 12-year-old boy was wounded in the leg while sleeping when bullets tore through his family's home in the 9300 block of Danby Avenue -- about two miles from the scene of Thursday's shooting.
Both shootings were described by police as being apparently gang-related.
According to county booking records, all three suspects were being held without bail pending their initial court appearances.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Whittier Police Department, which provides police services to Santa Fe Springs.
SANTA FE SPRINGS -- Investigators asked the public's help Thursday in finding a big rig driver who fled the scene of a four-vehicle crash that left a 4-year-old boy critically injured.
The crash occurred about 7:25 p.m. Tuesday on the northbound 605 Freeway, just north of Telegraph Road, California Highway Patrol officials said in a written statement.
The chain-reaction crash involved a big rig, a Honda Civic, a Toyota Avalon and a Nissan Altima, CHP Officer Al Perez said. The badly injured boy was riding in the Honda.
The cause and circumstances of the crash remained under investigation, he added.
Witnesses were able to provide CHP investigators with a partial license plate for the big rig, as well as a partial name of the business that owns the truck, Perez said.
In order to find the hit-and-run driver, CHP officials asked that anyone who may have witnessed the crash to contact Officer Destiny Tafoya at 562-868-0503.
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.
SANTA FE SPRINGS -- A rented moving truck crashed into a donut shop Sunday, however no injuries were reported, officials said.
The crash took place just before 3:30 p.m. at Winchell's 11330 Washington Blvd., Whittier police Lt. Carlos Solorza said.
A rented U-haul truck crashed into the building, injuring no one but prompting concerns about structural damage to the store, fire officials said.
While the truck did not penetrate into the store, it damaged an overhang outside it, authorities said. Fire officials were still determining late Sunday whether the building would have to be red-tagged pending repairs.
person who was with the truck told police that his friend had been driving but fled from the scene on foot, Solorza said.
The crash remained under investigation.
SANTA FE SPRINGS -- Police arrested two men early Thursday on suspicion of breaking into a vacant business on Firestone Boulevard.
Richard Hall, 49, and Gary Stanislaus, 47, were booked on suspicion of burglary, Whittier police Lt. Carlos Solorza said. Both men are from Norwalk, though Hall is believed to be a transient.
Deputies were on patrol about 2:50 a.m. in the 13300 block of Firestone Boulevard when they spotted an open door and a suspicious vehicle parked at a vacant business that had previously been the target of copper thieves, Whittier police Lt. Carlos Solorza said.
After police surrounded the building, Hall immediately turned himself in and claimed he was the only person inside the business, the lieutenant said.
When officers searched the building with the help of a K-9, however, Stanislaus was found inside and bitten by the dog, police said. He was treated for the bite wounds before being booked into jail.
According to county booking records, the suspects were being held in lieu of $20,000 each bail pending their initial court appearance.
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.
SANTA FE SPRINGS -- An employee at a grocery warehouse was killed Wednesday night when a tractor-trailer backed into him and pinned him to a wall, police said.
The man's name wasn't released pending notification of his family.
Whittier police Lt. Mike Przybyl said the 6:38 p.m. incident happened at Superior Grocers Warehouse at 15510 Carmenita Road in Santa Fe Springs.
He said the man was taken to UC Irvine Medical Center where he died of his injuries.
"At this point we're looking at it as an industrial accident," Przybyl said. However, he added that the investigation is ongoing.
- Ruby Gonzales
SANTA FE SPRINGS -- A person was found shot to death in the middle of the street early Friday in Santa Fe Springs, authorities said.
Someone called 911 about 1:40 a.m. to report seeing a person lying in the middle of the 9900 block of Painter Avenue, just west of Carmenita Road, Whittier police Lt. Carlos Solorza said.
Officials found the man was suffering from what appeared to be gunshot wounds and pronounced him dead at the scene, the lieutenant said.
No one reported seeing or hearing the shooting itself, he said, and no information about the motive or the shooter was available.
The dead man's name was not released pending notification of his family, Los Angeles County Department of Coroner's Assistant Chief of Operations Ed Winter said. He was initially described as a Latino man in his 40s.
The area remained cordoned off as Whittier police detectives continued their investigation Friday morning.
Friday's fatal shooting was the second incident of gun violence reported in the city this week.
Five men in a white sedan shot and seriously wounded a 19-year-old Santa Fe Springs man late Tuesday as he was standing in the 11300 block of Washington Boulevard, police said.
The wounded man was expected to survive, officials said. A motive in that shooting was not clear.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Whittier Police Department, which provides police services for Santa Fe Springs, at 562-567-9255.
SANTA FE SPRINGS -- A 19-year-old Santa Fe Springs man is expected to survive after being shot in the chest and back on Washington Boulevard late Tuesday, police said.
The victim was talking with friends about 10 p.m. in the 11300 block of Washington Boulevard when a white sedan containing five people approached, Whittier police Officer Bradley White said.
The friends walked away as the car approached and those inside confronted and shot the victim before the car sped away, the officer said.
Friends then took the wounded man to an area hospital where he was treated in an intensive care unit, White said. The wounds were not believed to be life-threatening.
A further description of the attackers was not available, and the motive in the attack was unclear, White added.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Whittier Police Department at 562-567-9200.
SANTA FE SPRINGS -- Two men used a handgun to rob both a gas station and a customer late Friday, police said.
The crime was reported about 9:55 p.m. at a Chevron gas station in the 11400 block of Telegraph Road, just east of the 605 Freeway, Whittier police Lt. Carlos Solorza said.
The suspects were described only as black men wearing hooded sweat shirts. One of them carried a pistol.
After snatching a customer's wallet from the counter, the robbers went behind the counter with the clerk and demanded the register be opened, Solorza said.
The clerk complied, and the robbers helped themselves to the cash before fleeing, he said. No getaway car was seen.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Whittier Police Department, which patrols Santa Fe Springs.
The crime was reported about 9:55 p.m. at a Chevron gas station in the 11400 block of Telegraph Road, just east of the 605 Freeway, Whittier police Lt. Carlos Solorza said.
The suspects were described only as black men wearing hooded sweat shirts. One of them carried a pistol.
After snatching a customer's wallet from the counter, the robbers went behind the counter with the clerk and demanded the register be opened, Solorza said.
The clerk complied, and the robbers helped themselves to the cash before fleeing, he said. No getaway car was seen.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Whittier Police Department, which patrols Santa Fe Springs.
SANTA FE SPRINGS -
Police jailed a Whittier man Friday on suspicion of causing more than $13,000
worth of damage while stealing copper wiring from a construction company.
William Gonzalez, 27,
was booked on suspicion of grand theft and vandalism, Whittier police said
Saturday in a written statement.
Officers went to Kiewit
Inc., 10740 Shoemaker Ave., about 4 a.m. after a burglar alarm went off,
officials said.
They found Gonzalez in
the back yard of the business, according to the police statement. "The suspect
had burglary tools and copper wire from the business in his possession."
According to county
booking records, Gonzalez was being held in lieu of $20,000 bail at the
Whittier Police Department jail pending his initial court appearance.
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
SANTA FE SPRINGS -- The second man convicted in a failed robbery at a medical marijuana dispensary last year has been sentenced to 16 years in state prison, officials said Thursday.
Chavasco Coogler, 30, of Los Angeles received his sentence after pleading "no contest" to a county of second-degree robbery in connection with the Aug. 10, 2010 robbery at the now-closed A.P. Natural Solutions medical marijuana dispensary in the 9800 block of Alburtis Avenue, Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office spokeswoman Shiara Davila-Morales said.
Coogler committed the crime with 19-year-old Travon Brooks of Harbor City, who pleaded guilty to the robbery and received a 12-year-prison sentence in November, Davila-Morales said.
The men failed to obtain any money or marijuana in the heist, but they did flee with a security guard's gun, officials said.
After fighting with the men, in a dramatic scene caught on a surveillance camera, the security guard locked the robbers inside the dispensary.
One of the men fired a shot at the door before forcing the guard to unlock it.
Last month, city officials sent cease and desist letters to 18 medical marijuana dispensaries within Santa Fe Springs, ordering them to close down by the end of the month.
Several owners of the dispensaries have said they will fight the decision.
Chavasco Coogler, 30, of Los Angeles received his sentence after pleading "no contest" to a county of second-degree robbery in connection with the Aug. 10, 2010 robbery at the now-closed A.P. Natural Solutions medical marijuana dispensary in the 9800 block of Alburtis Avenue, Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office spokeswoman Shiara Davila-Morales said.
Coogler committed the crime with 19-year-old Travon Brooks of Harbor City, who pleaded guilty to the robbery and received a 12-year-prison sentence in November, Davila-Morales said.
The men failed to obtain any money or marijuana in the heist, but they did flee with a security guard's gun, officials said.
After fighting with the men, in a dramatic scene caught on a surveillance camera, the security guard locked the robbers inside the dispensary.
One of the men fired a shot at the door before forcing the guard to unlock it.
Last month, city officials sent cease and desist letters to 18 medical marijuana dispensaries within Santa Fe Springs, ordering them to close down by the end of the month.
Several owners of the dispensaries have said they will fight the decision.
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