Whittier: October 2008 Archives

Officials are reporting five people killed within 5-hours over the weekend, with three of the homicides reported in the Whittier area.

In addition to the Whittier-area killings, one of which was a double-homicide, a man was stabbed to death in Hawaiian Gardens late Friday and another man was shot to death in Athens early Sunday.

Here's an excerpt from a preliminary version of tommorrow's story regarding the Whittier-area cases:

Three men were shot to death in two separate shootings in the Whittier area within a two-hour period late Saturday and early Sunday, authorities said.
Two men were shot about 10:45 p.m. Saturday in the 3900 block of Aleman Avenue in Pico Rivera, Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Art Spencer said.
Another man was fatally shot about 12:20 a.m. Sunday in the 10900 block of Carmenita Road in an unincorporated county area near Whittier, he said.
A teenager and a young father were among the victims, officials and family members said.

Coroner's officials identified the Pico Rivera victims as Manuel Torres, 17 of La Puente and John Schula, 30, of Montebello.

The name of the victim in unincorporated Whittier was not available.

Details regarding the investigation are slow in coming, as detectives handling the the Whittier-area cases could not be reached for comment Sunday.

This from our newest blog, the Whittier Dispatch:

WHITTIER - A judge ruled Wednesday there was sufficient evidence to try a woman for allegedly stabbing another woman at a Whittier bar after an argument.

A preliminary hearing was held at Whittier Superior Court for Kathleen Cottle, 44, charged with one count of assault with a deadly weapon.

She will be arraigned Oct. 29 at Norwalk Superior Court.

Cottle fled in her mobile home after the Sept. 13 stabbing at the Embers Lounge, 11332 Washington Blvd.

Whittier Police said the victim was attacked when she went to the bathroom.

Police tracked down the mobile home to Guirado Park on Pioneer Boulevard on Oct. 1 and arrested Cottle when she showed up.

This comes from the Whittier Daily News' new blog, "Whittier Dispatch." Enjoy:

Deputy Donald Naslund was flagged down this morning by a citizen who found six newborn puppies.
The still-wet puppies were behind a Dumpster at the 76 gas station at Fullerton and Colima roads in Rowland Heights, according to Sgt. Thomas Wilson.
Naslund brought the little furballs to the sheriff's Industry Station
at 150 Hudson Ave. in Industry.
"They're being cleaned and fed by the jailer," Wilson said.

*(actual dogs not pictured here)

A Rowland Heights doctor is accused of sexually assaulting patients at a Whittier Hospital. he denies the charges. Here's our story so far:

WHITTIER - A doctor denied sexually assaulting patients during office visits.

Dr. Wazir Nadir Ali, 44, of Rowland Heights pleaded not guilty to five counts of sexual penetration by a foreign object and two counts of sexual battery by fraud at his Tuesday arraignment at Whittier Superior Court.

He will return to court Nov. 6.

The charges stem from an incident in 2005 and a second incident 2007 at a Bright Medical Associates facility on Whittier Boulevard in Whittier. Two women alleged Ali sexually assaulted them under the guise of a medical examination.

Ali resigned from Bright Medical last year.

Sheriff's booking records show he is out on bail.