Man Hides in Arcadia Residence After Allegedly Assaulting Mother, Throwing Knives at Police10/4/2021 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ARCADIA – Arcadia Police SWAT officers were able to get a man to surrender after allegedly throwing knives and a hatchet at them Sunday evening.
Police attempted to speak with the suspect who reportedly battered his mother. Officers were called to the residence and after officers attempted to speak with the suspect, he attacked them, according to Lt. Brett Bourgeous of the Arcadia Police Department. The incident occurred in the 400 block of East Live Oak Avenue around 6:39 p.m. “When officers attempted contact with the son at the front door of the apartment, he attacked them by throwing several knives and a hatchet at the officers,” Bourgeous said in a written statement. Officers were able to block the knife attacks and safely evacuated residents in neighboring apartment units. The suspect challenged officers to shoot him, according to Arcadia Police radio traffic. The Arcadia Police Special Weapons and Tactics team was mobilized and negotiated with the suspect to surrender, which he ultimately did. The extent of the mother’s injuries is unclear. The unidentified suspect was booked on suspicion of felony charges, including assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer and battery. He is being held in the Arcadia Police jail in lieu of $70,000 bail. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES – A Monrovia woman who was shot dead on the 210 freeway in Arcadia September 4 was identified recently.
Bertha Hernandez, 35, was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. She died from a gunshot wound to the head. Hernandez was driving a black Mercedes Benz east on the 210 freeway when the shooting occurred near Baldwin Avenue. CHP officers were called to a collision and found the car had crashed into a sound wall, according to the California Highway Patrol. Hernandez was declared dead at the scene, according to the California Highway Patrol. The events leading up to the shooting are either unknown, or have yet to be publicly shared. Anyone with information on this shooting is urged to call California Highway Patrol Investigator Carlos Martinez at 323-353-8381. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UPDATE, 7:15 p.m.: The Victims of the double homicide September 5 were both described as a white man and white woman, both in their 50s, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
There were no apparent signs of forced entry into the location. There is no suspect information, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. ARCADIA - Sheriff’s homicide detectives are investigating what led to the shooting deaths of a man and woman Sunday morning. The deaths were discovered in the 600 block of Huntington Drive just after 11 a.m. September 5. Investigators have not yet shared if this is possibly a murder-suicide or some other crime. Anyone with information on this incident is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or lacrimestoppers.org. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ARCADIA - All eastbound lanes west of Baldwin Avenue on the 210 freeway in Acadia will be closed for at least eight hours after one person was found dead at the scene of a collision that was possibly tied to a freeway shooting, the California Highway Patrol said.
CHP responded to the scene at 9:05 a.m. September 4, according to Officer Peter Nicholson of the California Highway Patrol. Nicholson has preliminary information on a possible suspect vehicle involved but is waiting from a investigators on scene to develop better information before publicly sharing a description of the vehicle involved. All eastbound traffic is being diverted off at Michillinda Avenue. Nicholson was unaware of other injuries involved in the crash. Whether the victim died from the crash or from possibly being shot is not immediately known. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ARCADIA – A driver was killed, his passenger injured after a two-vehicle collision was caused by another driver suspect of being under the influence August 6.
The crash occurred around 10:50 p.m. at Las Tunas Drive and Baldwin Avenue. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger was taken to Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena with serious injuries, according to the Arcadia Police Department. The victim was only described as a man in his 60s. The coroner is awaiting notification of next of kin, according to Sarah Ardalani, public information officer with the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. A suspected drunk driver was eastbound on Las Tunas Drive when the driver lost control while traveling at high speed, crossed the raised median and slammed into the other vehicle head-on, according to the Arcadia Police Department. The suspected DUI driver appeared uninjured. The driver was also taken to Huntington Memorial for evaluation, according to the Arcadia Police Department. It is not yet publicly known if the suspect DUI driver has been arrested. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ARCADIA - Two firearms, a sledgehammer, a pry bar and a bank bag containing cash and checks were recovered from a van used in a restaurant robbery, Arcadia Police said.
A witness told police of a burglary at Papa John’s Pizza, 1312 S. Baldwin Ave., around 5:11 a.m. May 14. The suspects fled in a white van east on Naomi Avenue, but officers caught up to them, according to the Arcadia Police Department. The three unidentified suspects were arrested after officers concluded they were involved in the burglary, Arcadia Police said. Two of the three suspects also had arrest warrants from other cities. They were booked on suspicion of burglary and for weapons crimes, Arcadia Police said. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ARCADIA – Two catalytic converters, cutting tools and a vehicle jack were discovered during a traffic stop by officers searching for suspected thieves May 8.
Police were called to the 500 block of Fairview Avenue just before 5 a.m. to investigate a reported catalytic converter theft that just occurred. Officers found a suspicious vehicle and conducted a traffic stop, according to the Arcadia Police Department. “During their investigation, the officers located two catalytic converters, several saws, and a vehicle jack,” the Arcadia Police Department said in a written statement. Both suspects who were unidentified were subsequently arrested. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ARCADIA – A suspect who fled a home after triggering the resident’s security alarm was found and arrested early Monday, Police said.
The unidentified suspect attempted to pry open the rear door of a home in the 700 block of Callita Street at 4 a.m. May 3. He fled on foot once he set off the alarm, according to the Arcadia Police Department. The resident was able to witness the crime through security camera footage as the suspect failed to breach the locked door. Responding officers located the suspect at 712 Callita Street and he was taken into custody after an investigation. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ARCADIA - A domestic battery suspect was sentenced to four years in the slammer in the beating of the mother of his two children from 2019, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday. Robert Michael Mendez, 28, pleaded no contest in September of this year to one felony count of injuring a girlfriend or child’s parent, according to Deputy District Attormey Lisa Daruty. The beating took place in Mendez’s Arcadia Home September 29, 2019. When the victim attempted an escape, Mendez dragged her back to the home while beating her, Daruty said in a written statement. The incident was caught on security camera footage as the victim fled Mendez. The victim was hospitalized for her injuries. Mendez was found and arrested within the home in the 1500 block of South Santa Anita Avenue and arrested initially on suspicion of attempted murder, kidnapping, false imprisonment and other charges, Arcadia Police said.
Officers were sent a link of the assault around 2 p.m. September 30. The video was believed to have taken place in the area of Santa Anita Avenue and Camino Real. Detectives canvassed the area and narrowed the location to the 1500 block of South Santa Anita where the woman and suspect were found, Arcadia Police said. Additional information led detectives to believe the assault took place around 11:40 p.m. September 29. “Investigation also revealed that the female victim had been held against her will inside the residence since late last evening,” Arcadia Police said. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ARCADIA - Three males fled a home after a resident stumbled upon a burglary in progress, police said recently.
The home burglary unfolded in the 1400 block of Glencoe Drive around 7:15 PM October 13. The resident claimed that he and at least one of the three suspects opened fire at each other during the confrontation, according to the Arcadia Police Department. Police found no evidence substantiating that gun fire occurred. The three suspects, only described as possibly white or Latino males wearing hooded sweatshirts, fled the scene on foot and disappeared. No suspect vehicle was seen. Anyone with information on this burglary is urged to call the Arcadia Police Department at 626-574-5151. Reference case number 20-3416. Provide information anonymously by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or at lacrimestoppers.org. |
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