Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor ****A PREVIOUS VERSION OF THIS STORY INCORRECTLY STATED SALCIDO WAS RELEASED. THE INCORRECT STATEMENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY BASED OFF OF A MARCH 17 ARREST RECORD
AZUSA - One man received a non-life-threatening stab wound after an argument with another man across the street from the Azusa Police Station Monday morning. Peter Salcido, a 40-year-old Whittier man, was detained and later arrested by officers at Veteran’s Freedom Park, 213 E. Foothill Blvd. He was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail. The incident occurred at 9 a.m. when police were called to a reported man with a knife. As police arrived, they learned of the altercation and that one of the men was stabbed in the leg, said Sgt. Jorge Sandoval of the Azusa Police Department. The victim was given aid at the scene for his leg wound before being taken to an area hospital for further treatment, Sandoval said. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor AZUSA - The Azusa city council approved a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect or suspects who shot and killed a transient man 13 months ago.
Alexander Alfredo Morales, 48, was found shot to death in the San Gabriel Riverbed in the City of Azusa March 7, 2017. His body was found near Todd Avenue and Sierra Madre Avenue and is believed to have been transient and was staying in a nearby encampment, Azusa Police said. Morales’ body was found several days after he was killed. He was shot several times in the upper torso, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives said. Anyone with information on the suspect or suspects is urged to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by Calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor AZUSA - Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred during a street purchase of undisclosed property arranged through a popular selling app.
The victim met the suspect in the 200 block of South Vernon Avenue to sell the property through OfferUp. The suspect took the property. During the crime, a handgun was displayed and a physical altercation occurred, said Sgt. John Madaloni of the Azusa Police Department. Police responded to the robbery at 3:45 p.m. Madaloni was reluctant to disclose a suspect description and the property that was taken during the robbery, citing the ongoing investigation. The suspect fled on foot. No injuries were reported. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor AZUSA - A possible containment search is underway after five people fled the scene of a collision at San Gabriel Avenue and 1st Street just after 10:20 p.m.
Details are few, but at least two vehicles were involved in the collision. Five people fled the crash, necessitating a search from the ground and air, with a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s helicopter assisting. Firefighters were dispatched at 10:24 p.m. to the intersection for a collision and transported one patient by ground to an area trauma center, according to Dispatch Supervisor Ed Pickett of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is not clear if Azusa Police were pursuing a vehicle before the collision. A large boulder somehow ended in the middle of the road, possible the result of the collision. No more information is available. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor AZUSA - Two men were issued trespass notices after following a female student onto the Azusa Pacific University campus Monday.
The two men, who are not students, reportedly followed a female student from Alosta Avenue and Calera Avenue, telling the student “we’re going to lurk on you for a minute,” according to an Azusa Pacific University Department of Campus Safety Alert. The incident occurred around 6:21 p.m. April 3. The men were witnessed walking onto the campus and entered the Hartwig Chapel and later entered the Courgar’s Den, according to Azusa Pacific campus safety officials. The female student flagged down a campus safety student worker who escorted her to the campus safety office. Azusa Police officers and campus safety searched for the suspects. Azusa officers found and detained the men outside a mail room. They were eventually issued a notice of trespass, Azusa Pacific campus safety officials said. Azusa Pacific campus safety officials identified the men as 30-year-old Austin Earnest Mackey and 24-year-old Damon Dowell. Dowell admitted to officers that he had prior arrests for sexual battery, Azusa Pacific campus safety officials said. Mackey also has an arrest record, but Los Angeles County booking information does not specifically state why he was arrested. Anyone who sees either or both of these suspects is urged to call their local police or campus safety personnel. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor AZUSA – A man was arrested Monday after reportedly being caught beating his roommate’s cat after it wouldn’t stop meowing, Azusa Police said.
Yifan Du, 27, was booked on suspicion of felony animal cruelty after his roommate accused him of violently harming her feline pet, causing it to die. The cat was apparently meowing to loud outside the home in the 400 block of Oak Court Monday morning. Du requested the woman bring the cat it to make it stop. The woman complied. “The owner was awakened by the sounds of something being hit, and when she went downstairs, found Du was violently harming the cat, causing the cat to die,” Azusa Police said in a written statement. The woman went to the Azusa Police Station to inform officers of the crime around 10 a.m. April 2. Du was released after posting $20,000 bail, according to Los Angeles County booking records. He is scheduled to appear in the West Covina Courthouse April 5. |
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