Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CITRUS - Two men fled into a home Monday once they reached a dead end at the termination of a pursuit, but both surrendered after an hours-long barricade. The driver of a black Kia Sorrento is a known gang member with a felony weapons warrant. Officers attempted to pull him over in Montebello, but he refused and led officers on a chase on surface streets, freeways and ended with a crash into the home near Azusa, according to Michael Chee, director of public affairs and information technology with Montebello. The suspect was chased on to the northbound 605 freeway from the Whittier area just before 7 a.m. The pursuit took to the eastbound 210 freeway where the suspect exited onto Citrus Avenue in Azusa. After virtually circling several neighborhoods, the driver stopped at a dead end at Rockvale Avenue just south of the 210 freeway. The driver and his female passenger fled on foot through a residential yard and into a home in the 6900 block of Cedarglen Drive. The occupied home where the barricade took place was known to the driver, Chee told SGV CityWatch. Family members arrived near the scene. A deputy shuttled them to a command post and phone contact was made with those inside the home in a plea to get them to surrender without any trouble. Members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Bureau arrived to get the suspects to surrender peacefully, which the suspects did. The second suspect was arrested for an outstanding warrant, Chee told SGV CityWatch. Two other occupants of the home were briefly detained, but not arrested. Later in the day, Montebello detectives wrote and served a search warrant for the home where the suspects were barricaded and weapons were found, Chee told SGV CityWatch. The suspects’ names were not readily available. CITRUS - Three people were injured in a three-vehicle collision caused by an alleged drunk driver on East Gladstone Street just west of North Fenimore Avenue in the unincorporated area near Azusa Wednesday, the California Highway Patrol said. The crash occurred at 9:50 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of Gladstone Street. The alleged DUI driver behind the wheel of a Jeep Cherokee struck the rear of a Scion XD in front of him, causing the Scion to spin out into westbound lanes where it was struck from behind by a Honda Civic, according to Officer Rodrigo Jimenez of the California Highway Patrol Baldwin Park Office. The driver of the Jeep Cherokee, 32-year-old DeAndrae Leonard of Glendora, then veered to the right and struck a raised cement curb, Jimenez said. Leonard was determined to be under the influence of alcohol and was booked on suspicion of felony DUI, Jimenez said. The occupants of the Scion, two women from Azusa, were hospitalized. The 24-year-old driver was taken to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center for a complaint of pain. Her 21-year-old passenger was taken to the same hospital for major injuries, Jimenez said. The driver of the Honda Civic, a 30-year-old Covina woman, was taken to Inter-Community Hospital in Covina for a complaint of pain. Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CITRUS - One of four men inside a vehicle brandished a handgun at a man standing outside his home January 9, a Sheriff’s lieutenant said. The incident occurred in the 18300 block of Payson Street in unincorporated Azusa. The victim was smoking a cigarette outside a home when a dark four-door vehicle drove past him, stopped, reversed and stopped in front of him again. A right rear passenger pointed a handgun at him, according to Lt. Mark Skaggs of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. The incident was reported at 7:21 p.m. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CITRUS - A 19-year-old Hispanic man was hospitalized Christmas Eve after being found with two gunshot wounds, a Sheriff’s sergeant said.
Deputies were called at 1:35 a.m. to the 18200 block of Renwick Road in unincorporated Azusa by a resident who discovered the victim in the resident’s yard, according to Sgt. Pete Shupe of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Sheriff’s Station. Deputies believe the victim was shot elsewhere, due to the lack of spent shell casings in the surrounding area and because the victim’s wounds did not appear to be too fresh, Shupe said. “He was shot twice. Once in the abdomen and once in his left wrist. He was transported to a local hospital,” Shupe said. The victim is refusing to provide deputies any information regarding the shooting or a suspect, Shupe said. A suspect or vehicle description was not available. Anyone who may have information on or who may have witnessed the shooting is urged to call the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station at 909-450-2700. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CITRUS - Deputies are searching for the suspect who fired a handgun Saturday night in a neighborhood south of Azusa August 31. The shooting took place near North Calera Avenue and East Glen Lyn Drive around 10:10 p.m. A suspect was witnessed fleeing on foot northbound from the area, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. The suspect fired from a 9 millimeter handgun, deputies said. As of 1 p.m. September 1, there were no reported injuries and no one has been arrested. The suspect was only described as a male in a black hoodie. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CITRUS - Two men approached a woman who just arrived home and robbed her at gunpoint Saturday afternoon, a Sheriff’s lieutenant said. The robbery occurred in the 5700 block of Treymore Avenue in Citrus, an unincorporated community near Azusa.
Deputies were called around 4:56 p.m. to the robbery. The suspects took the victim’s purse at gunpoint as she exited her vehicle after she arrived home, according to Lt. Mackenzie of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. The victim was uninjured. The suspects, only described as Black men in their 20s wearing dark clothing, fled in a vehicle westbound. No other information is available. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CITRUS - Deputies are investigating a shooting after a driver allegedly opened fire on another driver in the unincorporated area of Azusa. The shooting was reported at 7:30 p.m. at East Kirkwall Road and North Rockvale Avenue June 6. The victim was traveling north on Rockvale Avenue. The male suspect fired one round from a handgun as the drivers passed each other, according to Lt. MacKenzie of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station.
The front of the victim’s vehicle was damaged. No injuries were reported, MacKenzie said. It is unclear what provoked the shooting. Email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate! Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CITRUS - A likely gang shooting injured a Hispanic male, whose lifeless body was found in the street Saturday night. San Dimas deputies were initially called, not to the sound of gunfire, but to an injured victim in the 18000 block of Newburgh Street June 1 around 11:15 p.m. The victim, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, died at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. There is no suspect description and the murder weapon is outstanding.
The victim has yet to be publicly identified. Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate! Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CITRUS - A gunshot victim was found in the area of Rockvale Avenue and Renwick Road Saturday night, firefighters reported. Firefighters were called at 11:15 p.m. to the scene and found a patient in their 30s, according to Dispatch Supervisor Imogene McBride of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Homicide detectives comfirmed the shooting took place in the 18000 block of Newburgh Street in unincorporated Azusa. The male victim died from their wounds, according to Lt. Alfred of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide Bureau. Preliminary reports from deputies state the victim may have been pushed from a vehicle. There is no suspect description available. Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to call Homicide detectives at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate!
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CityWatch Editor CITRUS - Two hours of negotiations led to the safe surrender of a man accused of grand theft auto and evading police Monday. The suspect, who has yet to be booked by Sheriff’s deputies, climbed up a tall tree at the corner of East Payson Street and North Rockvale Avenue around 4:30 p.m. A little more than an hour before, He and a passenger evaded Upland officers who tried to stop them in a stolen vehicle. The vehicle was stolen in Azusa the same day. Upland Police found the car at East Foothill Boulevard and North 2nd Avenue just after 3 p.m.
Upland officers ended their portion of the chase west on the 210 freeway at Fruit Street, according to Upland Police Sgt. Anthony Kabayan.
The California Highway Patrol kept the chase going, even on Azusa surface streets, but officers eventually cancelled the chase. The suspects drove around erratically, almost aimlessly in the same area where the passenger was let out to take refuge in a home. The driver stopped nearby after a front right tire gave way. He took refuge in the tree after running through neighborhoods. Television news pilots alerted a Sheriff’s helicopter of the driver’s location, according to San Dimas Sheriff’s Station Lt. Mackenzie. Kabayan had no information regarding some items the suspects tossed out during the chase, except for a hat discarded during the start of the chase. The passenger has yet to be found. The driver was hospitalized before being booked, Mackenzie said. San Dimas detectives are working on identifying the passenger. |
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