Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor DIAMOND BAR – The driver of a black sedan hooked a u-turn against a red light, appearing to antagonize a group of protesters at a Diamond Bar intersection Sunday.
The incident at Diamond Bar Boulevard and Grand Avenue was caught on cell phone video and shared via Instagram. The driver nearly struck one protestor while turning around. The driver also allegedly yelled racial epithets at the protestors during the “Stop Asian Hate” protest March 21, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. “The suspect’s vehicle license plate was captured on video footage and investigators are attempting to identify the male white in his 50’s,” deputies said in a written statement. “Based on what we have learned, this is being investigated as a hate crime,” said Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva in a social media statement. The facts in the case will eventually be presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for filing, deputies said. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor DIAMOND BAR - A 9-year-old child emerged from a vehicle amidst a suffocating cloud of tear gas as Sheriff’s deputies attempted to corral a dangerous pursuit suspect Tuesday evening.
The child was the unwitting participant of a frenetic and dangerous chase from throughout Walnut, Chino Hills, Chino, Ontario and Diamond Bar. The suspect, 30-year-old Margaret Hassan of Pomona, refused to pull over for deputies and fled in a desperate attempt at escaping them. Deputies were reportedly surprised that the child was inside the vehicle during the entire ordeal. Hassan, the child’s mother, is accused of repeatedly using her car to rear-end another vehicle near the Sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar Station during a road rage incident just before 3:30 p.m. March 9, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The victim flagged down deputies who located Hassan nearby. She escaped at high speed and allegedly and brazenly pushed through vehicles stopped at red lights to keep evading deputies; vehicles that bounced around like toys. Hassan continued to sideswipe, bump and crash into multiple vehicles during the pursuit until her red sedan became disabled at Diamond Bar Boulevard and Gentle Springs Lane. Hassan held deputies at bay for hours as they worked towards a peaceful resolution. The Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Bureau and Crisis Negotiation Team worked to get Hassan to surrender. As deputies surrounded the sedan with armored vehicles, the woman attempted to barricade the sedan’s interior with random belongings. The child was rescued after she stumbled out of the gassed sedan and soon after, Hassan was removed from the vehicle and detained. She was examined at a hospital before being booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, child endangerment and felony evading. If your vehicle was struck by the suspect vehicle during this pursuit, please contact our station at 909-595-2264. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor DIAMOND BAR - Detectives and the family members of a 53-year-old motorcyclist found injured after a crash seek public help in solving how it happened.
The rider was found injured at Diamond Bar Boulevard and Steep Canyon Road around 11:50 p.m. January 7, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Detectives want to speak to the driver of Toyota Tundra, possibly grey or silver, caught on surveillance video near the crash site, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau said. The Information Bureau did not clarify if the driver of the Tundra was involved in the crash or simply may have witnessed the crash or the immediate aftermath. Anyone with information on the crash, or the Tundra’s driver, is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar Station Detective Timberlake at 909-859-2817. 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 DIAMOND BAR – An alleged barricaded suspect was safely detained Thursday after a reported shooting left one person injured.
The suspect barricaded himself in a residence in the 23700 block of Highland Valley Road January 28. Residents nearby were evacuated as a precaution, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The Information Bureau announced at 12:19 p.m. that the suspect was detained by the Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Bureau. According to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s radio traffic, a domestic argument led to a shooting. One victim was hospitalized. The injuries are considered not life-threatening. Firefighters were initially dispatched to the scene at 10:43 a.m. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor DIAMOND BAR - Investigators are seeking additional victims of a man accused of raping a woman in Diamond Bar last month.
DNA evidence collected from the assault reportedly helped to identify Joel Martinez, 37. He was pegged by detectives as the man who forcibly raped a woman who was walking to work along Brea Canyon Road near Sapphire Lane just after 4:15 a.m. December 8, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Martinez allegedly approached the woman and asked to use her cell phone. The victim denied Martinez and stated she was low on minutes on her prepaid phone, the Sheriff’s Department said. The suspect, identified as Martinez, became angry and walked away. Five minutes later the suspect allegedly returned, approached the victim from behind, put her in a chokehold and dragged her 100 feet off the roadway into some bushes where she was assaulted. The suspect allegedly also threaten the victim with a pocket knife, the Sheriff’s Department said. Martinez was identified as a suspect through DNA evidence January 5. He was located in Eastvale, a city in Riverside County, and arrested January 6. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office formally filed charges against Martinez, including one count of kidnapping with the intent to commit rape, one count of forcible oral copulation and one count of attempted forcible rape, the Sheriff’s Department said. Martinez is being held in lieu of $1.2 million bail. Anyone with information on Martinez, or who may be a victim Martinez is urged to call the Los Angeles county sheriffs special victims bureau toll-free tip line at 877-710-5273. You can also email information to specialvictimsbureau@lasd.org, use the P3Tips mobile app, or visit lacrimestoppers.org. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor DIAMOND BAR - Deputies are investigating a reported case of food or drink poisoning at a business Friday. The man’s food or drink was allegedly poisoned at an unnamed business in the 700 block of Grand Avenue around 2:30 p.m. June 19.
A deputy at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Information Bureau stated no other information was available. Investigators have not elaborated further on a possible suspect, motive, or the condition of the 36-year-old victim. Anyone with information on this incident is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau at 213-229-1700. Information can be provided anonymously by calling Los Angeles Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3 Tips mobile app, or lacrimestoppers.org. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor DIAMOND BAR - A man armed with a handgun took a vehicle and some of the victim’s personal property Monday. The carjacking took place outside H Mart, 2825 S. Diamond Bar Blvd. around 3:40 p.m. The suspect, only described as a Black man between 20 and 25 years old wearing jeans and a mask, took a 1999 Toyota Camry, according to Lt. Knight of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar Station. The Camry was driven away east on Golden Springs Drive. The victim was uninjured, Knight told SGV CityWatch. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor DIAMOND BAR - Deputies searched for, but could not locate a man in a black minivan accused of exposing himself April 30, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s sergeant said. The man was scene exposing himself in the area of Golden Prados Drive and Mount Street just before 7:30 p.m. A witness saw the man exposing himself through an open rear passenger door to the van, according to Sgt. Estep of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar Station. Estep did not know what direction the suspect fled in, nor did she have a better description on the suspect. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor DIAMOND BAR - A husband and wife were hospitalized after being attacked and zip-tied during a brazen robbery March 12. A husband and wife arrived home and were confronted by three men clad in black clothing and masks in the 600 block of Blenfield Place around 9 p.m. One of the men had a handgun, according to Lt. Avila of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar Station. “The suspects assaulted the husband and wife. They had moderate injuries,” Avila told SGV CityWatch. They were hospitalized for bruising and contusions. The suspect zip-tied the hands and feet of the couple and went in the home where the couple's children were. The suspects demanded the locations to a safe and some jewelry. They eventually escaped watches and bracelets, Avila told SGV CityWatch.
One of the suspects threatened one of the children with the handgun, Avila told SGV CityWatch. “Apparently, the suspects knew the names of the victims,” Avila told SGV CityWatch. The robbery investigation will be handed over to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Major Crimes Bureau. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor DIAMOND BAR – A pursuit suspect died at the scene after striking a concrete pole while evading Pomona officers. The suspect, only described as a male, fled officers who tried to conduct a traffic stop on South Reservoir Street near the off ramp from the eastbound 60 freeway in Pomona, according to Public Information Officer Aly Mejia of the Pomona Police Department. The pursuit began around 2:30 a.m. January 21.
The pursuit entered Diamond Bar where the rider crashed, Mejia said. Firefighters were called by Pomona Police to the area of West Mission Boulevard and West Temple Avenue at 2:40 a.m. to a solo motorcycle crash, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The fatality crash is being investigated by deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar Station. |
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