Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor HACIENDA HEIGHTS - A deputy shot and wounded a man Friday afternoon after that man allegedly threatened to burn down a family home, led deputies on a short pursuit and lunged at deputies while carrying a sharp object.
Deputies with the Sheriff’s Industry Station were sent to a home in the 14400 block of Crystal Lantern Drive in Hacienda Heights April 1. The suspect Is accused of threatening to burn down a family member’s home with a bottle of gasoline. Deputies tried to speak with the suspect who sat in a parked vehicle outside the home, but the suspect drove off, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Deputies engaged the suspect in a brief vehicle pursuit until he drove back to the home and escaped on foot. “He stopped his vehicle in front of the location and ran to the side of the residence near the garage area. The suspect had a sharp pointed metal weapon in his hand and was yelling unintelligibly,” according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau in a written statement. Deputies reportedly gave multiple verbal commands for the suspect to surrender and fired two less-lethal 40mm rounds at him with no effect as he allegedly advanced towards deputies, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau said. “The suspect advanced toward one of the deputies with the sharp pointed metal weapon in his hand and a deputy involved shooting occurred,” the Sheriff’s Information Bureau said in a written statement. The suspect was struck by bullets fired by one deputy. The suspect was hospitalized and is apparently listed in stable condition, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor HACIENDA HEIGHTS - A West Covina police pursuit which snaked its way through the City of Industry and Rowland Heights areas has come to an end with a standoff at an elementary school in Hacienda Heights.
Industry deputies are assisting with a containment around Los Altos Elementary School, 15565 Los Altos Dr., after the driver stopped in the parking lot there. The vehicle was reportedly taken without the owner’s consent, according to initial information from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station. Spike strips were used to help disable the vehicle, which lost its right front tire, but the suspect continued to flee, sometimes moving at 50 miles per hour and sometimes in opposing lanes. It is not yet clear exactly when the pursuit began, but this reporter became aware of the chase just after 3 a.m. West Covina officers are continually giving commands for the driver to exit the vehicle, but he is not complying. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor HACIENDA HEIGHTS - A man and woman inside a wanted Chevy Malibu were detained after an abrupt end to a brief, high-speed chase Wednesday. The suspects were detained after abruptly stopping for deputies at northbound Stimson Avenue at Sigman Street. Medics have been called for both suspects after the driver crashed into a curb near the end of the chase, according to Sheriff’s radio traffic. A deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station attempted to stop the Chevy Malibu at Three Palms and Hacienda Boulevard around 10:50 a.m. after discovering the license plate revealed the Malibu was wanted by law enforcement.
The driver refused to stop and evaded deputies by driving at high speed, sometimes at 70 miles per hour. The driver also ran a red light, deputies said. The driver and passenger ended the chase after striking a curb in the 1600 block of Stimson Avenue. It is unclear why the suspects were wanted by authorities. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor HACIENDA HEIGHTS - A man and woman were finally taken into custody after avoiding numerous attempts at stopping their vehicle Friday night.
The two suspects were possibly connected to copper wire theft from the Rancho Cucamonga/San Bernardino area, according to California Highway Patrol radio traffic. The pursuit entered the San Gabriel Valley just after 11 p.m. CHP officers from the Baldwin Park office entered the pursuit as it headed west on the 210 freeway. The pursuit turned on to surface streets in the Bassett area east along Valley Boulevard from the southbound 605 freeway. The driver fled into Hacienda Heights near William Steinmetz Park where the passenger fled the vehicle before the driver took off again. The CHP used the Pursuit Intervention Technique twice to disable the suspect vehicle, but the driver was able to get away and ultimately fled the vehicle on foot near Garo Street and Anders Avenue where he was taken into custody. Booking information was not readily available. |
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