Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE - A rider on a reported stolen Suzuki motorcycle decided to play hide & seek with police Sunday after fleeing on foot.
The motorcyclist was found on the extension of the San Gabriel River Trail bike path just east of City of Hope January 21. Officers attempted to stop the motorcyclist around 1:49 a.m., but he refused, according to the Irwindale Police Department. The pursuit reached speeds of 79 miles an hour. The rider, identified as 33-year-old El Monte man Sergio Alejandro Tejada Perez, bailed from the stolen motorcycle and tried to hide in some bushes near the 605 freeway and 210 freeway interchange. Perez was booked on suspicion of evading, possession of a stolen vehicle and drug paraphernalia charges. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE - Surveillance video helped the police identify and arrest a Baldwin Park men accused of breaking in to a business and tunneling his way into a neighboring restaurant. Officers discovered an unlocked door to a business in the 15600 block of Arrow Highway December 17 while responding to a burglary alarm around 3:30 a.m. Once inside, officers found a long-gone suspect had tunneled through a wall into neighboring Marino’s Tacos, according to the Irwindale Police Department. Surveillance video gave officers a suspect description and a search started. A man matching the description was found in the 5100 block of Azusa Canyon Road. That man, Jose Zavala, 35, was taken into custody. As the investigation progressed detectives suspected Zavala was responsible for an additional burglary in the 15500 block of Arrow Highway, according to the Irwindale Police Department. On December 20, the case against Zavala was presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and multiple burglary counts were filed against him, according to the Irwindale Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE - A Los Angeles man was reportedly caught red-handed carrying the white stuff in the trunk of a car December 7. Nearly 50 pounds of suspected methamphetamine was discovered in the suspect’s vehicle, according to the Irwindale Police Department. The traffic stop was conducted in the 100 block of West Sierra Madre Avenue in Azusa as part of an ongoing investigation, according to Sgt. Cornejo of the Irwindale Police Department. Jose Carrillo Galaviz, a 52-year-old Los Angeles man, was arrested on suspicion of various drug sales and drug transportation charges. He was transported to jail, booked, issued a citation and released due to zero bail provisions, according to the Irwindale Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE - A witness’s suspicions paid off after a vandalism suspect was caught at a historic church November 22. A suspicious person was seen outside Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission church, 16239 Arrow Hwy., last Wednesday. Officers were dispatched to the church and detained the suspect. Once inside, police determined the suspect shattered a stained glass window to get in, according to the Irwindale Police Department. “While inside, the suspect ransacked the inside of the historic mission,” according to the Irwindale Police Department in a written statement. Martin Garcia, 25, was booked on suspicion of vandalism and second-degree burglary. He has since had an arraignment at the West Covina Courthouse November 28. He is being held in the Men’s Central Jail ahead of a scheduled mental competency hearing in Hollywood Superior Court December 12, according to Los Angeles County booking records. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE - A Baldwin Park man was booked on suspicion of arson, accused of lighting a destructive fire Monday night.
A security guard at a business in the 13900 block of Live Oak Avenue reported a man lighting bushes on fire near a commercial business just before 8 p.m. November 13. The preliminary estimated value of the damage is $4,000, according to Sgt. Cornejo of the Irwindale Police Department. Angel Barraza, 34, was found after a search and the security guard identified Barraza as the man who set the fires, according to the Irwindale Police Department. Barraza was arrested at 8:18 p.m. He is being held in lieu of $50,000 ahead of a scheduled appearance in West Covina Superior Court Wednesday, November 15, according to Los Angeles County booking records. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE - A mysterious shack was discovered dumped on an Irwindale Street October 17.
A caller reported stumbling across the structure in the 800 block of Alpha Street just before 9 p.m. There is no surveillance video available of the shack being abandoned, nor of the vehicle that left it there, according to Sgt. Cornejo of the Irwindale Police Department. Officers called the Royal Coaches towing company to haul it away. It is unclear if the shack found a forever home. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE - The destructive warehouse fire that burned near Arrow Highway and the 605 freeway October 9 killed four people, the Irwindale Police Department said.
Investigators believe an illegal butane honey oil extraction lab was being operated inside the warehouse At 1418 E. Arrow Highway. Witnesses reported that at least one individual fully-engulfed in flames was seen running from the building. After the fire was extinguished, the charred remains of three males were found, according to the Irwindale Police Department. The person seen running from the building was found nearby. He was taken to a hospital for treatment, but later died. “Due to the suspicious nature of the fire, an outside law enforcement task force was requested, responded to the scene and took over the investigation. The investigation as to the cause of the fire is ongoing,” according to the Irwindale Police Department in a written statement. Anyone with information on this incident is urged to call Irwindale Police Detective Nicholas Lopez at 626-430-2239, or by email at nlopez@irwindaleca.gov. Remain anonymous 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 IRWINDALE - A man was rescued after attempting to jump onto the 210 freeway Wednesday afternoon.
First responders were called to the Irwindale Avenue overpass at the 210 freeway just after 4 p.m., Wednesday, October 4. Callers reported that the man had scaled the fence on the northbound side of Irwindale Avenue and was dangling over the westbound side of the 210 freeway, according to the Irwindale Police Department. Officers begin speaking with the subject, who said he intended to jump from the overpass. During negotiations, officers were able to grab a hold of the man’s fingers and clothing through the chain link fence until Los Angeles County firefighters arrived and used a ladder truck to take the man down, according to the Irwindale Police Department. All of Irwindale Avenue at the overpass, as well as westbound and eastbound lanes of the 210 freeway were closed for an hour. Traffic was diverted during the rescue. The man was hospitalized and given a psychiatric evaluation. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE - The driver of a reported stolen vehicle surrendered after a standoff on the 605 freeway near Arrow Highway Monday night.
Law enforcement apparently pursued the driver from Bell Gardens to the Irwindale area where the driver crashed up an embankment near Santa Fe Dam and disabled the Kia Sportage the suspect was driving around 9:30 p.m. September 25. Earlier during the pursuit in Santa Fe Springs, the suspect stopped and barricaded inside the Kia Sportage for about 45 minutes before allegedly using the vehicle against a CHP cruiser to escape, according to KCAL 9 news. Traffic on the northbound 605 freeway near Arrow Highway was blocked while the suspect refused to exit. When the suspect did finally exit, a K9 helped to take the suspect down. |
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