Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LA VERNE – At the end of an extensive search, deputies did not locate the source, any victims or physical evidence of a shooting after gunfire was heard Thursday night.
A passerby flagged down a deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Parks Bureau March 10. The passerby reportedly heard the sounds of a woman screaming near the 6300 block of Stephens Ranch Road, according to Lt. Elisabeth Sachs of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. San Dimas deputies responded around 8 p.m. to the area and reported hearing three to four rounds of gunfire and believed they were the targets, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s radio traffic. While deputies took refuge behind their patrol vehicle, backup and a helicopter arrived to safely evacuate deputies from the extremely dark location. Claremont Police and La Verne Police assisted with a perimeter while deputies conducted an extensive search, Sachs told SGV CityWatch. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LA VERNE - A helicopter search is underway for any suspicious activity in the Unincorporated La Verne foothills after deputies believe a volley of gunfire rang out in the darkness Thursday night.
The deputies were likely en route to a call when they reported hearing around 3 to 4 shots that they believe were aimed in their direction in the 6300 block of Stephens Ranch Road in the La Verne foothills, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s radio traffic. The deputies took refuge behind the patrol vehicle and the estimate the gunfire was heard about 50 yards from their location. Fellow deputies arrived and with the assistance of a helicopter they devise an evacuation plan to have the initial deputies retreat to safety. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LA VERNE - A teen has apparently disappeared from a juvenile detention center above the city and deputies are searching for him.
Staff at Camp Joseph Paige, 6601 North Stephens Ranch Rd., discovered the 15-year-old was missing just before 7 p.m. He was possibly seen fleeing near the Marshal Canyon Golf Course, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s radio traffic. The teen is Hispanic, stands about 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighs 130 pounds, has long black hair and was wearing a grey long sleeve shirt and grey pants. The teen is accused of battery, deputies were told. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LA VERNE - A multi-agency sting into human trafficking netted the arrests of two women inside a massage parlor. Xiuquin Zong, a 57-year-old Hacienda Heights resident and Kangqiu Liu, a 50-year-old resident of San Gabriel, were arrested on suspicion of soliciting for prostitution and cited, according to the La Verne Police Department. The sting took place at My Spa, 1451 Foothill Blvd., August 18.
An undercover detective was solicited by the manager and masseuse to perform sexual acts, according to the La Verne Police Department. “An administrative inspection was conducted, and additional violations of the State, County, and La Verne Municipal Code were identified. The City of La Verne is in the process of revoking the business’s permit,” the La Verne Police Department said. The sting was conducted by La Verne Police and the Los Angeles Regional Human Trafficking Task Force, headed by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LA VERNE - Suspects were seen on Ring security footage burglarizing a home January 25 and the resident’s quick reaction led to some arrests, police said.
The burglary occurred just before 6 p.m. in the 6900 block of Wheeler Avenue. Two of the suspects were seen removing property. Police arrived and witnessed three men leaving the home. One of the suspects fled officers. Two were detained at gunpoint, according to the La Verne Police Department. A suspect in a waiting white 4-door sedan fled the scene southbound on Wheeler, setting off a police pursuit which was soon cancelled due to excessive speeds, La Verne Police said. A West Covina police canine assisted along with a Los Angeles county sheriffs helicopter to search for the suspect who fled on foot from the home. Unfortunately, the suspect was not located. Jaylen Lacy, 19, from Los Angeles, was booked on suspicion of burglary. He was held in lieu of $50,000 bail. The second suspect, a 17-year-old, was also booked on suspicion of burglary and was held at Central Juvenile Hall in Los Angeles. All the stolen property was recovered and returned to the victim, La Verne Police said. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UPDATE, 4:09 p.m. - The gas company has shut off the gas leak. The neighborhood will soon be repopulated, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. LA VERNE - A tree fell and damaged a natural gas line in the county portion of the La Verne foothills Sunday afternoon. Five homes are affected by the severed gas line: residents in two homes will shelter in place and two have been evacuated. A bed-ridden resident has been assisted out by firefighters and an ambulance, according to a battalion chief with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Firefighters were called to the 4500 block of Lower Live Oak Canyon Road for an odor investigation at 1:42 p.m. July 28. Deputies are on scene assisting with a perimeter, according to Lt. Ed Mackenzie of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station.
A perimeter has been set up around the affected home and deputies have blocked traffic into the area, according to fire department radio traffic. The gas company and SoCal Edison are on scene. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor LA VERNE - A new resident to La Verne may be having second thoughts about her new location after having a bear scare Thursday night.
The woman, who recently moved from Los Angeles, scurried into her attic after seeing a mother bear and cub around her home. San Dimas Sheriff’s deputies arrived and searched around her home in the 4500 block of Live Oak Canyon Road, according to deputy Trina Schrader of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Deputies were called to her home around 9:17 p.m. The specifics on how close the bear got to the woman are fuzzy, since she changed her story several times, Schrader said. “She told the deputies on scene a different story than she told the stringers,” Schrader said. “We believe she definitely had a bear sighting near her home, but to what extent I do not know.” The woman initially told news stringers on scene that the bears tried to get in her home, but when asked again, she changed her story. The stringer told deputies that the woman “wholeheartedly had the bajeezus scared out of her,” Schrader said. A search of the neighborhood did not yield any bears.
Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor
LA VERNE - A large bear is sitting comfortably in a tree while La Verne Police officers carefully watch the creature Thursday morning.
The creature was first spotted roaming around a home in the 700 block of Via Los Santos around 11:15 p.m. in San Dimas and even walked about the roof of the home, the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station said. San Dimas deputies watched the bear for 90 minutes as it walked around and entered La Verne city limits where La Verne Police took over the bear watch. The bear walked the grounds of Damien High School and even enjoyed the swimming pool before securing itself in a tree. |
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