Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor
PASADENA – Stunning video was recently released in the investigation into a deadly police shooting of a carjacking suspect.
Adam Youines, a 35-year-old transient from the Montebello area was shot and killed by Pasadena Police as he inched the stolen minivan at officers. Youines allegedly took a white 2002 Honda Odyssey minivan at gunpoint during a carjacking just before 11:30 p.m. at East Mountain Street and North El Molino Avenue. Two hours later, the minivan was caught on a red light camera speeding through North Garfield Avenue and Via Campo in Montebello, according to the Pasadena Police Department.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies found the vehicle a short time later and pursued the driver after he allegedly failed to stop. The reckless driver forced deputies to stop the pursuit at the 605 and I-10 freeways.
Monrovia officers attempted to stop the driver in their city after he was witnessed driving erratically and another pursuit began. The California Highway Patrol assisted with the chase once it entered the freeway. Monrovia officers chased the suspect for 18 minutes in Pasadena, before Pasadena officers took over the chase. The suspect made attempts at stopping the minivan impossible with his high-speed reckless driving which took the pursuit into opposing lanes multiple times, according to the Pasadena Police Department. The suspect slowly stopped at a strip mall in the 600 block of North Lake Avenue where officers negotiated with him for eight minutes. The suspect was seen on video supplied by the Pasadena Police Department pointing a handgun at his own head. He repeatedly wanted officers to kill him, even after dispatchers got his mother to speak with him. Officers blocked all exits from the strip mall and ordered the suspect to surrender, but he inched the minivan at officers stationed at a parking lot exit and officers opened fire, killing Youines at the scene. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor PASADENA - A Montebello resident was identified as the driver of a van who led multiple agencies on a pursuit that ended with his death July 30.
Adam Youines, 35, was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Youines inched the vehicle he drove towards Pasadena officers after he stopped in a strip mall parking lot in the 600 block of North Lake Avenue. Officers were compelled to fire their weapons repeatedly at him. He died at the scene. Towards the end of the pursuit, Youines could be seen in a video holding a gun to his own head. He reportedly made demands to speak to his mother. Youines was described as an armed carjacking suspect who initially led Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies on a pursuit in South El Monte. The pursuit reportedly lasted only minutes before it was cancelled after a deputy crashed into another vehicle before 2 a.m. Youines continued to evade authorities along surface streets and freeways in the Monrovia, Acadia and Pasadena areas. The California Highway Patrol ended their portion of the pursuit when Youines kept to surface streets. Pasadena Police began pursuing the suspect at 2:25 a.m. Monrovia Police trailed Pasadena officers who continued to pursue Youines until he stopped in the strip mall parking lot. “Detectives from the Pasadena Police Department’s Robbery/Homicide Unit responded to the crime scene to commence an immediate follow-up investigation,” according to the Pasadena Police Department in a written statement. The crash involving the deputy occurred at Rosemead Boulevard and Glendon Way in Rosemead. The deputy, who was en route to the chase on the 605 freeway, was briefly hospitalized. The other driver was reportedly uninjured. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor PASADENA - A Sig Alert was issued after a pedestrian was found down and later declared dead in the No. 1 lane of the Colorado Boulevard off ramp at the westbound 134 freeway.
A one-hour Sig Alert was issued at 5:56 p.m. April 6. The pedestrian was found just before 5:30 p.m., according to California Highway Patrol traffic logs. It is not yet clear how the pedestrian died. Officer Ramon Kendricks of the California Highway Patrol traffic Management Center could not yet confirm if the victim is a man, woman, nor the possible age range. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UPDATE: As of 7:30 a.m. all lanes have reopened, according to the California Highway Patrol.
PASADENA – One person was killed in a crash on the 210 freeway early Monday. The westbound No. 4 and 5 lanes are expected to reopen by 8:30 a.m. after having originally closed by about 3 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. The fatal crash occurred around 2:35 a.m. February 7. Few details are available, other than the collision was reported around the Lake Avenue off ramp on the westbound 210 freeway. The California Highway Patrol Traffic Management Center still has no other details, including how many vehicles were involved, or if it was a pedestrian killed, according to CHP Officer Moises Marroquin. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor PASADENA – Three teens who died in a violent collision January 16 were identified by investigators Monday.
Temple City teens Andyn Bae, 17, and Eric Gullekson, 16, died at the scene. Nicholas Torres, a 17-year-old Monterey Park resident died after being hospitalized. The crash occurred around 8:25 p.m. Sunday on Michillinda Avenue south of Foothill Boulevard. Bae was driving the 2005 Honda south on Michillinda when, for unknown reasons, it crashed into a raised concrete curb, bounced and hit a chain link fence, crashed into a dirt/shrub embankment and rolled over, according to the California Highway Patrol. It is unclear as of Tuesday whether alcohol and/or drugs contributed to the crash. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor PASADENA – A woman continues to recover after being shot on the 210 freeway Thursday night.
The wounded 27-year-old drove herself to Huntington Memorial Hospital where she was treated for her injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP officers and major crimes detectives responded to the scene on the eastbound 210 freeway at Lincoln Avenue around 7:30 p.m. after being notified by the Pasadena Police Department. The CHP did not state if a suspect description is available. Anyone with information on this shooting is urged to call Detective M. Yasutake of the CHP Southern Division Major Crimes Unit at 323-644-9550. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor PASADENA - At least one person was killed in a fatal collision on the west 210 freeway Tuesday morning.
The collision occurred on the west 210 under the 134 freeway transition road to the east 210 freeway around 2:34 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. A four-hour Sig Alert was issued for the No. 3 and 4 lanes of traffic around 2:30 a.m. The Sig Alert ended around 4:40 a.m. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UPDATE, 6:30 A.M.: After two CHP units on scene reported debris on the Gold Line tracks, CHP dispatchers said one train moved past the crash at reduced speed and reported no blockage on the railroad tracks.
A Sig Alert has been issued, with a closure of the HOV, No. 1, 2 and 3 lanes beginning at Rosemead Boulevard for two hours. PASADENA - All lanes of the westbound 210 freeway west of Madre Street except the No. 5 lane remain closed after a big rig hit the center divider and knocked debris across the Gold Line tracks. The crash occurred around 5:22 a.m. December 7. The semi hauling the empty trailer may have hit another vehicle before hitting the center divider, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP officers on scene are requesting to have Metropolitan Transportation Authority to shut down the Gold Line tracks. The CHP will be diverting westbound traffic off the freeway at Sierra Madre Villa. According to officers at the scene, approximately 30 gallons of diesel fuel has spilled onto the freeway. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor PASADENA - An unknown number of people were possibly injured after two vehicles collided, sending one vehicle onto the Gold Line tracks.
The collision occurred in westbound lanes of the 210 freeway near Sierra Madre Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Transit Services Bureau. A fire ignited after the collision occurred, which was reported around 6:08 p.m. August 15. The westbound HOV and No. 1 lane are blocked until at least 7:30 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. Trains in both directions are stopped. It is unclear if there has been any damage to Gold Line equipment. Bus shuttles are being provided between the Sierra Madre and Allen stations until the vehicle can be removed from the tracks, according to the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor PASADENA - Only the far right lane remains open after a motorcyclist was killed in a collision on the westbound 210 freeway just west of North Hill Avenue. The collision occurred just after 12:34 p.m. July 16. A motorcyclist went down in the No. 4 lane of the freeway. All lanes except for the far right lane will be closed for an unknown duration, according to the California Highway Patrol. |
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