Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - A deputy assigned to the Sheriff’s Temple Station remains hospitalized, but in stable condition after falling down a flight of stairs while fighting with a suspect. The deputy, a 6-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Department, was rushed by ground ambulance to County/USC Medical Center after becoming injured around 5:55 p.m. January 29. The deputy received a head injury in the fall. The deputy responded to a call of a a reported drunk man on the second floor of a business in the 5600 block of Rosemead Boulevard in Temple City. During an arrest attempt, the deputy and suspect, 58-year-old William Gerald Penn began fighting and eventually fell down some stairs, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
Penn, an Arcadia man, was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer. He is being held in lieu of $75,000 bail. Penn was briefly hospitalized for minor injuries, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau said. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - To mitigate fire hazards in the foothills, the U.S. Forest Service will conduct controlled burns in the east San Gabriel Valley starting Wednesday, authorities said. Fire will be applied to brush in the Bear Canyon Housing tract above Mt. Baldy Village, one mile northwest of Mt. Baldy Road and Bear Canyon Road January 30 and January 31 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., according to the U.S. Forest Service. Smoke and flame will be visible from Mt. Baldy Village, La Verne, Claremont and San Antonio Heights.
The project will provide community and infrastructure protection in the event of a wildfire, the U.S. Forest Service said. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor REGION - A 41-year-old convicted sex offender will spend the next 28 years to life in prison after being found guilty of kidnaping two women in Pasadena. Anthony Seth McDaniel was sentenced Monday. He was found Guilty October 17, 2018 of two felony counts of kidnapping to commit oral copulation, according to Ricardo Santiago of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. McDaniel convinced the two women to get in his truck April 30, 2016 after offering them a ride in Pasadena. It is believed he intended to take them to his Compton home, said Deputy District Attorney Fernanda Barreto.
To escape, one woman leapt from his moving truck while on a 210 freeway on ramp in Pasadena, Barreto said. The second woman caused a collision on the 110 freeway in Downton Los Angeles and escaped as well, Barreto said. McDaniel was wearing an ankle monitor during the kidnappings, having been convicted in 2008 for assault with intent to commit rape, Barreto said.
Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor
TRAFFIC - Sign removal on the eastbound I-10 freeway will force all lanes to be closed for five hours over several nights Caltrans announced.
All eastbound lanes will be closed from Midnight to 5 a.m. January 30, January 31 and February 1 for overhead sign removal from Via Verde Street to the 57 freeway. Drivers will be detoured to Via Verde, according to Caltrans.
An electronic sign will show drivers a detour route to the southbound 57 freeway to reconnect to the eastbound 10, Caltrans said.
Temporary signs will be placed on the median. The work is part of a $195 million project which is slated to add a carpool lane in each direction of the freeway between Citrus Street and the 57 freeway. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy has been hospitalized after a motorcyclist crashed head-on into his patrol car Saturday. The deputy was parked when the crash happened on San Gabriel Canyon, mile marker 24.51 just after 4 p.m., according to Captain Ron Singleton of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The rider suffered a potential left leg fracture a wrist pain, Singleton said.
The rider, described as a 29-year-old man, was taken by a Sheriff’s helicopter to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department radio traffic. The deputy was transported as well, needing only basic life support services, Singleton said. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS – A 58-year-old man was out with his adult son and the two became separated during a hike Sunday, authorities said. The Montrose Search and Rescue Team, flanked by rescue teams from surrounding communities, is focusing their search near the Strawberry Peak area of the San Gabriel Mountains near Mt. Wilson, according to the Montrose Search and Rescue Team. The hiker has been missing since 4 p.m. January 20. Rescuers resumed their search at daybreak, the Montrose Search and Rescue Team said.
The son wanted to hike higher. The missing father said to meet him back at their parked vehicle. When the son showed up, the father was not there, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Crescenta Valley Station. Rescue efforts were halted around 2 a.m. due to inclement weather. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor REGION - Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man January 18 after he allegedly robbed five 7-Eleven convenience stores across the San Gabriel Valley. Julian Larsuel, 19, was arrested early Friday morning after a deputy anticipated his next target, a 7-Eleven in Hacienda Heights. Larsuel is accused of robbing at gunpoint stores in Baldwin Park, West Covina, Covina, City of Industry and La Puente, authorities said. Larsuel allegedly robbed a Covina 7-Eleven, 105 N. Vincent Ave., at 1:10 a.m., where he stole several hundred dollars. In roughly more than one hour, Larsuel is accused of additionally robbing stores in Baldwin Park, 3705 Puente Ave.; West Covina 7-Eleven, 235 N. Azusa Ave..; La Puente, 15211 Amar Rd.; and City of Industry, 16107 Gale Ave., authorities said.
Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station were aware of the robberies and began checking stores not yet robbed. A deputy at a Hacienda Heights 7-Eleven, 15780 Tetley St., saw a man arrive matching the robbery suspect some time before 3 a.m. The deputy detained the suspect at gunpoint and he was arrested without incident. The suspect apparently tossed a handgun into a trashcan after seeing the deputy arrive, authorities said. The handgun, an airsoft or pellet gun, was recovered at the scene. Larsuel was arrested at 2:50 a.m. He is being held in lieu of $165,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in Rio Hondo Municipal Court Wednesday, January 23. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - Two men accused of sparking the Morris Fire above Azusa last year pleaded no contest Thursday to recklessly starting a fire and were sentenced. Christopher Paul Ortega, 21, from Glendora, and Santino Francisco Gnaulati, 22, from Covina, were immediately sentenced after their plea. Ortega was sentenced to 16 months in state prison, to be served in county jail. Gnaulati was sentenced to three years formal probation upon the condition he serve 180 days in county jail, according to Venusse Navid of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. The men ignited the one-quarter-acre Morris fire near Morris Dam in the 9500 block of North San Gabriel Canyon Road August 7, 2018 near a turnout. Los Angeles County firefighters were dispatched to assist the U.S. Forest Service at 2:53 a.m.
Firefighting helicopters from both county fire and the U.S. Forest service assisted ground crews. A suspicious white truck was seen in the area at the time the fire ignited. Power lines were compromised near the fire and inhibited the firefight, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. Good Samaritans followed Ortega and Gnaulati from the scene as they fled in a white GMC pickup down San Gabriel Canyon Road until they got cell phone service to call authorities. Ortega and Gnaulati were taken into custody by San Dimas Sheriff’s deputies after they were detained by Azusa Police officers on Sierra Madre Avenue west of Azusa Avenue, according to Sgt. Pete Shupe of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES – The 30-year-old man accused of threatening to unleash gunfire at Citrus College was officially charged Thursday. Terrell Lee Bennet faces one felony count each of making criminal threats and unlawful possession of ammunition, according to Venusse Navid of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Bennett pleaded not guilty in West Covina Superior Court. Bennett faces a maximum of 10 years and four months in state prison if convicted as charged, Navid said. Bennett, initially identified as a Chino resident, was identified by the County DA’s office as living in Pomona.
Bennett called Glendora Police at 11:17 a.m. January 15 and threatened to shoot up the school. Within 11 minutes, police had the campus and surrounding streets locked down. Mutual aid from numerous surrounding agencies arrived soon after to assist, Glendora Police said. Nearby Azusa Pacific University was also placed on lockdown during the search. Bennett is enrolled in online courses at Citrus College and was scheduled to appear for an in-person class the day he made the threats, Glendora Police said. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Arson/Explosives Detail was summoned to the scene just before 11:40 a.m. after Bennett’s car was located. The silver four-door car was parked in the S1 parking lot, which rests in the corner of Citrus Avenue and Foothill Boulevard. While not stated by Glendora Police, a bomb-sniffing dog preliminarily detected a scent of explosives on the car, according to police radio traffic. However, Arson/Explosives technicians found no bombs inside the car, Glendora Police said. Officers began a room-to-room search of each building at 12:38 p.m. About three hours later, Bennett surrendered peacefully on the Citrus College campus at 3:42 p.m. -- nearly five hours after making the threats, according to the Glendora Police Department. Bennett made statements after being arrested alluding to a desire to die by officer gunfire, police said. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES – The manner of death for the armed suspect found dead after hiding from Azusa Police at the end of a brief struggle and officer gunfire December 21 remains hidden. A security hold was placed on the publication of information related to the coroner investigation for Azusa man Jose Javier Lemus, 57, who was found dead in an Azusa warehouse, according to Lt. David Smith of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau placed the security hold, Smith said. A call to the detective handling the investigation was not returned. It is unclear if Lemus died from officer gunfire, or if he took his own life. At least three Azusa Police officers arrived to a warehouse around 12:40 a.m. December 21 on a reported suspicious person, or possible burglary in progress. Upon contacting Lemus, he produced a handgun and a struggle for the weapon ensued, Azusa Police said.
As Lemus fled police, at least one officer opened fire, but it has not been disclosed if the suspect was struck. The disappearance of Lemus sparked a nearly 10-hour search in the area. A portion of Irwindale Avenue from West 1st Street to Gladstone Street was blocked. Glendora, Covina, Irwindale, Baldwin Park Police and a helicopter aided in a search. The suspect was found dead jut before 11:30 a.m. inside the same warehouse in the 1500 block of McKinley Avenue where officers initially contacted him, according to the Azusa Police Department. |
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