Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - Authorities announced Friday the arrest of two suspects in a highly-publicized and violent robbery in Hacienda Heights.
Russell Hardy Jr. and Cameron DeShawne Perry, both 19 years old, were located through a multi-jurisdictional investigation. Russell was arrested August 16 and is being held without bail. Perry is being held in lieu of $400,000 bail, according to Los Angeles County booking records. Both men were officially charged each with two counts of second-degree robbery, two counts of first-degree automated teller machine robbery and one count of attempted second-degree robbery. Perry also is charged with two counts of elder or dependent adult abuse, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Hardy was named as the getaway driver of a blue vehicle, Perry as the suspect who violently took the woman’s purse during the August 14 robbery in Hacienda Heights, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Both suspects are believed to have operated as a criminal crew the last several months and targeted Asian victims in Hacienda Heights, Rowland Heights and City of Industry, committing similar robberies. A meeting between the Sheriff’s Major Crimes Bureau-Burglary Robbery Task Force and the Orange County Violent Crimes ATF Task Force was held to investigate the robberies when they were notified of the highly-publicized robbery. Both suspects are believed to be involved in a robbery May 30 near 1457 Nogales St. in Rowland Heights where a purse containing $150,000 in jewelry was taken. June 9, a woman who withdrew money from a bank at 17801 Colima Rd. in Industry had her wallet stolen. June 14, a woman was in a parking lot at 1611 N. Azusa Ave. when someone approached from behind, stolen the purse and fled. July 2, a man exiting a bank at 18958 Daisetta St. in Rowland Heights fought back after being pistol-whipped, leaving the robber empty-handed, according to the DA’s office. in all but one of the robberies a blue vehicle was seen fleeing. Both suspects are scheduled for an appearance in the Pomona Courthouse Monday, August 21. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor REGION - The suspect accused of molesting a girl from the ages of 12 to 18 years old was sentenced to nearly 11 years in state prison Tuesday. Chin Lee Chook, 56, pleaded no contest to one felony count of oral copulation of a person under 18 and two felony counts of lewd acts upon a child under 14 years old, according to Ricardo Santiago of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Chin Lee Chook, aka Desmond Chook, was immediately sentenced to 10 years and eight months in state prison. He must also register as a sex offender for life, Santiago said.
Chook molested the girl from 2012 to 2018 at a variety of places, including the Diamond Bar church where he volunteered, his Diamond Bar office and the girl’s Riverside home. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - Originally wanted only for questioning, the son of a husband and wife found dead and badly burned November 2 was booked on suspicion of murder.
Ryan Michael Venti, 33, was taken into custody at 7:55 p.m. November 5. He is being held in lieu of $2 million bail, according to Los Angeles County booking records. Deputies responded with a helicopter to the residence, 3643 Crooked Creek Dr., in Diamond Bar around 7:50 p.m. after receiving a call from a neighbor. Venti was seen in a white hoodie in the backyard of the home where parents John Venti and Linda Venti died. According to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s radio traffic, the resident was speaking to Venti over a fence and kept him talking until deputies arrived. After repeatedly stating Ryan Venti was merely wanted for questioning, he was later sought for the killing of his parents and the arson of their home. A dog also perished in the fire. Ryan Venti was taken into custody without incident, according to Deputy Kim Alexander of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. “From the condition of the suspect, it appears that he has been hiding in the surrounding hills and brush in an attempt to avoid capture,” Alexander said. A motive for the killings has yet to be determined. Venti is scheduled to appear in Pomona Municipal Court Wednesday, November 7. |
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