Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROSEMEAD - Homicide investigators are piecing together the circumstances that led to a man’s death in the 800 block of Montebello Boulevard, Saturday afternoon.
Deputies were called to the area at 3:20 p.m. June 25. The victim was declared dead at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies did not yet state any apparent wounds or causes of death to the victim. The 800 block of Montebello Boulevard is flanked by businesses on either side: a Double Tree Hotel on one side and The Shops at Montebello on the other. Anyone with information on this death investigation is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Provide information anonymously 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 ROSEMEAD - The investigation into a Sunday-evening shooting that wounded one man has been turned over to Operation Safe Streets deputies, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station.
The man wounded by gunfire was likely crossing out rival gang graffiti before he was fired upon, according to Sgt. Richard Lewis of the Sheriff’s Temple Station. “Detectives from OSS did come out and started the investigation,” Lewis told SGV CityWatch. The shooting occurred May 1 around 6:19 p.m. near 8225 Garvey Ave. In excess of 10 gunshots were possibly fired from a grey 9 mm handgun at the driver of another vehicle, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department broadcast. The victim wound up at a San Gabriel hospital. The suspect, described as a male Hispanic about 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 250 pounds wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with the hood up and blue and grey shorts, fled eastbound on Garvey Avenue in a dark gray SUV. The Operation Safe Streets Bureau was created in 1979 through federal funding to expand and improve upon existing gang programs. OSS eventually expanded beyond beyond the East Los Angeles Station, Lennox Station, Lynwood Station and Pico Rivera Station to include a Men’s Central Jail team and teams at the Carson Station, Industry Station, Norwalk Station, Lakewood Station, Walnut Station and Temple Station. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROSEMEAD - Two vehicles fled the scene of a shooting on Garvey Avenue around 6:19 p.m. May 1.
Deputies investigating the shooting near 8225 Garvey Ave. report that in excess of 10 gunshots were fired from a grey 9 mm handgun at the driver of another vehicle, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department broadcast. Deputies tasked with calling area hospitals to look for a possible gunshot victim, have turned up a likely victim who arrived to San Gabriel Valley Medical Center in San Gabriel, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department radio traffic. The driver of the SUV shot at the driver of a black older-model Toyota Camry. The Camry was seen being driven southbound on San Gabriel Boulevard. The suspect, described as a male Hispanic about 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 250 pounds wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with the hood up and blue and grey shorts, fled eastbound on Garvey Avenue in a dark gray SUV. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROSEMEAD - A man died by apparent gunfire in a Rosemead neighborhood Saturday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.
Deputies responded to the 7800 block of East Whitmore Street around 8:49 p.m. April 30. The victim, only described as a man, died at the scene, according to the Sheriff’s Department. Homicide investigators are determining what led to the death. Anyone with information on this shooting is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously 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 ROSEMEAD – A suspected DUI driver was arrested Sunday, accused of striking and killing a man who was standing outside his own vehicle on the I-10 February 6.
Moises Rivera Luna, 31, allegedly slammed into a disabled vehicle on the eastbound I-10 freeway west of Walnut Grove Avenue, forcing the disabled vehicle into the path of an SUV. The driver of the disabled vehicle died at the scene, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 3:40 a.m. Killed was 31-year-old Miguel Armando Garcia from Los Angeles. The driver in the SUV was uninjured, but his passenger was hospitalized with moderate injuries. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROSEMEAD - A Hispanic woman was taken to a hospital Sunday morning after being shot at a hotel.
Deputies and firefighters responded to the shooting at Bokai Garden Hotel, 3633 Rosemead Blvd., January 2. The Hispanic woman was transported to a hospital for treatment. The shooting victim’s condition was not immediately known, according to Lt. Meza of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station. Not much information was available at the time this post was launched, but deputies were told initially that two suspects were seen leaving a room after the shooting occurred. Investigators are searching for witnesses to the shooting, Meza told SGV CityWatch. Meza did not have details, or declined to elaborate on who called to report a shooting victim at the hotel. Deputies are searching for the two suspects, one of whom is a heavyset Hispanic man in a black jacket, denim jeans, a black baseball hat and a gaiter cover over his mouth. The second suspect is a thin Hispanic man in dark clothing, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s crime broadcast. Both men were seen fleeing into a dark 2015 Honda Civic, which was seen heading to the I-10 freeway. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROSEMEAD – Sheriff’s detectives revealed Friday that a missing teen is being sought as a person of interest in a fatal hit and run collision.
Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station are looking for 16-year-old Mariano Coc, who is possibly involved in the collision between a black 2009 Nissan Altima and a 61-year-old pedestrian on San Gabriel Boulevard south of Garvey Avenue November 8. The victim died from his injuries days later, detectives said. Coc has been missing from his South El Monte home since Sunday, November 7. It is unclear if he is the driver of the Altima. The crash occurred around 10:38 a.m. Lt. Moen of the Sheriff’s Temple Station said initially that two vehicles collided and that the 61-year-old man exited his vehicle to speak with the Altima driver, the latter struck the man and drove away from the scene. The Nissan Altima was found abandoned. Detectives will hold a press conference to distribute the teen’s missing persons flyer. “Detectives will ask for any information leading to Mariano’s whereabouts, as he could possibly be a potential victim of another crime or might have information about the fatal hit and run incident,” according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in a written statement. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROSEMEAD - Deputies are still searching for the driver of a vehicle that struck and critically wounded another person after a two-vehicle collision November 8.
The two-vehicle collision occurred in the area of San Gabriel Boulevard and Garvey Avenue around 10:38 a.m. Monday morning. One driver exited his vehicle to speak with the other driver, the latter struck and critically wounded the first driver during an escape, according to Lt. Moen of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station. The critically-wounded driver was taken to County/USC Medical Center. Deputies did locate the suspect’s abandoned vehicle, described as a possible black Nissan Altima with a grey bumper, Moen told SGV CityWatch. Moen did not known where the suspect’s vehicle was located. No suspect description was available. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROSEMEAD - An erratic man threatened employees of an auto shop and allegedly fought with a deputy while armed before being shot and subdued Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.
The ordeal escalated in the parking lot of the auto shop in the 2000 block of San Gabriel Boulevard in Rosemead around 4:50 p.m. October 19. The suspect arrived to the business and allegedly threatened employees and the owner if they did not fix his car, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. Deputies found the 25-year-old suspect seated in a vehicle with a female passenger. A handgun was seen in the suspect’s lap. Deputies ordered the man to move his hands away from his lap. “When the man refused to comply, deputies grabbed the man to remove him from the car. A physical struggle ensued between one of the deputies and the man,” according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. A deputy fired one round at the suspect after the latter reached for his waistband, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. A handgun was recovered at the scene. No one else was injured. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROSEMEAD - A man was struck by deputy gunfire just before 5 p.m. Tuesday.
The man was wounded in the 2100 block of San Gabriel Boulevard October 19. He was reportedly taken to a hospital for treatment, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The man’s condition is not publicly known. What sparked the deputy or deputies to open fire is not immediately known. Anyone with information on this incident is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or lacrimestoppers.org. |
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