Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN GABRIEL - A driver was hospitalized for minor injuries after a two-vehicle collision sent one car crashing into a business Tuesday morning.
First responders were sent to 223 W. Las Tunas Blvd. just after 8 a.m. January 23. First responders found one of the vehicles crashed into the security doors of what appeared to be a closed business. It is not immediately clear if authorities determined the cause of the crash. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN GABRIEL - A transient with an extensive criminal history was jailed after allegedly crashing a stolen San Gabriel Fire Department ambulance during a pursuit.
The ambulance was taken after paramedics responded to a call for service in the 700 block of Sunset just before 3:30 p.m. Sunday, December 31, according to the San Gabriel Police Department. While on foot in the area the transient, only described as being in his 40s, entered the parked ambulance and sped away. No one else was in the ambulance when it was driven away, according to the San Gabriel Police Department. Police officers located the stolen ambulance and attempted a traffic stop, but the driver refused and continued fleeing until crashing in the 2800 block of Canterbury Road in San Marino. “The suspect sustained non-life threatening injuries during this pursuit and was transported to a local hospital for treatment. As a result of the suspect colliding into numerous motorist, 2 sustained minor injuries and were released on scene. 3 others sustained minor injuries and were transported to two separate hospitals,” according to the San Gabriel Police Department in a written statement. The ambulance was so badly damaged it was taken out of service and has since been replaced. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN GABRIEL - More than 90 firefighters knocked down a four-alarm fire that destroyed a building under construction Sunday morning.
The roadway continues to be closed between Palm Avenue and Euclid Avenue during the investigation, according to the City of San Gabriel. Firefighters arriving to the scene in the 300 block of West Valley Boulevard just before 3:30 a.m. June 11 reported flames more than 40 feet high and the entire building was engulfed, according to the San Gabriel Fire Department. Two nearby buildings were evacuated as a precaution. No one was injured and no nearby structures were damaged, according to the San Gabriel Fire Department. “Currently, power has been restored to affected neighborhoods. There are reports of ash and debris throughout the city. Athens Services has been and will be conducting street sweeping to clear debris off roads,” according to the San Gabriel Fire Department in a written statement. Assisting San Gabriel firefighters were firefighters from Alhambra, Monterey Park, Montebello, San Marino, Arcadia, Pasadena, Glendale and the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Investigators with the Verdugo Arson Task Force are determining the cause. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - The county coroner identified the 19-year-old man who took his own life on a pedestrian bridge over the I-10 freeway in San Gabriel March 19.
Abel Alexander Ruiz died by hanging, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Ruiz was a San Gabriel High School student and football player for the Matadors having graduated in 2022. “There are no words. Just deep sorrow. Abel was such a kind person. He was the kid who stayed after to pick up. The kid who stayed late for extra reps. He was the best teammate. I’m so heartbroken,” according to San Gabriel High School Varsity Football Head Coach Kevin Encinas in a social media post. “If you knew Abel he was an incredibly smart boy with the sweetest attitude who always put others before himself. He touched the hearts of those around him. He was like a son/little brother to everyone he met,” according to Sasha Ruiz on Abel’s gofundme fundraiser. Abel leaves behind his mother, brother and three sisters. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN GABRIEL - Freeway traffic continues to be hampered on the west I-10 freeway after a person reportedly hung themselves from a pedestrian bridge Sunday.
First responders were called to the pedestrian bridge east of New Avenue just before 11 a.m. Sunday, March 19. Firefighters reported a body hanging from the bridge and within minutes stated the operation would be a body retrieval, according to San Gabriel Fire Department radio traffic. Officer Moises Marroquin of the California Highway Patrol Traffic Management Center told SGV CityWatch that a Sig Alert in effect was due to a hanging on the pedestrian bridge. at 12:11 p.m., the CHP stated the eastbound express lanes off ramp to New Avenue and the westbound express onramp will continue to be blocked. the westbound I-10 mainline has been reopened. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN GABRIEL - A man already convicted of an arson fire was deemed a suspect in the blaze that caused tremendous destruction at the Mission San Gabriel last July, investigators announced Tuesday.
John David Corey Jr., 57, is facing two felony counts of arson of an inhabited structure, one count each of arson during a state of emergency, first-degree residential burglary and possession of flammable material, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Corey was sentenced to three years in a San Gabriel arson fire that sparked after the destruction of Mission San Gabriel, investigators said in a written statement “It was during this separate incident that investigators deemed Mr. Corey a person of interest in the Mission San Gabriel case. After a thorough investigation, investigators determined that Corey was responsible for the fire at the Mission San Gabriel,” investigators said in a written statement. The Verdugo Arson Task Force, the Los Angeles Fire Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives worked together to investigate the fire, according to the City of San Gabriel in a previous SGV CityWatch story. Firefighters responded to investigate a fire alarm at the mission, 428 S. Mission Dr., at 4:24 a.m. July 11, 2020. It took firefighters more than two hours to knock down the massive blaze. Firefighters attempted to make an aggressive attack on the flames from inside of the mission, but falling debris forced firefighters to go into defensive mode, according to Captain Antonio Negrete of the San Gabriel Fire Department. The roof was completely destroyed as well as much of the interior. No firefighters were injured. 50 firefighters and 12 fire companies from surrounding cities worked to extinguish the flames. Firefighters declared the flames knocked down at 6:48 a.m., Negrete told SGV CityWatch. Founded September 6, 1771, the mission was undergoing renovations in the time leading up to the arson to repair the nave walls and the pews were removed for refinishing and refurbishment, according to the San Gabriel Mission website. The current church structure was completed in 1805. Corey faces a possible maximum sentence of 14 years in prison if convicted as charged. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN GABRIEL - More than 40 firefighters quenched a large blaze at a vacant dealership August 1. No injuries were reported in the fire that burned at 100 S. San Gabriel Blvd. Firefighters were dispatched to the location at 4:29 a.m., according to the San Gabriel Fire Department. Despite firefighters from Los Angeles County, Alhambra, Arcadia, Monterey Park, Pasadena and San Marino aggressively attacking the flames, they had to retreat due to a roof collapse, according to the San Gabriel Fire Department.
“The incident commanders felt that all units that were on the roof and inside should exit the building,” according to Cpt. Antonio Negrete of the San Gabriel Fire Department. It took two hours to knock down flames. A fire investigator is determining the cause, Negrete told SGV CityWatch. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN GABRIEL - Investigators have yet to determine a cause for a fire that gutted the historic San Gabriel Mission July 11. Investigators began to thoroughly comb through the destruction four days after the fire destroyed the entire roof and much of the interior of the nearly 250-year-old church. Engineers and structural specialists had to stabilize debris before allowing entrance, according to the City of San Gabriel. The Verdugo Arson Task Force, the Los Angeles Fire Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives worked together to investigate the fire, according to the City of San Gabriel.
It took firefighters more than two hours to knock down the massive blaze. Firefighters responded to investigate a fire alarm at the mission, 428 S. Mission Dr., at 4:24 a.m. July 11. Firefighters attempted to make an aggressive attack on the flames from inside of the mission, but falling debris forced firefighters to go into defensive mode, according to Captain Antonio Negrete of the San Gabriel Fire Department. No firefighters were injured. 50 firefighters and 12 fire companies from surrounding cities worked to extinguish the flames. Firefighters declared the flames knocked down at 6:48 a.m., Negrete told SGV CityWatch. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN GABRIEL - It took firefighters more than two hours to knock down a massive blaze that caused widespread damage to the San Gabriel Mission early Saturday.
“The roof is completely gone and it’s completely destroyed inside,” according to San Gabriel Fire Department Captain Antonio Negrete. Firefighters responded to investigate a fire alarm at the mission, 428 S. Mission Dr., at 4:24 a.m. July 11. Fire and smoke were immediately seen from the roof, Negrete told SGV CityWatch. Firefighters attempted to make an aggressive attack on the flames from inside of the mission, but falling debris forced firefighters to go into defensive mode, Negrete told SGV CityWatch. No firefighters were injured. 50 firefighters and 12 fire companies from surrounding cities worked to extinguish the flames. Firefighters declared the flames knocked down at 6:48 a.m., Negrete told SGV CityWatch. The cause of the fire is still being determined. Investigators cannot enter the mission until it is deemed safe, Negrete told SGV CityWatch. It is unclear yet if the fire was suspicious in nature. Traffic is heavily affected in the Mission District area as firefighters and police remain on scene. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN GABRIEL - A baby boy was welcomed to the world Friday after San Gabriel firefighter paramedics helped deliver the baby. Firefighters were dispatched to an obstetricians 9-1-1 call before 9:30 a.m. and found a female inside a vehicle, giving birth. The baby’s head was presenting, according to the San Gabriel Fire Department. Firefighter paramedics assisted in completing the birth. The father was present to cut the umbilical cord of his bouncing baby boy.
Assisting with the birth were Firefighter Paramedics Greg Fierro, Michael Reboleddo, Jordan Miller, Engineer Jacob Gustafson and Cpt. Eric Calisher. |
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