Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH EL MONTE - Homicide detectives are investigating an infant’s death Friday morning.
Investigators were sent to the 1200 block of Lerma Road at 8 a.m. Friday, April 28. The infant was found dead at the location, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Investigators have yet to elaborate on possible circumstances that may have led to the infant’s death. Anyone with information on this death is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Remain anonymous 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 SOUTH EL MONTE - A brush fire is being extinguished near the Whittier Narrows Recreational Area, firefighters report Sunday. The fire has scorched one-half acre of Whittier Narrows near Durfee Avenue and Santa Anita Avenue. Most other fire units en route have been canceled, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The fire is roughly 70 percent contained. Firefighters already on scene will remain to work the fire. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN GABRIEL RIVER - Deputies are conducting a death investigation after a deceased person was found in the San Gabriel River Saturday. The body was found in the water near Peck Road and Durfee Avenue sometime before 2:30 p.m.
Deputies are working to determine if the body is in Industry Sheriff’s Station or Temple Sheriff’s Station jurisdiction, according to Sgt. Durante of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene at 2:27 p.m., but left the location within 18 minutes. Durante did not know if the victim is male or female, adult or minor. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH EL MONTE - A suspect is still outstanding after a shooting took place Saturday night. Deputies have just ended a neighborhood search in the area of Klingerman Street and Continental Avenue around 11:50 p.m. A search of at least one residential property yielded no suspects after the resident reported seeing someone run into their yard.
At least two were wounded by gunfire around 10:40 p.m. Preliminary information suggests that the victims were juveniles, according to Deputy Koerner of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
Deputies were en route to a “check the welfare call” when the gunfire erupted, Koerner said. A passerby flagged down a deputy to report gunfire erupting nearby, according to Sheriff's radio traffic. The victims’ conditions were not readily available. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene at 10:41 p.m. Firefighters waited four minutes to be cleared in, after which they were told that the victims were transported by a private party, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. No other information is available. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor SOUTH EL MONTE - Deputies took refuge after hearing gunfire while responding to a gunshots call Sunday afternoon.
Deputies have surrounded an apartment complex in the 2500 block of Central Avenue and are attempting to gain entry in the apartment unit where they believe gunfire came from, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s radio traffic. As deputies attempted to enter the property, about six to seven gunshots rang out from a unit on the top level. A deputy reported seeing a large amount of smoke from the unit, possibly caused by the gunfire itself. Deputies knocked on the front door of the unit in question, but no answer was heard. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor SOUTH EL MONTE - The driver of a sedan and a big rig both died after the rig slammed into the stopped sedan and went over a guardrail, descending on Peck Road Sunday.
The crash occurred at 4:28 a.m. on the eastbound 60 freeway at Peck Road. It is unclear how many vehicles were involved, according to Officer Elizabeth Kravig of the California Highway Patrol. The No. 2, 3, 4 and 5 lanes of the eastbound 60 will remain closed until further notice, Kravig said. The big rig was hauling cantaloupe. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor SOUTH EL MONTE - A second-alarm fire destroyed a large commercial building Monday evening.
No injuries were reported in the 800-foot by 500-foot building at 1703 Floraldale Avenue, which was dispatched at 6:22 p.m. Heavy smoke and fire was observed by the first engines to arrive on scene, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department radio traffic. Knockdown was declared at 7:13 p.m. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor SOUTH EL MONTE - Detectives are investigating a deputy-involved shooting Thursday morning.
The shooting took place around 8:41 a.m. in the 2600 block of Rosemead Boulevard. Only the suspect was struck by gunfire. No deputies are injured, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Initial reports stated the suspect was armed with a knife. It is unclear why deputies were originally dispatched to the area. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor SOUTH EL MONTE - The outdoor fire continues to grow in size as more vegetation and plastic container are consumed by flames.
The plastic containers burning in the outdoor fire may contain residual flammable material inside them. The fire is burning in a light industrial area in the 1800 block of Chico Avenue, northeast of the Whittier Narrows Recreational area. The fire has also spread to multiple outdoor containers, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The types of injuries each firefighter sustained has not been disclosed. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor SOUTH EL MONTE - A commercial building is being threatened by flames ignited in a grass field possibly started in a homeless encampment.
The fire is already consuming an unknown number of plastic containers near the 1800 block of Chico Avenue. The fire, which was first dispatched at 12:32 p.m., is already a second-alarm blaze, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. One firefighter has been injured, but the extent of injuries has not been disclosed. It is unclear what type of plastic containers are being consumed by the fire. No further information is available. |
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