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 - Deputies are searching for the driver who killed a woman on Rosemead Boulevard early Sunday.
The woman’s body was found just before 5 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The woman was found in lanes of Rosemead Boulevard South of Rush Street. Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station arrived and summoned the California Highway Patrol to investigate. The CHP determined a hit and run collision occurred, according to the California Highway Patrol in a written statement. The victim, a Hispanic woman in her 30s or 40s, remains unidentified. She may be a transient, the CHP said. There is no suspect or vehicle description. Anyone with information on a suspect or who may have witnessed the crash is urged to call the California Highway Patrol and speak with Officer M. Sencion or Officer I. Villareal at 323-980-4600. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor SOUTH EL MONTE - A suspect fled with about $4,000 in Lottery Scratchers after assaulting employees of a drive-thru dairy Saturday afternoon.
The crime was reported just after 2:30 p.m. at 1603 S. Santa Anita Avenue. The suspect attacked employees with the pepper spray before fleeing with the scratchers, according to Lt. Chris Kusayanagi of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station. The business robbed is Driftwood Market. Kusayanagi did not know how many employees were attacked. He didn’t believe any of the employees were hospitalized. Deputies could not obtain a good description of the suspect, because the employees’ vision was compromised. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor SOUTH EL MONTE - The suspect armed with a knife and who reportedly charged at deputies will live after being shot several times during a confrontation Thursday.
Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station responded to the 2600 block of Rosemead Boulevard responded to calls around 8:41 a.m. of a man with a bloody face and wielding a knife. The man was attempting to enter passing vehicles, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The man fled into a nearby trailer park when deputies arrived. Deputies ordered the man to drop his knife, but he refused and held it over his head. he began advancing aggressively towards deputies and told them to shoot him, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau said. The man was struck twice by gunfire. No deputies were injured and the knife was recovered at the scene. 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 - What started as a grass fire quickly consumed 500 large, outdoor plastic containers and injured two firefighters Wednesday afternoon.
The fire, which was dispatched at 12:32 p.m., was virtually all but knocked down more than 30 minutes ago. The 500 containers housed an unknown substance initially believed to be flammable, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The liquid in the containers is considered not hazardous, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Temple Station. The injured firefighters are taken to a nearby hospital and are doing fine. The fire burned in a grass field near the 1800 block of Chico Avenue. The cause is under investigation. 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. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor SOUTH EL MONTE - A man is clinging to life Monday after being reportedly shot in the back of the head at a gas station.
The shooting occurred at Shell, 1130 Peck Rd., around 1:46 a.m. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital where his condition was listed as grave and he is not expected to survive, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station. A suspect description and motive were not available. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor SOUTH EL MONTE - CHP officers are still on scene investigating a crash that killed a driver Saturday afternoon.
A four-door silver sedan crashed into a power pole on southbound Rosemead Boulevard south of the 60 freeway. The driver died at the scene, according to California Highway Patrol traffic logs. The call was reported t 3:44 p.m., according to officer Stephan Brandt of the CHP Traffic Management Center. The force of the crash knocked down the power pole. The southbound No. 2 lane of Rosemead Boulevard remains closed, Brandt said. |
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