Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT - A 31-year-old man was found dead inside of a vehicle near a public park in Walnut Christmas Day, authorities said.
Ryan Anthony Mendoza, a resident of Walnut, was identified by Nani Cholakians, investigator with the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. His body was found inside a vehicle near Avenida Deseo and Paseo Perdido, Which is near Lemon Creek Park. While the autopsy has yet to be completed, investigators suspect suicide, Cholakians told SGV CityWatch. Deputies responded to the scene around 3:41 p.m. December 25, according to Sgt. Reyes of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Diamond Bar/Walnut Station. The body was found in a silver Nissan Leaf, Reyes told SGV CityWatch. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT - Deputies seek a man accused of assault with a deadly weapon after he allegedly broke a window and threw broken glass at a Chevron worker’s face. The incident occurred Valentines Day at the Chevron Station, 792 N. Nogales St. Deputies did not specify what led the the assault. After the attack, the suspect fled with a man and woman in an older model gold four-door Ford SUV.
The suspect is a Hispanic man, 35 to 45 years old, weighs 200 pounds and stands 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet tall. Anyone who can identify the suspect is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar Station at 909-595-2264. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT - The man who phoned in a fake robbery at the Chevron gas station was finally detained around 1 a.m. and later hospitalized for a mental evaluation after fleeing the car while stripping away his clothing, a sheriff’s lieutenant said. The unidentified man is accused of phoning in a robbery at the Chevron gas station, 1203 North Grand Ave. Wednesday afternoon. Soon after deputies arrived, they determined he made the call, according to Lt. Tom Giandomenico of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Diamond Bar/Walnut Station. “He called the robbery in himself. We determined that pretty much soon after we were there,” Giandomenico told SGV CityWatch. The subject, described as a white man in his 30s, refused to leave his red car, setting off an hours long barricade as deputies attempted to get the men to surrender peacefully. Multiple nonlethal rounds were fired through the car’s windows, breaking them, But the man still refused to exit.
“We couldn’t get the guy out of the car and we didn’t want to push the issue and create any type of unnecessary force, so we decided to have the fire department look at the guy,” Giandomenico told SGV CityWatch. “They deemed he wasn’t in distress, So we decided to de-escalate the situation and leave.” The man remained in his car for many more hours until he decided to leave around 1 a.m. Thursday. The man ran eastbound on Temple Avenue towards Bonita Drive near Mount San Antonio College as he remove the articles of clothing until deputies detained him and had him hospitalized. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT - Detectives questioned the parents of an infant who died after being transported to a nearby hospital Wednesday night. Deputies were called to a parking lot in the northwest corner of East Amar Road and North Grand Ave., November 13 at 5:45 p.m. The baby boy was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene initially for a victim in full arrest, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department Dispatch Supervisor Martin Rangel.
The infant was pronounced dead at 6:22 p.m., the Sheriff’s Information Bureau said. It is unclear If either the mother or the father detained at the scene have been arrested yet. The Sheriff’s Information Bureau is awaiting a status update from the sheriffs homicide Lieutenant handling the investigation. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT - One lane of northbound Grand Avenue at College Vista Way and all southbound lanes have re-opened after a gas leak forced an hours-long closure.
The roadway re-opened within the last hour after workers successfully closed off the gas leak, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar Station. The gas line was ruptured just after noon Wednesday, November 13. Authorities believed the roadway would Remain closed until possibly at least 10 p.m. Authorities closed Grand Avenue from Amar Road/Temple Avenue to Cameron Avenue. The College Vista neighborhood sheltered in place during the gas leak. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT - Two women were jailed Thursday after deputies discovered narcotics in a stolen vehicle after the driver ran away September 25. The driver that ran from deputies was caught after a containment search — methamphetamine and heroin were found within the vehicle taken in Redondo Beach, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar Station. Deputies responded to CubeSmart Self Storage, 301 Lemon Creek Dr., around 1 p.m. Thursday to a disturbance call and located a vehicle occupied by two women leaving the area. Deputies conducted a traffic stop after the driver committed a vehicle code violation.
The driver immediately ran away, but was found in a nearby business complex. The passenger remained at the scene and was arrested. Both identified women were booked on suspicion of taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent and for methamphetamine and heroin possession. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT - Four of six burglars accused of targeting a building unit were caught and packaged marijuana taken from the property was confiscated Tuesday. Deputies responding to a burglary call in the 20900 block of Currier Road September 24 found at least six suspects fleeing. After four were detained, deputies found vacuum-sealed marijuana hidden in coffee, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar Station. Deputies were originally told of a burglary in progress with suspects using crowbars to force their way into the unit just before Noon.
About 10 to 15 boxes of the packaged marijuana were found in the suspects’ van parked outside the building. The owner of the unit was not immediately known. The names of those arrested were not disclosed. All four suspects posted bond. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT - A student reported being sexually assaulted inside a parked vehicle Wednesday. The student alerted the Mt. San Antonio College Police & Campus Safety Department at 1:45 p.m. September 18. A classmate assaulted the victim inside the vehicle earlier Wednesday in the vicinity of Parking Lot A, according to Mt. SAC officials. Sgt. Cardoza of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Diamond Bar/Walnut Station acknowledged that deputies responded to the call, but declined to provide any details. It is unclear if a suspect has been arrested. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT - Deputies are turning to the Public for help in locating a stolen classic car pulled from outside a resident’s home January 22. A red 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air Bubble Top 409 was stolen at night on La Tortola Drive by a driver in a large truck equipped with a tow device. An accomplice first drove up in a white sedan and destroyed a window, according to the Diamond Bar/Walnut Sheriff’s Station. The Bel Air Bubble Top was in the owner’s family for four generations.
The suspect vehicles involved were caught on surveillance camera. Anyone who knows the suspects or recognize the vehicles used in the grand theft auto are urged to call the Walnut Sheriff’s detectives at 909-595-2264. Information can be provided anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT - A field sergeant with the Sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar Station was hospitalized along with at least one civilian after a collision Thursday morning. The crash occurred at South Brea Canyon Road and Valley Boulevard just before 6 a.m. It is unclear if alcohol and/or drugs are a factor, according to Sgt. Thomas Anderson of the Walnut/Diamond Bar Sheriff’s Station. The injured sergeant immediately called for backup deputies and even read back the license plate of the civilian vehicle involved in the crash while trapped in his patrol vehicle, according to Sheriff’s radio traffic.
South Brea Canyon Road and Valley Boulevard remains closed. |
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