Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

ALHAMBRA - Is that a machete in your pocket, or are you happy to see me? A man was arrested November 19, allegedly caught with a sweet blade tucked into his trousers.

Officers responded to a call of a man laying on the ground near 25 N. Stoneman Ave. They discovered the man, 33-year-old Anthony Roderick Bell, is on probation for auto theft with search and seizure terms, according to the Alhambra Police Department.

“Officers searched the suspect, they found a large machete concealed inside his front waistband,” according to the Alhambra Police Department in a written statement.

Bell claimed the machete is his sports weapon, according to the Alhambra Police Department.

Bell was arrested, then issued a citation and released. He is expected to appear in Alhambra Superior Court January 17, 2025, according to Los Angeles County booking records.

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Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

ALHAMBRA - A man and woman were arrested October 22, allegedly found occupying a stolen ride.

Deshawn Lamar Dafney and Mary Johnson were stopped in the area of Mission Road and Meridian Avenue. During a search after a high-risk traffic stop, officers reportedly discovered narcotics and stolen identification in Dafney’s possession.

Dafney, a Lancaster man, was booked on suspicion of possessing narcotics, possessing stolen identification and had a warrant for a parole violation.

Johnson, a Long Beach woman, was arrested for two outstanding warrants, according to the Alhambra Police Department.

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ALHAMBRA - A man and woman escaped into the night after abandoning a vehicle reported stolen in Santa Ana Tuesday night.

Deputies near the I-10 freeway and Fremont Avenue attempted to stop the vehicle around 7:44 p.m. after learning it was stolen. The driver led police on a chase along surface streets into Alhambra, according to Lt. Hernandez of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station.

Deputies ended the chase after losing sight of the vehicle. Deputies were soon notified that a man and woman were seen running in the area of North Bushnell Avenue and Larch Street, but a perimeter search was fruitless.

The stolen vehicle information revealed whoever took the ride was considered armed and dangerous, Hernandez told SGV CityWatch.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

ALHAMBRA - Police arrested a driver Saturday morning after he lead them on a pursuit while driving a reported stolen vehicle.

The driver, Anwar Josue Ramos, fled Alhambra officers from South 9th Street and Front Street around 4:10 a.m. April 25 after they tried to pull him over after discovering the vehicle he was driving was stolen, according to Lt. Tai Seki of the Alhambra Police Department.

The pursuit wound its way through Alhambra surface streets, on the I-10 freeway into the east Los Angeles area where the pursuit continued on surface streets.

Ramos drove the stolen vehicle into a Burger King parking lot at 535 S. Atlantic Blvd. where he was taken into custody, Seki told SGV CityWatch.

The vehicle was reported stolen to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Pico Rivera Station April 24, Seki told SGV CityWatch,

Ramos, a 30-year-old Los Angeles resident, was booked on suspicion of grand theft auto and felony evading police.

ALHAMBRA - A motorcyclist was jailed Tuesday morning after losing control of his ride and crashing, police said.