Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor AVOCADO HEIGHTS - A big rig hauling 30,000 pounds of perishables overturned and crashed on the trans road from the eastbound 60 freeway to the 605 freeway Sunday morning.
The California Highway Patrol has initiated a hard closure of the No. 1 and 2 lanes of the trans road to the northbound 605 freeway. The big rig and trailer overturned just before 7:30 a.m. Sunday, November 12. A Sig Alert has been issued for an unknown duration. There was a report that the big rig caught fire. The trailer wrapped itself around a freeway sign and damaged about 100 feet of K-rails, creating an immediate hazard, according to CHP traffic logs. The driver was briefly trapped, but was able to free himself during a rescue effort. It is unclear if the driver was injured. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor AVOCADO HEIGHTS - A body was discovered on the dirt shoulder of a transition road at the eastbound 60 and 605 freeways Monday morning, homicide investigators said. A passerby called the California Highway Patrol around 9 a.m. June 10 to report seeing what was believed to be a body. Detectives have not yet revealed the age, gender or race of the victim, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The body was found on the shoulder near the trans road from the eastbound 60 freeway to the northbound 605.
A Sig Alert was issued for an unknown duration for the east 60 trans road to the north 605, according to the California Highway Patrol. Anyone with information regarding this investigation is urged to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate! Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor AVOCADO HEIGHTS - A shooting at a large gathering left no victims when a suspect opened fire Saturday night.
The suspect was chased on foot by deputies after firing a handgun in the area of 4th Avenue and Lomitas Avenue just before 11 p.m. About 15 people at the gathering fled after the suspect opened fire, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s radio traffic. Possibly four people were fired upon, but no one was hit. The suspect, described as a Hispanic man in a black long-sleeve shirt, black baseball hat and black pants fled deputies towards a church where deputies lost sight of him. The suspect lost his hat during the chase. Deputies have recovered it, as well as spent shell casings in the street. A helicopter is aiding the search from the air and a K9 unit is en route. |
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