 PHOTO/Courtesy of the Arcadia Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor AZUSA - The discovery of a dead adult female in Azusa Sunday morning is related to a woman missing from Arcadia, an Arcadia Police lieutenant said. Wenna Chen, 54, was found deceased inside her vehicle after it was transported to a tow yard in the 1000 block of West Kirkwall Road in Azusa, according to Lt. Tom Cullen of the Arcadia Police Department. Chen’s vehicle, a silver 2007 Mercedes C280, was found Sunday, November 24 in the Gold Line Arcadia Station parking structure, 73 E. Santa Clara St., according to Arcadia Police Detective Sergeant Brett Bourgeous. “I don’t have the details on how she got in there, but based on what they found they determined it was a suicide,” Cullen said. "It’s odd, but that’s what they determined.” Chen was last seen November 21 around 8:30 a.m. and failed to show for work the following day. Her family reported her missing November 22, Arcadia Police said.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau was initially summoned to take over the investigation, but it has since gone back to Arcadia Police detectives, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Anyone with information on the Chen’s death is urged to call the Arcadia Police Department at 626-574-5151. Information can be provided anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor AZUSA - A female adult was found dead in Azusa Sunday morning.
The death is connected to an investigation by Arcadia Police. The woman was found dead in the 1000 block of West Kirkwall Road, according to Deputy Dangelo Robinson of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. How Arcadia Police is connected to the Azusa death is not immediately known. “We have no idea at this time. We’re waiting for the lieutenant to call back and give us an update,” Robinson said. The death occurred around 11:18 a.m. November 25. No other information is available.  PHOTO/Courtesy of Ariel Arencibia. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor AZUSA - One person was hospitalized after crashing and rolling a truck Thanksgiving Day morning.
Details are few, but a black truck crashed into fencing and trees in the 700 block of North Vincent Avenue near Laxford Road around 9:23 a.m. One patient was taken to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, according to Dispatch Supervisor Art Marrujo of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. An Azusa Police Supervisor was unavailable to provide details on the crash.  PHOTOS/From Facebook. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor AZUSA - More than $2,000 in damage was done after a man spray painted graffiti all over an Azusa Police SUV Wednesday.
The suspect was arrested with the help of vigilant residents who alerted the officers who were attending a neighborhood watch meeting in the 1000 block of East Arrow Highway November 21. Jesus Arenas, 31, was booked on suspicion of felony vandalism and is being held in lieu of $20,000 bail, according to Sgt. Tommy Avila of the Azusa Police Department. The incident was reported to the officers sometime before 4 p.m. The officers were finishing up at the neighborhood watch when the vigilant residents alerted them, Avila said. The officers quickly located and detained Arenas without incident after he was positively identified, Avila said. Arenas was placed into custody at 3:54 p.m. He is scheduled for an appearance in Citrus Municipal Court Tuesday, November 27.  PHOTO/Google Maps. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor AZUSA - Detectives are trying to identify the suspect or suspects behind a deadly shooting Wednesday morning. The victim, 36-year-old Abel Balderas, was a resident of the apartment complex where he was gunned down, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Balderas was found critically wounded on the second floor of the building near a doorway around 12:38 a.m. in the 600 block of North Rockvale Avenue. Azusa Police received numerous calls of gunfire in the area.
No suspect description, nor a potential motive, are known. Anyone with information on the killing is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor AZUSA - Authorities have yet to reveal details of a shooting that left a man dead Wednesday morning.
The man was found suffering from at least one gunshot wound in the 600 block of North Rockvale Avenue at 12:38 a.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Deputy Marvin Crowder of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. A suspect or suspects are unknown, Crowder said. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau is investigating the shooting. Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to call Sheriff’s Homicide at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).  PHOTO/By Aaron Castrejon. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor AZUSA - A 25-year-old Azusa man was the victim who died at the scene of a violent crash Sunday.
Robert Trevino Ventura Jr. died after the car he was riding in crashed into a pump at a Mobil gas station early Sunday. The collision sent the driver to the hospital. Ventura Jr. was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. A black car was southbound on San Gabriel Avenue November 18 around 2:38 a.m. at a high rate of speed when the crash occurred, according to the Azusa Police Department. Alcohol is a suspected factor in the crash that occurred at the Mobil gas station, 145 N. Azusa Ave. The driver was taken to Pomona Valley Medical Center, according Lt. Robert Landeros of the Azusa Police Department. The Azusa Police Traffic Bureau is investigating the crash. The vehicle likely struck a wood and metal guard rail on the west side of San Gabriel Avenue while southbound at a high rate of speed, bounced off the railing and crashed into a gas pump. The condition of the driver was not immediately known.  PHOTO/Courtesy of Ariel Arencibia. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor AZUSA - A scissor lift sent a worker dangerously close to power lines at a construction site on Vincent Avenue Monday afternoon.
The scissor lift hit power lines at the site, 601 S. Vincent Ave., around 2:42 p.m. The worker reportedly became trapped in the lift, according to a representative with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The worker walked away with only minor injuries, according to the Azusa Police Department. The mishap cause power outages and surges in the general area not long after the mishap occurred, but it is unclear if they are connected. PHOTO/Courtesy of Ariel Arencibia  PHOTO/By Aaron Castrejon. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor AZUSA - A violent crash sent one man to an area hospital and killed the passenger after a car crashed into a gas pump and flipped over early Sunday. Alcohol is a suspected factor in the crash that occurred around 2:38 a.m. at the Mobil gas station, 145 N. Azusa Ave. The unidentified passenger died at the scene, the driver was taken to Pomona Valley Medical Center, according Lt. Robert Landeros of the Azusa Police Department. The Azusa Police Traffic Bureau is investigating the crash.  The collision occurred not too far from another high-speed collision that took a chuck out of the facade of the Super 8 Motel on Azusa Avenue. PHOTO/by Aaron Castrejon. The crashed car was the only vehicle at the scene, according to Dispatch Supervisor Melanie Flores of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
The driver was traveling south on San Gabriel Avenue when the crash occurred, Landeros said. The vehicle likely struck a wood and metal guard rail on the west side of San Gabriel Avenue while southbound at a high rate of speed, bounced off the railing and crashed into a gas pump.  PHOTO/Courtesy of Ariel Arencibia. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor AZUSA - The occupants of an SUV escaped injury after crashing into a parked vehicle near the Target Shopping Center. The collision was reported around 3:40 p.m. on North San Gabriel Avenue at West 9th Street, The SUV flipped on its roof after crashing into the parked vehicle, according to Sgt. Rocky Wenrick of the Azusa Police Department.
None of the occupants were hospitalized, Wenrick said.
It is unclear if distracted driving, or driving under the influence played a factor, but Wenrick believes the latter did not occur. |
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