 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor AZUSA – No one was apparently injured in a shooting at a condo Monday night. Officers responding to a shooting report found a condo unit in the 600 block of East Lee Place was damaged around 7:50 p.m., according to Sgt. Nick Covarrubias of the Azusa Police Department. Police were told of a white Kia seen fleeing the area. After locating and attempting to stop the driver, officers gave chase when the driver refused to stop, Covarrubias told SGV CityWatch. The suspects, including a juvenile, fled from Azusa and California Highway Patrol officers who attempted to stop them along surface streets and freeways in Azusa, Glendora, Baldwin Park, El Monte and San Dimas. The white sedan driven by one of the suspects crashed into another vehicle outside Target, 888 W. Arrow Hwy.
Two suspects ran from the Kia after it crashed and ran through the shopping center, but officers found them and detained them. Three others still occupying the vehicle were also detained, Covarrubias told SGV CityWatch. Two people inside the sedan that was hit, a woman and boy, were not seriously injured. The boy was hospitalized as a precaution, Covarrubias told SGV CityWatch. The suspect names were not readily available Tuesday morning, but among the charges the driver faces include felony evading and felony hit and run. Attempted murder will also be considered for the triggerman, Covarrubias told SGV CityWatch. It was not immediately clear if gang affiliations factored into the shooting. The white Kia was not registered to any of the suspects, Covarrubias told SGV CityWatch.  PHOTO/Courtesy of Paul Arrasmith. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor AZUSA - No injuries were reported after officers struggled with an armed burglary suspect and opened fire on him Friday morning.
The struggle and officer-involved shooting occurred at Irwindale Avenue and McKinley Avenue around 12:40 a.m. December 21. Officers were searching for a burglary suspect in the 1500 block of McKinley Avenue when they encountered an armed man, according to Lt. Robert Landeros of the Azusa Police Department. The suspect armed himself with a handgun. The officers began struggling with him to get the gun away, Azusa Police said. At least one officer fired upon the suspect as he fled, but is unclear if he was hit. Officers are concentrating their search in an area near Motor Avenue and Paramount Street, according to Paul Arrasmith, who works in the area. Police vehicles, fire trucks and a SWAT truck are at the scene. Employees and trucks nearby the search are being prevented from entering their buildings. A large warehouse about two blocks north of the scene reported an unknown subject was trying to buzz someone through the front door intercom around 11:30 p.m. — about an hour before the shooting. No employees were inside the building at the time. An alert was received about the mysterious person. Irwindale, Glendora, Covina and Baldwin Park Police Officers are assisting with traffic control. Irwindale Avenue from First Street to Gladstone Street remain closed  PHOTO/Google Maps. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor AZUSA - An attempted carjacking suspect was subdued with a stun gun after barricading himself in a garage September 13.
The suspect used a knife to carjack a driver in the 100 block of East Fifth Street sometime before 8 a.m. The suspect failed and fled to a neighborhood in the 400 block of North Alameda Avenue, according to the Azusa Police Department. Fernando Jaimes, 21, fled into a garage and barricaded himself inside. The homeowner called police and notified them of the hiding suspect, according to Sgt. Fernan Vasconcelos of the Azusa Police Department. Jaimes was eventually shocked with a stun gun and taken into custody. The knife was recovered, Vasconcelos said. Jaimes was reportedly non-complaint and refused to drop the knife as he exited the garage after nearly three hours of hiding from police. Jaimes was later hospitalized and booked on suspicion of attempted carjacking. Police departments from Glendora, Irwindale, West Covina and Baldwin Park assisted Azusa in setting up a perimeter. Jaimes is scheduled to appear in the West Covina Courthouse September 17. He is being held without bail, according to Los Angeles County booking records. |
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