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AZUSA - A pursuit suspect was taken into custody around 4:30 a.m. Sunday after holding off law enforcement on the 210 freeway for a few hours.

The suspect evaded law enforcement on several freeways before coming to a stop on the eastbound 210 east of Citrus Avenue. 

The incident first started around 11:30 p.m. in the 1200 block of North San Dimas Avenue in San Dimas, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Bureau.

Sheriffs SEB did not specify what that initial incident was, and calls to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station supervisor have gone unanswered.

The pursuit came to a stop around 1:30 a.m. The California Highway Patrol stopped all eastbound traffic during the standoff.

During the standoff, the suspect exited the truck and sometimes walked around it while holding a gun to his head. He would occasionally speak with someone on the phone.

The suspect even fired a weapon multiple times into the air, according to video taken at the scene, before surrendering.

Others agencies assisting with the standoff included Azusa Police, Glendora Police and the area Foothills Special Enforcement Team.

Esteban Garcia, 50, was booked on suspicion of shooting at an inhabited dwelling or vehicle. He was booked at the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station and is being held in lieu of $250,000 bail ahead of a scheduled appearance in Pomona Superior Court April 21, according to Los Angeles County booking records.

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AZUSA - A known domestic violence suspect was taken into custody after attempting to flee from Police Tuesday morning.

Officers attempted to arrest the suspect in the area of Foothill Boulevard and North Cerritos Avenue just before 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 17. The suspect ran from officer towards Charles H. Lee Elementary School, 550 N. Cerritos Ave., according to the Azusa Police Department.

“Due to the close proximity of the high-risk arrest, Azusa Police officers requested that Lee Elementary School be placed on lockdown,” according to the Azusa Police Department in a written statement.

The suspect was arrested within minutes. The lockdown was done out of an abundance of caution, according to the Azusa Police Department.

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LOS ANGELES - A 63-year-old man is facing a murder charge in the violent 30-year-old killing of a woman whose nude body was found in the Azusa foothills.

Brian Walton was arrested February 5 by detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau. He was officially charged in court with one charge of murder with the special circumstances allegations of murder during the commission of a rape and murder during the commission of sodomy, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

Claudia Guevara, 23, went missing February 20, 1996 after her brother, who she was living with in Temple City, said she did not come home. She had been dropped off at a bus stop in El Monte by two co-workers and was never seen again, according to the DA’s office.

Guevara’s naked body was found the next day, tossed in a drainage ditch along Encanto Parkway. She was stabbed in the neck. Forensics investigators determined she was sexually assaulted, according to the DA’s office.

Guevara and Walton apparently did not know each other. DNA evidence links Walton to the assault and murder, according to the DA’s office.

“The victim’s family has waited for an agonizing 30 years to get that call to let them know their loved one’s killer had been found and charged,” Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said.

If convicted as charged, Walton faces life in prison without the possibility of parole or death. A decision on whether to seek the death penalty will be made at a later date, according to the DA’s office.

Walton was arraigned February 9 in the Foltz Criminal Justice Center. He is scheduled to appear in court again March 18.

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AZUSA - A large quantity of industrial copper wire was stolen last month, but has since recovered and a suspect was arrested, the Azusa Police Department announced.

The large industrial spools of copper wire were taken from an Azusa city yard over night during a three-day period in December, according to Detective Sgt. Steven Spahr of the Azusa Police Department.

The copper wire is valued at $24,000.

Detectives conducted multi-night surveillance operations and served search warrants at multiple locations outside Azusa.

The suspect, who is not an Azusa resident, was found and arrested in the city. Spahr declined to name the suspect at this time as the investigation continues to uncover new leads and to possibly additional arrests.

The spools of copper were taken during after hours. Spahr declined to specify how access was made to obtain the wire.

Anyone with information on this theft is urged to call the Azusa Police Department at 626-812-3200. Remain anonymous by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or lacrimestoppers.org.

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AZUSA - A man is recovering from injuries considered not life-threatening after being shot in the San Gabriel riverbed December 31.

First responders were sent to the riverbed at what is described as spillway 9 near the 1000 block of West Sierra Madre Avenue around 5:38 a.m. The victim suffered a single gunshot wound, according to the Azusa Police Department.

“Officers immediately rendered medical aid until Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics arrived on scene,” according to the Azusa Police Department in a written statement.

“Officers immediately rendered medical aid until Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics arrived on scene,” according to the Azusa Police Department in a written statement.

Anyone with information on this incident is urged to call the Azusa Police Department Detective Bureau at 626-812-3200.

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AZUSA - The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office officially filed charges regarding an altercation and stabbing at a carnival almost one week ago.

Paul Holguin, 45, was charged with one count of attempted murder. He was additionally charged with the special allegation of one or more serious violent felony convictions, according to Los Angeles County booking records.

Raymond Escobedo, 21, was charged with one count of being an accessory after the fact.

The altercation and stabbing at the carnival, which took place and Memorial Park, 340 N. Orange Ave. The incident was likely gang-related.

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Holguin was arraigned October 21. He is being held in the Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles in lieu of more than $1 million bail ahead of a scheduled appearance in West Covina Superior Court November 7, according to Los Angeles County booking records.

Escobedo was issued a citation and released.

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AZUSA - Two suspects were arrested after a reported gang tussle led to a stabbing October 18.

The incident unfolded at the Azusa Golden Days Festival held at Memorial Park, 320 N. Orange Pl. around. 7:30 p.m. Police intervened in the fight between three people. One other three suffered stab wounds, according to the Azusa Police Department.

“The other two subjects involved in the fight were arrested for various charges. A knife was located on one of the detained suspects,” according to the Azusa Police Department in a written statement.

The suspect names were not immediately released. The status of the stabbing was not immediately available.


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AZUSA - Two suspects who attempted to flee officers after allegedly robbing their victim of cash and other belongings Wednesday night were caught after their vehicle became disabled during a pursuit, police said.

Kevin Ochoa, an 19-year-old Los Angeles man, and passenger Daniel Mendoza, an 18-year-old South Gate man, were arrested. The firearm reportedly used in the robbery was also recovered, according to the Azusa Police Department.

Police were sent to Zacatecas Park around 10:53 p.m. August 6. Officers located the suspect vehicle and then attempted to pull over the driver, but he allegedly refused to stop and briefly lead police on a pursuit.

A helicopter with the Foothill Air Support Team assisted officers on the ground.

Both men are being held in lieu of $100,000 bail ahead of a scheduled appearance in West Covina Superior Court, August 11.

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AZUSA - Students sheltered in place on the East Campus of Azusa Pacific University Tuesday afternoon while police searched for an armed robbery suspect, campus authorities said.

The first notice of a locked was sent to students at 4:42 p.m. August 5. The West Campus was not affected by the search.

At 6:11 p.m., the campus was cleared to lift the lockdown, according to Azusa Pacific University authorities.

Officers conducted a safety sweep of the Shire Mods, a residence area of the campus.

It is not immediately clear if the suspect was apprehended. Multiple calls to an Azusa Police Department supervisor have gone unanswered.

The suspect was only described as a 30-year-old Black male.



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LOS ANGELES - A jury convicted a man July 1 in the fentanyl death of a victim who died minutes after being sold the drug on a Metro train.

Shane Christopher Brown, 37, a Los Angeles County man, was found guilty after a five-day of one count of distribution of fentanyl, resulting in death, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Security cameras caught the entire incident on the evening of January 16, 2023. Brown distributed the highly potent synthetic opioid while riding the Metro A Line train in Azusa. The victim died within 10 minutes of ingesting the drug. He collapsed at the Azusa downtown station.

Brown was tracked down and arrested in the city of Glendora in March 2023.

“Toxicology results revealed that fentanyl was the only illicit substance in the victim’s blood and his death was subsequently attributed to the effects of fentanyl, according to court documents,” according to the DEA in a written statement.

A sentencing hearing date has yet to be announced. Brown faces 20 years to life in federal prison.