Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor AZUSA - Police arrested a man who may have possibly ignited the small brush fire that burned for a few hours about homes in Azusa Saturday.
Artemio Sanchez-Gutierrez, 30, was booked on suspicion of arson. He told the Los Angeles County Fire arson investigators that he put out a cigarette in the area where the fire started and believes he may have ignited the small brush fire, according to the Azusa Police Department. The fire scorched about one and a half acres to two acres in the hillside above Azusa February 12, according to Dispatch Supervisor Melanie Flores of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Water dropping helicopters equipped with night vision aided ground crews in keeping the fire from expanding. Firefighters are continuing mop-up of the location this morning, Flores told SGV CityWatch. Sanchez was issued a citation and released, according to Los Angeles County booking records. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor AZUSA - A woman was declared dead after police were called to a welfare check on Foothill Boulevard Monday.
The woman was found near a bus bench on Foothill Boulevard near Alameda Avenue February 7 around 11:30 a.m. It is unclear how long the woman may have been deceased before being discovered, according to Lt. Fernando Vasconcelos of the Azusa Police Department. Los Angeles County firefighters also responded. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner has been called to the scene. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor AZUSA - One driver involved in a major collision between two vehicles died at the scene early Sunday.
The crash occurred around 2:36 a.m. in the intersection of Arrow Highway and Cerritos Avenue December 19. The driver and passengers of the second vehicle were taken to various hospitals, according to the Azusa Police Department. The cause of the crash is not publicly clear. Firefighters summoned four ambulances to the scene, according to Cpt. Norman Queen of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Arrow Highway at Cerritos Avenue remains closed during the investigation. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor AZUSA - One person is dead, the reported victim of a shooting Saturday night, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.
The incident occurred near North San Gabriel Boulevard and West Third Street. The victim died at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Firefighters were called to the scene around 8:30 p.m. to the 200 block of North San Gabriel Avenue by the Azusa Police Department. Firefighters were cleared in after the scene was secured at 8:35 p.m., according to Dispatch Supervisor Michael Pittman of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Preliminarily, there is no suspect information at this time. Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or lacrimestoppers.org. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor REGION - The transient who admitted to setting the Ranch 2 Fire that burned above Azusa was sentenced to prison time recently.
Osmin Palencia, 37, pleaded no contest March 16 to one count of arson during an emergency. He was sentenced to five years in state prison. He must also register as an arson offender, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Palencia surrendered himself at the Azusa Police Department August 16, 2020. The Ranch 2 fire burned more than 4,237 acres of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. Investigators from the Los Angeles County Fire Department and Azusa Police quickly learned after the fire erupted that arson was to blame and named Palencia as a suspect. Palencia is a transient who lived In the San Gabriel River near where the fire erupted, Azusa Police said. The Ranch 2 Fire was first reported around 2:45 p.m. August 13, 2020. The fire ignited along Highway 39 and Ranch Road, near homes nestled in the San Gabriel Mountains Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor AZUSA - Two occupants who fled to the roof of a burning apartment were able to escape the property after a neighbor used a ladder to help them get down Saturday morning.
While the two occupants were saved, two firefighters did suffer injuries while extinguishing flames in the 1100 block of Calle De Las Estrellas, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “1 FF sustained non-life threatening burn injuries and has been transported to a local burn center for further evaluation. 1 FF sustained minor lower extremity injuries and has been transported to a local hospital for further evaluation,” according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department in a statement shared on social media. 27 firefighters knock down the flames in 41 minutes, sparing two adjacent apartment units from damage, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “Prior to FD arrival, quick acting neighbor threw a ladder to the roof and assisted two occupants of home safely to the ground. Their path downstairs and out the door was blocked by fire. As a result, they exited a 2nd floor window, taking refuge on the roof,” according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Visit the Los Angeles County Fire Department website for information on safety tips on an array of topics. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor AZUSA - Firefighters have just stopped forward progress of a 50-foot-by-50-foot spot fire at the base of the foothills on the border with Duarte Friday morning.
The fire is burning near the end of Encanto Parkway north of Huntington Drive, south of the long defunct Azusa Gun Club, according to the Los Angeles county fire department. The fire is burning in medium fuels in the riverbed. A full brushfire response was initially requested by the Los Angeles county fire department, but a battalion chief has canceled a request for aircraft and for bulldozers and is confident that ground crews currently on scene can handle the fire. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor AZUSA – Investigators were working to determine the cause of a fire at a home September 23. Firefighters were dispatched to the 600 block of West Hollyvale Street just after 4 p.m. and found smoke billowing from the rear of the property. Firefighters increased the response to a second alarm, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “It turned out to be a well-involved detached garage,” according to Dispatch Supervisor Michael Pittman of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
The fire also threatened nearby structures. A minor of an undisclosed age was hospitalized for unspecified injuries, Pittman told SGV CityWatch. Two residents were displaced. The American Red Cross provided temporary housing for the affected residents. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor AZUSA - A fire at a mobile home park Saturday night damaged two units and displaced at least 10 residents, a Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatcher said.
The fire also killed a dog at Arrow Pines Mobile Estates, 1081 W. Arrow Hwy., September 5. Firefighters were dispatched at 11:13 p.m. After arriving, firefighters were able to knock down flames at 11:42 p.m., according to dispatch supervisor Michael Pittman of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. No injuries were reported. There was no word on the cause of the fire. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor AZUSA - The man sought for allegedly igniting the 2,256-acre Ranch 2 Fire turned himself in to police Sunday.
Osmin Palencia, 36, surrendered himself to Azusa officers, according to the Azusa Police Department in a written statement. Investigators from the Los Angeles County Fire Department and Azusa Police quickly learned after the fire erupted that arson was to blame. Police did not state how Palencia became a suspect. Palencia is a transient who lives In the San Gabriel riverbed near where the fire erupted, Azusa Police said. Booking information for Palencia was not readily available. |
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