Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor AZUSA - A man and woman are being sought after vandalizing machines at a laundromat recently, taking coins and causing roughly $1,000 in damage. The crimes occurred May 12 and May 16 and were caught on camera. In one video, a woman is seen opening two coin boxes and quickly taking money. In all, $200 was stolen. The locked coin boxes on six machines were damaged, according to one of the owners. The laundromat sits in the Edgewood Shopping Center, 251 E. Gladstone St. “We had to replace the locks because they had broken them. It was costly and unfortunate,” according to one of the owners. “They actually only got into two of the boxes but damaged many while trying to get into the locked boxes. Six machines were damaged.” The husband and wife team who have run the laundromat for 27 years have not had too many problems, except for some graffiti and homeless issues. The Azusa Police Department is investigating. Anyone who can recognize the man and woman are urged to call the Azusa Police Department at 626-812-3200. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor AZUSA – Detectives are still looking for the suspect or suspects who opened fire in an Azusa neighborhood late Saturday night.
Police responded to Third Street and Vernon Avenue October 2 to investigate a report of gunfire heard in the area. Officers found 23 spent shell casings in the 800 block of West Third Street, according to Sgt. Bailey of the Azusa Police Department. The shooting occurred before 11 p.m. A caller was leaving a family party in the 200 block of North Barbara Avenue and witnessed a slow-moving vehicle believed to be tied to the shooting. It rolled through the neighborhood and gunfire was heard, Bailey told SGV CityWatch. “Three vehicles were hit with multiple rounds. No people were hit,” Bailey told SGV CityWatch. As of Sunday evening, Bailey does not believe that anyone has come forward to law enforcement claiming to be a victim of the shooting, which is why as of now officers are investigating the shooting as a negligent discharge and vandalism call. Anyone with information on this shooting is urged to call Azusa Police Detective Jon Rush at 626-812-3200. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UPDATE, 8:30 p.m.: Gold Line trains resumed normal service after the earlier signal issue in Azusa, Metro announced at 5:14 p.m. AZUSA - Deputies are investigating who may have damaged the railroad signal system in Azusa Saturday after attempting to steal valuable copper wire. Around 7:37 a.m. July 13, a Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit employee witnessed a suspicious man tampering with copper wire nearby the Irwindale Gold Line Station, according to Ramon Montenegro, public information officer with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Transit Services Bureau. Deputies could not yet confirm if the suspicious man was the individual who vandalized the signals. Deputies took his contact information before releasing him, Montenegro said. “Somewhere in the area we did find some wires that had been tampered with and appeared that someone was getting ready to steal it,” Montenegro told SGV CityWatch.
Metro has bus bridges replacing Gold Line service between the Duarte and APU/Citrus College Station while the signal system is repaired. Copter wire theft is a common and lucrative crime. In years past, thieves frequently vandalized the Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight line in Glendora. In on case, more than one mile of copper wire was taken and parking lot lights at the Louie Pompei Memorial Sports Complex were also heavily vandalized. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor AZUSA – An unknown number of suspects cut their way through a chain link fence into the Azusa Unified School District maintenance yard New Year’s Day. The incident was reported to Azusa Police around 10 p.m. Tuesday, January 1. Unknown suspects also cut the lock to a container at the maintenance yard, 546 S. Citrus Ave. It was not immediately known what was taken, according to Lt. Robert Chivas of the Azusa Police Department Detective Bureau. Photos of the crime scene shared with SGV CityWatch painted a broader picture.
Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor AZUSA - An unknown number of vandals destroyed a score board and stole inventory from the snack bar at the Azusa National Little League field over the weekend. More than $2,500 in damage was done to equipment, while all the inventory to the snack bar was taken, according to a statement released by the Azusa National Little League. Police were called to investigate the vandalism at the field, 551 N. Rockvale Ave., just before 10:30 a.m.
“We are overwhelmed and appreciate the outpour of support that we have received from everyone and we hope that we can continue to make Azusa National Little League a fun and safe place for the community,” The ANLL said in a written statement issued on the organization’s Facebook page.
It was unclear exactly when the vandalism and burglary occurred. A gofundme account has been established to help pay for the damage. |
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