Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

BALDWIN PARK - A woman died at the scene Wednesday night after a vehicle slammed into a tree, the Baldwin Park Police Department said.

The collision occurred on Badillo Street at Puente Avenue around 10:36 p.m. March 30. The Acura TSX was being driven eastbound when it somehow struck a tree in the center median of Badillo, according to Sgt. Esteban Manjarrez of the Baldwin Park Police Department.

It is not yet publicly clear of what led up to the crash.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

BALDWIN PARK – The 85-year-old woman struck and killed by a motorcyclist March 24 in a crosswalk was identified recently.

Zifeng Lu was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. She died from blunt force trauma. The death was ruled accidental.

Drugs and alcohol appeared to not play a factor in the crash, which occurred around 6:28 a.m. at Pacific Avenue and Puente Avenue. The rider, a West Covina man in his mid-60s, was westbound when he struck Lu, according to Sgt. David Leon of the Baldwin Park Police Department.

Lu died at the scene. She was originally identified as 86 years old.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

BALDWIN PARK – Drugs and alcohol appeared to not play a factor in a crash that killed a pedestrian and briefly sent a motorcyclist to the hospital Thursday.

The crash occurred around 6:28 a.m. March 24 at Pacific Avenue and Puente Avenue. The rider, a West Covina man in his mid-60s, was westbound when he struck the 86-year-old woman while she was in a crosswalk, according to Sgt. David Leon of the Baldwin Park Police Department.

The woman died at the scene.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

BALDWIN PARK - Two suspected gang members sought in connection with a Monrovia robbery were jailed last week after fleeing from Baldwin Park police.

Officers with the department’s Gang Activity Prevention unit attempted a traffic stop March 18 in the 3700 block of Baldwin Park Boulevard around 5 p.m. A passenger in the vehicle fled on foot, box in hand, and the driver sped away, according to the Baldwin Park Police Department.

The passenger who fled on foot, 20-year-old Alfonso Maya, was caught and found in possession of two firearms. The brief vehicle pursuit ended in a solo crash at Live Oak Avenue and Baldwin Park Boulevard when the suspect struck a traffic light, according to Sgt. Mike Hemenway of the Baldwin Park Police Department.

​A gun clip and ammunition were reportedly recovered from the crashed vehicle.

The driver, 20-year-old Izaac Velasco, and another passenger were taken to County/USC Medical Center for treatment.

Velasco was eventually taken into custody and booked on suspicion of felony evading causing injury and evading in opposing lanes of traffic, Hemenway told SGV CityWatch.

Maya was booked on suspicion of felony possession of a firearm, Hemenway told SGV CityWatch.

Maya is being held without bail at the Men’s Central Jail ahead of a scheduled appearance in Rio Hondo Municipal Court March 22.

Velasco apparently remains hospitalized. His bail is set at $75,000, according to Los Angeles County booking records.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

UPDATE, 1:50 p.m.: Detectives revealed that a 65-year-old man was found shot multiple times in the upper torso in the rear yard of a home in the 3800 block of Puente Avenue.

​There is apparently no suspect information available yet.

BALDWIN PARK - A man reportedly wounded by gunfire later died after being hospitalized Saturday morning, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

First responders were called around 8:20 a.m. to the 3800 block of Puente Ave., March 19. The victim, described only as a male adult, was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.

It is not yet clear if a suspect has been identified, or if a suspect is in custody yet.

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.