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BALDWIN PARK - An 18-year-old driver and a 16 and 17-year-old boy were arrested Saturday night after leading officers on  high-speed pursuit.

A stolen handgun was also located inside the vehicle after the suspects stopped and surrendered to California Highway Patrol officers on the westbound 101 freeway in Agoura Hills at Reyes Adobe Road, according to Sgt. Jorge Huerta of the Baldwin Park Police Department.

The pursuit began around 8:36 p.m. when the driver refused to stop for officers after committing a moving violation,  Huerta said.

During the beginning of the pursuit, Baldwin Park officers discovered the vehicle was stolen.

The pursuit entered the northbound 605 freeway from northbound Los Angeles Street and then west on the 210 freeway.

Officers cancelled the pursuit on the west 134 freeway at Lankershim Boulevard, Huerta said.

The distance from Baldwin Park made radio communication difficult.

As CHP officers were attempting to catch up to the driver, the stolen vehicle sideswiped a motorcyclist west on the 101 freeway. The rider briefly chased the driver during the pursuit.

The 18-year-old driver was booked at the Baldwin Park jail.

The 16-year-old boy was released to his parents, while the 17-year-old was taken to Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey.

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BALDWIN PARK - Six people were sent to the hospital Monday night after colliding on Ramona Boulevard over the 605 freeway.
 
The collision occurred around 10:12 p.m. in the center divider on Ramona Boulevard. At least two occupants of one of the vehicles were trapped after the wreck, according to Inspector David Michel of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
 
Of those six patients, five met trauma center criteria and of those five, four were critical patients, Michel said.
 
The collision between a minivan and red truck is a Baldwin Park Police investigation.
 
California Highway Patrol traffic logs indicated that at least one person died in the collision, but the Baldwin Park Police day shift supervisor has not answered calls, or returned a message inquiring about the crash.
 
All patients were taken by ground ambulances to nearby hospitals.

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BALDWIN PARK - An unknown suspect fired several rounds at a home Sunday night.
 
A resident in the 13300 block of Tracy Street reported hearing as many as five gunshots around 7:57 p.m. A vehicle was heard speeding away, according to Sgt. Andrew Velebil of the Baldwin Park Police Department.
 
A window and wall to the resident’s home was hit by gunfire.
 
Spent shell casings were found in the street, Velebil said.
 
No suspect or vehicle was seen.

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BALDWIN PARK - A motorcycle rider crashed during a chase onto the 210 freeway into Glendora Sunday morning.

The rider crashed into a vehicle while fleeing westbound on the 210 freeway east of Grand Avenue, sending the motorcyclist down pavement and the motorcycle skidding across freeway lanes.

Officers attempted to stop the rider around 1:32 a.m. for speeding at Ramona Boulevard and Main Avenue, but the rider refused to stop, according to Sgt. Blackburn of the Baldwin Park Police Department.

The rider led officers on a high-speed pursuit east on Badillo Street into San Dimas and east on Covina Boulevard.

The pursuit entered the north 57 freeway and transitioned to the westbound 210 freeway where the crash occurred.

“The rider was treated this morning at a local hospital and he was in stable condition,” Blackburn said.

The California Highway Patrol is investigating the collision.

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BALDWIN PARK - A man received unspecified injuries involving a chainsaw and was sent to a local hospital, authorities said.
 
Firefighters were dispatched at 10:05 a.m. to the 4600 block of Maine Avenue near Cavette Place August 10, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
 
Patient care was transferred to tactical medics with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Bureau, which flew the patient to a local trauma center.
 
Baldwin Park Police were unavailable to provide details on how the man was injured.

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BALDWIN PARK - Police are investigating a possible grand theft of fire equipment after it was reported missing from the scene of a riverbed fire Monday.

Police responded to the San Gabriel Riverbed south of the I-10 freeway and west of the 605 freeway around 7 p.m. While police took a grand theft report, they are still trying to determine if the equipment was either lost or burned in the brush fire, said. Lt. Mark Adams of the Baldwin Park Police Department.

What specifically was stolen was not immediately known.

The brush fire burned five acres of vegetation in the San Gabriel River.

Initially dispatched to firefighters at 12:36 p.m., the fire grew rapidly, forcing firefighters to initiate a first-alarm brush fire response, complete with helicopters.

No injuries and no damage were reported.

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BALDWIN PARK - Firefighters continue to battle a brush fire near the 605 freeway and Valley Boulevard.
 
The fire, which was dispatched at 12:36 p.m., was first reported at one-half acres in light grass, but the fire’s progression increased despite additional resources arriving at the initial firefight, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department radio traffic.
 
The fire is burning in the San Gabriel Riverbed and has been designated as a first-alarm brush fire.
 
Three firefighting helicopters are en route to assist.