Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

BALDWIN PARK - Two victims were assaulted and severely injured during a July 3 carjacking.

Four suspects were involved in the carjacking of a 2024 Lucid Air in the Raising Cane’s parking lot, 13602 Francisquito Ave. around 7:14 a.m., according to the Baldwin Park Police Department.

Through witness statements and security video, investigators developed leads. The stolen Lucid Air was recovered in Beverly Hills, while two additional suspects were located and detained by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies in the Hollywood area.

All suspects were taken into custody, according to the Baldwin Park Police Department.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

BALDWIN PARK - A Baldwin Park High School student said she was approached and followed by a strange man Thursday morning.

The man ran up to the girl from behind and scared her. He then asked random questions about where she went to school. Fearing for her safety, the student walked away and the man fled the area, according to the Baldwin ParkPolice Department.

The incident occurred around 7:50 a.m. May 16.

The man is described as Latino and in his 20s. He wore a black T-shirt, khaki pants, had hair in a bun and a mustache.

Anyone with information on this incident, or who can identify the suspect is urged to call the Baldwin Park Police Department at 626-960-1955.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

BALDWIN PARK - A potential pervert is accused of stalking a girl as she walked home from school March 20.

The incident unfolded around 2:45 p.m. The girl stopped at Linda’s Burger, 4758 Maine Ave., to get food. While at the restaurant, the girl noticed a man, said to be in his mid to late 30s, continuously staring at her. The girl left the restaurant and saw the man began following her in his car, according to the Baldwin Park Police Department.

The man allegedly drove past her, stopped his vehicle and once she was near him he began asking her questions about her day, her name, her age and where she lived. The girl walked past him, according to the Baldwin Park Police Department.

The man drove past her a second time, parked, and again waited for her.

“The minor pulled out her phone and made a call to a family member. Upon seeing this, the male adult drove away at a high rate of speed east on Olive Street to south on Phelan Avenue,” according to the Baldwin Park Police Department in a written statement.

The suspect is described as having a light complexion, thin build and is between 35 to 40 years old. He wore a black hat, black, sunglasses, black shirt and black pants. He drove a gray or silver four-door sedan.

Anyone who can identify the suspect is urged to call the Baldwin Park police department at 626-960-1955.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

BALDWIN PARK - Students, parents and authorities are on alert after a driver approached students at several schools.

The alert was sent out Wednesday, January 31. Students of Sierra Vista High School, Sierra Vista Middle School and Tracy Elementary report being approached as they walked to school. The vehicle is a gray four-door Honda Accord with license plate 5VXV977, according to the Baldwin Park Unified School District.

A suspect description was not provided. It is unclear if students were able to obtain a description of the driver.

“The District strongly encourages students and their families to take extra caution as they are going to and from school and be on the lookout. As a reminder, if you see something, say something,” according to the Baldwin Park Unified School District in a written statement.

Anyone who has information on the suspect, or who may have been approached by the Honda Accord is urged to call the Baldwin Park Police Department at 626-960-1955, or dial 911.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

BALDWIN PARK - A suspect accused of attacking teen girls in Baldwin Park was arrested, the Baldwin Park Police Department announced.

Moses Saul Vallecillo, 18, was charged with one count of attempted second-degree robbery, two counts of touching a person intimately against their will for sexual arousal, two counts of using a deadly weapon, and assault with a deadly weapon by force causing great bodily injury, according to Los Angeles Superior Court records.

Vallecillo was arrested December 14 and arraigned in Pomona Superior Court four days later.

Vallecillo allegedly grabbed his first victim from behind in an attempt to take her cellphone around 9 a.m. December 8. Four days later, he allegedly attacked a teen in the afternoon hours in the areas of the 3600 block of Vineland Avenue and the 3500 block of Ahern Drive. No other details about the second attack are publicly known.

Baldwin Park Police Detectives, working with the department’s gang detectives and Baldwin Park Unified School District staff, arrested the suspect. A search warrant served at his home led to the seizure of evidence related the the attacks, according to the Baldwin Park Police Department.

Vallecillo is scheduled for an court appearance January 17, 2023.

Anyone with information, or who may be a victim is urged to call Detective I. Rodas at 626-960-1955 ext. 425 or Detective S. Trinidad at 626-960-1955 ext. 457.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

BALDWIN PARK - Police are still asking for public help and identifying a suspect who attacked two teen girls in broad daylight this month.

The first attack occurred Friday, December 8 around 9 a.m. in the 3900 block of Big Dalton Avenue. Police revealed Thursday that a second assault occurred Tuesday, December 12 around 4:30 p.m. in the areas of the 3600 block of Vineland Avenue and the 3500 block of Ahern Drive, according to the Baldwin Park Police Department.

Investigators have yet to reveal details regarding the second attack.

A short surveillance video was released showing the suspect walking through neighborhoods while hiding his face behind a black surgical mask and wearing a hooded sweatshirt.

​In the first reported attack, the suspect grabbed the girl from behind and attempted to take her cellphone.

Anyone with information that can help identify or locate the suspect is urged to call Baldwin Park Police Detective I. Rodas at 626-960-1955 extension 425, or Detective S. Trinidad at 626-960-1955, extension 457.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

BALDWIN PARK - A 16-year-old girl fought her way free Friday after a suspect grabbed her in an effort to get her cellphone.

The attack occurred in the 3900 block of Big Dalton Avenue around 9 a.m. as the girl walked north from Central Avenue. The suspect grabbed the girl from behind and a struggle ensued, according to the Baldwin Park Police Department.

During the struggle, the suspect pushed the girl up against a fence and then dragged her across the street, according to the Baldwin Park Police Department.

“The victim broke free from the suspect and ran to a safe location. The suspect was seen on surveillance fleeing the location on foot,” according to the Baldwin Park Police Department in a written statement.

The suspect was described as a male in his late teens. He stands about 5 feet 7 inches tall. He was seen in a gray hooded sweatshirt, dark gray sweatpants and black and white shoes.

Anyone with information on this suspect is urged to call Baldwin Park Police Department detectives D. Newton, or T. Le at 626-960-1955.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

BALDWIN PARK - A DUI/driver license checkpoint is scheduled for Friday September 22, the Baldwin Park Police Department announced.

The checkpoint will be operated at an undisclosed location from Friday at 6 p.m. to Midnight.

“The purpose of checkpoints is not necessarily to make arrests, but to promote public safety by deterring drivers from driving impaired,” according to the Baldwin Park Police Department in a written statement.

Funding for this checkpoint was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

BALDWIN PARK - Surveillance video captured a window smash burglary committed by a group of masked suspects July 15.

Detective’s believe the same group of men burglarized Waba Grill, 4138 Maine Ave., El Pollo Loco, 14455 Ramona Blvd. and La Cosecha Mexican Bistro, 4291 Maine Ave.

The burglaries occurred in the early-morning hours.

A black SUV was used, according to the Baldwin Park Police Department.

Anyone who can identify the suspects is urged to call Baldwin Park Police Detective Thomas Ip at 626-960-1955 ext. 256.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

BALDWIN PARK - An attack was caught on camera June 28 when a pedestrian was sucker-punched without provocation.

The victim, an older man, was walking in the area of Lubican Street and Merced Avenue when the suspect, Manuel Alejandro Valenzuela, exited a parked vehicle and punched him.

The man was knocked to the ground. He was struck again once he got back up.

If anyone may have also been attacked by Valenzuela, or who may have information that can help this case, you are urged to call the Baldwin Park Police Department at 626-960-1955, ext. 414.

Valenzuela was arrested the day after the attack and was booked on suspicion of elder abuse. He is being held in lieu of $75,000 bail at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles ahead of a scheduled appearance in El Monte’s Rio Hondo Municipal Court July 5.