 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BASSETT - Deputies are investigating an assault with a deadly weapon from New Year’s Day in which the suspect nearly hit two victims with a vehicle and allegedly brandished an AK-47. The incident occurred before 9:30 p.m. near Valley Boulevard and Santa Mariana Avenue January 1, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s crime broadcast. Two victims were walking across an intersection when a vehicle was driven up and almost hit them. The victims continued walking to a liquor store and once they exited, the suspect pointed a weapon at them and drove away, according to Sgt. Kline of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station. The suspect fled in the Camry westbound on Valley Boulevard, according to the crime broadcast.
Kline was unsure if the suspect was identified, or recognized by anyone as being local to the area. The suspect was described in the crime broadcast by the victims as a Black man 25 to 30 years old with long blonde dreadlocks. He stood 6 feet tall.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BASSETT - None of the roughly 600 Metrolink passengers were injured after a train bound for San Bernardino struck and killed a pedestrian Thursday night. A Hipanic man in his 20s was killed. He has not been publicly identified yet, pending notification of next of kin, according to Sarah Ardalani of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. The pedestrian was struck on a bridge that crossed a flood control channel north of Feather Avenue around 7 p.m. November 21. He died at the scene, according to Metrolink.
San Bernardino-bound train 330 proceeded to the Baldwin Park Metrolink Station after the engineer determined a person was hit, Metrolink said. Five other trains were affected while service was stopped.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BASSETT - An identified suspect is still at-large one day after firing a shotgun at a male victim. The shooting took place in the 1000 block of Le Borgne Avenue just before 10:30 p.m. Sunday, August 18. The victim’s condition was not immediate known after he was transported to an area hospital, according to Sgt. Matthew Shackelford of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station.
The suspect ran southbound from the scene after firing. As of Monday night, Shackelford had no information regarding a suspect arrest. The incident is gang related. Deputies who responded to the scene were told the suspect shouted “Bassett Grande,” according to Sheriff’s radio traffic. Deputies learned the identity of the suspect and detectives are now handling the investigation, Shackelford said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BASSETT - Deputies announced the suspect accused of sexually assaulting a woman and accused of holding her against her will was taken into custody Saturday morning. Deputies announced the arrest of the unidentified man at 4:12 a.m July 20. Industry Station detectives approached the home where the suspect was hiding. He emerged at the front door and was arrested without further incident, according to Deputy Erin Liu of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Deputies spoke with a woman at a home in the 200 block of South Covina Boulevard in Bassett just before 7 p.m. Friday. She claimed she was held against her will and was sexually assaulted. She had visible signs of injury, deputies said.
The woman was hospitalized. The suspect refused to leave the home. A perimeter was set up around the residence and crisis negotiators talked with the man to get him to surrender peacefully, Liu said.  PHOTO/Twitter: Los Angeles County Scanner. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BASSETT - Two people were critically injured and two received non-life-threatening injuries in a violent crash that flipped a car that ultimately struck a home. The crash occurred just before 11:30 p.m. June 15 near Vineland Avenue and Amar Road. Two sedans ended up crashing: one struck a wall, the second violently crashed through a cinderblock wall and struck a home.
No one in the home was injured. The vehicles that crashed may have been racing prior to the collision, the California Highway Patrol was initially told. Email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate!  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BASSETT – One man was gunned down, another escaped injury after an unknown suspect opened fire outside a strip club Thursday morning. Industry Station deputies responded to the shooting at 2:20 a.m. They arrived and found one man outside the location, 13217 Valley Blvd., unresponsive and suffering from at least one gunshot wound. “The suspect drove his vehicle alongside two victims. The suspect exited the vehicle and fired multiple rounds at the victims,” according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
The victim died at the scene. No suspect or vehicle description is available. Anyone with information on the suspect is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BASSETT - A suspect is still outstanding after a shooting left a man dead January 24. The shooting took place in the 13200 block of Valley Boulevard at 2:22 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The victim died at the scene.
While the precise location was no yet given, the shooting may have taken place at or near Bliss Showgirls, 13217 Valley Boulevard, according to a CityWatch reader who works in the area. A suspect is not known at this time.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BASSETT - A suspect or suspects opened fire on an occupied home Saturday afternoon, deputies said.
The shooting took place in the 14200 block of Shaver Street around 5:30 p.m. December 1. Deputies found a spent .9 millimeter bullet lodged in the home, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station. The gunfire came from south of Amar Road and into the back of the home. A witness reported to deputies an older, dark-colored SUV occupied by two Hispanic men fleeing westbound on Homeward Street towards Sunkist Avenue.  PHOTO/Google Maps. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor Bassett - A man and woman were arrested after fleeing police who attempted to serve a search warrant Friday.
The unidentified driver and passenger fled El Monte Police just after 5 a.m. November 2. The pursuit barely lasted two minutes before the suspects were taken into custody, according to Lt. Ernie Kramer of the El Monte Police Department. El Monte officers were in La Puente to serve the search warrant and located their suspect driving in the area. The officers trailed the suspect when he fled from them, initiating the chase, Kramer said. The driver crashed through a fence in the 800 block of Stichman Avenue and hit a wall. No one was injured, Kramer said. The booking information for both suspects was not available. Kramer could not provide further details, citing the ongoing investigation.  PHOTO/Stock image. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor BASSETT - Two victims are recovering after being shot as they left a house party early Saturday morning.
One victim was shot in the buttocks, a second shot in the stomach in the 200 block of Santa Mariana Avenue around 12:14 a.m. Two suspects approached both victims, who are described as Black men in their 20s, and one of the fire upon the victims with a 40-caliber handgun, according to Lt. Hugo Reynaga of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station. The victims ran to a nearby McDonald’s, 13814 Valley Blvd., where help was summoned. Both victims are labeled in stable condition, Reynaga said. The suspects, described as Hispanic men, fled the area. The motive is unclear. The victims become uncooperative as deputies asked them questions, Reynaga said. |
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