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Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor
CHARTER OAK - No one was injured after a vehicle burst into flames at a medical clinic Thursday.
What was described as a portable dialysis truck ignited at 21304 E. Arrow Hwy. May 16. Firefighters were called at 12:09 p.m. and arrived seven minutes later to extinguish the flames, according to a representative with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
An ambulance was originally called, but was cancelled en route by firefighters.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CHARTER OAK - The Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Bureau is being called to a home after a mentally disturbed woman has apparently armed herself with a shotgun. The situation is unfolding on North Glen Arden Drive in Charter Oak, north on East Covina Boulevard. The woman claimed to be armed with a shotgun and deputies reported hearing her rack the shotgun, according to Sheriff’s radio traffic. The woman is apparently mentally disturbed, claiming people were poisoning her and her cats. She is screaming at someone on the phone, deputies said.
Los Angeles County firefighters are on standby. No further information is available. 
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Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor
CHARTER OAK - A hydrant was sheared and two people were injured in a crash on eastbound Arrow Highway Monday.
The collision occurred at 5 p.m. at eastbound Arrow Highway west of Banna Avenue in the unincorporated community of Charter Oak. Firefighters arrived six minutes later to treat those injured, according to Captain Ron Haralson of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
The crash between a black PT Cruiser and a white sedan sent both vehicles onto the southern sidewalk where a hydrant was then sheared.
It was initially reported that four occupants were injured and that children were inside the vehicles when they crashed, but Haralson did not have definitive information on the number, or ages of the patients. At least two patients were transported to Foothill Presbyterian Hospital, according to firefighter radio traffic. Firefighters shut off the sheared hydrant just before 6 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.  PHOTO/Courtesy of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CHARTER OAK – A 75-year-old dementia patient has been missing from a motel since Tuesday, Sheriff’s deputies said.
Christine Maria Vu was last seen leaving the hotel in the 20000 block of Arrow Highway around 4:50 p.m. Christmas Day, according to Deputy Marvin Crowder of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Vu is 5 feet 7 inches tall, 165 pounds, has brown hair, brown eyes and was last seen wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt and a black baseball hat. Anyone with information on Vu’s whereabouts is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit 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 CHARTER OAK - A man suffered non-life-threatening stab wounds Friday night after being attacked by as many as four men, a Sheriff’s sergeant said.
The man was attacked as he slept at 19850 East Arrow Highway December 7. The victim awoke around 11:45 p.m. to find two to four men attacking him, said Sgt. Bertha Payes of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. The man suffered three stab wounds to his torso and an arm, Payes said. The address given is a mobile home park, but it was unclear if the man was inside a residence when attacked. The suspects fled southbound on Glendora Avenue. No suspect description is available.  PHOTO/Google Maps. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor CHARTER OAK - A fire caused undisclosed damage to two apartment units at a complex on Arrow Highway Monday afternoon.
The fire was reported at Covina Manor, 20420 E. Arrow Hwy., around 4:39 p.m. The fire, the cause of which is still under investigation, dispelled residents from the affected units. according to Dispatch Supervisor Bernard Peters of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Fire trucks and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s vehicles had all lanes of eastbound Arrow Highway blocked during the fire fight. Knockdown was declared around 5 p.m. and it is unclear if traffic lanes are completely open again. The American Red Cross was being called to aid the displaced residents. No injuries were reported.  PHOTO/Stock image. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor CHARTER OAK - A prank call woke residents to the sound of Sheriff’s deputies ordering everyone inside the home to exit Wednesday.
"It was a call that said 'I shot my wife, I’m going to kill myself and I have two kids in the house.'" Deputies entered the home, but found no weapons and no one was shot, according to Sgt. Pete Shupe of the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station. The prank caller directed people to the 19500 block of Calora Street in the unincorporated community of Charter Oak just after 3 a.m. San Dimas deputies were assisted by Walnut Sheriff’s deputies and the Covina Police Department in containing the house. Confused residents inside the house made phone contact with the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station. At least two adult residents exited the house and were briefly detained, according to Sheriff’s radio traffic. A report was made for a false police call, Shupe said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor CHARTER OAK - A driver has been detained after colliding into a pedestrian and a dog Monday evening.
The pedestrian and dog were struck at Arrow Highway and Glendora Avenue just before 7 p.m. The dog died at the scene. The pedestrian was taken to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, according to the California Highway Patrol. |
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