Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CITRUS - Two men fled into a home Monday once they reached a dead end at the termination of a pursuit, but both surrendered after an hours-long barricade. The driver of a black Kia Sorrento is a known gang member with a felony weapons warrant. Officers attempted to pull him over in Montebello, but he refused and led officers on a chase on surface streets, freeways and ended with a crash into the home near Azusa, according to Michael Chee, director of public affairs and information technology with Montebello. The suspect was chased on to the northbound 605 freeway from the Whittier area just before 7 a.m. The pursuit took to the eastbound 210 freeway where the suspect exited onto Citrus Avenue in Azusa. After virtually circling several neighborhoods, the driver stopped at a dead end at Rockvale Avenue just south of the 210 freeway. The driver and his female passenger fled on foot through a residential yard and into a home in the 6900 block of Cedarglen Drive. The occupied home where the barricade took place was known to the driver, Chee told SGV CityWatch. Family members arrived near the scene. A deputy shuttled them to a command post and phone contact was made with those inside the home in a plea to get them to surrender without any trouble. Members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Bureau arrived to get the suspects to surrender peacefully, which the suspects did. The second suspect was arrested for an outstanding warrant, Chee told SGV CityWatch. Two other occupants of the home were briefly detained, but not arrested. Later in the day, Montebello detectives wrote and served a search warrant for the home where the suspects were barricaded and weapons were found, Chee told SGV CityWatch. The suspects’ names were not readily available. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CITRUS - A suspect allegedly carrying a modified AR-15 was caught after running from deputies in unincorporated Azusa.
The suspect was spotted in the 5000 of Fenimore Street, according to Lt. Elisabeth Sachs of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. “Deputies were patrolling the unincorporated area of Azusa when they encountered a male with unknown object in his hands. After further investigation, the deputies recognized the object to be a modified AR-15 rifle. The subject tossed the weapon and ran,” according to the Sheriff’s San Dimas Station in a social media post. Deputies contained the area and with the help of a K-9 unit and the Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Bureau, the suspect was found and arrested. *NOTE: Despite speaking personally with four different supervisors at the San Dimas Station over a period of several days, this reporter was unable to obtain the day and time of the incident and the suspect’s booking information. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CITRUS – Three people were arrested while a search warrant was being executed near Azusa late Wednesday night.
The search warrant was being served in the 18000 block of East Newburght Street. The warrant was related to illegal gambling, according to Lt. Elisabeth Sachs of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. A large law enforcement presence was in the area after three male adults ran from a home. It is unclear if anyone remains at-large, or if additional arrests were made. The search warrant was served by what Sachs described as an auxiliary under cover unit. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CITRUS - A shooting in an unincorporated neighborhood late Memorial Day left an automobile with ballistics damage, a Sheriff’s sergeant said.
The shooting occurred just before 11 p.m. in the 18700 block of East Petunia Street May 31. Investigating deputies were unable to coax any other information out of the people affected by the shooting as they seemed somewhat uncooperative, according to Sgt. Wong of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. Wong did not immediately know exactly how many rounds were fired. Wong does not believe any surrounding vehicles or homes were struck by any stray bullets. No injuries were reported. There was no suspect or vehicle description available. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CITRUS - One victim was transported to an area hospital Saturday night after being hit by gunfire, Sheriff’s deputies said.
The shooting took place on East Fondale Street near Glenfinnan Avenue in the unincorporated community of Citrus May 29. Firefighters were dispatched to the location at 11:16 p.m. The victim seemed to be uncooperative with investigators who arrived to the scene. The location of the shooting is allegedly known for gang activity, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s radio traffic. No other details were available Sunday morning. A sergeant with the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station stated to SGV CityWatch that the investigation was being handled by the Sheriff’s Industry Station. The Industry Station day shift supervisor was unaware if the investigation was being handled by his detectives, but stated that the station’s Operation Safe Streets bureau could possibly have taken the investigation. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CITRUS - At least four men fled after attacking vendors serving up food on a sidewalk July 29.
The attack occurred on East Cypress Street and North Fircroft Avenue Wednesday. A table was overturned, a generator and cellphone were stolen and one victim was struck with a metal pipe, according to Lt. Ed Mackenzie of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. The attack was reported around 7:45 p.m. The four suspects, only described as Hispanic men in their mid to late-30s, arrived in an older-model Nissan and began harassing the vendors. “They started pounding on their equipment, their food, their carts, with metal pipes. They approached the two victims. One of them was struck in the arm by a metal pipe,” Mackenzie told SGV CityWatch. There was no known motive for the attack. Witnesses said the suspects told the vendors “what’s going on. What do you think you are doing,” Mackenzie told SGV CityWatch. Local resident Amber Castro and her boyfriend saw the aftermath of the attack. “My boyfriend and I were driving by when we seen that the street vendors had smoke coming out from their grill and it seemed like there was a fire at the same time we saw these men jump into a white Nissan Altima and drive off quickly. “We immediately stopped and helped the street vendors and they expressed that they were hit in the back of the head with some pipes and had the table where they had all the food and the grill flipped over as well as had the box of money stolen and the phone stolen,” Castro told SGV CityWatch. This was the first week of selling food at that location for the vendors, Castro said. One witness said the suspects covered at least one of the license plates to the Nissan. “It leaves me feeling a lot of sadness and pain for these street vendors. I’ve been seeing so many videos on social media of injustices being done onto street vendors, but to see it happen in front of you is heart breaking,” Castro said. “Never did I think something like this would happen in the city I grew up in. I think however, that as a community we need to come together to better ourselves and help those who are just trying to make ends meet. The city of Covina is better then this so I hope we can all come together to help them.” The men stood 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighed from 120 to 190 pounds. Deputies could not obtain a more accurate description for the suspects, considering the victims did not really want to give too much information and even declined medical service, Mackenzie told SGV CityWatch. The vendors have since relocated and have begun serving up food again. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CITRUS - One of four men inside a vehicle brandished a handgun at a man standing outside his home January 9, a Sheriff’s lieutenant said. The incident occurred in the 18300 block of Payson Street in unincorporated Azusa. The victim was smoking a cigarette outside a home when a dark four-door vehicle drove past him, stopped, reversed and stopped in front of him again. A right rear passenger pointed a handgun at him, according to Lt. Mark Skaggs of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. The incident was reported at 7:21 p.m. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CITRUS - Deputies are searching for the suspect who fired a handgun Saturday night in a neighborhood south of Azusa August 31. The shooting took place near North Calera Avenue and East Glen Lyn Drive around 10:10 p.m. A suspect was witnessed fleeing on foot northbound from the area, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. The suspect fired from a 9 millimeter handgun, deputies said. As of 1 p.m. September 1, there were no reported injuries and no one has been arrested. The suspect was only described as a male in a black hoodie. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CITRUS - Two men approached a woman who just arrived home and robbed her at gunpoint Saturday afternoon, a Sheriff’s lieutenant said. The robbery occurred in the 5700 block of Treymore Avenue in Citrus, an unincorporated community near Azusa.
Deputies were called around 4:56 p.m. to the robbery. The suspects took the victim’s purse at gunpoint as she exited her vehicle after she arrived home, according to Lt. Mackenzie of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. The victim was uninjured. The suspects, only described as Black men in their 20s wearing dark clothing, fled in a vehicle westbound. No other information is available. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CITRUS - Deputies are investigating a shooting after a driver allegedly opened fire on another driver in the unincorporated area of Azusa. The shooting was reported at 7:30 p.m. at East Kirkwall Road and North Rockvale Avenue June 6. The victim was traveling north on Rockvale Avenue. The male suspect fired one round from a handgun as the drivers passed each other, according to Lt. MacKenzie of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station.
The front of the victim’s vehicle was damaged. No injuries were reported, MacKenzie said. It is unclear what provoked the shooting. Email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate! |
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