 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor INDUSTRY - A depressed, suicidal man was detained after being found laying across Grand Avenue near Garcia Lane Sunday morning. A man in his mid-30s called 9-1-1 and said he wanted to hurt himself by jumping off a tall structure August 25, according to Sgt. Patrick Coussa of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar Station. The incident unfolded just before 11 a.m. Deputies attempted to keep the man on the phone to stall him in an attempt to locate him, but he ended the call. Deputies were able to obtain a general location of his cell phone signal, Coussa said.
Deputies began searching a general area and had the California Highway Patrol search the nearby 60 freeway Grand Avenue overpass. The man was found walking along Grand Avenue. He then walked into traffic and laid down on the asphalt, Coussa said. Deputies arrived and detained the man who eventually admitted himself for a mental evaluation, Coussa said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UPDATE, 11:53 p.m.: Firefighters have mostly left the Costco after determining air levels inside the store were at normal levels. INDUSTRY - Firefighters are working to locate the source of a freon leak inside a Costco Wholesale Thursday night. There are no patients reported after the freon leak was detected in the refrigerated section inside Costco, 17550 Castleton St., around 10:38 p.m. August 8, according to Dispatch Supervisor Martin Rangel of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Health hazmat units from the county fire department are on scene. The Costco was evacuated, firefighters at the scene reported.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor INDUSTRY - A California Highway Patrol officer was hospitalized after the officer’s patrol vehicle caught fire Sunday morning. The vehicle became engulfed after a mechanical issue on the Fairway Drive on ramp to the eastbound 60 freeway just before 9 a.m., according to Dispatch Supervisor Ed Pickett with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
The officer was hospitalized for precautionary measures, according to Officer Elizabeth Kravig of the California Highway Patrol.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor INDUSTRY - At least one person was injured in a crash that overturned a semi hauling food on the westbound 60 freeway just east of Azusa Avenue. A Sig Alert has been issued for an unknown duration for all westbound lanes. None of the food has spilled from the semi, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash was reported at 9:54 p.m., according to the CHP. An unspecified sedan may have been involved in the crash. Some impatient drivers are using the Fullerton Road on ramp to exit the freeway, the CHP said. Someone was seen fleeing the scene of the crash. A police helicopter was called to search, but the suspect has not been located.  Google Maps. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor INDUSTRY - Firefighters believe the HVAC system at a 24 Hour Fitness is causing a smoke scare at Puente Hills Mall Monday. Firefighters were called to Puente Hills Mall, 1600 S. Azusa Ave., at 10:17 a.m. and arrived three minutes later to investigate a potential commercial building fire. They found smoke on the second story of the mall, according to Vanessa Lozano of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Firefighters are confident they have pinpointed the smoke source and have cancelled a full commercial fire response. Email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate!  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor INDUSTRY - Firefighters are extinguishing a small brush fire spreading to some trees. The fire is reported in the 16700 block of Gale Avenue. The fire is 50 feet by 50 feet wide and is affecting large trees nearby between a parking lot and a nearby structure, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The fire, dispatched at 4:01 p.m., is not threatening any nearby structures.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor INDUSTRY - Firefighters helped rescue a man who became pinned under a forklift Monday afternoon. A 29-year-old man became pinned after the forklift reportedly fell off a loading dock in the 100 block of North Baldwin Park Boulevard around 3:50 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The man was removed after another forklift lifted the fallen forklift that pinned the man, firefighters said.
Firefighters report the man suffered moderate injuries to an arm and partial amputation. The man was transported by helicopter to an area trauma center for further treatment.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor INDUSTRY - A transient was booked on suspicion of arson of property Sunday after allegedly burning an American flag at a roadside memorial. Scott Kennard, 41, was spotted by a California Highway Patrol officer, and displayed what was deemed as out-of-place behavior as Kennard loitered at Valley Boulevard and Turnbull Canyon Road. “The CHP Officer saw the suspect grab the American Flag and shield it with his hand. Immediately, flames were seen erupting from the flag,” according to Deputy Juanita Navarro-Suarez of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
The flag could not be saved as it was consumed by flames. A new flag, however, was placed at the memorial. Kennard is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail.  Google Maps. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor INDUSTRY - Deputies arrested a man Sunday morning accused of burning a flag at a roadside memorial. The as-of-yet unidentified suspect allegedly torched the American flag at the David Marin Romero memorial plaque at Valley Boulevard and Turnbull Canyon Road May 12. The suspect torched the flag around 10:10 a.m. and was detained by deputies within minutes. A passerby witnessed the alleged arson and called deputies. The suspect walked away from the scene on Valley Boulevard before being detained, according to Lt. Marquez of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station.
Marquez did not yet know a motive for the arson. The plaque and flag honor fallen CHP Santa Fe Springs motor officer David Marin Romero, who was cut down in the line of duty Friday September 23, 2005. Romero was stopped at a red light on northbound Turnbull Canyon Road, prepared to turn left onto Valley Boulevard when he was hit from behind by a DUI driver at nearly 60 miles per hour. Romero and his motorcycle were ejected across the intersection. Romero died at County/USC Medical Center after being flown for treatment.  PHOTO/Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor INDUSTRY - Three people received minor injuries and two were critically injured in a violent crash that overturned a truck and a van Friday. The crash was dispatched to firefighters just before 1 p.m. May 10 at East Valley Boulevard and South Stimson Avenue. Three occupants were trapped, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
A newer white van and what appeared to be a silver truck collided. The truck flipped on its roof. A helicopter was called to transport at least one victim to an area trauma center. Ground ambulances were called to transport others. |
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