Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

INDUSTRY - A 63-year-old woman was robbed of money near City of Industry City Hall Sunday afternoon.

The passenger of a black SUV exited and pointed a gun at the woman in the 15600 block of Stafford Street around 4 p.m. or 4:30 p.m. December 30. The robbery wasn’t reported to deputies until about an hour later, according to Lt. Long of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station.

The gunman is a Black man and is 20 to 22 years old. He wore a blue shirt and jeans.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

INDUSTRY - An employee was pepper sprayed by a suspect who stole miscellaneous items from a CVS Pharmacy Thursday afternoon.

The employee wasn’t seriously injured by the pepper spray during the robbery at the pharmacy located at 21590 E. Valley Blvd., according to Sgt. Matthew Shackelford of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station.

The robbery took place just after 3 p.m.

The lone suspect, described as a Hispanic man in his 30s, stole various “As Seen on TV” items, according to a Sheriff’s Industry Station crime broadcast.

The suspect fled in a truck.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

INDUSTRY - An object that was deemed suspicious and prompted a visit by bomb squad technicians was determined safe, a Sheriff’s deputy said.

Technicians with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Arson/Explosives Detail examined the item, determined it was no threat and gave an all-clear at 10:38 a.m., according to Deputy Morgan Arteaga of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

The object was discovered at the Sheriff’s Industry Station, 150 N. Hudson Ave., some time before 8:30 a.m.

Arteaga had yet to be told specifically what the object was.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

INDUSTRY - A suspicious item was discovered at the Industry Sheriff’s Station Saturday morning, a fire dispatcher said.

Firefighters were dispatched to the Industry Sheriff’s Station, 150 N. Hudson Ave., at 8:26 a.m. and are awaiting the arrival of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Arson/Explosives Detail, according to Dispatch Supervisor Art Marrujo of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

It is unclear exactly where the item was found or what it may look like. An Industry Sheriff’s Station supervisor was unable to answer calls for information.

Firefighters designated the call as a hazmat response.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

INDUSTRY - A driver had their vehicle stolen at gunpoint at Hacienda Boulevard and Valley Boulevard Thursday night.
 
The carjacking occurred just before 11 p.m. The suspect used a black semi-automatic handgun to take the car, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station.
 
Taken was a brown 2008 four-door Nissan Sentra. The car sported a parking sticker on the front windshield, deputies said.
 
The suspect is described as a white man, 40 to 45 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall and appeared to be homeless.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

INDUSTRY - Sheriff’s deputies will begin a DUI/Driver License checkpoint at 6 p.m. Thursday.

The checkpoint is scheduled to take place in an undisclosed location and end at 11 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station.

DUI Checkpoints like this one are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests, affording the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and drugged driving deterrence, Sheriff’s deputies said in a written statement.