Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor DUARTE - A driver was arrested early Monday morning after authorities disabled his vehicle on Huntington Drive during a high-speed pursuit that began in Rancho Cucamonga.
Authorities chases the suspect, identified as 57-year-old Thomas Silva, first on surface streets. A 9-1-1 caller said she was out for a run at Banyan Road and Day Creek Boulevard and thaf a man in a vehicle was following her. When police attempted to pull over the driver, he fled at high speed, according to the Rancho Cucamonga Police Department. The CHP was notified of the pursuit sometime after 3:30 a.m. CHP officers joined in the chase as it sped westbound on the 210 freeway in the La Verne area. A helicopter joined in as the driver swerved across multiple lanes of traffic until he exited onto Baseline Road and then northbound on Grand Avenue in Glendora, according to CHP radio traffic. The pursuit went through several Glendora neighborhoods after turning west onto Mauna Loa Avenue and then north on Vecino Drive to Route 66. The pursuit continued westbound on Route 66 to Foothill Boulevard in Azusa, the driver sometimes reached 90 miles per hour, according to CHP radio traffic. CHP officers were ordered to pull out of the chase as it continued into Irwindale and Duarte. Rancho Cucamonga police used the pursuit intervention technique and disabled the suspect’s vehicle along Huntington Drive and Cotter Avenue in Duarte. “At the termination of the pursuit, Silva failed to comply when ordered to exit the vehicle. Deputies deployed pepper balls into Silva’s vehicle,” according to the Rancho Cucamonga Police Department in a written statement. Silva, a Victorville resident, was arrested and booked on suspicion of evading police with disregard for public safety. He was jailed at the West Valley Detention Center in lieu of $100,000 bail. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor DUARTE - Grainy security video caught a reported sex assault that occurred in the early morning hours of April 10, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.
The assault occurred in the 1200 block of Huntington Drive Between 2:45 a.m. and 3:30 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The suspect is described as a black man who stands 6 feet tall, weighs 200 pounds, has black hair and brown eyes. Clothing description was not provided. The victims condition was also not provided. Residents who live within a half mile of the 1200 block of Huntington Drive are asked to check security cameras for any video capturing suspicious activity around the time of the assault, according to the Los Angeles County sheriffs department. Anyone with information on this incident, or who has video of a possible suspect is urged to call the sheriff’s Special Victims Bureau toll-free tip line at 877-710-5273, or email [email protected]. Information can be provided anonymously by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222 TIPS (8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or lacrimestoppers.org. |
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