Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

DUARTE - A gang shooting left a man with a gunshot wound to one of his arms in an early-morning attack, deputies said.

Gunfire erupted in the 1200 block of Highland Avenue around 1:19 a.m. August 16. The victim was inside a home and then heard a man yell the word “blood” at the front of the residence. A surveillance camera caught the suspect firing multiple rounds into the home, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station.

The victim received a wound to his right forearm considered not life-threatening. Empty shell casings were recovered at the location.

Deputies did not provide a suspect description. It is not clear if the suspect escaped in a vehicle.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

DUARTE - Two suspects made a daring burglary August 15, taking nearly $1,400 from the cash registers after breaking through the drive-through window at El Pollo Loco, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.

The burglary took place around 5 a.m. at the restaurant, 1212 Huntington Dr. $1,385 was stolen from the location and $2,300 in damage was caused during the break-in, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station.

The burglary was caught on surveillance cameras.

It is not publicly clear if any arrests have been made in the days since the burglary.

DUARTE – A victim fled after a suspect attempted to rob him of his dog at gunpoint near a 7-Eleven in Duarte July 25, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.

The attempted robbery occurred around 2:20 p.m. at 2705 Huntington Dr. A gold Nissan 350Z pulled up and the driver brandished a chrome semi-automatic handgun and demanded the victim’s dog, according to the Sheriff’s Temple Station.

“Victim fearing for his safety fled the area. Victim stated suspect followed him a short distance and lost sight of the vehicle as he pulled into the public safety parking lot,” according to the Sheriff’s Temple Station in a written statement.

The suspect was described as a Hispanic man in his 30s. He wore a goatee and his head was bald.