 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UNINCORPORATED MONROVIA - Two people were found wounded after gunfire rang out in an unincorporated neighborhood near Duarte Valentine’s Day.
The shooting occurred on South Felberg Avenue north of Maydee Street around 2:43 p.m. February 14. Two people were shot. The victims, described as having critical injuries, were transported to two different hospitals, according to Dispatch Supervisor Cheryl Sims of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Deputies are searching for possibly as many as four suspects in the shooting. A black handgun and possibly a black rifle were used in the shooting, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department radio traffic. The suspects reportedly entered a gray older-model four-door sedan which was driven south towards Maydee Street and out of view. Hey sheriffs supervisor did not answer a phone call by this reporter seeking additional information. A motive for the shooting is not yet publicly clear.  PHOTO courtesy of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor DUARTE - Firefighters pulled the dead body of a man from a mangled mess of electrical equipment Friday morning.
The man was likely electrocuted at a construction site at 1700 Business Center Dr. just before 7 a.m. April 3. The man’s body was found inside an energized substation, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Firefighters believe the man was electrocuted during an attempted copper wire theft overnight. The Los Angeles County Fire Department Urban Search and Rescue team waited until Southern California Edison de-energized the equipment before extracting the body. It is unclear how long the body was at the construction site before being discovered.  PHOTO courtesy of Jazmin Cuevas. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor DUARTE - Smashed glass and some damage to the interior was left after a vehicle crashed into the front windows of a nail salon March 3. The vehicle, only described by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Hoang as a silver Ford, crashed into Color Nails, 1735 E. Huntington Dr., just before 4:30 p.m. There was one patient at the scene. It was unclear if anyone was transported, but a paramedic squad from the Los Angeles County Fire Department was called off at the scene, according to Marvin Lin of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The circumstances that led to the crash were not immediate know.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor DUARTE – Firefighters and deputies are investigating an envelope containing a “suspicious substance” at a City of Hope Facility. The envelope was discovered at the City of Hope FLASH building, 2240 Buena Vista St., around 2:31 p.m. The envelope containing the unknown substance was discovered in the mail room at the one-story building, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. 100 employees have been evacuated. No injuries or exposure to the substance has been reported. The building is the Facilities, Logistics and Support Hub for City of Hope Duarte. No other information is available.  PHOTO/Courtesy of Ariel Arencibia. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor DUARTE - A woman suffered critical injuries after reportedly shooting herself Saturday morning. Deputies responded to a call of a woman down near a vehicle at Mountain Avenue and Shrode Avenue around 11:25 a.m. January 5. A handgun was recovered from the scene, according to Sgt. Summers of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station. Initial information indicated the woman was possibly bleeding from the head. There were no other reported victims, Summers said. The woman’s updated condition was not available.
 PHOTO/By Aaron Castrejon. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor DUARTE - Three people who came into contact with a white substance were uninjured at City of Hope Friday after the substance was deemed non-hazardous.
The substance, which has yet to be identified, was rendered safe by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Hazmat Detail, according to Deputy Morgan Arteaga of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The substance was somehow received by City of Hope, 1500 Duarte Rd. Deputies were first called to the scene at 2:40 p.m. Los Angeles County Firefighters were dispatched four minutes later. It was not disclosed what building was affected, but Sheriff’s vehicles and fire trucks were stationed just west of the Mickey and Alice Kaplan Clinical Research Building. The substance was isolated to one room in the affected building, while operations at the rest of the campus were unaffected, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The rest of City of Hope seemed unaware of what transpired. The only indication something was amiss were two deputy patrol vehicles with flashing lights stationed near entrances along Duarte Road and the booming arrival of the Sheriff’s Hazmat Mobile Laboratory. Authorities on scene gave the “all-clear” at 6:43 p.m., Arteaga said. The three people who came into contact with the substance were treated and released at the scene, according to Sgt. Summers of the Sheriff’s Temple Station. Detectives at the Sheriff’s Temple Station will investigate the source of the package, Summers said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor DUARTE – Firefighters are determining the source of a white powder that was delivered to City of Hope in Duarte Friday.
Three people were exposed to the substance. No hazardous materials were found on the patients. Hazmat technicians with the Los Angeles County Fire Department are on scene, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The package is isolated to one room with no impact to hospital operations. The package was received by City of Hope staff around 2:40 p.m., according to Deputy Morgan Arteaga of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Deputies with the Temple Sheriff’s Station are on scene with firefighters. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Hazmat Detail is en route, Arteaga said.  PHOTO/Courtesy of the City of Duarte. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE - Power remains on as crews will work for likely a week or more until a transmission tower is upright after it was knocked over, a Southern California Edison Employee said Tuesday.
The tower was struck and tipped over in the 1300 block of Las Lomas Road just before 5 p.m. on the Irwindale/Duarte border. additional crews will be brought in to facilitate repairs and traffic may be diverted during the work, according to Steve Conroy, public information officer with SCE. An investigation is underway to determine why the tower was hit. Where the collision occurred is an area where materials are stored. Unspecified work was taking place, Conroy said. Firefighters remained on scene for more than five hours near the tower. both directions of Huntington Drive at the Irwindale border and southbound Encanto Parkway south of Hacienda were closed after the tower was damaged, according to the City of Duarte. There were no reported injuries, Conroy said.  PHOTO/Courtesy of the City of Duarte. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor DUARTE - East and westbound Huntington Drive at the Irwindale border and Encanto Parkway south of Hacienda remains closed to traffic after a high tension tower became compromised Monday.
A California Edison truck struck and tipped over a high tension tower, which is leaning against power lines in the 1300 block of Las Lomas Road. An estimated time of repair for the tower is not known, according to the City of Duarte. The tower became compromised around 4:55 p.m. Monday. Firefighters waited on scene for hours until SoCal Edison crews arrived to begin repairs. There were no reports of injuries or fire, according to Dispatch Supervisor Miguel Ornelas of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  PHOTO/Stock image. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor DUARTE - A man was transported by helicopter to an area trauma center after being shot Friday, October 5.
The shooting occurred in the 1600 block of Buena Vista Street just before Noon. The suspect is still outstanding and a description was not available, according to Lt. Robert Hahnlein of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station. The man was shot once. “I’m not sure if [the shooting] was at his front door or through the front door. I’m not sure if it was a gang activity, or not, but I think the individual went up to the front door,” Hahnlein said. An updated condition for the victim is not available. |
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