 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - Police continue to search for a driver who fled the scene of a violent crash that left a young boy critically injured. The crash occurred January 18 around 9:30 p.m. at Garvey Avenue and Washington Avenue. One vehicle broadsided another. A 12-year-old boy was ejected in the crash, according to the El Monte Police Department. The driver of a blue Chevrolet Suburban fled the crash and remains out of custody, El Monte Police said.
The boy, initially listed in critical condition was upgraded to stable, El Monte Police said. Two other occupants received minor injuries.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE – Sheriff’s homicide detectives are investigating the stabbing death of a man January 15. The unidentified man was pronounced dead at the scene in the 4400 block of Baldwin Avenue. Although a Sheriff’s press release listed the time of the reported stabbing as 7 a.m., firefighters were called by deputies at 7:20 a.m. to Baldwin Avenue between Lower Azusa Road and Gidley Street for a cardiac arrest victim. Firefighters arrived on scene and declared the victim dead on arrival six minutes later, according to Austin Bennett of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The Sheriff’s Department has yet to provide more details regarding the stabbing death.
Just after 8 a.m., El Monte Police had all lanes of Baldwin Avenue blocked between Lower Azusa and Valley Boulevard.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - A man sustained what was described as a graze wound after a confrontation on the westbound I-10 Freeway December 18.
El Monte Police were called at 9:54 p.m. The vehicle was struck three times by gunfire on the right passenger side. Two rounds hit the rear passenger door, the third struck the pillar between the rear and front passenger doors, according to Lt. Ernie Cramer of the El Monte Police Department. The victim and his driver were found near Baldwin Avenue and Loftus Drive, according to the California Highway Patrol. The shooting may have taken place between Baldwin Park Boulevard and the Baldwin Avenue exit, Cramer said. The driver, with the victim in tow, chased a white Ford pickup driven by the suspect who got away after exiting onto Temple City Boulevard in Rosemead, the CHP said. The driver didn’t realize the vehicle, nor her passenger, were hit by gunfire until after they stopped, the CHP said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE – Investigators are working to find a suspect who shot a man who was later declared dead at an area hospital. The man was found on the ground, suffering a gunshot wound to the upper torso in the 4000 block of Peck Road around 1:20 a.m. December 12. He was taken to an area hospital and pronounced dead, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau. “Detectives are canvassing the area for potential witnesses and video surveillance that could have captured the incident,” according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
Anyone with information that could aid the investigation is urged to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously with L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or through the P3 Tips mobile app.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - One of three people injured in a three-vehicle collision died after being hospitalized, an El Monte Police lieutenant said.
The crash occurred near Valley Boulevard and Rumford Avenue around 8:40 p.m. December 8. Three patients critical patients were extricated and taken to an area trauma center, according to Los Angeles County Fire Dispatch Supervisor Michael Pittman. An occupant only described as a male adult was later pronounced deceased, according to Lt. Pete Rasic of the El Monte Police Department. Rasic did not know if alcohol or drugs played a factor in the crash. He did not immediately know which of the injured belonged to which vehicle. The California Highway Patrol shut down the southbound off ramp from the 605 freeway to Valley Boulevard during an investigation for at least two hours.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MORENO VALLEY - The California Highway Patrol arrested a stolen vehicle suspect as she fled with a passenger into Riverside County early Monday. El Monte Police began pursuing the driver after she failed to stop for an officer before 1:30 a.m. December 2. The chase took the eastbound I-10 freeway into Claremont where the CHP took over, according to Lt. Pete Rasic of the El Monte Police Department. CHP officers from the San Gorgonio Pass Office took over the chase near Cherry Valley Boulevard and the I-10 freeway in the community of Cherry Valley, according to Officer Matt Napier of the CHP San Gorgonio Pass Office.
The driver, 26-year-old Carolina Hernandez, an El Monte resident, was arrested and booked on suspicion of felony evading, possession of a stolen vehicle and possession of stolen property, Napier said. Hernandez’s passenger was detained and released.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - A man reportedly armed with a knife died at the scene after police shot him earlier Monday. The incident unfolded around 12:30 p.m. in the 9800 block of Cortada Street December 2. El Monte officers arriving to the scene of a 9-1-1 hang up encountered the suspect, according to Sgt. Benjamin Grubb of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. “Upon arrival, the officers were encountered by the suspect. He was armed with a bladed weapon at which point an officer-involved shooting occurred,” Grubb said.
The suspect was struck in the upper torso. No officers were injured, Grubb said. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau is assisting with the investigation.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - A man suffered wounds considered not life threatening in a late-night shooting Sunday. Officers responded to the 3600 block of Maxson Road around 10:50 p.m. November 24 to a shooting. A man standing on the sidewalk was struck by gunfire. He was later taken to county USC Medical Center, according to Lt. Pete Rasic of the El Monte Police Department. The lieutenant did not have a motive, nor a suspect or vehicle description available.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - All but the No. 5 lane of the westbound I-10 freeway in El Monte remain closed after a collision took the lives of two people Sunday morning.
The crash was first reported at 5:22 a.m. Both victims killed in the crash died at the scene, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Moises Marroquin. Three other people received a minor injuries in the crash, according to the Los Angeles county fire department, but it was not immediately known if those three injured were taken into area hospitals.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - Police searched for an assault with a deadly weapon suspect after an argument inside a motel room led a man to strike his victim with a gun Wednesday night. Police were called to the assault with a deadly weapon at Motel 6, 3429 Peck Rd., at 11:52 p.m. October 16. The suspect and victim were in the room together when at some point the victim wanted the suspect gone, said Lt. Ernie Cramer of the El Monte Police Department. The victim, who paid for the room, was struck by the suspect who became mad at the request to leave, Cramer said.
Firefighters were called to examine the victim, but apparently no in juries were sustained. A West Covina Police K9 and deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Special Enforcement Bureau assisted with a search. The suspect fled the location and remains at-large. |
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