 FILE PHOTO/Unplash. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - A USPS mail carrier working on deliveries died in an El Monte neighborhood Saturday.
Officers responded around 2:08 p.m. on a report of a mail carrier unresponsive in his truck. Officers arrived and performed CPR until Los Angeles County Firefighter paramedics could work to save him. He died at the scene, according to Lt. Doug Knight of the El Monte Police Department. The mail carrier died in the 3700 block of Baldwin Avenue, according to Sarah Ardalani, public information officer with the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. The carrier was identified at 56-year-old Ian Roxas. The cause of death was deferred, pending additional investigation, according to coroner records. No foul play is suspected, Knight told SGV CityWatch. U.S. Postal Service personnel took possession of the mail truck and its contents, Knight told SGV CityWatch.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - A homicide investigation is underway after a woman was found dead.
The incident was reported just before 8 p.m. in the 2300 block of Mountain View Road February 22. The woman died at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Investigators did not yet state how the woman may have died. Anyone with information on this investigation is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. 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.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - A motorcyclist died soon after being struck by a dark-colored four-door truck February 19.
The hit-and-run driver is still at-large and a family is left reeling from the aftermath that took the life of John Spata, a 56-year-old Temple City man. The collision occurred around 7 p.m. near Lower Azusa Road and Peck Road. The collision was caught on nearby surveillance camera. The driver of the dark-colored truck appeared to drive in the path of Spata before striking him and fleeing, according to the El Monte Police Department. The truck appeared to feature chrome bumpers. A second vehicle described as a white sedan may have run over Spata after the initial collision, El Monte Police said. Anyone with information on the hit-and-run driver is urged to call El Monte Police at 626-580-2100.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - A robbery suspect allegedly fought with officers until he was fatally shot near a freeway off ramp Monday.
Police responded to a robbery call at 1:55 p.m. and during a search, found a man matching a suspect description near Durfee Avenue and Garvey Avenue February 15. The suspect ran from an officer who attempted to speak with him, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The suspect ended up near the freeway off ramp at Durfee Avenue. The officer caught up with him and the two began fighting with each other. Another officer arrived as back up. It was then that a police shooting occurred, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The suspect died at the scene. No officers were injured. BREAKING NEWS: Homicide Investigation Underway After Man Dies During Police Shooting in El Monte2/15/2021  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE – A police shooting ended with one dead suspect Monday afternoon, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.
The shooting took place at Durfee Road and Garvey Avenue just after 2 p.m. February 15. The suspect, only described as a male adult, died at the scene, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau are investigating.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - A woman reportedly distraught over the death of her daughter attempted to jump from an upper level at the El Monte Bus Terminal January 19.
Deputies were able to pull the woman to safety, even after she sat down on the ledge, making it more difficult to secure her. Deputies were called about a possible suicidal person at El Monte Station, 3501 N. Santa Anita Ave., just before 7 a.m. Deputies Elliot Plichta and Rafael Vargas from the Sheriff’s Special Assignment Unit were already patrolling the station and began searching. The woman was perched on a ledge 30 feet above the bus station’s lower level, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. “As Vargas neared and grabbed her hand, long time Bus Patrol Deputy Bryant Torregano arrived to assist in securing the distraught female. Deputy Duarte immediately went to the lower level to ensure that no one could be injured below,” according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Transit Mental Evaluation Team deputies interviewed the woman who said she wanted to join her daughter who passed away. The woman was later hospitalized for an evaluation, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - A church sustained undisclosed damage in what authorities described as an IED explosion Saturday.
The incident occurred at First Works Baptist Church, 2600 Tyler Ave. around 1:13 a.m. “The Federal Bureau of Investigation responded overnight with members of the El Monte Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to an “IED” attack at the First Works Baptist Church in El Monte, California. Bomb Technicians and an Evidence Response Team are processing the scene which sustained damage. No injuries were reported. A Joint Investigation is underway for the person or group responsible for the attack,” according to Lt. Michael Buckhannon of the El Monte Police Department in a written statement. Firefighters arrived on scene and observed smoke coming from the attic of a one-story church. Upon entering the church, firefighters found no active flames, according to a dispatch supervisor with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Anyone with information on this incident is urged to contact the FBI Los Angeles Field Office at 310-477-6565, or at fbi.tips.gov.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - One person died at the scene of a collision early Sunday morning.
Investigators believe drunk driving is to blame for the crash that occurred around 5:30 a.m. at East Lower Azusa Road and North Peck Road December 13. A Toyota Tundra and Nissan Versa collided. The Tundra’s driver was taken to County USC/Medical Center. A passenger in the Versa died at the scene. The Versa’s driver was hospitalized, according to Lt. Pete Rasic of the El Monte Police Department. Preliminary information from the scene suggested that one of the drivers may have been driving under the influence. Investigators are waiting for lab results to show blood alcohol levels to determine sobriety, Rasic told SGV CityWatch.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - The adult rider of a Ducati motorcycle is recovering from injuries considered not life-threatening after colliding with a Jeep Larado November 29. The collision occurred around 8:07 p.m. at Cedar Avenue and Lower Azusa Road. Preliminarily, the Jeep was east on Lower Azusa Road and the motorcycle was westbound. Both vehicles collided head-on, according to Lt. Pete Rasic of the El Monte Police Department. The Jeep sustained major damage. The Ducati is a total loss, Rasic told SGV CityWatch. The Jeep’s adult driver was uninjured. He was arrested and booked on an unrelated misdemeanor warrant, Rasic told SGV CityWatch.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - A business was destroyed Sunday night in a second-alarm fire that caused a roof collapse.
Firefighters were dispatched to 9900 E. Valley Boulevard at 7:47 p.m. November 22. Fire ignited in an abandoned 50-foot by 100-foot one-story building, according to Dispatch Supervisor Imogene McBride of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Firefighters knocked down flames at 9:23 p.m., McBride told SGV CityWatch. The cause is under investigation. |
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