 PHOTO/Courtesy of Twitter user Chris&Anita. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - Two people received minor injuries after a plane ended off the runway at San Gabriel Valley Airport Saturday morning.
A fuel tank on the plane was leaking. Los Angeles County Firefighters are on scene helping to supply foam. Crews from the airport are also working to prevent a fire, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The crash was reported around 11:13 a.m. August 31 close to Lower Azusa Road. Ambulances have been called for both the plane’s occupants. Firefighters plan on transporting them to an area hospital. The plane, a fixed-wing, multi-engine Cessna 510 is registered to Star Jet, LLC with an address in San Marino, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UPDATE 11:48 p.m.: The Suspect was caught while hiding in a residential yard. He fought briefly with officers and was arrested. EL MONTE - Officers from multiple agencies are assisting El Monte Police with a search for a man reportedly armed with a knife. The search is in the area of Cogswell Road and Deana Street. The suspect is described as an assault with a deadly weapon suspect, according to responding Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies.
Irwindale Police is also on scene, along with Baldwin Park Police and deputies with the Sheriff’s Temple Station. Deputies were called by El Monte to assist and were initially told that El Monte officers may have fired at the suspect.  PHOTO/El Monte Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - No injuries were reported after an estimated 50 to 100 railroad ties caught fire near Valley Boulevard and Santa Anita Avenue Thursday.
The railroad ties caught fire near a one-story commercial building at 10673 Valley Blvd. around 2:13 p.m. July 11. Fire hose had to be laid across active railroad tracks, forcing trains to be temporarily halted, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Firefighters called the fire knocked down at 2:41 p.m. Metrolink service was disrupted due to the fire, with eastbound train 314 held at Cal State Los Angeles. Line 327 westbound to Los Angeles was held at Baldwin Park, according to Metrolink. No injuries were reported, according to the El Monte Police Department.  Sketch by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - Police still seek the tattooed suspect who posed as a police officer and sexually assaulted a woman during a fake traffic stop July 2. The crime occurred after the suspect performed a traffic stop on the woman at Durfee Avenue and Magnolia Street around 7 p.m. July 2. The suspect drove a brown or green Ford Crown Victoria car equipped with red and blue dashboard lights and a PA system, according to the El Monte Police Department. The suspect asked for the victim’s driver license and registration. While she was outside the vehicle, the victim was assaulted, El Monte Police said. The suspect drove off in an unknown direction. The suspect sported three teardrop tattoos under his right eye, an 8-ball tattoo on his neck, a Nazi/white power “triskele” tattoo on the back of his right hand and a burn mark extending from his right thumb to his wrist. The suspect is Hispanic, 30 to 40 years old stands 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs 170 pounds, has a muscular build, brown eyes, black hair, is unshaven and possibly sported a goatee, El Monte Police said.
The suspect wore a uniform shirt with unknown patches, El Monte Police said. Anyone with information is urged to call El Monte Police at 626-580-2172. Information can be provided via email at tips@empd.org.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - Officers are looking for a tattooed suspect who pulled a woman over and sexually assaulted her Wednesday night. The crime occurred after the suspect performed a traffic stop on the woman at Durfee Avenue and Magnolia Street around 7 p.m. July 3. The suspect drove a brown or green Ford Crown Victoria car equipped with red and blue dashboard lights and a PA system, according to the El Monte Police Department. The suspect asked for the victim’s driver license and registration. While she was outside the vehicle, the victim was assaulted, El Monte Police said. The suspect drove off in an unknown direction. The suspect sported three teardrop tattoos under his right eye, an 8-ball tattoo on his neck and a burn mark extending from his right thumb to his wrist. He is Hispanic, 30 to 40 years old stands 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs 170 pounds, has a muscular build, brown eyes, black hair, is unshaven and possibly sported a goatee, El Monte Police said.
The suspect wore a uniform shirt with unknown patches, El Monte Police said. Anyone with information is urged to call El Monte Police at 626-580-2172. Information can be provided via email at tips@empd.org.  PHOTO/By Aaron Castrejon. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - An small aircraft landed in the Rio Honda Wash, firefighters reported Thursday afternoon. The plane hit the Rio Hondo Wash just north of San Gabriel Valley Airport, 4233 N. Santa Anita Avenue around 5:19 p.m. The plane landed in roughly an inch of water. The pilot was spotted sitting on a wing and was airlifted by a Sheriff’s helicopter, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Air traffic controllers advised LA County Fire of a plane down north of the airport. The plane and pilot were located in the wash near West Hondo Parkway. It is unclear why the pilot landed in the Rio Hondo Wash.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - Service has been disrupted after an eastbound train struck and killed a pedestrian, a Los Angeles County Fire Department Dispatcher said.
The collision was reported at 3:37 p.m. June 18. The train struck a pedestrian near Valley Boulevard and Johnson Avenue, according to Dispatch Supervisor Ed Pickett with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Riders were en route to Downtown San Bernardino on Metrolink Line 314 when the collision occurred. The tracks between El Monte and Baldwin Park are closed, according to Metrolink. Lines 316, 318, 320, 322, 324, 329 and 333 to San Bernardino are cancelled due to the collision, Metrolink said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - A carjacking suspect was jailed after fleeing El Monte police at high speed, in opposing lanes of traffic, ramming a patrol car and causing an officer to crash, a police lieutenant said Friday. The officer crashed into a pole while following the carjacking suspect who used the on ramp to exit the eastbound I-10 freeway after traveling the wrong way, said Lt. Ernie Kramer of the El Monte Police Department. The carjacking of a Lexus SUV was reported to El Monte Police at 4:28 p.m. June 7. An officer located the SUV within minutes at the west I-10 freeway at Santa Anita Avenue and initiated a pursuit after the suspect refused to stop, Kramer said. The SUV was taken in the 10700 block of Garvey Avenue as the driver was forced from her vehicle as she was loading/unloading the SUV, Kramer said. The pursuit entered surface streets in Alhambra after the suspect took the Atlantic off ramp and fled in excess of 80 miles per hour.
The driver took Valley Boulevard in opposing lanes to Del Mar Avenue in San Gabriel and hit an innocent driver head-on as he fled south from Valley, Kramer said. As the lead El Monte Officer in the chase caught up the suspect at the crash, the suspect backed up and struck the officer’s patrol car and continued south to the westbound I-10 where the driver used the shoulder to flee eastbound, Kramer said. The driver exited on the San Gabriel Avenue on ramp where Kramer believed the officer’s brakes gave out, causing him to crash into a pole on the shoulder. The officer was hospitalized for his injuries. A helicopter located the suspect in the 8000 block of Garvey Avenue where officers took him into custody, Kramer said. Pico Rivera man Mario Antonio Placentia, 42, was booked on suspicion of assault on a peace officer, failure to yield, attempted murder on a peace officer, hit and run causing injury and carjacking, Kramer said. Email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate!  Google Maps. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - A fire inside a vacant commercial building was knocked down at 5:19 p.m., firefighters said. The fire burned in a vacant 50-foot by 80-foot dentistry office, 3701 Santa Anita Ave., just after 5 p.m. May 16. Flames were extinguished by 5:19 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is being investigated.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor
Detectives have not established a motive yet for the shooting.
Officers responded to 7-Eleven, 10008 Valley Blvd., at 10:17 p.m. April 26 and found Rosas dead of multiple gunshot wounds. He died in the parking lot, according to Lt. Chris Cano of the El Monte Police Department. Rosas reportedly was trying to break up a fight when he was shot twice. |
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