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.
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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 20.

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.

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.