 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE – A driver was arrested by the California Highway Patrol Wednesday after allegedly refusing to stop for El Monte officers for talking on the phone while driving. An El Monte officer witnessed the female driver talking on a cell phone while waiting at a red light at Santa Anita Avenue and Valley Boulevard April 29 around 11:12 p.m. The driver refused to pull over for the officer and the chase was on, according to Lt. Ernie Cramer of the El Monte Police Department. The pursuit entered the freeways where officers pursued the driver through Whittier and into Orange County. The CHP was given the pursuit in the Buena Park area, Cramer said. The pursuit wound its way through Brea, La Habra and even Fullerton, according to CHP radio traffic.
The CHP was given the pursuit in the Buena Park area, Cramer said. The driver stopped on West Artesia Boulevard at South Wilmington Avenue in Compton and refused to exit until less lethal rounds helped the CHP take the suspect into custody. The CHP could not be reached Thursday morning for arrest information on the suspect.  PHOTO/credit courtesy. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - A resident was arrested and accused of assault with a deadly weapon after his dog allegedly charged towards an officer Saturday afternoon. Police responded to the 11400 block of Lambert Avenue around 3:20 p.m. April 18 to a report of a vicious dog which allegedly tried to bite a resident. During an interview with the resident, an El Monte officer fired his weapon at the dog after it allegedly charged at them, according to Lt. Pete Rasic of the El Monte Police Department. “The dog was shot at, but not hit,” Rasic told SGV CityWatch.
The dog’s owner, 33-year-old Michael Montenegro, called his pet back to him and reportedly made threats towards officers. He went into his home, Rasic told SGV CityWatch. Montenegro, an El Monte resident, refused to exit for officers until 8 a.m. Sunday morning when he surrendered. The dog was taken away by animal control. Montenegro was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. He is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - An El Monte resident was jailed Friday after running from an officer attempting to stop him in a stolen vehicle.
The suspect was driving a vehicle taken three days ago within El Monte. An officer on patrol recognized the vehicle and drove back around to stop the driver near Fineview Street and Maxson Road, but the suspect ran on foot, according to Lt. Chris Cano of the El Monte Police Department. The officer attempted to stop the driver at 5:33 p.m. April 17. The stolen vehicle was abandoned at Peck Road and Weaver Street, Cano told SGV CityWatch. The suspect was found hiding in a residential property during a yard to yard search at 6:03 p.m., Cano told SGV CityWatch. 37-year-old Ricardo Lopez was booked on suspicion of grand theft auto.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UPDATE, 6:26 a.m.: The structure fire was knocked down at 5:22 a.m. A second ambulance was called for a patient with an undisclosed issue. EL MONTE - Firefighters are battling a fire at a residential property. The fire is burning inside what was described by firefighters as a single-story quadplex in the 11700 block of Magnolia Street. Dispatched at 5 a.m., firefighters reported heavy smoke and fire, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. No other information is available. |
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