 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - A Fire is burning throughout the facade and attic space of a 200-foot-by-50-foot strip mall.
The fire is burning at 10103 Valley Blvd. Fire is burning in the facade and throughout the attic. A second alarm response was requested, doubling resources at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Fire is burning through the roof and from end to end in the strip mall. Traffic along Valley Boulevard will be greatly impacted due to the amounts of fire department resources at the scene.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - A victim was found shot in the upper torso on Peck Road Sunday night, an El Monte police lieutenant said.
Police responded to a reported shooting victim around 8:44 p.m. in the 4500 block of Peck Road, May 3. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital and he is undergoing surgery, according to Lt. Shane Buckhannon of the El Monte Police Department. County firefighters were summoned by El Monte officers who asked that they wait to be cleared into the crime scene. At 8:49 p.m., firefighters were able to enter the scene, treat the victim and then transport him for surgery, according to Dispatch Supervisor Martin Rangel of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Buckhannon has no current update of the victim’s condition, or if any possible suspect is being sought. No other information is available.  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.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UPDATE, 11:11 a.m.: Sheriff’s Homicide detectives are taking over the investigation into the shooting death of a Hispanic man in El Monte Friday.
The unidentified victim was declared dead at the scene. Suspect information is either unknown or has not been shared publicly yet. EL MONTE - Police have traffic blocked for a criminal investigation near Lower Azusa Road and Santa Anita Avenue March 6. While police have yet to state the nature of the call, the Los Angeles County Fire Department stated a call was dispatched at 7:33 a.m. to a reported gunshot victim in the 11000 block of East Lower Azusa Road, according to County fire spokesman Austin Bennett. Firefighters waited for El Monte Police to secure the scene before treating a victim. Firefighters did not transport a victim, Bennett said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - The roommate of a 64-year-old woman found dead in an El Monte dumpster was arrested on suspicion in her murder.
22-year-old David Lemus-Orellana is being held in lieu of $1 million bail in the death of Florida Velasquez-Hernandez. The woman’s body was found in the 3300 block of Maxson Road Tuesday, February 4, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The motive for the murder is unknown, the Sheriff’s Department said. El Monte Police responded to calls of a man dragging a woman’s body to some dumpsters just before 10:30 a.m. Tuesday and arriving officers made the grim discovery. Authorities eventually interviewed witnesses and had a possible suspect detained. It is unclear if the initial suspect is Lemus-Orellana.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - A woman was pronounced dead inside an El Monte dumpster Tuesday morning.
Officers found the woman after responding to a call of a man seen dragging a woman towards some dumpsters in the 3300 block of Maxson Road February 4 just before 10:30 a.m. The cause of death is unknown. Homicide detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau are assisting El Monte Police with the investigation. “Several witnesses are being questioned and one possible suspect is being detained for questioning,” according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Anyone with information on this death is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3 Tips mobile app or through lacrimestoppers.org.  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 - Service at the El Monte Bus Station has been halted until further notice after Police shot and killed a man Saturday afternoon.
The shooting took place around 2:45 p.m. at 3501 Santa Anita Ave. El Monte officers responding to a call of a man shooting a gun encountered a suspect. During a foot pursuit, the suspect withdrew a weapon and officers opened fire. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. A gun was recovered at the scene. Both upper and lower platforms are closed, according to the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority.  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.  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. |
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