Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor HACIENDA HEIGHTS - Two suspects entered an occupied home and took cash during a home invasion robbery early Saturday, deputies said. There were two people inside the home in the 18500 block of Flower Glen Drive when the suspects entered after midnight. One of the victims was pistol-whipped and tied up in a room. The victim received a minor injury from being hit, according to Lt. Rick Rector of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station.
The suspect’s method of entry was not immediately known. Suspect descriptions were not immediately available. Get the email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate! Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor HACIENDA HEIGHTS - A man was disarmed of his machete and detained for a mental evaluation after threatening to kill himself and brandishing the weapon at deputies. The incident began just after midnight at Folkstone Avenue and Novak Street May 22 when deputies encountered the man on a suspicious person call. He brandished the machete multiple times and refused to exit the truck he was in, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station. Deputies believed initially the suspect moved the truck during the barricade and positioned it to possibly hit them.
During the roughly 50-minute ordeal, the man swung the machete around inside the truck and ignored commands to surrender. Members of the Sheriff’s Mental Evaluation Team arrived and used a phone to establish communication with the man to get him to surrender, but he continually hung up on them. Deputies fired non-lethal pepper ball rounds and stun bags at the man, but he still refused to comply. The man exited the truck, machete in hand, but the weapon was dropped after deputies hit him with more stun bag rounds. A “contact team” approached the man and detained him. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor HACIENDA HEIGHTS - Deputies responding to a burglary call uncovered a marijuana grow operation in a residence and arrested two suspects Thursday. Deputies arrested the two suspects after responded to the home in the 1000 block of South Olympus Avenue around 7:30 p.m. May 15. Around 400 marijuana plants were found inside the home, according to Lt. Garcia of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station.
The two suspects were arrested at the location, Garcia said. Booking information for the suspects was unavailable. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor HACIENDA HEIGHTS - A stolen vehicle taken in El Monte was recovered after the driver was arrested. Three occupants in the stolen vehicle fled the traffic stop around 12:10 a.m. in the area of Hedgepath Avenue near Gale Avenue, according to California Highway Patrol radio traffic.
One suspect fled west on Gale Avenue, another fled south on Hedgepath towards the 60 freeway, while another fled north on Hedgepath. The vehicle was reported stolen from El Monte April 22. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UPDATE - The three employees hospitalized as a precaution after a carbon monoxide alarm activation at a Hacienda Heights McDonald's have since returned to work, according to Mallory Schluter, spokeswoman for McDonald's. Firefighters took air readings and found normal air saturation levels inside the McDonald's, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. PREVIOUS - Firefighters have found no abnormal readings after a carbon monoxide alarm was triggered at a McDonald’s Monday. Hazmat technicians with the Los Angeles County Fire Department determined air saturation is normal inside the McDonald’s, 15628 E. Gale Ave., and that the alarm may be malfunctioning -- despite that, three employees are experiencing symptoms. Three employees reportedly experienced minor headaches and will be hospitalized, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Firefighters were dispatched at 9:09 a.m. Everyone in the McDonald’s was evacuated while firefighters worked to determine a cause. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is on scene, according to a representative with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. |
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