 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE – No one was injured and no structures were damaged after a brush fire scorched 26 acres at Santa Fe Dam Recreational Area August 1.
Crews on the ground and in the air kept the brush fire from growing larger. The fire also slowed after creeping up to the Miller Brewery property line. The fire was dispatched just before 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Arriving firefighters reported seeing smoke several miles away and immediately called for a full first-alarm brush fire, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Crews on the ground had structure protection measures in place to protect the brewery, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The fire appeared to burn in an area west of the Dam’s nature center, an area known for homeless encampments and frequent brush fires. Several engines remained on scene to conduct a fire watch over the course of the night and into the morning. The cause is under investigation.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor 4:56 p.m.: Roughly 15 acres of vegetation have burned at Santa Fe Dam, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Two helicopters have arrived on scene to aid crews on the ground.
IRWINDALE - A grass fire with a rapid rate of spread is burning inside Santa Fe Dam Recreational Area in Irwindale Sunday afternoon. As of 4:35 p.m., roughly one half acre has burned inside the dam. Units en route to the dam could already see a very large smoke column from several miles out. A full first alarm brush response is being sent to the Dam, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE - Police found and arrested a man who they say is a felon sex offender who absconded from his parole.
Joshua Lorenzo, a 53-year-old transient, was met by an officer near Irwindale Park, 5050 Irwindale Ave., Friday, according to the Irwindale Police Department. Lorenzo was arrested at 1:30 p.m. and was booked at 2:39 p.m., according to Los Angeles County booking records. Lorenzo was booked on suspicion of a no-bail parole violation. He has since been transferred to the Inmate Reception Center in Los Angeles, according to the Irwindale Police Department.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE - Investigators made eight arrests and seized more than 1.5 tons of illegal fireworks after receiving tips from the community on the selling of the contraband, police said. The investigations have been taking place since June. Police were told that the illegal fireworks were being sold through online means. The following people were arrested and booked on suspicion of fireworks-related crimes:
The fireworks seized will be appropriately disposed of, Irwindale police said. “Unauthorized fireworks are not only illegal, but they are extremely dangerous and are disruptive to our community. Each Independence Day holiday, illegal fireworks lead to fires, injuries and property damage in the city of Irwindale and result in a number of complaints to the police department,” Irwindale Police said. Anyone with information on persons possessing or selling illegal fireworks is urged to call LA Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) and leave an anonymous tip. Tipsters are eligible for awards up to $1000 for information leading to an arrest.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE – The California Highway Patrol is investigating a road rage incident that led to a weapon brandishing and possible gunfire.
One person is detained, but not under arrest yet in the incident. It is not immediately clear if any ballistic evidence was found at the scene to corroborate the alleged victim’s claim of a shooting, according to Officer Alexander Ramondo of the California Highway Patrol Southern Division. The CHP was called to the off ramp from the east 210 freeway to Irwindale Avenue at 7:55 a.m. July 1. No one was injured. According to preliminary details, a road rage incident occurred and as both the alleged victim and suspect stopped on the off ramp, the victim reported walked to the suspect to confront him, Ramondo told SGV CityWatch. “The victim claimed the suspect brandished a gun and fired,” Ramondo told SGV CityWatch. The off ramp was closed and taped off while the CHP, with assistance from the Irwindale and Azusa police departments, investigated the incident.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE – A Duarte man led officers on a brief pursuit before surrendering Saturday, Irwindale Police said.
Officers attempted to stop Lewis Rayshur Searles, 31, for a vehicle code violation early Saturday morning, but he fled into Duarte where he was taken into custody, according to the Irwindale Police Department. Searles was arrested around 5:11 a.m. June 19, according to Los Angeles County booking records. A leaded handgun, narcotics and drug paraphernalia were discovered in the vehicle Searles drove, according to the Irwindale Police Department. Searles is being held in lieu of $35,000 bail. He was scheduled for an appearance in the West Covina Courthouse June 22, according to Los Angeles County booking records.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE - A motorcycle rider died after what is being described as a solo collision on the far west end of Irwindale Friday afternoon.
All lanes of Longden Avenue between Live Oak Avenue and Myrtle Avenue will be closed likely into the late night for a traffic collision investigation, according to the Irwindale Police Department. The collision occurred around 5:11 p.m. June 11, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. No one else was involved in a crash. The rider died at the scene, according to Sgt. Rudy Gatto of the Irwindale Police Department.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE - A suspected DUI driver was arrested May 30 after Irwindale officers caught him dozing off in his vehicle.
Irwindale officers were called to investigate the suspicious vehicle parked in the area of Irwindale Avenue and the 210 freeway. As officers approached, the suspect took off and officers pursued him, according to the Irwindale Police Department. The suspect evading officers recklessly through Irwindale and Azusa. During the freeway portion of the chase a suspect use the right shoulder the bypass traffic and ran through traffic signals and curbs on surface streets. The driver, later identified as Cesar Nunez, 36, stopped in the 200 block of North Azusa Avenue in the city of Azusa and was taken into custody. County booking information was not readily available.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE - Two people were hospitalized at a local trauma center with serious injuries after their Ford car flew off the roadway and landed in a filthy flood control channel early Saturday morning.
The vehicle crashed in the Buena Vista channel near Alpha Street and Bateman Avenue around 1:44 a.m. June 6. The driver alleges that a mechanical failure caused the vehicle to veer off the road, according to the Irwindale Police Department. A heavy duty tow truck was required to lift the car out of the flood control channel. Although the driver alleged a mechanical failure caused the crash, investigators are still determining what happened.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE - An Azusa man was taken to a local trauma center with a gunshot wound, one that he reportedly received on the southbound 605 freeway, Saturday night.
The shooting reportedly took place on the southbound 605 north of Arrow Highway around 11:23 p.m. June 5. The 30-year-old Azusa man was shot once, according to the California Highway Patrol Baldwin Park Office. The suspect was described as a man on a black motorcycle and wearing a black vest. A handgun was reportedly used, according to the California Highway Patrol. While possibly having been shot north of Arrow Highway on the freeway, the victim likely ended up closer to Lower Azusa Road. CHP officers arrived to the southbound 605 freeway at Lower Azusa and reported a gunshot victim there, according to CHP radio traffic. Los Angeles County firefighters were also dispatched to the southbound 605 freeway at Lower Azusa Road, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatch posts. This is the second shooting incident to have taken place on the southbound 605 freeway in the area Saturday. Earlier in the afternoon, a white BMW crashed into the center divider at Lower Azusa Road just after 5 p.m.. The victims claim they were shot at. A search of the freeway later yielded evidence that a shooting did take place, according to the California Highway Patrol. Anyone with information on the late-night shooting is urged to call Officer Flagg-Martin of the CHP Baldwin Park Office at 626-338-1164. |
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