 PHOTO/Courtesy of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE - A man wanted on suspicion of vandalizing signal equipment along the Gold Line railroad tracks around the Duarte area was arrested after fleeing authorities August 21. The unidentified suspect was recognized from a wanted poster circulated by deputies. A metal recycling center employee recognized the suspect’s face and called authorities, according to Ramon Montenegro, public information officer for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Transit Services Bureau. TSB detectives, deputies, Irwindale Police and the Sheriff’s Temple Station worked to establish a containment search when the suspect ran from TSB deputies who tried to detain him, Montenegro told SGV CityWatch. The suspect was attempting to sell stolen materials at an Irwindale recycling center in the 2400 block of Buena Vista Street around 11 a.m. Wednesday. The suspect fled over walls and ran through neighboring businesses before being caught a short time later in the 2300 block of Bateman Avenue, according to Irwindale Police.  PHOTO/Courtesy of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The suspect is possibly behind an incident August 21 around 2:30 a.m. when the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority became aware of signal and switch issues in Duarte. Officials located damaged equipment by someone who stole wire and attempted to steal cable, Montenegro said.
The Wednesday vandalism caused minor delays during p.m. rush hour service. Bus bridges were required during emergency repairs. Similar crimes have occurred over the past several months, including a wire theft incident that resulted in a days-long closure of Gold Line stations in Azusa July 13. The suspect was booked on suspicion of grand theft, tampering with a railroad system (a federal crime), felony vandalism, and possession of a controlled substance. Detectives may consider adding additional charges, Montenegro said. Since the investigation continues, the suspect’s name will not be released.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor DUARTE - A suspect with more than $100,000 in outstanding warrants was arrested Thursday after fleeing Irwindale officers. A patrol officer initiated a traffic stop for a driver who allegedly committed a vehicle code violation. The driver stopped and ran away, his passenger was detained at gunpoint at Mountain Avenue and Newington Street at 12:33 p.m., according to Sgt. Rudy Gatto of the Irwindale Police Department. The suspect hid in the neighborhoods of Duarte on the Irwindale border when police spotted him. A second foot pursuit initiated. Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station were called to help search, Gatto said. The suspect went into hiding again, but was spotted once more and finally taken into custody at Galen Street and Ivory Drive. The passenger was not accused of committing a crime and was released. The suspect, Rayvon Cross, 23, of Upland had $146,000 in outstanding warrants. He was booked on suspicion of the initial traffic violation, resisting arrest and giving a false name to a peace officer, Gatto said. The vehicle Cross was driving was impounded, Gatto said. Cross was briefly hospitalized after jumping fences and walls during the chase before he was booked Gatto said. 
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Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor
IRWINDALE - The 24-hour vigil at the scene of Deputy David March’s death began midnight Saturday with a humbling ceremony on Live Oak Avenue.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies stand guard at the memorial in the 200 block of Live Oak Avenue every April 29 to mark the day when March was gunned down during a traffic stop on Live Oak Avenue between Peck Road and Longden Avenue 16 years ago. Community members and fellow law enforcement agencies from around the area visit March’s memorial to honor him. 
PHOTO/The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
March conducted a traffic stop around 10:40 a.m. April 29, 2002. March, a deputy at the Sheriff’s Temple Station, stopped the vehicle for a reported traffic violation.
The driver of the vehicle, 30-year-old Jorge Arroyo Garcia, exited and met March halfway to the 33-year-old deputy’s patrol car. A confrontation began and Garcia pulled out a handgun, shooting March multiple times. Nearby workers at an industrial company rushed over to March, the suspect vehicle had taken off. One of the nearby workers grabbed March’s patrol vehicle radio and summoned backup for the gravely wounded deputy. Backup arrived. One deputy attempted to revive March, but his efforts were in vain. March was declared dead at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena. March left behind a wife and step daughter. Garcia told friends sometime before the shooting that he wanted to kill an officer. Garcia fled to Mexico and remained in hiding until his apprehension February 23, 2006, when U.S. Marshals and Mexican federal agents worked to locate him. After his extradition, Garcia faced his day in court and pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, admitting to special allegations of intentionally killing a police officer in the performance of his duties and to using a 9-millimeter semi-automatic pistol. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. |
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