Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor *This story has been updated to include details from a CHP incident report. The previous story follows this new update.
LA VERNE - CHP officers arrested a suspect early Tuesday morning after allegedly threatening a tow truck driver attempting to take the suspect's car after a collision. La Verne man Eduardo Daniel Calderon was located during a search and arrested. He was booked on suspicion of making criminal threats and possession of a controlled substance, according to Public Information Officer Rodrigo Jimenez of the California Highway Patrol Baldwin Park Office. Calderon, 29, somehow overturned his Nissan Altima on Damien Avenue north of Juanita Avenue around 10:55 p.m. October 19. The Altima also hit a parked Toyota Corolla. CHP officers found Calderon was not impaired, Jimenez told SGV CityWatch. Officers left the scene while the Altima was loaded onto a flatbed tow truck, leaving the transport of the car to the owner's responsibility. The suspect then allegedly argued with the driver about towing fees. Calderon allegedly jumped onto the flatbed tow truck from Pomona Valley Towing and jumped back into the white Nissan, refusing to let the driver go, according to California Highway Patrol traffic logs. "There was some type of altercation -- not physical and the tow truck driver believed the man had a handgun and the driver took off in fear of his life," Jimenez told SGV CityWatch. During the argument, Calderon allegedly put his hand into a backpack and pulled an unknown object, making the tow truck driver believe he was armed with a handgun, Jimenez told SGV CityWatch Calderon was found during a search and taken into custody. Officers searched the surrounding area for a weapon, but no weapon was found. Unspecified drugs were located in one of Calderon's pockets, Jimenez told SGV CityWatch. ------------------------------------------------------ LA VERNE - CHP officers arrested a suspect early Tuesday morning after allegedly threatening a tow truck driver attempting to take the suspect's car after a collision. The as-of-yet unidentified suspect first allegedly jumped onto the flatbed tow truck from Pomona Valley Towing and jumped back into the white Nissan, refusing to let the driver go, according to California Highway Patrol traffic logs. The CHP and firefighters responded to the 400 block of Damien Avenue just after 11 p.m. October 19. It is unclear if a second vehicle was involved in the collision that forced the suspect’s white Nissan to overturn. The suspect was able to self-extricate from the car. The tow truck driver ran from the scene at Juanita Avenue and Damien Avenue in unincorporated La Verne after the suspect brandished a handgun at him, according to the California Highway Patrol. After a search, the suspect was arrested sometime around 12:53 a.m., according to Officer Peter Nicholson of the California Highway Patrol Traffic Management Center. No other information is available. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LA VERNE - Starting Tuesday, October 13, construction work ahead of the L Line light rail extension to Pomona will force a long term closure on Wheeler Avenue, authorities said recently. The work is scheduled to begin Tuesday, October 13 and last until Friday, January 1 2021. The railroad crossing at Wheeler Avenue will be rebuilt. Vehicle and pedestrian traffic will have no access past the construction area. Crews plan to work daily during double shift hours from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. with overnight and Sunday shifts being possible, according to the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority.
“Access to homes and businesses on Wheeler Ave. within the closure area north and south of the railroad crossing will be maintained at all times, as well as access to Wheeler Park, Palomares Ave., 1st St., 2nd St., and 3rd St.,” according to the Construction Authority. Bonita Avenue and Arrow Highway will remain open during construction. San Dimas Canyon Road will serve as the main detour route, the Construction Authority said. |
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