 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONROVIA - An officer was scraped up after being dragged about five feet by the driver of a stolen vehicle early Sunday. The incident occurred at West Chestnut Avenue and Monterey Avenue just after 1 a.m. A driver seated in a parked car was approached by a patrolling officer. The suspect began to put the car in gear when the officer was notified over the radio that the car was stolen, according to Sgt. Yolanda Juarez of the Monrovia Police Department. “As the officer was getting the driver out of the vehicle, the driver sped off on Chestnut. The officer who was holding on to the suspect’s upper body was dragged approximately five feet prior to the officer letting go,” Juarez told SGV CityWatch. The stolen rental car from Palm Springs was seen eastbound and out of view. The injured officer was treated at the Monrovia Police Department by Monrovia firefighters, Juarez said.
The driver is a Hispanic man in his late 20s with brown hair, brown eyes, has a thin build, a mustache and tattoos on his left wrist. He wore a dark-colored hat and varsity-style jacket. The front passenger is a Hispanic woman in her late 20s with blonde hair. Anyone with suspect information can call the Monrovia Police watch commander at 626-256-8000.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONROVIA - First responders tried, but could not save a man who apparently leapt from a Monrovia hotel Friday night and died at the scene. A passerby witnessed the publicly-unidentified man fall from the fifth floor of the hotel in the 700 block of West Huntington Drive around 10:04 p.m. Arriving officers found a 54-year-old man on the ground, according to Sgt. Gerald DeHart of the Monrovia Police Department.
The incident unfolded at the Courtyard by Marriott, 700 Huntington Dr. August 16. The man was unconscious and bleeding from a head wound, DeHart said. DeHart declined to state if the man had family or friends inside the hotel.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONROVIA - A shooting victim crashed after fleeing the scene of the crime Tuesday night. The man was shot in one of his extremities in the 1700 block of South Mountain Avenue July 30 around 9:30 p.m. The victim drove himself from the scene and crashed near his home in the 400 block of Genoa Street, according to Sgt. John Donchig of the Monrovia Police Department. Officers initially responded to a traffic collision call on Genoa and discovered the driver was shot. The victim crashed into a curb. “We have one gunshot victim who was taken to a hospital. He is stable,” Donchig said. Officers recovered evidence related to the shooting, but Donchig did not know what was specifically recovered.
Donchig did not have any confirmation on suspect descriptions or a suspect vehicle and that the involvement of a second vehicle is unconfirmed. Anyone who witnessed the shooting should call the Monrovia Police Department at 626-256-8000.  PHOTOS/Courtesy of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONROVIA - Sheriff’s detectives are assisting the Monrovia Police Department after a domestic violence suspect took a woman against her will, authorities said. A 31-year-old woman was allegedly kidnapped by 27-year-old Robert Anthony Camou. The kidnapping was reported around 8:15 a.m. in the 600 block of Vaquero Road July 29, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Arriving Monrovia officers located evidence at the scene that an assault occurred at the home. The woman’s injuries are unclear. Camou and victim Amanda Kathleen Custer, are or have been dating and apparently have a history of domestic violence, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.  PHOTO/Courtesy of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Custer was witnessed being placed in the rear hatch of a grey, four-door 2017 Toyota Prius with license plate 8AOR167.
Camou should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone who knows either Custer’s or Camou’s whereabouts 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).  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONROVIA - The registered owner of a vehicle being repossessed was arrested July 13 after allegedly crashing into the truck being used to take the vehicle. The unidentified owner of the vehicle emerged from a home in the 100 block of West Central Avenue around 1:50 a.m. while her vehicle was being repossessed. She entered another vehicle and allegedly began attacking. “While a vehicle was being repossessed, the registered owner came out of her residence, entered another vehicle, and intentionally rammed into the truck that was repossessing her vehicle,” Monrovia Police said.
The suspect was arrested and booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONROVIA - Police have scheduled a DUI/driver license checkpoint for Tuesday, July 23. Police have not given a time the checkpoint is scheduled to begin, only noting that drivers with be stopped and evaluated for proper licensing and possibly alcohol intoxication.
127 DUI collisions have occurred in Monrovia in the past three years with 32 of those resulting in injuries, Monrovia Police said. Checkpoint funding is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.  PHOTO/Credit courtesy. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONROVIA - An adult was hospitalized Friday after being found with a gunshot wound inside a vehicle. The injuries likely resulted from a suicide attempt in the 1600 block of Mountain Avenue July 5. One adult was taken to an area hospital. Their condition was not immediately known, according to Sgt. Glen Coleman of the Monrovia Police Department. The incident unfolded just before 3 p.m.
Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station were initially called, but the incident was determined to be in Monrovia’s jurisdiction, Coleman said. No one else was involved or injured.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONROVIA - A grand theft auto suspect hid a dunk in a pool Tuesday in an attempt to hide form Monrovia officers who gave chase. The suspect fled from a traffic stop at California Avenue and Duarte Road around 7:30 p.m. July 2. Police pursued a grey Toyota Tacoma which callers reported stolen during the chase, Monrovia Police said.
The grand theft auto occurred a few blocks from the start of the pursuit. The Tacoma crashed at Redell Avenue and Shrode Avenue in unincorporated Monrovia. The suspect fled on foot and hid in a nearby neighborhood, Monrovia Police said. A Pasadena Police helicopter, El Monte Police, Irwindale Police and Sheriff’s deputies helped Monrovia officers locate the man in a residential pool. He was arrested without further incident, Monrovia Police said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONROVIA - A possible speeding driver overturned a dark-colored sedan after crashing on the eastbound 210 freeway at Buena Vista Street. The sedan hit an unknown object and overturned on the right shoulder and landed down an embankment, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The sedan, which crashed around 10:46 a.m., began emitting smoke after coming to a rest down the embankment. The CHP has the No. 1 lane of the Buena Vista onramp to the east 210 blocked. Get the email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate!  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONROVIA - A driver was arrested Monday after the driver refused to stop for police and led them on a chase into El Monte. The unidentified driver is accused of running a stop sign in Monrovia just before 8:30 p.m. May 20. The chase left surface streets and entered the southbound 605 freeway, according to Lt. Sarah Covarrubias of the Monrovia Police Department. The pursuit transitioned to the west I-10 freeway where the driver exited onto Peck Road North and stopped near the Longo Toyota dealership. The driver was arrested with help from El Monte Police.
A passenger was also detained, but was not arrested, Covarrubias said. |
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