Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONROVIA – Two men were arrested February 18 caught in the act of burglarizing a Monrovia business. A vigilant caller notified police of the burglary in progress at 12:23 a.m. in the 2600 block of South Myrtle Avenue. The men were witnessed breaking into the business. Monrovia officers surrounded the building with help from neighboring agencies, Monrovia Police said. “The two suspects exited the building with stolen items, but then ran back inside the building when they saw police,” Monrovia Police said in a written statement.
Police entered the building and found both suspects hiding in different areas of the business. One suspect was treated for unspecified injuries, Monrovia Police said. Both suspects were booked on suspicion of commercial burglary. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONROVIA - A burglary suspect was caught with the goods after fleeing into a home while escaping police, but was confronted by the homeowner February 5. A resident arrived home and heard noises in her rear yard in the 1800 block of South Peck Road just after 8:30 a.m. -- as if someone was breaking into her shed, Monrovia Police said. The publicly-unidentified suspect fled over a wall and ran across another property to escape officers.
“He opened the front door to a neighbor's house and was confronted by the homeowner inside the house,” Monrovia. Police said. The suspect was arrested and was eventually found concealing items stolen from the first victim’s shed. He also concealed items near the shed to return and take them later, including a rifle. Police did not state what type of rifle the suspect intended to take. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONROVIA - One person was killed after a wrong way driver slammed head-on into another vehicle early Sunday.
A vehicle traveling westbound in eastbound lanes of the 210 freeway struck another vehicle just east of Huntington Drive around 4:43 a.m. The wrong way vehicle was traveling at high speed in the HOV lane and was seen by other drivers as far back as Vernon Avenue in Azusa, according to California Highway Patrol traffic logs. One of the vehicles overturned. All eastbound lanes were initially closed for an investigation. Both on ramps from Huntington Drive to the eastbound 210 remain closed. The No. 4 lane was opened to traffic just after 6 a.m. |
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