Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - Homicide detectives announced the arrest of three suspects in a fatal Monrovia shooting.
A 17-year-old male was arrested April upon his release from the Pasadena City jail April 15. Tanaj Johnson, 20, was arrested April 19 as he was released from the Pasadena jail on an unrelated charge. Christian Hall, 20, had been arrested May 23 by Pasadena Police Department on an unrelated charge and is being held without bail, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Darione Jones, 25, was murdered March 29 in the 100 block of East Los Angeles Avenue just before 5:30 p.m. Detectives with the Monrovia and Pasadena Police Departments aided Sheriff’s homicide investigators with identifying the suspects. The Eastlake District Attorney’s Office filed one count of murder against the teen with the allegation he personally used a firearm, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau said. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office Community Violence Reduction Division filed one count of murder against Tanaj Johnson April 21 with the allegation that he personally used a firearm and one count of animal cruelty because he shot a dog during the Monrovia shooting, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau said. Johnson was also named a suspect in the February 14 shooting of a 10-year-old boy in Pasadena, Pasadena Police said. The DA’s Community Violence Reduction Division filed one count of murder against Christian Hall May 25 with the allegation he personally used a firearm, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau said. Hall is being held without bail ahead an appearance in Pasadena Superior Court June 3. Johnson is being held in lieu of nearly $4 million bail ahead of a May 27 appearance in Pasadena Superior Court on a variety of charges. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONROVIA - Officers were called May 10 to investigate a possible fraud that occurred after a restaurant manager took revenue from the establishment to pay off an alleged IRS tax problem, Monrovia Police said.
Employees of the unnamed restaurant in the 600 block of West Huntington Drive called the general manager and said the new restaurant manager “took all the money from the store and left for a short time, but then returned,” according to the Monrovia Police Department. Police responded to the restaurant at 10:14 p.m. Officers detained the store manager who said a caller claimed the restaurant owed taxes. The manager was asked to purchase gift cards from CVS and provide the card numbers to the caller, Monrovia Police said. “The manager went to CVS, purchased the gift cards, and provided the caller with the card numbers. Officers were able to confirm the manager's story,” according to the Monrovia Police Department in a written statement. The amount of money used to purchase the cards was not disclosed. It is unclear if any arrests have been made. |
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