 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONTEBELLO - A cause of death is still being determined after a man was found dead inside a garage Monday morning. George Cenzano, 62, was found dead inside the home in the 2200 block of West Madison Avenue. Cenzano’s mother had not heard from him in a week, according to the Montebello Police Department.
Cenzano was found by a housekeeper around 11:30 a.m. Monday. He may have been dead for a long time before being discovered.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONTEBELLO - A driver crashed into a business on West Whittier Boulevard Monday afternoon. The crash occurred in the 1100 block of West Whittier Boulevard around 1:30 p.m. The driver was extricated from the vehicle uninjured. It does not appear anyone else was injured either, according to the Montebello Fire Department. The exact address given initially is 1105 W. Whittier Blvd., which is listed as Fiesta Mexicana.
Police are on scene redirecting traffic. Building and safety personnel from Montebello have been called to inspect the structure.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONTEBELLO - An employee is in unknown condition after being shot in a robbery Friday night. The robbery occurred at Garfield Liquor, 2433 W. Whittier Blvd., around 10:33 p.m. January 18, according to Sgt. Rodriguez of the Montebello Police Department. There was apparently a struggle over the cash register and the clerk was shot, according to Lt. William Molinari of the Montebello Police Department. Two suspects are still outstanding. Their descriptions were not available, according to Sgt. Rodriguez of the Montebello Police Department.
Initially, according to Montebello Police radio traffic, the suspects were described as a man and woman. Cash was taken from the register. No other information is available.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONTEBELLO – All four men accused of brandishing weapons and stealing a vehicle from a business November 4 are in custody after the last two suspects were nabbed recently. Fernando Beltran and Rafael Solorzano both join fellow suspects Raymond Doctorczyk and James Gutierrez in being charged with attempted carjacking. Beltran was additionally charged with making criminal threats, according to the Montebello Police Department. While arrest records with Los Angeles County are unavailable for Solorzano and Doctorczyk, Gutierrez was jailed December 18, Beltran on January 1.
The incident occurred at a business in the 400 block of West Olympic Boulevard. An unspecified argument escalated between employees and Fernando Beltran who eventually struck one employee in the face, Montebello Police said.
Beltran threatened that he would return. He did so – flanked by Doctorczyk, Gutierrez and Solorzano. The suspects arrived in a stolen truck and brandished shotguns and handguns, Montebello Police said. “The suspects threatened the people at the business and then left with a vehicle from the property,” Montebello police said. A case was filed with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office Thursday, December 20. All four men were charged with attempted robbery and criminal threats. The suspects are documented gang members. Gutierrez and Solorzano are part of the Quiet Village criminal street gang. Beltran is from Huntington Park Locos. Doktorczyk is from South Side Montebello. West Covina Police and the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office AB109 Team assisted with the apprehensions.  PHOTO/Courtesy of Google Maps. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONTEBELLO - A fire in a Montebello trucking yard is keeping firefighters busy Saturday morning.
The fire was reported at 6 a.m. at 1500 Chapin Road December 29. Vernon firefighters are working with Montebello firefighters in unison to quell the pallet fire, according to authorities. The fire continues to burn more than two hours, according to Montebello Fire dispatch traffic.  Fernando Beltran (left) and Rafael Solorzano, (right) are still outstanding after two others were jailed in connection with a failed armed robbery. PHOTOS/Courtesy of the Montebello Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONTEBELLO - Police seek public help in locating two known gang members wanted for a recent attempted armed robbery.
Fernando Beltran (left) and Rafael Solorzano, (right) are still outstanding after two others were jailed in connection with a failed armed robbery. Both men are considered armed and dangerous, Montebello Police said. Montebello Police did not state when the failed armed robbery occurred, but did state a case was filed with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office Thursday, December 20. Beltran, Solorzano and jailed suspects Raymond Doctorczyk and James Gutierrez were charged with attempted robbery and criminal threats. Gutierrez and Solorzano are part of the Quiet Village criminal street gang. Beltran is from Huntington Park Locos. Doktorczyk is from SOuth Side Montebello. Anyone with information on the remaining suspects is urged to call Montebello Police Detective Adams at 323-887-1256, or email him at cadams@cityofmontebello.com.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONTEBELLO - Homicide detectives are looking for the suspect or suspects responsible for the shooting death of a man from Monday night. Police arrived to the scene in the 1300 block of South Greenwood Avenue around 7:50 p.m. and found the victim. He was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau are investigating the shooting.
Anyone with information on a suspect is urged to call Sheriff’s Homicide at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - A 40-year-old motorcyclist killed after colliding with a car in Montebello last week has been named.
Tatsuyoshi Nakasone of Montebello was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Nakasone died at the scene of the crash at Wilcox Avenue and Via Campo. The crash occurred around 4:14 p.m. Details about how the crash unfolded, and if any arrests were made, are still in short supply.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONTEBELLO - Investigators are piecing together the events that led to a triple fatal crash late Sunday night.
An SUV and a car collided head on at Montebello Boulevard and Liberty Avenue around 9 p.m. October 28. One of the vehicles traveling south on Montebello Boulevard, for unknown reasons, veered into a northbound vehicle, according to the Montebello Police Department. Two occupants in one vehicle, Montebello man Jose Holguin, 22, and San Gabriel woman Nicole Brown, 26 died in one vehicle. The victim in the second vehicle has yet to be identified. 
PHOTOS/Courtesy of the Montebello Police Department.
Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor
MONTEBELLO - A known East Los Angeles gang member is on the loose, accused of several armed robberies in four days, police said.
Investigators identified Daniel Joseph Macias, 22, as the man who robbed his victim with the use of a black revolver with a long barrel and skeleton ski mask. He is considered armed and dangerous, Montebello Police said.
The armed robberies occurred from October 19 to October 22, beginning with an incident in the parking lot of an apartment complex. A suspect wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and skeleton ski mask demanded his victim’s property and began pistol whipping her when she refused, Montebello Police said.
The suspect fled with the victim’s backpack, which contained her vehicle keys and other property. After leaving a hospital after the attack, the victim discovered her black 2009 Volkswagen SUV was taken, Montebello Police said. The SUV was then used in the commission of several other armed robberies. The SUV was eventually found by San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies, abandoned October 24. Macias frequents Montebello, East Los Angeles and San Bernardino County. Macias is a Hispanic man, stands 5 feet 8 inches tall, has brown hair, brown eyes and weighs 150 to 160 pounds. Anyone who knows Macias’ whereabouts is urged to call Montebello Police Detective C. Adams at 323-887-1313 ext. 256. |
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