 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONTEREY PARK - Police are scheduled to be out in force Friday, educating bicyclists, drivers and pedestrians who violate traffic laws. Police will look for drivers speeding, making illegal turns, failing to yield to pedestrians; pedestrians jaywalking, failing to yield to drivers; bicyclists riding against traffic, violating stop signs and signals ... and a whole host of other violations. “In 2018, Monterey Park Police Department has investigated 54 fatal and injury collisions involving bicyclists and pedestrians,” Monterey Park Police said.
Bicycle and pedestrian fatalities are rising at an alarming rate. In 2016, 138 bicyclists and 867 pedestrians were killed on California roads. Pedestrian fatalities are up nearly 33 percent from 2012, and the number of bicyclists killed are up nearly 25 percent over the past five years, according to Monterey Park Police. Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.  PHOTO/Courtesy of the Monterey Park Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONTEREY PARK - Police announced the Friday arrest of a Los Angeles man accused of striking and critically injuring a pedestrian. Thomas Lawrence Potter, 52, was identified during the follow-up investigation. He was located and arrested without incident at 3:06 p.m. January 25, according to the Monterey Park Police Department. Potter was booked on suspicion of felony hit and run causing injuries. He is being held in lieu of $50,000. He is scheduled to appear in Alhambra Superior Court Monday.
Potter and his passenger were in a light-colored SUV when the pedestrian was struck mid-block in the 100 block of West Newmark Avenue just before 7:30 p.m. January 18, according to the Monterey Park Police Department. Potter, his passenger and the SUV were all captured on surveillance camera around the time of the crash.  PHOTOS/Courtesy of the Monterey Park Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONTEREY PARK - Police have released images of a man and woman seen fleeing a collision January 18 that left a pedestrian badly injured. The suspect driver and his passenger were in a light-colored SUV when the pedestrian was struck mid-block in the 100 block of West Newmark Avenue just before 7:30 p.m., according to the Monterey Park Police Department. The female pedestrian remains in critical condition. The SUV fled west on Newmark Avenue to northbound Ramona Avenue. Any witnesses to the collision or anyone who may have information on the suspect is urged to call the Monterey Park Police Department at 626-573-1311.  PHOTO/Courtesy of the Monterey Park Police Department.  PHOTOSCourtesy of the Monterey Park Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONTEREY PARK – Police have released images of a vehicle fleeing the scene of a crash that left a woman injured January 18. The collision was reported around 7:26 p.m. in the 100 block of West Newmark Avenue. The pedestrian was crossing mid-block when a light-colored SUV with chrome rims approached westbound and hit the woman, according to the Monterey Park Police Department. The woman’s condition was not disclosed.
The SUV fled west on Newmark Avenue to northbound Ramona Avenue. Any witnesses to the collision or anyone who may have information on the suspect is urged to call the Monterey Park Police Department at 626-573-1311.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONTEREY PARK – A suspicious item forced precautionary evacuations of some stores at Altantic Square Monday. The Sheriff’s Arson/Explosives Detail responded to the 2000 block of South Atlantic Boulevard around 11:30 a.m. January 21. The suspicious item was found behind a store, but Deputy Trina Schrader of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau did not know which store. The unknown item didn't belong to anyone and it was fixed to a wall, according to Lt. Eric Kim of the Monterey Park Police Department. Ralph's was one of the evacuated stores, Kim said. The package was examined and deemed safe.  PHOTO/Courtesy of the Monterey Park Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONTEREY PARK – A Rosemead man and Compton man were arrested the same evening after allegedly burglarizing a vehicle January 3. Rosemead man Jesus Orozco, 27, and Compton man Robert Milinkovich, 25, were arrested at a Rosemead residence after officers were able to identify them in connection with a vehicle burglary.
Police were called just before 8 a.m. to the 300 block of West Garvey Avenue to investigate the vehicle burglary.
“The subsequent investigation led to the identification and arrest of two suspects later that evening in the City of Rosemead,” Monterey Park Police said in a written statement. Orozco was booked on suspicion of auto burglary and identity theft. He is being held without bail due to a probation hold, Monterey Park Police said. Milinkovich was booked on suspicion of auto burglary. His bail is set at $20,000. Both men have since appeared in Alhambra Superior Court.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EAST LOS ANGELES - Two vandalism suspects were arrested Sunday after crashing their vehicle while fleeing Monterey Park Police.
Details are few, but the suspects were wanted by Monterey Park Police in connection with a vandalism at a city park, according to the California Highway Patrol. Monterey Park Police cancelled the pursuit due to the driver’s erratic behavior on the road, according to CHP radio traffic. A police helicopter located the suspects driving in excess of 100 miles per hour on the westbound 60 freeway into East Los Angeles just after 2 p.m. On surface streets, the suspect continued fleeing at high speed, driving in opposing lanes and running a vehicle off the road, according to CHP radio traffic. The suspect vehicle crashed into a traffic sign at North Brannick Avenue and Dozier Street where a brief foot pursuit ensued before the suspects were apprehended by East Los Angeles CHP units and Monterey Park Police. The Monterey Park Police Department has yet to return calls for information.  PHOTO/Courtesy of the Monterey Park Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONTEREY PARK - Police found property taken in a rash of vehicle burglaries during an early-morning traffic stop Saturday. The property was discovered during a traffic stop in the 2000 block of South Atlantic Boulevard around 2:25 a.m. The property was taken from vehicles that same night, according to Sgt. Rick Munder of the Monterey Park Police Department. Arrested were 31-year-old Luis Flores, 25-year-old Claudia Moreno and 26-year-old Adrian Molina. All are residents of Los Angeles. It was not divulged how many vehicles were burglarized, or what prompted the traffic stop.  Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor MONTEREY PARK - An older man’s condition was undisclosed Tuesday after being injured in a collision.
The man was crossing Atlantic Boulevard mid-block between Garvey and Emerson avenues around 6:41 a.m. when he was struck, according to the Monterey Park Police Department. The driver, a 62-year-old driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, Monterey Park Police said. Alcohol and drugs are not believed to be factors in the crash.  PHOTOS/Courtesy of the Monterey Park Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor MONTEREY PARK - Police nabbed a man and woman September 6 after surveillance footage helps detectives identify them.
Roger Nava, 28, and Nayeli Crystal Molina, 30, were located and arrested. The duo was booked on suspicion of robbery, according to the Monterey Park Police Department. One of the suspects briefly struggled with a Home Depot Employee August 25 as they were leaving Home Depot, 3500 Market Place Dr., with stolen goods, Monterey Park Police said. After viewing footage, detectives believe the duo are responsible for multiple burglaries or robberies in the San Gabriel Valley. Additional charges may be filed. Nava and Molina are both held in lieu of $100,000 bail in the Monterey Park jail. Both made an initial appearance in Alhambra Superior Court September 10. |
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