 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor
The subsequent search warrant yielded the above evidence including four arrests.
Surveillance footage helped identify several suspects driving away after the gunfire erupted. April 17, Los Angeles Police officers began pursuing one of the vehicles involved in the shooting. The televised pursuit ended at Hellman Avenue and Atlantic Boulevard in Monterey Park. Four suspects fled the vehicle, but were all found and arrested. Two handguns believed to be used in the April 15 shooting were recovered, Monterey Park Police said. April 18, an additional suspect, 28-year-old Johhny Nguyen, was arrested at his El Monte home around 8 p.m. A vehicle parked at his home was damaged with bullet holes, El Monte Police said. Nguyen was booked on suspicion of identity theft, possession for sales of narcotics, being armed with a firearm while selling narcotics, selling narcotics from a fortified location, conspiracy (street terrorism and illegal gambling) and being a member of a criminal street gang. All nine suspects, who have ties to San Gabriel Valley gangs, are scheduled to appear in Alhambra Superior Court April 30.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONTEREY PARK - Two suspects may be hiding in a restaurant bathroom after a chase terminated near North Atlantic Boulevard and West Hellman Avenue. The chase ended in the underground parking structure. At least two suspects may be hiding and are cornered by CHP officers, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The suspects may be hiding in the restroom of the Tasty Garden, 500 N. Atlantic Blvd. There may be as many as two outstanding suspects in addition to the two holed up in the bathroom. 
VIDEO/Max Palomera.
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CityWatch Editor
MONTEREY PARK - A Southern California Edison employee recorded a video of a flaming garbage truck that rolled down a Monterey Park Street after its brakes failed Monday.
Firefighters were dousing the flaming truck near South Abajo Drive and West Verde Vista Drive around 10:38 a.m. March 18 when the truck slowly started rolling forward. The fire likely compromised the brakes and the truck rolled down the road until came to rest in a residential yard.
Firefighters and SoCal Edison workers ran for cover as the truck began rolling. The truck’s content of yard waste spilled on the road after it stopped. No injuries were reported. 
Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor
MONTEREY PARK - There were no apparent injuries after a garbage truck burst into flames, then rolled down a street and landed in a yard Monday morning.
The garbage truck stopped in the front yard of a residence at South Abajo Drive and West Verde Vista Drive around 10:38 a.m.
PHOTO/Embedded from Matt Williams on Instagram.
The garbage truck was stationary on the road when it began to ignite. It then rolled down the road and stopped in the yard. The truck’s content of yard waste spilled on the road after it stopped.
It is unclear if the driver was in the truck when it rolled down the street.  PHOTOS/Courtesy of Monterey Park Police. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONTEREY PARK - Police made quick work of a pair of accused home burglars caught leaving the scene Monday. Police were alerted to a home burglary in progress in the 1200 block of South Lincoln Avenue at 7:21 a.m. Shortly after arriving, police found and detained 32-year-old Raul Ceja and 24-year-old Analleli Geray.
Officers further investigated the duo and confirmed their involvement in the burglary, Monterey Park Police said. Ceja, a Los Angeles resident, and Geray, a South Gate resident, were both booked on suspicion of residential burglary and held in lieu of $50,000 bail. The suspects made an initial court appearance February 27.  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. |
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