MONTEREY PARK – A Los Angeles teen was killed after crashing into an oncoming vehicle July 3, police said.

The crash occurred around 6:38 p.m. at Crest Vista Drive and Windover Way. The teen, identified as 17-year-old Ernesto Manzano Jr., was riding downhill at high speed against traffic. He reportedly collided into a northbound vehicle, according to the Monterey Park Police Department.

Manzano died at the scene.

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CityWatch Editor

MONTEREY PARK - The son of a woman found stabbed to death May 5 was arrested after he called police and admitted to dealing the fatal blows, Sheriff’s detectives said.

The unidentified suspect surrendered to Monterey Park Police officers outside a home in the 1700 block of Alisar Avenue. Officers found the suspect with his hands up. He was detained without incident, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

The suspect, only identified as a Hispanic man in his 30s, called 9-1-1 and told dispatchers he killed someone.

“When officers entered the residence, they found a female Hispanic in her 60’s with multiple stab wounds to the upper torso. She was pronounced dead at the scene,” according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

Two knives were recovered at the scene.

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CityWatch Editor

MONTEREY PARK - Sheriff’s Homicide detectives are investigating a stabbing death that occurred Tuesday morning.

The woman was pronounced dead in the 1700 block of Alisar Avenue May 5.

Monterey Park firefighters were called to the scene at 10:47 a.m., according to Monterey Park Fire Department radio traffic.

Detectives do not have additional information.

Anyone who can help the investigation is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling Los Angeles Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3 Tips mobile app, or at lacrimestoppers.org.

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CityWatch Editor

MONTEREY PARK - A man and woman were arrested during a traffic stop and found with stolen property after a vigilant resident witnessed the couple looking into homes.

The couple, identified as Jorge Favella and Lorraine Mendoza of Los Angeles, were seen just after 8 a.m. April 11 in the 1100 block of Dover Way. One of the suspects was witnessed entering a yard from the rear of the property and emerged later with items in hand, according to the Monterey Park Police Department.

The couple was stopped after reportedly attempting to flee in the vehicle. Officers found stolen property inside their vehicle. After the couple was arrested, officers then discovered evidence of two additional home burglaries, Monterey Park Police said.

Favela, 41, was booked on suspicion of residential burglary. He is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail.

Mendoza, 49, was also booked on suspicion of residential burglary. She is being held without bail, incidentally for having an outstanding no-bail warrant for residential burglary.

The couple were scheduled for an appearance in Alhambra Superior Court Tuesday, April 14.

MONTEREY PARK - A driver and passenger received moderate injuries Sunday after the vehicle they were in rolled over.

The crash occurred at Casuda Canyon Drive and Garvey Avenue around 1:16 a.m. Alhambra and Monterey Park Police both responded.

MONTEREY PARK - One person was killed, a second person injured in a two-vehicle crash on West Floral Drive near Collegian Avenue Sunday.

The crash was reported around 2:54 p.m. February 9. One person died at the scene. An injured person had to be extricated from one of the vehicles and was hospitalized. Their condition is not publicly known.

Monterey Park Police have not answered numerous calls seeking additional information.

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CityWatch Editor

MONTEREY PARK - Deputies have yet to state if an arrest resulted from the detention of a person at the scene of a suspicious death Friday.

Monterey Park officers responding to a report of a loud music disturbance in the 1100 block of College View Drive January 31 found the victim after another person within the residence told them a dead person was there, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

The incident occurred around 5:47 a.m.

“The Officers entered the location and observed someone (victim) laying unresponsive on the floor. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene,” according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

MONTEREY PARK - Suspected catalytic converter thieves fled Monterey Park Police in two different vehicles, setting off a police pursuit and two crashes, with one suspect dying at the scene.

Police attempted to contact two men opening vehicle doors parked at a closed business January 5 in the 700 block of Monterey Pass Road around 5:22 p.m. A gold Nissan fled the scene and rammed a patrol car to exit the property, Monterey Park Police said.

The Nissan driver got away. Officers soon began pursuing a black Mercedes that also fled the scene, Monterey Park Police said.

The Mercedes fled north on Monterey Pass Road, lost control, struck a curb and crashed. Both occupants in the Mercedes were hospitalized for their injuries.

MONTEREY PARK - Police announced the arrest of a driver accused of fleeing the scene after hitting and killing a teen skateboarder November 18.

Cristina Navarro, a 63-year-old Montebello resident, was arrested after her white minivan was located Nov. 22, according to the Monterey Park Police Department.

LOS ANGELES - Four burglary suspects with extensive criminal histories were arrested October 2 after deputies witnessed them allegedly burglarizing a home.

Deputies with the Sheriff’s Major Crimes Bureau and Burglary-Robbery Task Force witnessed the crime unfold around 1 p.m. somewhere along Floral Drive After seeing a white Mercedes-Benz SUV and silver Chevrolet SUV moving slowly and suspiciously, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.

Detectives found the Mercedes-Benz parked on Floral Drive and witnessed the driver approach a home and knock on the front door. The driver returned to the his vehicle while two suspects in the Chevy SUV arrived and gained access to the home’s rear yard after no one answered, the Sheriff’s Department said.

The two suspects who entered the yard were witnessed exiting the front door of the home. Both vehicles fled the location simultaneously, the Sheriff’s Department said.

“Detectives quickly confirmed a burglary had in fact occurred, with a rear window forced open and interior of the home ransacked,” the Sheriff’s Department said.