MONTEREY PARK – The Monterey Park Police Department announced the arrest of the driver accused of striking and wounding a pedestrian.

Alan Cuong Van Huynh, a 55-year-old South El Monte man, was identified and arrested February 1. He was booked in Monterey Park on suspicion of felony hit and run, according to the Monterey Park Police Department.

Huynh is accused of fleeing after striking and wounding a pedestrian January 28 at Corporate Center Drive and Davidson Drive around 2:32 p.m. Huynh was turning left onto Davidson Drive from southbound Corporate Center Drive. Huynh allegedly fled the scene after the crash, according to the Monterey Park Police Department.

The pedestrian is still hospitalized.

Huynh is being held in lieu of $50,000 ahead of a scheduled appearance in Alhambra Superior Court Thursday, February 3.

MONTEREY PARK – The driver of a white Nissan NV high-roof cargo van is still at-large after striking and seriously wounding a pedestrian January 28.

The pedestrian is being treated for what was described as life-threatening injuries. She was hit by the van that was turning left from southbound Corporate Center Drive onto Davidson Drive just after 2:30 p.m., according to the Monterey Park Police Department.

The cargo van was caught in nearby security camera as it fled the scene.

Anyone with information on the driver is urged to call Monterey Park Police Traffic Investigator Castellano at 626-307-1240, or the watch commander at 626-307-1200.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

MONTEREY PARK - Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has been called to assist with investigating a police shooting that left a man dead May 17.

The shooting occurred just before 5 p.m. in the 300 block of Newmark Avenue. The wounded man was taken to an area hospital where he was later declared dead, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

Deputies have yet to explain the reason behind the fatal shooting, But CBS 2 news reported that according to initial information, the man got into an altercation with authorities at a fire station in the 300 block of Newmark Avenue.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

MONTEREY PARK – One person died in a crash on the westbound 60 freeway at Markland Drive early Wednesday morning.

The crash was reported to the California Highway Patrol at 2:08 a.m. April 28.

It is not yet clear how the crash occurred, but initially a passerby reported a blacked out vehicle stopped in the middle lanes and an occupant standing outside the vehicle at 2:09 a.m. it is unclear when the person was hit, within an hour, CHP officers were requesting the coroner and that all lanes be shut down, according to CHP traffic logs.

The CHP was also told of a vehicle stalled in the HOV lane after possibly hitting the center divider at 2:09 a.m. A person initially believed to be the driver fled to the right shoulder.

At 2:35 a.m. all westbound lanes were closed, but by 2:47 a.m. the No. 5 lane was opened.

By 5:14 a.m., all lanes were reopened.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

MONTEREY PARK - A shooter is on the loose after gunning down a man and woman at a restaurant Monday evening.

The shooting occurred just before 6:30 p.m. April 5 in a 500 block of West Garvey Avenue. Monterey Park police officers arrived to the scene and found the man and woman suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victims died at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

Witnesses believe that the suspect knew the victims and specifically targeted them.

The suspect is described as an Asian man in his late 30s or early 40s, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau said.

Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or lacrimestoppers.org.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

MONTEREY PARK - A dead body was discovered near La Loma Park Wednesday.

Few details are available right now, but investigators do not suspect foul play after the body was discovered near the park, 1902 Fulton Ave., according to Lt. Paul Villalobos of the Monterey Park Police Department.

The victim has already been identified as 34-year-old Michael McCartney. He is listed as being transient, according to Public Information Officer Sarah Ardalani of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner.

The cause of death has been deferred pending additional investigation. McCartney’s body was found on a hillside, according to coroner records.

MONTEREY PARK – A pursuit that began in the Boyle Heights area ended in Monterey Park with the driver dying from injuries sustained in a violent crash.

The crash that occurred around 12:48 a.m. February 10 in the 1600 block of Corporate Center Drive also injured the female passenger of a reportedly stolen Honda CRV. The driver hit a tree after somehow losing control of the vehicle, according to law enforcement at the scene.

LAPD officers attempted to stop the driver of the stolen CRV around 12:30 a.m., but he refused to yield.

The driver died at the scene.

MONTEREY PARK - Police arrested a suspected gunman Saturday night after a shooting left a man suffering a single gunshot wound to the abdomen.

The shooting occurred around 5:37 p.m. in the 300 block of South Garfield Avenue September 26. Paramedics treated the man at the scene and transported him to County/USC Medical Center where he underwent surgery, according to the Monterey Park Police Department.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

MONTEREY PARK - Police are planning a DUI/driver license checkpoint to take place at an undisclosed location in town August 24.

The checkpoint will run from 6 p.m. August 24 to 2 a.m. the following day.

Checkpoint locations are chosen based on a history of DUI crashes and arrests. The primary purpose of checkpoints is not to make arrests, but to promote public safety by deterring drivers from driving impaired, according to the Monterey Park Police Department.

“The safety of our community is and always will be our mission,” said Monterey Park Police Chief Kelly Gordon. “We are still out there in the middle of a pandemic because driving under the influence is still dangerous and puts a further strain on critical resources.”

 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.