POMONA – Police found a man struck by gunfire on a residential yard Sunday night.

Officers were responding to a gunfire call in the 100 block of South Reservoir Street when they found the man who was soon declared dead at the scene, according to the Pomona Police Department.

Police received the gunfire call at 9:31 p.m. July 25.

Investigators are still seeking a motive and suspect.

Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to call the Pomona Police Department at 909-620-2085. 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.

POMONA – A woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash along Arrow Highway July 22.
 
The collision happened along Arrow Highway at La Verne Avenue around 9:39 p.m. Two vehicles collided and one driver was found unresponsive when officers arrived. She was transported to a nearby hospital, but died from her injuries, according to the Pomona Police Department.
 
The woman was only described as being in her 50s.
 
It is unclear if alcohol or drugs were factors in the collision. Anyone with information on this crash is urged to call the Pomona Police Traffic Services Bureau at 909-802-7741, or 909-620-2048.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

POMONA - One person was reportedly wounded by gunfire on the westbound 60 freeway just east of the 71 freeway late Sunday night.

CHP officers responded to the crash and shooting around 11:58 p.m. July 25. There are reports that I suspect was taken into custody. CHP officer Patrick Kimball said that a person of interest was detained at 12:29 AM but he could not confirm if anyone was taken into custody, either by CHP officers, or Pomona Police officers.

All westbound lanes remain closed at this hour as the investigation continues.

POMONA – A man died at the scene of a shooting Sunday afternoon, Pomona Police said.

Officers responding to a gunfire call in the 2200 block of Las Vegas Avenue July 18, found the victim down in a yard and suffering from gunshot wounds. There is apparently no suspect information available, according to the Pomona Police Department.

Anyone with information on this shooting is urged to call the Pomona Police Department at 909-620-2085. 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

POMONA - A man and woman were found wounded by gunfire after officers responded to a three-vehicle collision Friday and the man later died from his wounds at the scene, the Pomona Police Department said.

And the collision occurred around 11:09 p.m. at the intersection of Gary Avenue and Arrow Highway, July 16. These were also told of a gunshot victim, but when they arrive they found both a man and a woman inside of a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds, according to the Pomona Police Department.

Despite life-saving efforts, the man, only described as a walnut resident, died at the scene. The woman was hospitalized, treated and released. The two other people involved in the collision refused medical treatment, according to the Pomona Police Department.

Pomona Police Major Crimes Unit detectives believe that the gunfire came from outside of the victims vehicle. There was no suspect information at this time.

Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to call the Pomona Police Department at 909-620-2085. 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.

POMONA – A parolee and his driver were arrested and a gun that one of the suspects attempted to discard was seized after the suspects fled police Wednesday.

Driver Salvador Ortiz, 26, and parolee and documented gang member Christian Ayala, 24, were both arrested Ortiz refused to yield for a traffic stop. Police with the department’s Major Crimes Task Force reportedly witnessed Ortiz run a stop sign, according to the Pomona Police Department.

The stop sign violation occurred in the area of Grand Avenue and Reservoir Street around 9:48 p.m. July 7. Ortiz also suspiciously drove too close to vehicles parked along the street, Pomona Police said.

As he fled, Ortiz allegedly drove up on a sidewalk as he turned south onto Reservoir Street. Ayala allegedly tossed a handgun from the vehicle during the pursuit, Pomona Police said.

Ortiz briefly stopped to allow Ayala to flee on foot, but both men were soon caught.

Ayala was booked on suspicion of a parole violation, being a gang member in possession of a loaded firearm, possession of a loaded and unregistered firearm, being a felon in possession of a firearm and being a felon in possession of ammunition. A gang enhancement was also added, Pomona Police said.

Ortiz was booked on suspicion of felony evading police.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

POMONA – An unknown thief or thieves cut through a fence and storage container to steal $55,000 worth of equipment used for training by the Los Angeles County Fire Department almost two weeks ago.

22 chainsaws and six rotary saws purchased by the fire department and eight saws donated by the Los Angeles County Fire Department Foundation were taken, according to Derrick Chapman, Los Angeles County Fire Department battalion chief and director of training.

The discovery was made at 10 a.m. June 19. After a chain link fence was cut, a lock hasp holding a storage container shut was destroyed to gain access to the equipment within. Damage caused was estimated at $500 to $1,000, Chapman told SGV CityWatch.

Chapman said this burglary was a devastating blow to the training program and while the program will have to make due with what remains, it will be a difficult journey.

The East County Training Center, 3325 W. Temple Ave., sits next to the shuttered Lanterman Developmental Center and it was from Lanterman that access was made to the training facility, Chapman told SGV CityWatch.

A security camera at a nearby business caught a mysterious box truck on the Lanterman property around 1 a.m. two days prior to the burglary, but it is unknown if there is a connection.

Occasionally, thieves will take random pieces of lumber used for live fire training, Chapman told SGV CityWatch.

The Glendale Fire Department reached out recently and said one of their facilities was also burglarized in a similar way within the last two weeks, Chapman told SGV CityWatch, but it is not yet clear if both crimes are connected.

“We need to come up with a plan,” Chapman said for ways to replace the stolen equipment. One possibility is to use a portion of state funding normally allocated for other needs.

Donations can also be made at the fire foundation website.

Anyone with information on this crime is urged to call the Pomona Police detective bureau at 909-620-2095.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

POMONA - A motorcyclist is in stable condition Friday morning after being found down on the road and wounded by gunfire, Pomona police said.

Officers responded to the area of West Mission Boulevard and West Temple Avenue on a report of a motorcyclist down. Initially believing the rider was a victim of a traffic collision, officers eventually discovered he was hit by gunfire, according to Sgt. Aguiar of the Pomona Police Department.

Police responded to the scene around 1:45 a.m. June 25.

No suspect is yet in custody, Aguiar told SGV CityWatch.

Aguiar was unsure what direction the rider was traveling when he was hit.

The roadway was reopened around 3:20 a.m.

Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to call the Pomona Police Department at 909-620-2085. 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

POMONA - A Chino man lost control of the semi he allegedly stole and crashed into parked vehicles, a power pole, a cinder block wall and a house while fleeing Pomona officers Saturday.

The semi’s owner tracked down the stolen truck after it was taken from a Montclair tire shop. He called Pomona Police around 12:19 p.m. after finding it still being driven, according to the Pomona Police Department.

Officers attempted to stop the suspect in the area of Reservoir Street and Philadelphia Street, but the driver refused to yield and fled eastbound on Philadelphia, Pomona Police said.

The driver crashed the semi near Pipeline Avenue and Philadelphia Street in Chino. He was immediately taken into custody.

Matthew Paul Gonzalez, a 27-year-old Chino resident, was medically cleared at a local hospital and booked into the Pomona jail on suspicion of grand theft auto.

Several homes were left without power and the unoccupied home struck by the semi sustained major structural damage, Pomona Police said.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

POMONA - Some lanes of the eastbound 60 freeway just west of Gary Avenue remain closed due to a multi-vehicle collision Saturday.

The No. 3 and 4 lanes have reopened. The HOV and No. 1 and 2 lanes will remain closed, according to the California Highway Patrol.

At least two vehicles, possibly two more, are involved in the collision, which was reported around 8:37 p.m.

A Honda CR-V was involved in the collision. It is unclear how the collision occurred.

One witness account stated that the CR-V may have been disabled on the shoulder and another vehicle crashed into it. Another account indicated that one of the vehicles involved in the crash may have been driving in opposing lanes of traffic, according to California Highway Patrol traffic logs.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department is on scene, but it is unclear how many injuries resulted from the crash.