 PHOTO/Courtesy of the Altadena Mountain Rescue Team. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner named the 38-year-old man who died after falling from an icy trail Sunday. Ernesto Alonso Rodriguez died after falling 180 feet from a trail near Mt. Wilson Red Box Road February 17. One of the victim’s fellow runners ran to a nearby facility to call for help around 10:50 a.m. It was not immediately known what trail the four runners were on, according to Lt. Lopez of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Crescenta Valley Station. Rodriguez’s body was retrieved by rescuers many hours after he fell.
The Altadena Mountain Rescue Team, Sierra Madre Search and Rescue Team and Montrose Search and Rescue Team responded along with Los Angeles County Firefighters and a rescue helicopter from the Sheriff’s Department. The treacherous conditions in the area made rescue difficult by helicopter, leaving only ground units to reach Rodriguez, Lopez said. The California Highway Patrol had a road closure in effect into the evening hours. The coroner was on scene past 7 p.m.  PHOTO/Courtesy of the Altadena Mountain Rescue Team. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - The body of a trail runner who slipped and fell from the icy terrain near Mt. Wilson Observatory Sunday was retrieved by rescuers after an hours-long effort, a Sheriff's lieutenant said. One of the victim’s fellow runners ran to the Red Box Ranger Station near Mt. Wilson Red Box Road to call for help around 10:50 a.m. It was not immediately known what trail the four runners were on, but the victim lost some footing and slipped 180 feet over the side, according to Lt. Lopez of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Crescenta Valley Station.
The Altadena Mountain Rescue Team and Montrose Search and Rescue Team responded along with Los Angeles County Firefighters and a rescue helicopter from the Sheriff’s Department. The treacherous conditions in the area made rescue difficult by helicopter, leaving only ground units to reach the victim, Lopez said. The victim, only described as a male, was pronounced dead at the scene, Lopez said. As of 7:03 p.m., the California Highway Patrol still had a road closure in effect. The coroner was still on scene.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - Campers can now access Highway 39 to Crystal Lake Road after a series of rockslides kept the roadway largely impassable. On February 14, Caltrans lowered the closure from mile marker 32 to 17.8 due to further rock and mudslides. By Friday, February 15, the roads were deemed safe for travel up to Crystal Lake Road, Caltrans said. Large volumes of mud and rock cascaded onto Highway 39 (San Gabriel Canyon Road) just after 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 5. A reported 40-foot high wall of mud and rock blocked both sides of the roadway.
Nearly 80 ten-wheeler dump truck loads of mud and rock were removed from the roadway, Caltrans said. The road remains closed in both directions from Crystal Lake Road to Angeles Crest Highway due to rockslides beyond Crystal Lake Road.  PHOTO/Courtesy of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - A 35-year-old man was arrested February 7, accused of posing as a 13-year-old boy to lure underage girls into perverted conversations. James Anthony Gonzales was booked at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lomita Station on suspicion of committing lewd acts on children. Gonzales, posing as a teen boy, used an instant messaging app, TikTok and others, to initiate the perverted talk, the Sheriff’s Department said.
Gonzales operated under the following screen names: TikTok
Lanzo Lanzostiles Lanzostiles4322 Lanzostiles77 In the 310 lets go soul0072 (He has also used the phone number 213-433-3824.) Meetme.com Lanzo Stiles Gmail yamakisaki@gmail.com Snapchat lanzostiles yamakisaki Anyone with a child who may be a potential victim is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Human Trafficking Bureau at 323-526-5156. Information can be provided anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Gonzales is scheduled to appear in Torrance Municipal Court February 27.  PHOTO/Courtesy of Caltrans. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - Caltrans is working to clear a rockslide that forced authorities to close both lanes of Angeles Crest Highway. The road is closed at Red Box Road, about 14 miles north of the 210 freeway. It is unknown how long the cleanup will take. The closure will last until further notice, Caltrans said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - Autopsies have yet to be performed on the man and woman found dead of apparent gunshot wounds in Covina Wednesday. Monica Ann Dominguez, 52, and Michael John Rivera, 62, were identified by Sarah Ardalani, public information officer with the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Rivera is the allegedly gunman. Ardalani listed Rivera as the reported suicide case. Dominguez is listed as the reported homicide.
Covina Police were called to the home in the 200 block of East Center Street around 4:46 p.m. February 13 to a call of a domestic fight an the sound of gunfire from a locked room in the apartment unit. Three adopted juveniles, grandchildren of one of the suspects, were inside the apartment when gunfire rang out. The juveniles were found safe at a neighbor’s home. Police discovered the bodies after breaching the locked door to the room. A handgun was recovered at the scene.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor TRAFFIC - Caltrans has rescheduled work that would have closed down all eastbound lanes of the I-10 freeway in Covina and San Dimas. Rain is in the forecast for Wednesday, February 13 and Thursday, February 15. The sign-removal project would shut down all eastbound lanes from Via Verde Avenue to the 57 freeway between 12 a.m. and 5 a.m. Wednesday Thursday and Friday. Overhead signs were scheduled to be removed, according to Caltrans.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - A teen murder suspect accused of stabbing his sister to death at their Claremont home four years ago will next appear in juvenile court. Nathaniel Douglas Geurts, who turns 18 this June, had his murder case transferred to juvenile court after a disposition of “dismissed/not prosecuted” was issued January 28, according to the criminal case summary provided by the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Geurts was 14 years old when he allegedly stabbed his sister Aspen Geurts, 15, to death at their home in the 300 block of Andover Drive November 4, 2015. Aspen was found unresponsive and was declared dead by Los Angeles County Firefighters.
Nathaniel was found walking away from the home, still carrying the kitchen knife allegedly used in the murder, according to the Claremont Police Department. Nathaniel pleaded not guilty Wednesday March 9, 2016. The teens were both students of Glendora High School. Nathaniel is scheduled to appear in juvenile court March 7, according to Ricardo Santiago of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LA PUENTE, HACIENDA HEIGHTS - One man was hospitalized after being shot, an event that led deputies on reports of gun violence across La Puente and Hacienda Heights early Saturday. Deputies responded to three separate calls within a 50-minute span, according to Lt. James Long of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station. Industry deputies first responded to a call of a shooting occurring at City Lights Cocktail Lounge, 1257 S. Hacienda Blvd., at 1:16 a.m. The man was hospitalized and refused to give deputies information, Long said.
Industry deputies then responded to a report of shots fired towards a home in the 600 block of Unruh Street at 2:05 a.m. in La Puente. An occupant in a black sedan allegedly opened fire. Deputies searched, but could not find any physical evidence of a shooting, Long said. A resident reported a prowler in the 15000 block of Amar Road in West Valinda around 1:46 a.m. The suspect was seen pointing a handgun at the resident, Long said. No one was arrested from any of the incidents, Long said.  PHOTO/Courtesy of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - One person was found dead inside a black car after authorities were called to a vehicle over the side on Angeles Forest Highway. The crashed vehicle was located near mile marker 18.87 and the Hidden Springs Picnic Ground. Authorities were called to the scene just after 1:34 p.m. February 9.
A tactical medic from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Bureau was lowered down to the destroyed vehicle where a body was found. It does not appear anyone else died in the crash. A three-hour Sig Alert was issued for Angeles Forest Highway at mile marker 18.87 at 2:35 p.m. An update on the Sig Alert is not available. The California Highway Patrol and the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner are investigating. |
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