 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - A carjacking suspect caused several collisions, attempted to carjack another driver and was finally subdued during a Christmas Eve tirade on the I-10 freeway, the CHP said.
Ramon Lopez Jr., 39, died after going into cardiac arrest. He was subdued by drivers who were stopped on the I-10 freeway west of San Gabriel Boulevard Monday -- drivers caught in the traffic jam Lopez apparently caused, according to the California Highway Patrol. According to witnesses, a GMC Safari was seen driving erratically in eastbound lanes west of New Avenue around 11:17 a.m. The driver of the Safari stopped and exited the SUV west of San Gabriel Boulevard when the SUV became disabled after hitting several vehicles, the CHP said. Armed with a tire iron, Lopez jumped on top of a stopped BMW and began destroying the windshield, the CHP said. The BMW driver was uninjured. Lopez’s tirade continued and he allegedly destroyed the left side window of a stopped Toyota Corolla, the CHP said. Lopez then ran full-force into a stopped Ford Explorer, causing damage. Lopez began yelling at the driver and grabbed at the door handles, possibly in an attempt to carjack the driver, the CHP said. A group of stopped drivers then pinned Lopez to the pavement until an ambulance arrived. Lopez went into cardiac arrest. He was transported to an area hospital, according to CHP radio traffic. Lopez was declared dead just before Noon, the CHP said. The driver of the BMW was hospitalized for shock. The SUV was reported stolen out of Huntington Park. Two men took the SUV, but only Lopez was inside during the freeway chaos, according to CHP radio traffic. The whereabouts of the second suspect are unknown.  Friends and family of a man killed by gunfire stand behind police tape at the scene of the shooting in San Dimas Sunday, December 23. PHOTO/By Aaron Castrejon. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - The 35-year-old man killed near a San Dimas park was identified Tuesday.
Michael Moreno was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Moreno was found with another man badly wounded after being struck by gunfire in the 200 block of South Acacia Street around 6:20 p.m. December 23. Moreno was declared dead at the scene. Moreno's body was discovered in the street near a truck. The second man was found suffering at least three gunshot wounds. He was taken to a nearby trauma center for treatment. His condition has not been disclosed. Moreno and the other man were found injured outside of a truck on the east side of Acacia Street near Pioneer Park. The relationship between the two men, as well as a motive for the shooting, remains unknown or undisclosed. A shooting occurred in an alley in the 300 block of West 1st Street Wednesday, December 18. A man taking out the trash was fired upon by at least one man inside a dark-colored 2011 to 2014 Toyota Corolla.  PHOTO/Courtesy of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - A man was rescued from a vehicle Sunday that plunged 500 feet over the side of Angeles Crest Highway.
Los Angeles County Firefighters and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Bureau responded to the vehicle over the side at mile marker 31 around 12:26 p.m. The Special Enforcement Bureau quickly located the vehicle and lowered a medic to discover a man still alive in the crashed vehicle, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The man, who met trauma center criteria, was hoisted from the vehicle and flown to Huntington Memorial Hospital for treatment.  PHOTO/By Aaron Castrejon. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - A 57-year-old man believed to be the suspect in an officer-involved shooting was identified Saturday.
Jose Javier Lemus, an Azusa resident, was identified by Investigator Nani Cholakians of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. A cause of death has not been publicly released yet. An autopsy has yet to be scheduled, Cholakians said. Lemus was found inside the warehouse in the 1500 block of McKinley Avenue where officers initially contacted, struggled with and fired upon him December 21, according to the Azusa Police Department. At least three Azusa Police officers arrived to the warehouse around 12:40 a.m. Friday on a reported suspicious person, or possible burglary in progress. Lemus allegedly produced a handgun and a struggle for the weapon ensued. As Lemus fled police, at least one officer opened fire. It is unclear if Lemus was struck. Officers searched the area for Lemus for nearly 10 hours. A portion of Irwindale Avenue from West 1st Street to Gladstone Street was blocked during the search. Glendora, Covina, and Baldwin Park Police Departments along with a helicopter aided in a search. It is unclear if the affected warehouse was occupied during the burglary call.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EAST HOLLYWOOD - All five suspects accused of robbing a Pasadena store and fleeing police in a wild, reckless pursuit were arrested Friday after hiding among East Hollywood homes.
Two of the suspects suffered dog bites when K9s were sent in after the suspects refused to come out from their hiding spots in the area of Melrose Avenue and Kingsley Drive in East Hollywood December 21. The unidentified suspects are accused of robbing Shant’s Clock and Watch Repair, 8 E. Holly St., in Old Town Pasadena around 4:20 p.m. Officers located the Kia Soul being driven away from the scene and attempted to stop it. The suspects recklessly evaded Pasadena Police and the California Highway Patrol across the 134, 210, 101 and 170 freeways until reaching surface streets in the Hollywood area, only to continue their reckless evading. The driver sometimes used opposing lanes to flee authorities. The suspects exited the Kia Soul and fled on foot through residential yards, setting off a multi-agency search. Four suspects were in custody by 9 p.m. Two hours later, the fifth subject was arrested.  PHOTO/Courtesy of the Arcadia Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor REGION - A missing Baldwin Park man who fled a family member in Arcadia was seen in Alhambra recently.
Matthew Munoz, 22, was spotted in December 17. His photo was taken by a resident and was confirmed to be Munoz, according to his family. He may still be in the greater San Gabriel Valley area, Acadia Police said in a written statement. Munoz was last seen at Westfield Santa Anita Mall, 400 S. Baldwin Ave., Tuesday, December 11 in the late afternoon. Munoz suffers from a mental condition that causes him to revert to a “child-like” state, according to the Arcadia Police Department. Munoz is known to frequent County Park, LA Fitness, and Santa Anita Mall. Munoz’s condition is short-lived and he reverts back to normal, Arcadia Police said. Munoz is a non-dependent adult. He carries no cell phone or cash with him. Munoz is 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighs 160 pounds, has black hair, a mustache and beard and brown eyes. Anyone with information on Munoz's whereabouts is urged to contact the Arcadia Police Department at 626-574-5156. Information can be provided anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - A 16-year-old girl and two men were arrested and charged with the murder of a 17-year-old girl, Sheriff’s officials said.
Christian Granados, 20, and Frediz Lopez, 20, both from Los Angeles, were arrested December 1 in connection with the murder of Johanna Lissette Mejia Gayton of Sylmar, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Five days later, a 16-year-old Compton girl was arrested in connection with the killing. A local resident collecting cans reportedly discovered Gayton’s dead, bloody body, which was dumped in a culvert along East Fork Road east of San Gabriel Canyon Road November 24. The resident called 9-1-1 around 12:15 p.m. Saturday. Deputies from the San Dimas Station arrived to East Fork Road at mile marker 1.25 and declared Gayton dead at the scene, according to Deputy Armando Viera Jr. of the Los Angeles a County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Gayton’s body was in a culvert adjacent to a turnout and apparently suffered blunt force trauma, Viera said. A felony murder case was filed with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office December 5. All three suspects are being held without bail.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor REGION - Authorities across the country are investigating the overseas source of an emailed bomb threat Thursday. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Police Chief Dario Robinson revealed the campus received a similar threat. A Monrovia business also received the e-mailed threat. “UPD are in touch with local and fed authorities and are conducting sweeps of campus buildings as a precautionary measure,” Robinson said. “The campus remains open and finals will continue as scheduled.” WTC Consulting, 222 E. Huntington Dr., in Monrovia received an emailed threat around Noon Thursday. The business was evacuated as a precaution and nearby businesses were evacuated, according to Monrovia officials.
The author of the e-mail said an explosive device was planted inside the targeted business. A supposed accomplice would detonate the device and wound anyone in the business unless $20,000 in Bitcoin was not delivered.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - A Baldwin Park man found drowned in an El Monte motel November 18 was identified.
Kenneth Kit, 27, was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Kit died by drowning. The manner of death was ruled a suicide. Kit’s body was found in the motel in the 10400 block of Garvey Avenue around 5:30 p.m. November 18, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Firefighters responded to a motel for a patient in full arrest, according to Dispatch Supervisor Imogene McBride of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  PHOTO/Courtesy of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - A City of Industry middle school janitor will spend 14 years in prison after being sentenced for molesting female students.
Michael Anthony Barry, 60, from La Puente, was sentenced December 11 after he pleaded no contest to five felony counts of lewd acts upon a child, five misdemeanor counts of child molesting and one misdemeanor count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, according to Ricardo Santiago of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Barry molested girls ranging from 10 to 12 years old at Torch Middle School, 751 Vineland Ave., in City of Industry. One victim was molested from August 2014 to June 2015. The other victims were molested from August 2016 to May 2017, prosecutors said. |
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