 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - Three people were injured and one needed to be pulled from a car that crashed down an embankment and overturned in the mountains above Azusa Saturday.
The occupant was estimated to have been trapped in the overturned car for as long as an hour before first responders arrived to San Gabriel Canyon Road at mile marker 20.22 around 9:19 a.m. Two other occupants were able to self-extricate, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department radio traffic. First responders found the car at least 100 feet over the side on flat terrain. A battalion chief at the scene initially requested a Hospital Emergency Response Team from County/USC Medical Center to be flown in, but the trapped occupant was freed and the HERT Team was no longer needed. The two occupants who self-extricated received minor injuries, according to firefighter radio traffic. By 10:31 a.m., the occupant was airlifted from the scene and was taken to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center for treatment. The extent of injuries was not immediately known.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor REGION - Two 500 kilovolt transmission lines in the Walnut area malfunctioned, causing 159,239 customers to lose power in the San Gabriel Valley early Sunday, a Southern California Edison spokesman said.
Some customers in Walnut, Covina, West Covina, La Puente, Hacienda Heights, Rowland Heights, El Monte, the Whittier Narows area, Irwindale and Baldwin Park were affected by the outage that began at 6:47 a.m., according to Reggie Kumar, Southern California Edison spokesman. Customers in Carson were affected as well. Power was fully restored with the help of generators at 7:36 a.m., Kumar told SGV CityWatch. “Those transmission lines actually feed all the way to Bakersfield, so it was a very large loss,” Kumar told SGV CityWatch. The transmission lines are located in the City of Walnut. The cause is under investigation and repair work continues, Kumar told SGV CityWatch.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - More than 100 pounds of methamphetamine, 15 pounds of heroin and eight unregistered firearms were seized during a search warrant operation at two El Monte locations December 1. Two men were taken into custody during the operation and both were booked on suspicion of being felons in possession of loaded firearms and possessing narcotics for the purposes of sales, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The suspects are described as current gang members and ex-felons, according to Lt. David Auner of the Operation Safe Streets Bureau. Three of the eight weapons seized are described as assault rifles, Auner said in a December 3 news conference. Initially, the OSS investigation dealt with weapons offenses, but good timing allowed for the discovery of the narcotics. OSS detectives are in contact with the weapons manufacturers to trace where they were distributed to, Auner said. OSS credits the work of Sheriff’s gang detectives and community members for making the arrests and seizure of contraband possible. More arrests are anticipated.
“It was information provided by community members who have contact with our detectives. Many of those community members are crime victim families ... through those contacts, developed information about trying to reduce violent crime activity,” Auner said. Weapons include a 12-gauge shotgun, two M4 assault rifles, AK47, MAC-12, a .45-caliber 1911 semi-automatic pistol, a 9mm semi-automatic pistol and a 9mm assault pistol, Auner said. Auner declined to provide the names of both suspects, citing the ongoing investigation. The Operation Safe Streets Bureau works to investigate crimes committed by gangs in Los Angeles County, assists in gang suppression operations and works to discourage youth from engaging in gang activity. In 2020, OSS teams have arrested 461 suspects in violent crimes, have seized 305 firearms and have conducted 471 search warrant operations.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UPDATE, 2:51 p.m.: Firefighters revised acreage several times and the Soldier Fire is now just under an acre burned, according to the U.S. Forest Service. There were no victims inside the crashed vehicle. The two occupants who climbed to the road were airlifted by a Los Angeles County Sheriff's helicopter. MOUNTAINS - A five acre brush fire has ignited along Highway 39 at mile marker 35.29, the U.S. Forest Service is reporting. The U.S. Forest Service is in scene and is requesting assistance from the Los Angeles County Fire Department and the California Highway Patrol. Firefighters believe a vehicle crashed over the side of the road and ignited the fire. Possibly two occupants from the crash found their way to the road. It is unclear if anyone else may still be in the vehicle, according to the U.S. Forest Service. An existing hand line put in place by firefighters who worked the Bobcat Fire is helping to keep flames back. |
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