 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - With a single photo provided by the man himself, crews are attempting to locate a missing hiker in the Mt. Waterman area of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.
The hiker, only described as a 45-year-old Hispanic man, was reported missing at 6 p.m. April 12. He sent a photo to a friend earlier in the hike and, judging by the spot on his legs, he appears to have traversed a recent burn area, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The missing hiker’s vehicle was found unoccupied near the Buckhorn campground/ trailhead. The friend of the missing hiker sent a text. The friend alerted deputies. “The caller stated his friend ... was lost and his cell phone was dying,” according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Anyone who can help locate the missing hiker is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Crescenta Valley Station at 818-248-3464.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor REGION - The 17-year-old hiker separated from his friends and later found dead September 2 was identified Tuesday. Ty Anthony Myers of Rancho Cucamonga was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. The body was found at the base of Switzer Falls in the San Gabriel Mountains by members of the Montrose Search and Rescue Team, which received a call for assistance around 7:15 p.m. Monday, according to Lt. Chad Smeltzer of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Crescenta Valley Station.
A group of young males became separated for about three hours while hiking September 2. Two of the males were able to hike out and call for help, Smeltzer said. The victim possibly fell about 60 feet, Smeltzer said, but an autopsy will reveal the exact cause of death.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - Deputies believe the body of a 17-year-old hiker who possibly fell to his death after becoming separated from his friends was found Monday night, a Sheriff’s lieutenant said. The body was found at the base of Switzer Falls in the San Gabriel Mountains by members of the Montrose Search and Rescue Team, which received a call for assistance around 7:15 p.m., according to Lt. Chad Smeltzer of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Crescenta Valley Station.
A group of young males became separated for about three hours while hiking September 2. Two of the males were able to hike out and call for help, Smeltzer said. The victim possibly fell about 60 feet, Smeltzer said, but an autopsy will reveal the exact cause of death.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - Deputies are investigating a dead body discovered near Earl Canyon Motorway and Mt. Lukens Truck Trail Sunday afternoon. Firefighters were dispatched just after 5 p.m. June 23 to a reported medical rescue. A rescue helicopter arrived on scene and medics declared the victim dead on arrival, according to Dispatch Supervisor Michael Pittman of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The helicopter left the area around 8:30 p.m., Pittman said. Coroner investigators retrieved a female from the mountains above the Crescenta Valley area, according to Kristy McCracken, investigator with the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. There was a mixup regarding details on the discovery of a body Sunday in an earlier version of the story. Originally, Lt. Mark Lopez of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station provided details regarding the discovery of a body in the mountains. But upon a secondary interview, Lopez said he only knew of a body found at Upper Big Tujunga and Colby Ranch Road.
Lopez knew nothing of a female declared dead above the La Crescenta area, even though the body was in the Crescenta Valley Station jurisdiction. Around 4 p.m., the body of a man was discovered near Upper Big Tujunga and Colby Ranch Road in the Hidden Springs area. The body may have been in the mountains for a long duration, Lopez said. Email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate!  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - The county coroner has identified the man found dead hundreds of feet over the side of a mountain road last month. Frank Grossman III, 71, died from multiple blunt traumatic injuries after he fell down the mountainside. His death was ruled accidental, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. A city of residence for Grossman was not immediately available. The body was found May 27 in the area of Angeles Forest Highway near mile marker 18.87. Los Angeles County firefighters and the U.S. Forest Service were called to the area around 4:47 p.m.
A hiker or passerby discovered what appeared to be a body 400 feet over the side of the road and called the U.S. Forest Service who then called deputies, according to Lt. Smeltzer of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Crescenta Valley Station. Rescue crews traversed the terrain to recover the body for coroner investigators. It was not immediately known how long Grossman was on the mountainside before being discovered. Email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate!  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor REGION - Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a body found over the side of Angeles Crest Highway Saturday.
The body was found near mile marker 31.1 around Noon. The body has apparently been over the side about 50 feet and has been there for a long time, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Firefighters and Sheriff’s deputies were responding on what was originally dispatched as a vehicle over the side. A crime scene is being established at the time this post went live. A supervisor with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Crescenta Valley Station said he had no information to provide yet and that his deputies are at the scene. No further information is available.  PHOTO/Stock image. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - Coroner officials are working to identify a man found dead along Angeles Crest Highway Monday afternoon.
Hikers reportedly discovered the body near mile marker 61 around 1 p.m. August 20. The body was found near a truck registered to a man missing from Arcadia, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Crescenta Valley Station. The truck’s registered owner was listed as missing since August 12.  PHOTO/Stock image. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - The relative of a man found beaten to death with a mallet was sentenced to 56 years to life in state prison for the 2015 murder.
David Xavier Bushman, 47, was sentenced Tuesday after being found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of his uncle-in-law, 73-year-old Arthur George Palmer, according to Ricardo Santiago of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Bushman apparently expected to inherit money from Palmer, who was found dead July 24, 2015. Palmer was likely beat between July 21 and 24, Santiago said. Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s deputies responded to Palmer’s home in the 3000 block of Francis Avenue July 24, 2015 after a concerned neighbor said Palmer had not been seen in three days. Bushman has a criminal past, which included convictions in 1991, 2003 and 2009 for felonies that include robbery and false imprisonment, Santiago said. The murder weapon was found next to Palmer’s body and contained Bushman’s DNA. |
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