 Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor INDUSTRY - An LAPD motor officer was involved in a crash on the northbound 605 freeway near the I-10 freeway Friday morning. All lanes of a northbound, 605 freeway just south of the I-10 were temporarily stopped to wrap up the scene and tow the motorcycle, according to the California Highway Patrol Traffic Management Center. Traffic was flowing once again at 5:53 a.m., according to the CHP. The extent of injuries to the motorcycle officer are not immediately clear, although a Los Angeles County Fire Department squad is on scene for transport.  Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - The California Highway Patrol announced the arrest of a 32-year-old suspect, accusing him of attempted murder after an argument led to a shooting on a Foothill Transit bus Monday evening. Juan Mario Trejo, a West Covina resident, was located in Los Angeles less than 20 hours after the incident occurred. He was taken into custody and is being held in lieu of $1 million bail at the Inmate Reception Center in Los Angeles, according to the California Highway Patrol. The victim struck by gunfire was taken to Los Angeles General Medical Center to be treated for injuries considered not life-threatening. A reported argument between a suspect, another rider and the bus driver on a Foothill Transit Silver Streak bus broke out on the westbound I-10 Freeway east of Puente Avenue around 6 p.m. June 17. The suspect revealed a firearm and a physical altercation ensued. Several shots were fired, according to the CHP. The double carriage bus on the Silver Streak line was transporting 17 other passengers when the shooting occurred, according to the CHP. The driver stopped the bus on the I-10 freeway at Puente Avenue where the suspect exited and fled on foot. The shooting was investigated by the California Highway Patrol Southern Division Major Crimes detectives in conjunction with the CHP Baldwin Park Office. Trejo is scheduled for an appearance in West Covina Superior Court Thursday, June 20. ********** The arrest record in this article is being redistributed by SGV CityWatch and is protected by constitutional, publishing and other legal rights. Arrest information is public record and was distributed by government sources. The person named in this article has only been arrested on suspicion of the crime(s) listed and is presumed innocent.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor REGION - A suspect accused of shooting at another driver in January is behind bars after being found by California Highway Patrol investigators.
The suspect, who was not identified publicly by the CHP, fired a weapon multiple times at the intended victim while northbound on the 605 freeway at the 60 freeway January 14. “During the incident the suspect ultimately deliberately fired multiple rounds at the victim, with a clear disregard for anyone in that vehicle,” according to the CHP in a written statement. The suspect was arrested February 27. It is not immediately known if anyone was wounded during the shooting.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor REGION - No one was injured after an unidentified suspect chucked padlocks from a moving vehicle and struck three Los Angeles County Sheriff’s patrol vehicles while on the freeway November 1.
In all three incidents the suspect and victims occupied the HOV lanes on the 134 and 210 freeways. The suspect was eastbound and all three patrol vehicles were westbound. The first incident occurred on the 134 freeway around 2 p.m. The second incident occurred on the 210 freeway at Huntington Drive. The third incident occurred on the 210 freeway at Mountain Avenue in Monrovia: the last two incidents happened about 20 minutes after the first, according to Kari Mercer of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Transit Services Bureau. There are no witnesses so far, Mercer told SGV CityWatch. The California Highway Patrol has assumed the investigation.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor REGION - CHP investigators arrested a man August 24 who they said shot at a motorist during a road rage incident in Glendora.
The shooting occurred July 28 on the east 210 freeway at Sunflower Avenue. Investigators believe 46-year-old Hector Belmonte Cuevas fired one shot at his victim, striking the driver-side door, according to the California Highway Patrol. Cuevas shattered his front passenger window during the shooting. He reportedly exited the freeway and drove in an unknown direction, according to the California Highway Patrol. “On Thursday, August 24, intelligence regarding the location of Belmonte Cuevas was obtained. At approximately 5:40 pm, CHP Southern Division ISU detectives, accompanied by a CHP canine team, arrested Belmonte Cuevas at a residence in Hesperia, CA,” according to the California Highway Patrol in a written statement. Cuevas was booked on suspicion of attempted murder, discharging a firearm at an occupied vehicle, assault with a firearm and other charges, according to the California Highway Patrol.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor REGION - A $20,000 reward will go to the person who provides information leading to the arrest and conviction of the hit and run driver who killed an Azusa father nearly seven years ago.
Dwayne Armenta, 36, was struck and killed by a motorist in the early-morning hours of November 23, 2016 on the east I-10 freeway near Kellogg Drive. It was Thanksgiving and Armenta’s Ford F-150 ran out of gas, so he began walking to find the nearest gas station. Armenta, an Azusa man, attempted to cross traffic lanes and was struck. The suspect driver in a dark-colored SUV stopped, but fled when another driver stopped to help. Construction contractors were taken to court over conditions on the freeway during a project. A judge agreed that poor lighting conditions created by construction contractors Guy F. Atkinson Construction LLC and High-Light Electric Inc. contributed to Armenta’s death. Each of Armenta’s children, who were 4 and 14 years old at the time, received a settlement. Anyone who can help identify the driver is urged to call the California Highway Patrol Baldwin Park Office at 626-338-1164.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor REGION - Evidence was recovered and a suspect was arrested November 8, accused of pulling the trigger in the shooting that claimed the life of a Monrovia woman.
Sidney Terrence Johnson, a 25-year-old Los Angeles man, was tracked down after a two-month investigation and arrested at his home. He was booked on suspicion of murder and is being held in lieu of $2 million bail. The case has been submitted to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, according to the California Highway Patrol. Bertha Hernandez, 35, was found with a gunshot wound to the head in a crash vehicle on the eastbound 210 freeway east of Baldwin Avenue, September 4. Hernandez was driving a black Mercedes-Benz when the shooting occurred around 9:05 a.m. “Upon arrival, officers observed a solo vehicle that had multiple bullet holes on the driver's side and the solo female occupant inside the vehicle had sustained multiple gunshot wounds,” according to the California Highway Patrol in a written statement. CHP officers responding to calls of gunfire and a traffic collision found the Mercedes-Benz had crashed into a sound wall, multiple bullet holes peppered the driver side. Hernandez was declared dead at the scene, according to the California Highway Patrol. The events leading up to the shooting are either unknown, or have yet to be publicly shared. Johnson is being held at the Inmate Reception Center in Los Angeles. There is no court date information available. |
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