 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor REGION - A handful of mountain roads will be closed ahead of the Independence Day holiday. Glendora Mountain Road north of Big Dalton Road to East Fork Road and Glendora Ridge Road from Glendora Mountain to Mt. Baldy Road will close Wednesday, July 3 at 4 p.m. The roads are expected to reopen Friday, July 5 at 10 a.m., according to the U.S. Forest Service.
The above road closures will not affect pedestrian, bicycle or horse traffic. Chantry Flat Road will close Wednesday, July 3 at 8 p.m. and is expected to reopen the morning of July 5, Sierra Madre Police said. Monrovia Canyon Park, 1200 N. Canyon Blvd., will be closed July 3 through July 5, the City of Monrovia said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor REGION - A man found guilty of a series of heinous crimes against four women over five years will see the inside of a prison cell for life. Jason Chung Chien Yu, 43, was sentenced Wednesday. He was found guilty in June of three counts of sodomy by use of force, two counts each of kidnapping to commit rape, assault to commit rape and false imprisonment and one count each of forcible rape, forcible oral copulation and criminal threats, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
Yu assaulted women ranging from 22 to 60 years old. He promised the victims money or drugs in exchange for sex. Yu Kidnapped a woman to commit rape in 2012. He also beat and sodomized two women in 2016. In February 2017, Yu kidnapped another woman and assaulted her, the DA’s office said.  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.  PHOTO/Courtesy of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - The mother and daughter found slain in their Monrovia apartment December 5 were strangled to death, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner said.
In addition to the strangulation, 17-year-old Kelsey Meza suffered blunt head trauma, the coroner said. The mother and daughter were found slain in their apartment in the 800 block of West Colorado Boulevard around 1:30 p.m. Monrovia officers made the discovery after responding to a call of an assault that occurred there, according to Lt. Derrick Alfred of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau. An unknown caller phoned Alhambra Police about the assault. The call was then transferred to the Monrovia Police Department, which responded and found an open window. Officers entered through the window and found the females dead. Nimrod Perez Guerrero, 33, is being sought by detectives as the possible murder suspect and is considered armed and dangerous. Perez Guerrero may be driving a grey 2014 Toyota Rav4 with license plate 7FPB132. Anyone who know’s Perez Guerrero’s whereabouts is urged to call Homicide detectives at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).  Brittney Patterson (left) and Kyanna Patterson (right). PHOTO/Courtesy of the Ontario Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor MONROVIA - Two women are in custody, accused of attempted murder and kidnapping after a woman was found unconscious in their vehicle.
Kyanna Patterson, 23, and Brittney Patterson, 21, were arrested after leading Chino Police officers on a pursuit Tuesday. The unidentified victim, an acquaintance of the suspects, reported got into a disagreement with both women, causing them to attack her, police said. Officers were called to a report of a woman in distress and calling for help in a vehicle in a Circle K lot, 12895 Mountain Ave., at 7:22 a.m. Tuesday. Officers located the suspects’ silver Kia Sonata on Benson Avenue, but the suspects refused to stop and sped away. The Sonata crashed into two vehicles at the intersection of Riverside Drive and 10th Street. Officers discovered the 28-year-old victim unconscious in a rear passenger seat, a cord around her neck, Ontario Police said. The victim was hospitalized in stable condition. The women were en route to Indio from Los Angeles when the attack occurred, Ontario Police said. Both suspects were booked on suspicion of attempted murder at the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga.  PHOTO/Courtesy of the FBI. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - The infamous bank bandit known for his stylish doo has struck three more times, bringing his robbery total to six. The Twirly Head Bandit hit banks in Gardena, Norwalk and Pasadena, according to the FBI Los Angeles Field Office. The bandit previous hit banks in West Los Angeles, Culver City and Monrovia, according to Laura Eimiller, spokeswoman for the FBI Los Angeles Field Office.
The robber was given an unknown amount of cash, according to Lt. Tom Loy of the Monrovia Police Department.
The suspect fled the bank and employees locked the doors after he left, Loy said. The robber is a Black male in his mid 20s, 5-foot 10 inches to 6 feet tall and weighs 160 to 170 pounds. No suspect vehicle description was available. Anyone with information on the bandit is urged to call the FBI at 310-477-6565.  PHOTO/Courtesy of the FBI. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - Authorities are searching for a three-time bank robber who last struck a Monrovia Chase Bank Thursday.
The man dubbed the “Twirly Head Bandit,” so named due to the design in haircut, robbed banks in West Los Angeles, Culver City and Monrovia, according to Laura Eimiller, spokeswoman for the FBI Los Angeles Field Office. The Monrovia Chase Bank, 102 W. Foothill Blvd. was robbed just after 5:30 p.m. June 28. The robber pretended to be a customer and passed a demand note to the teller for money in various denominations, Eimiller said. The robber wrote the teller to stay calm and not make any sudden moves. The robber was given an unknown amount of cash, according to Lt. Tom Loy of the Monrovia Police Department. The suspect fled the bank and employees locked the doors after he left, Loy said. The robber is a Black male in his mid 20s, 5-foot 10 inches to 6 feet tall and weighs 160 to 170 pounds. No suspect vehicle description was available. Anyone with information on the robber is urged to call the FBI at 310-477-6565. |
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