 Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor REGION - An evacuation order has been made for all residents of Mount Baldy Village from the San Antonio Dam to Baldy Resort, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office. Evacuees are advised to avoid using Glendora Ridge Road as an evacuation route. Mt. Baldy Road should be used as the escape route, according to the San Bernardino County Fire Department. The bridge fire has burned an estimated 2995 acres, my according to the U.S. Forest Service. The bridge fire is roughly 3 miles from the northernmost boundary with the city of La Verne, however, the fire does not pose a threat to the city, according to Chris Nigg, La Verne Fire Department Chief. In the event that the Bridge Fire enters the boundaries of San Dimas orLa Verne, city officials highly recommend that residents have an evacuation plan and have all essential items ready to go if the order is given to leave. Near the origin of the fire, residents of Camp Williams and River Community were previously given mandatory evacuation orders. An American Red Cross evacuation center for these residents has been established at the Hacienda Heights Community Center, 1234 Valencia Avenue. Evacuees from Mt. Baldy Village can go to the Jessie Turner Health and Fitness Center, 15556 Summit Ave., in Fontana.  Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - Hazmat crews with the Los Angeles County Fire Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating the scene where a dead body was found inside of a van Monday night. First responders were called to the area of Mount Baldy Road near Shinn Road around 10:37 p.m. Monday March 11. It is not immediately clear why hazmat investigators were called to the scene, but they remained at the location and cleared the scene Around 3:17 a.m. Investigators returned just before 5 a.m. and left a location around 8:35 a.m., according to Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatch logs. Detective with the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau were called to investigate the death, according to Lt. Elisabeth Sachs of the Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. It is not immediately clear how long the body may have been inside the van at that location, nor is it immediately clear how the person died.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - The driver of a Ford Ranger had little choice but to wait for help to somehow find her as she lay injured after crashing down 250 over Mt. Baldy Road one week ago.
Authorities said the driver, only described as a middle-aged woman, swerved to avoid striking a deer. She suffered a fractured ankle and was unable to call for help due to a lack of cellphone reception. The twisted Ford Ranger could not be seen from the roadway. “In this person’s case, she had enough supplies to survive in her pickup for four nights before help arrived,” according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station in a social media statement. A passing hiker set on finding new fishing spots heard the woman’s cries for help and contacted first responders. The San Dimas Mountain Rescue Team rappelled down to the twisted wreck, pulled the woman free and helped package her for air transport to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center. “We can’t stress this enough: if you plan on traveling on a mountain road this winter, bring extra supplies. It never hurts to have food, water, a sleeping bag, and extra layers on hand in the event of an emergency,” according to the Sheriff’s San Dimas Station.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor REGION – A potential loss of engine power is believed to have contributed to a crash of a medical copter south of Mt. Baldy September 4, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
A Bell 407 helicopter was being used to shuttle water and equipment in support of a local charity event. Four successful shuttle flights were performed and during a fifth flight to the off-airport landing zone the low RPM warning sounded, according to the preliminary NTSB report. The pilot aborted the approach and attempted unsuccessfully to increase engine power. “The engine power did not recover, and the pilot performed an autorotation to a nearby road. The helicopter rolled upon landing, which resulted in substantial damage,” according to the NTSB preliminary report. The pilot was seriously injured and the helicopter was substantially damaged. The Bell helicopter is registered to Air Methods Corporation in Greenwood Village, Colorado and is part of an air medical transport fleet for Mercy Air.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - A pilot was transported in undisclosed condition by ground ambulance after a helicopter crashed near Mt. Baldy Village Sunday morning.
The aircraft crash was reported around 8 a.m. along Mount Baldy Road near Barrett Stoddard Road according to the California Highway Patrol. There was one person inside the helicopter when it crashed. The pilot was driven to Mount Baldy Village and was transferred to a ground ambulance to be taken to the hospital, according to US Forest Service radio traffic. The Bell helicopter is registered to Air Methods Corporation in Greenwood Village, Colorado and is part of an air medical transport fleet for Mercy Air. Firefighters from the US Forest Service, Los Angeles County Fire Department and San Bernardino County responded to the scene. Northbound lanes of Mt. Baldy Road at Shinn Road remain closed by the CHP.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS – The county coroner identified recently the driver found in a crashed vehicle that was reportedly discovered by a hiker March 17.
Manhattan Beach resident Thomas Katsky, 31, was found in a 2015 Toyota Corolla along Mt. Baldy Road near Shinn Road. Los Angeles County firefighters were called around 7 p.m. A firefighter pronounced Katsky’s death at 7:23 p.m. The cause of death was listed as multiple blunt force injuries. The death was ruled accidental, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. It is unknown how long the crash occurred before being discovered.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - A male reportedly in his 30s was found dead in a vehicle that crashed over the side of Mt. Baldy Road Thursday night.
The body was found along Mt. Baldy road at mile marker 2.18. A hiker reportedly discovered the body inside a black vehicle, according to the California Highway Patrol. Los Angeles County Firefighters were called around 7 p.m. A firefighter called the man’s time of death at 7:23 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. It is unclear how long the crash occurred before being discovered.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - A man in his 60s was found dead in a culvert, suffering from a gunshot wound to the torso along Mt. Baldy Road, Thursday afternoon, deputies said.
Deputies were called to Mt. Baldy Road at mile marker 3.09 around 1:45 p.m. March 25 to an unresponsive man found 60 yards off of the roadside, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The unidentified man’s vehicle was recovered at the scene. It is not yet clear if the man’s wounds were self-inflicted. Anyone with information on this shooting is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477), through the P3Tips mobile, or lacrimestoppers.org.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS – No structures are threatened by a brush fire burning along Mt. Baldy Road Thursday.
The fire is burning heavy brush near Shinn Road. The fire has burned at least two to three acres and is moving south southwest with a moderate rate of spread, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The fire began burning around 9:45 a.m. The Los Angeles County Fire Department and U.S. Forest Service are on scene with full brush assignments underway, including aircraft. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is evacuating people around Mt. baldy, the U.S. Forest Service said.  Google Maps. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor Mt. BALDY – A bear of unknown size entered a cabin in the early morning hours Thursday and fled before deputies arrived. A man alone in the cabin in the 20 block of Bear Drive called deputies around 2:45 a.m. October 8 after he heard the bear rummaging around, according to Lt. Ed MacKenzie of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. The man fled into a bedroom and locked himself inside, MacKenzie told SGV CityWatch.
MacKenzie wasn’t sure if anything at the cabin was damaged or not, nor did he know how the bear entered the cabin. Deputies told each other to keep their lights and sirens on as they arrived in an effort to frighten the bear away, but the bear was already gone, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s radio traffic. The man also reportedly witnessed a bear in a neighbor’s yard, but it was unclear if this was the same bear from the cabin, or another bear. The California Department of Fish & Wildlife was called to the scene, but were called off once deputies could not find the bear. |
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