 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor PICO RIVERA - No injuries were reported after a small tornado tore a brief path through Pico Rivera Thursday morning. The national weather service confirmed that their tornado touched down between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. March 13 in an area just west of the 605 freeway and Whittier Boulevard. Preliminary data shows wind speeds approached 85 mph. The length of the tornado lasted 1 mile with a duration of about two minutes. The width of the twister was 80 yards and caused exterior damage to homes, cars, and snapped multiple trees, according to the NWS. A storm survey team from the NWS is surveying damage.   Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES – Three juveniles were taken into custody recently, accused of terrorizing businesses across six communities from December 12 to December 14.
Deputies accuse the juveniles of hitting gas stations and convenience stores in City of Industry, Bellflower, Norwalk, Pico Rivera, Whittier and Downey, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The department’s Major Crimes Bureau – Metro Detail deputies began investigating robberies in Norwalk and City of Industry December 14. Detectives learned that as many as two suspects, described as Black males, committed robberies with the use of a handgun, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. A vehicle description and license plate were obtained, allowing deputies to enter the vehicle into a countywide database, listing it as a “felony vehicle – armed and dangerous,” according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Shortly after an armed robbery in Bellflower, a patrol deputy located the vehicle. A High-risk stop was conducted and three suspects were arrested. More than $1,000 in cash and evidence linking the juvenile suspects to the crimes was seized. The handgun was not located, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The suspects remain in custody. The case will be presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for filing consideration.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor PICO RIVERA - Ground crews and aircraft kept a stubborn brush fire from growing beyond 52 acres Friday.
Los Angeles County firefighters and Montebello firefighters worked to contain the blaze that burned near Rosemead Boulevard and Gallatin Road. The Rosemead Fire was reported just after 1 p.m. September 24, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. When firefighters arrived on scene, they immediately reported that an estimated three acres had already burned inside the Whittier Narrows wash. Both fire agencies initiated first alarm responses, but eventually a second alarm was requested to the scene. A number of helicopters responded to fight from the air, along with the Super Scoopers leased out of Canada. The Super Scoopers arrived after briefly battling a small brush fire in Glendora. At 6 p.m., the Los Angeles County Fire Department officially announced that forward progress of the fire had been stopped. The cause of the fire is under investigation.  Google Maps. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor PICO RIVERA - A sedan slammed into a semi, killing the car’s driver on Rosemead Boulevard early Sunday morning. The sedan crashed into the semi on southbound Rosemead Boulevard south of San Gabriel Boulevard around 12:21 a.m. February 23. According to early CHP reports, the sedan went over and embankment and crashed, according to California Highway Patrol traffic logs. The victim died at the scene.
A Sig Alert was issued for nearly four hours for north and southbound lanes of Rosemead Boulevard between San Gabriel Boulevard and Gallatin Avenue. Northbound lanes were open sometime before 5 a.m. The Sig Alert was canceled just before 5:30 a.m.  PHOTO/KTLA 5 News. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - An SUV stolen out of the Rose Hills Mortuary Wednesday was recovered, but not before the suspect evaded authorities up into the Azusa mountains. The chase began at 4:37 p.m. May 15 from Rose Hills, 3888 Workman Mill Rd. Sheriff’s deputies gave chase, but decided to cancel the pursuit to handle other emergency calls, according to Lt. Robert Westphal of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Pico Rivera Station. West Covina police officers soon gave chase and followed the suspect mostly north on Azusa Avenue where the suspect drove around stopped traffic by using a sidewalk and front yard.
The chase entered Azusa where the driver drove through an empty lot on the southeast corner of Foothill Boulevard and Azusa Avenue, drove over a sidewalk and accessed northbound Azusa Avenue again to the San Gabriel Mountains. In a bizarre twist, the driver used the rough right shoulder of northbound San Gabriel Canyon Road to bypass wide-open road. The SUV’s tires spun wildly over the right shoulder until the SUV became stuck on the terrain. The driver surrendered to West Covina Police without further incident.  PHOTO/Stock image. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor PICO RIVERA - One driver was arrested after crashing and rolling a gold Toyota Corolla over an embankment on the 605 freeway Sunday morning.
The crash was reported around 5:27 a.m. on the north 605 north of Rose Hills Road. Passersby witnessed the Corolla go off the freeway, into the grass and bushes, roll over and land back on its wheels, according to California Highway Patrol traffic logs. The driver was arrested by a CHP officer at 7:14 a.m., but the charges the suspect is accused of were not immediately known, according to Officer Peter Nicholson of the CHP. Nicholson was unauthorized to give out the name of the suspect. Other passersby reported the driver of the Corolla may have hit other vehicles and was driving in excess of 100 miles per hour prior to crashing. The driver was not trapped and was able to self extricate from the Corolla. It appears the driver was the only occupant in the car and no one was transported to a hospital, according to Dispatch Supervisor Melanie Flores of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. |
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