 Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - Firefighters have yet to reach containment on the Bridge Fire, which has burned since Sunday afternoon. The Bridge Fire has scorched 3,786 acres. The fire achieved little growth overnight due to the fire suppression efforts by ground and air crews, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Firefighters focused hard on the southern flank of the fire, with night-flying helicopters applying fire retardant continuously for more than five hours to protect communities, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The east and west flanks of the Bridge Fire are also a firefighting priority. An excessive heat warning remains in effect until Wednesday afternoon. Dry, unstable winds and temperatures possibly reaching 110 degrees are possible. The Mountain communities of Camp Williams and River Community remain under evacuation orders. An American Red Cross evacuation center for these residents has been established at the Hacienda Heights Community Center, 1234 Valencia Avenue. Also evacuated are residents of Mt. Baldy Village. Evacuees from Mt. Baldy Village can go to the Jessie Turner Health and Fitness Center, 15556 Summit Ave., in Fontana. San Gabriel Canyon Road at East Fork Road remains closed as well as at the canyon entrance in Azusa. Glendora Mountain Road and Glendora Ridge Road are also closed, as well as Mt. Baldy Road at the Shinn Road intersection.  Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor REGION - San Bernardino County Sheriff’s detectives took three people into custody in the San Gabriel Valley May 30, accusing them of being involved in a home invasion robbery and assault in Bloomington. Two simultaneous search warrants were executed, resulting in the arrest of suspects Marcos Guerrero and Cynthia Leal at an apartment complex in Glendora. One other suspect, Elijah Gafare, was arrested in West Covina, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Two residents in the 18000 block of Valley Boulevard in Bloomington were awaken at 3 a.m. at gunpoint by three suspects March 12. A man was pistol-whipped, while a woman was allegedly held against her will, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. The three suspects made off with about $12,500, the video surveillance hard drive and the victims’ vehicle. The male victim was able to call for help. The search warrants were served around 11:45 a.m. May 30. Guerrero, a 48-year-old Glendora resident, and Leal, a 38-year-old Ontario resident, were arrested in the 1000 block of East Foothill Boulevard in Glendora. Gafare, a 35-year-old West Covina resident, was arrested in the 700 block of South Manzanita Drive in West Covina. All three suspects were transported to and booked at the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga. ********** 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 LONG BEACH - San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a suspect January 31 believed to have robbed banks in Pasadena, Ontario and Rancho Cucamonga. San Bernardino County man Steven Ray Simmons, 48, was located by San Bernardino County deputies at a Long Beach motel. Evidence found in Simmons’ motel room linked him to a Pasadena bank robbery, according to the Pasadena Police Department. A Chase Bank, 132 E. Colorado Blvd., was robbed January 30 at 2:14 p.m. A demand note was handed to the bank teller. The suspect fled before officers arrived and escaped with $3,200, Pasadena police said. The FBI responded to investigate the Pasadena robbery and believed the suspect also previously committed bank robberies in Ontario and Rancho Cucamonga.
“Pasadena police detectives collaborated with Ontario Police Department and the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department to determine if, in fact, it was the same suspect. All available evidence suggests the same suspect is responsible for the three robberies,” Pasadena Police said in a written statement. Anyone with information about this case is urged to call the Pasadena Police Department at 626-744-4241. Information can be provided anonymously by calling L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477); through the P3 Tips mobile app, or at lacrimestoppers.org. |
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