Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor AZUSA - A search will resume later Friday morning after a vehicle went over the side and into the water near Morris Dam.
One person from the vehicle was found near the crash scene. That person was transported by ground to a nearby hospital for treatment, according to dispatch supervisor Troy of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The crash was reported around at 10:23 p.m. July 2, according to Lt. Ed MacKenzie of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. The crash occurred along San Gabriel Canyon Road at mile marker 21.67 The vehicle is submerged as much as 17 feet deep. A passerby either observed the crash as it happened, or saw the damage and called authorities, MacKenzie told SGV CityWatch. The crash damaged a reported 100 feet of chain link fence along the roadway, according to the California Highway Patrol. The Los Angeles County Fire Department sent a dive team and used sonar to locate the vehicle, but an extensive search that included a helicopter did not yield an additional victim, according to fire department radio traffic. Search operations will resume with the Sheriff’s Department after 7 a.m., MacKenzie told SGV CityWatch. “Our Emergency Services Detail handles our dive team. They’re trying to get in touch with the folks up on the mountain,” MacKenzie said regarding the continued search operations. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - Authorities are recovering a body Friday found after a vehicle went over Mt. Baldy Road.
Authorities responded to Mt Baldy Road at mile marker 1.47 around 2:15 p.m. June 12. At 4:11 p.m. the CHP confirmed the death, according to California Highway Patrol traffic logs. Neither the CHP, nor the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station could confirm how far over the side the vehicle fell. Sheriff’s deputies are assisting the CHP at the scene. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - City councilmember Rubio Ramiro Gonzalez was arrested Thursday on accusations of child annoyance or molestation and possession of child porn, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
Gonzalez, the 45-year-old who has served the city as District 1 councilmember since his election in 2016, was arrested at 11 a.m. May 21. He was booked at the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station and held in lieu of $100,000 bail until posting bond, according to Los Angeles County booking records. The County DA was the arresting agency, according to Los Angeles County booking records. Charges have yet to be filed against Gonzalez, according to DA spokesman Greg Risling in a Los Angeles Times interview. According to Gonzalez’s city council bio, he is completing a teacher credential program and Master’s in Education at the University of La Verne. While earning his Bachelor of Arts in English at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Gonzalez worked as a Pomona Unified School District tutor. He reportedly was still employed at Pomona Unified at the time of his arrest. Gonzalez has also worked for the Los Angeles Unified School District, Chaffey Joint Unified School District, Montebello Unified School District, El Monte Union High School District, School of Arts and Enterprise in Pomona and districts in Texas. Gonzalez has also served community organizations, such as the Pony United Baseball League, Ganesha High School Site Council and Arroyo Elementary School Site Council. Gonzalez is scheduled to appear in Los Angeles Municipal Court May 26. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - Three men in their mid-20s emerged safe May 17 after spending the night stranded in the San Gabriel Mountains, a Sheriff’s sergeant said. The three men set out for a day hike Saturday around 10:30 a.m. in the area of Islip Saddle near Angeles Crest Highway and Highway 39. One of the men was able to make a cell phone call to a family member at 9:30 p.m. to say they were lost, according to Sgt. Pete Shupe of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. Around 1 a.m. Sunday, deputies were notified of the stranded hikers.
The Sierra Madre Search and Rescue Team and San Dimas Mountain Rescue Team responded to search for the men, Shupe said. Along with a Sheriff’s rescue helicopter, deputies were prepared to search when the three hikers emerged on their own near Islip Saddle around 7:40 a.m., Shupe said. One of the hiker suffered a sprained ankle overnight, but walked out on his own Sunday, according to Sheriff’s radio traffic. The three hikers drove back down on their own, Shupe said. The Men Did Not Need Medical Assistance. CLICK TO READ MORE Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - A passerby discovered the body of a male about 10 yards off the side of San Gabriel Canyon Road near mile marker 37 Saturday morning, a Sheriff’s sergeant said. Authorities were called to San Gabriel Canyon Road at mile marker 37 April 11 Around 11:30 a.m. A cyclist somehow found the remains, which may have been there for a longer period of time a short distance from the road, according to Sgt. Hayes of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station.
It initially appears that the male died of natural causes. There appeared to be nothing suspicious, Hayes told SGV CityWatch. There is no identification yet for the body which is listed as a John Doe, according to Nani Cholakians of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - An inmate working at a conservation camp March 15 died after being electrocuted during a work mishap, a Sheriff’s sergeant said.
The unidentified inmate died at the Julius Klein Conservation Camp, referred to as Camp 19, located in the San Gabriel Mountains at 2367 East Fork Rd. “One of the inmate workers up there was doing work and he got electrocuted. It seems to be an accident,” according to Sgt. Gauthier of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. Firefighters were called to the scene just before 12:30 p.m. A fire department supervisor, safety officer, multiple engines from Glendora and Azusa, the U.S. Forest Service as well as a helicopter were called to the camp, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department radio traffic. The helicopter, likely called with the intent of transporting the inmate, was eventually canceled from the call. Remaining firefighters stayed at the scene for more than six hours before leaving. The Julius Klein Conservation Camp, which opened March 1, 1986, consists of 10 personnel from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and 13 Los Angeles County personnel who oversee six inmate hand crews and additional in-camp support inmates. Regular duties include fuel reduction and trail maintenance, motorway maintenance, roadway maintenance, roadside trash and debris collection. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UNINCORP. COVINA - Nine homes suffered various damage after being hit by what deputies described as large bore air rifle bullets. The shootings took place over a six-week period around unincorporated Covina communities and within Covina city limits. Projectiles have hit homes, front yards, backyards and objects on private property, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. “These are relatively large projectiles, not like what you might expect from a traditional BB or pellet gun. These are actual bullets fired from an air rifle as powerful as some pistols,” the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station said in a written statement. Some residents were home when the shots were fired. Incidents occurred:
Such weapons use compressed air to fire the large bore projectiles, usually lead. The sound emitted closely resembles that of a paintball gun.
Deputies have not been able to determine the origin of the gunfire. Sheriff's deputies and Covina Police are working to find the shooter responsible. “What the perpetrator may not know is, even though these air rifles are not considered firearms, he or she can and will be charged with assault with a deadly weapon or shooting at an inhabitant dwelling when arrested,” according to the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station. Anyone with information on the shootings is urged to call San Dimas Sheriff’s Station detectives at 909-450-2718. 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 lacrimestoppers.org Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor REGION - A father and his young boys who spent the night in the San Gabriel Mountains after failing to return from a hike were found safe and unharmed Sunday morning.
The three hikers were found in the area of Allison Mine, several miles off a nearby trail. The three were located around 9:20 a.m. Sunday, were hoisted out by a Los Angeles county sheriffs helicopter and were taken to a command post where they have since been reunited with their family, according to Lieutenant Ed Mackenzie of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. The father and his 12 and 13-year-old sons required no medical attention, McKenzie said. Allison Mine was apparently the hikers’ intended destination. Mackenzie was unclear of the exact circumstances of how the hikers were found and what they did to stave off the cold. Industry Sheriff’s Station deputies were called by a family member around 11 p.m. Saturday, November 23, when the father and his children failed to return from a hike. Search and rescue teams began looking for the hikers Saturday night but the severe lack of light prevented them from being found. A Los Angeles County Fire Department helicopter arrived to the scene just after first light to help with a search. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor REGION - The search continues Sunday morning for a missing father and his 12-and-13-year-old sons who failed to return from a day hike in the mountains above Azusa and the Glendora.
About 12 members of the San Dimas Mountain Rescue Team are being joined by the Montrose Search and Rescue Team and Santa Clarita Valley Search and Rescue Team area in hopes of finding the father and his children according to Lt. Ed Mackenzie of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. Industry Sheriff’s Station deputies were called by a family member around 11 p.m. Saturday, November 23, when the father and his children failed to return from a hike. The father’s vehicle was found parked in the East Fork area of the San Gabriel Mountains. Searchers are concentrating in the Heaton Flats area by the Bridge to Nowhere, Mackenzie told SGV CityWatch. “It’s supposed to be a day hike. Apparently the father is an experienced hiker and is familiar with the area, according to family members,” Mackenzie said. In addition to the cold, searchers are wading through very thick, overgrown brush and rugged terrain, Mackenzie said. A Los Angeles County Fire Department helicopter assistant early Sunday with a search at first light, but has since departed to refuel, according to Sheriff’s radio traffic. The Father and His Sons Were Missing Since Saturday. CLICK TO READ MORE Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UPDATE: The Fire, dubbed the Burro Fire, is holding steady at six acres burned and is 30 percent contained, the U.S. Forest Service said.
The fire was caused by a traffic collision that sent two people to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center. MOUNTAINS - A brush fire burning in the San Gabriel Mountains is holding at five to seven acres, a battalion chief said Tuesday morning. The fire is burning near Highway 39 and Coldbrook Campground. Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station are en route to conduct evacuations of people in the area, according to Sheriff’s radio traffic. Los Angeles County Firefighters are working with U.S. Forest Service firefighters to extinguish the flames. County firefighters have a full brush assignment assigned, which includes up to three helicopters. |
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