 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROSEMEAD - Sheriff’s deputies are planning a DUI/driver license checkpoint, scheduled to begin Friday, May 10 at 6 p.m. The checkpoint will be held at an undisclosed location until 2 a.m. Saturday, May 11, according to deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station. Checkpoint locations are chosen, based on collision statistics and the frequency of DUI arrests.
Deputies want to remind drivers that intoxicated driving also includes prescription drugs and marijuana. “In 2017, 1,120 people were killed in alcohol-involved crashes on California roads. Last year the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department investigated 395 DUI collisions which have claimed 21 lives and resulted in another 590 injuries,” deputies said.  PHOTO/Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor
Yoshida is 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighs 138 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes. He is driving a 2000 blue Honda CRV with personalized plate DNBY.
Anyone with information on Yoshida’s whereabouts is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Missing Persons Detail at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).  Courtesy photos. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROSEMEAD - Rosemead High School was on lockdown Tuesday after new threats were discovered scribbled on restroom walls. Deputies were called to assist with a lockdown and search of Rosemead High School, 9063 Mission Dr., around 9:54 a.m. April 16. The lockdown has since been lifted, according to Lt. Marsha Williams of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station. The El Monte Union High School District has yet to return a call for information regarding the investigation.
The vandalism references a previous threat scribbled two weeks ago that detailed a bombing of the high school.  Courtesy photo. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROSEMEAD - A vandal scribbled a bomb threat on a wall at Rosemead High School recently, but the threat was deemed not credible, authorities said. The threat written in black marker was found around 10:30 a.m. April 8. Administrators notified the school’s resource officer and the campus was searched, according to Edward Zuniga, El Monte Union High School District superintendent in a written statement. The threat was scribbled on a bathroom wall at the high school.
Sheriff’s deputies, school administrators and staff conducted the sweep. Classes were not disrupted during the search and students were not in harm's way, Zuniga said. Detectives are continuing to investigate the threat, according to Lt. Robert Hahnlein of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROSEMEAD - Two people are in unknown condition after being stabbed Sunday. The victims were found near New Avenue and Hellman Avenue around 9:16 p.m. Deputies are attempting to confirm information that the victims were possibly stabbed in another police jurisdiction and then wound up at New and Hellman, according to Lt. John Wargo of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station. A black SUV was seen being driven away southbound on New Avenue. It is unclear if the SUV is involved in the stabbings.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROSEMEAD - A reported burglary suspect fleeing a deputy has been detained after crashing into a car. The suspect was hiding in a yard in the 7900 block of Emerson Place. He fled deputies on foot for several blocks before they found him at the dead end of Whitmore Street west of San Gabriel Boulevard at 12:05 p.m., according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s radio traffic. Deputies are requesting medics for the suspect detained in the 8000 block of Whitmore Street. Details are few, but the man detained is described as a burglary suspect.
A woman and child were occupying the vehicle the suspect hit. Firefighters are on scene treating the patients, deputies said. No further information is available.  PHOTO/Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROSEMEAD - A passenger was arrested, the driver fled from a crashed car at the end of a pursuit into Rosemead Tuesday afternoon. The driver, an outstanding felony suspect, was behind the wheel of a stolen car when deputies attempted to stop him just before 5:30 p.m. He led deputies on a brief chase before crashing at Ramona Boulevard and Bartlett Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies announced the end of their search at 8:06 p.m.
The suspect, a Hispanic man 25 to 30 years old, was last seen wearing a blue shirt and blue jeans.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROSEMEAD - A 9-1-1 call of a man found down and unresponsive behind a business March 12 turned into a homicide investigation. A Hispanic man appearing in his late 40s was found down behind a business in the 9000 block of Garvey Avenue around 10:30 p.m. Medics declared the man dead at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. It is unclear if a suspect description is known.
Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROSEMEAD - A Hispanic man was shot to death in Rosemead Tuesday night. A suspect remains outstanding after deputies responded to the 9000 block of Garvey Avenue March 12 at 10:41 p.m. The department’s Homicide Bureau is investigating, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. It is unclear if the suspect died at the scene or at a hospital. No suspect description was given.
Anyone with information on any suspect is urged to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - A 37-year-old track coach at Rosemead High School is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday, accused of a long-term sexual relationship with a teen girl. Fidel Camarena Dominguez of La Puente is facing six counts of lewd acts on a child 14 or 15 years old, two counts each of oral copulation of a person under 16, dissuading a witness from prosecuting a crime and one count each of unlawful sexual intercourse and oral copulation of a person under 18, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Dominguez is accused of carrying on the relationship from February 2015 to June 2017, prosecutors said.
Dominguez was arrested by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Special Victims Bureau March 1 at 10:40 a.m. He was booked at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station, Los Angeles County booking records show. In addition to serving as track coach, Dominguez also served as a day-to-day substitute teacher, according to documents from Transparent California. A decade ago, he served as track coach at Beverly Hills High School. Dominguez is being held in lieu of $400,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in Pomona Superior Court. |
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