 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROWLAND HEIGHTS - Four suspects sought for an armed robbery in Beverly Hills were pursued around Rowland Heights and Walnut Thursday. Two suspects were apprehended after fleeing a red Hyundai Accent that deputies were attempting to stop in the area of Colima Road and Fairway Drive August 22 around 5:30 p.m. Walnut deputies, who patrol Rowland Heights, were alerted by Beverly Hills Police that the car was tracked to their area, the Sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar Station said. Before deputies could stop the car, two suspects jumped out and ran, leaving the driver and one passenger in the vehicle, which fled to the 60 freeway where the pursuit encountered heavy traffic.
Back on surface streets, the driver crashed the car on Valley Boulevard, heavily disabling it, but he continued to elude deputies and Beverly Hills Police. The pursuit trickled to 10 to 20 miles per hour before the driver stopped in the area of Garcia Lane and Grand Avenue. The two remaining suspects were arrested without further incident.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROWLAND HEIGHTS - Three suspects were jailed Friday after the victim they allegedly stole cash from during an Internet transaction took the keys from their vehicle. The robbery took place near Nogales Street and Colima Road. The suspects took the money from their victim during the Internet transaction and fled on foot to a nearby vehicle, according to Sgt. Canfield of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Diamond Bar/Walnut Station. The robbery occurred just before 5:30 p.m. August 2. The victim located the suspects and was able to prevent them from driving away.
“The victim pulled the keys out of the suspect’s vehicle,” Canfield said. The amount of cash taken was not immediately known. Booking information was not available.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROWLAND HEIGHTS - A vegetation fire is burning roughly two to three acres inside what was described as a nursery Sunday afternoon. The fire is located at Old Ranch Ravine Road and Desire Avenue. Firefighters were dispatched around 4:53 p.m. June 30. The fire spread to some trees and is threatening one structure.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROWLAND HEIGHTS - Two teens were arrested Friday night after a witness saw them kicking a victim on the ground at Pearl Plaza. The teens were found during a search of the parking structure at Pearl Plaza 18848 Labin Ct. At least one caller reported a fight in progress on top of the parking structure, according to Sgt. Avila of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar Station.
One victim was located on top of the parking structure. A perimeter search was set up after the suspects scattered, Avila said. Avila didn’t know the extent of injuries to the victim, nor the victim’s age. The Asian teens arrested are between 15 and 17 years old.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROWLAND HEIGHTS - The victim of an assault is being treated on scene by firefighters as deputies search for possibly three suspects. The search is taking place at and around a parking structure at Pearl Plaza, 18848 Labin Ct. in Rowland Heights. The suspects are described as male Asians, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s radio traffic.
The extent of injuries and the weapon used were not immediately known. Walnut Station deputies are being assisted by Industry deputies and a police helicopter.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROWLAND HEIGHTS - At least one person was pulled from a vehicle that overturned in a solo crash Thursday morning. The crash occurred just before 8 a.m. on Native Avenue south of Dusk Street. A blue Volkswagen somehow overturned, according to California Highway Patrol traffic logs. Firefighters initially could not extricate an occupant, but later called off requested extra equipment after successfully pulling an occupant from the vehicle.
How many occupants were inside the vehicle is not immediately known.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROWLAND HEIGHTS - A suspect is in custody, his domestic abuse victim possibly severely injured at the scene of a pursuit termination Wednesday night. The chase began in South Gate Wednesday afternoon and wound through SoCal. The suspect could be seen hitting his female passenger who attempted to escape the vehicle while it was in motion several times. The chase entered Rowland Heights where the suspect fled the car and ran into 99 Cents Only Store, 19033 E. Colima Rd. California Highway Patrol officers ran after him and cuffed him.
Los Angeles County Firefighters accompanied by their battalion chief are on scene treating the woman. South Gate Police attempted to stop the suspect after they responded to a call of a man beating a woman inside the car. The suspect drove very erratically throughout the chase. He drove through a South Los Angeles Park where people were walking and sitting. He smashed through a chain link fence in the park. In the La Mirada area, the driver used the sidewalk to evade the CHP.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROWLAND HEIGHTS - An armed robber fled in a waiting vehicle Tuesday night after taking a cell phone and cash. The robbery occurred in the 18000 block of Mescal Street around 8:30 p.m. February 19. The suspect used a black semi-automatic handgun during the crime, according to Sgt. Estep of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Diamond Bar/Walnut Station. The victim was not injured.
The suspect, described as a Black man in his 20s in a black hooded sweatshirt and black sweatpants, fled in a waiting white sedan, possibly an Audi A3 with tinted windows and paper plates. The driver was not described.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROWLAND HEIGHTS - A man armed with a handgun stole $160 in cash from a McDonald’s Saturday night, deputies said.
The robbery took place at the McDonald’s, 19775 Colima Rd., around 11:30 p.m. December 8. The suspect displayed a silver semi-automatic handgun, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station crime broadcast. The suspect was described to deputies as a Black man, around 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a thin build and he wore a black hoodie. The suspect fled in a black four-door sedan, which sped north on Fairway Driver towards the 60 freeway.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROWLAND HEIGHTS - A man was found dead at Carolyn Rosas Park Monday morning. The body was discovered around 6:20 a.m. near a bench at the park, 18500 Farjado St., according to Sgt. Chahine of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Park Bureau. The body of an Asian man roughly in his 40s was found, a belt tied around his neck. Deputies have taped off the crime scene. Sheriff’s Homicide investigators are en route to take over the case, Chahine said. |
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