Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROWLAND HEIGHTS - The county coroner identified a woman who died outside a Rowland Heights shopping complex Monday. Firefighters and deputies responded to the 18900 block of Daisetta Street just before 8:30 a.m. March 23 for an unspecified medical emergency. The woman was declared dead at the scene. The victim is 47-year-old Maioxian Liu of Rowland Heights, according to Lt. Larry Dietz of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. A cause of death has yet to be determined. An autopsy has not yet been performed. A Sheriffs Walnut/Diamond Bar Station supervisor deferred questions regarding the death to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau. The detective handling the investigation has yet to return a request for information. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROWLAND HEIGHTS - The driver of a reported stolen vehicle was jailed Tuesday after a very brief chase. Deputies attempted to stop the suspect who was driving recklessly around 7:10 p.m. near Colima Road and Sordello Street, according to Sgt. Canfield of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar Station. The driver evaded police for about a half mile before he stopped in the area of Colima Road and Fullerton Road and fled on foot. He was soon arrested, Canfield said. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROWLAND HEIGHTS - A suspected stolen vehicle suspect was jailed September 20 after reportedly striking a deputy’s patrol car repeatedly during a pursuit. The unidentified suspect fled a deputy who tried to pull him over on suspicion of reckless DUI driving during the early-morning hours. The suspect fled at high speed, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. “As the deputy was pursuing the vehicle, the driver made a U-turn, headed straight at the pursuing deputy’s vehicle and rammed into the patrol car multiple times,” the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.
The suspect fled on foot after striking two parked vehicles, but was found and arrested after a search. The deputy was treated at the scene. The suspect was booked on suspicion of evading a peace officer, assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer and reasonable cause, stolen vehicle. 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 - 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 - 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 - Three burglars came face-to-face with a resident inside a home Thursday night.
The men entered the home in the 19700 block of Balan Road around 7 p.m. October 4. The suspects fled the home once confronted by the resident, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar Station. The men fled to the rear of the home and once outside, left in an unknown direction. The method of entry was not disclosed. The men were described as Black, thin and clad in all dark clothing. |
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