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 - 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 - Firefighters are investigating the cause of a large fire November 4 that gutted several strip mall businesses, including a veterinary clinic, killing at least six dogs. The fire was reported around 3:52 a.m. in the 18700 block of Colima Road. Firefighters requested a second-alarm response for more units to fight the spreading flames, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Three other businesses in the strip mall, in addition to the Colima Animal Hospital, were destroyed. Nearby mobile homes were evacuated as a precaution. No people were injured in the fire. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor ROWLAND HEIGHTS - A woman, possibly in her 70s, was freed from under a vehicle on Fullerton Road Wednesday morning.
The vehicle, only described as a grey sedan, was being backed out of a driveway. The driver did not see the woman as she passed by on a sidewalk and ran over her, according to Sgt. Armando Perdomo of the California Highway Patrol Santa Fe Springs Office. The woman was struck in the 2400 block of Fullerton Road just before 8:30 a.m., according to California Highway Patrol traffic logs. Firefighters arrived and freed the 71-year-old woman pinned under the vehicle, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department radio traffic. The woman sustained possible moderate injuries, Perdomo said. The woman was taken by ground ambulance to a nearby hospital. No arrests have been made. |
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