 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN GABRIEL - A DUI/driver license checkpoint is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. June 28, San Gabriel Police announced. The checkpoint will run somewhere within city limits until 3 a.m. Saturday, June 29. Officers posted at the checkpoint will be looking for signs of alcohol and drug impairment. Checkpoint locations are chosen based on collision statistics and the frequency of DUI crashes. Officers will also check for proper licensing, San Gabriel Police said.
“In 2017, 1,120 people were killed in alcohol-involved crashes on California roads. Last year the San Gabriel Police Department investigated 33 DUI collisions which have resulted in 16 injuries,” San Gabriel Police said. Checkpoint funding was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN GABRIEL - The suspect who caused two homes to burn and shot at San Gabriel officers died after being hit by gunfire Thursday afternoon. The suspect collapsed and died at the doorway to the rear of a home in the 2000 block of Brighton Street, hours after causing chaos and putting residents and authorities in peril. Lt. Rodney Moore of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau confirmed the suspect was armed with a shotgun when he died. Moore said detectives apparently do not know if the suspect died by his own hand or by deputy gunfire. It is unclear how many deputies opened fire. Moore first stated deputies discharged their firearms, but followed by stating there was one deputy shooter. “He did sustain a wound to his upper torso and he was pronounced dead here at the scene,” Moore said. The suspect retreated into one of the burning homes one final time and emerged with a shotgun, aiming it an an unknown target.
As the suspect attempted to step over items at the door, the suspect's head briefly fell limp. He attempted to grab for his chest, or his head and eventually fell lifeless. Everything unfolded just before 12:30 p.m. when San Gabriel Police officers arriving to a family disturbance call met with the suspect who fired one shot at them. At least one officer fired a return shot. The suspect fled into the home, setting off the hours-long barricade. During the course of the barricade, east and west lanes of the I-1o freeway were closed and two homes burned while the suspect ran around the triplex property, arming himself with more weapons and even set off fireworks. Email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate!  IMAGE/ABC7 News. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN GABRIEL - A shirtless man armed with a handgun continues to evade authorities after allegedly opening fire in the 2000 block of Brighton Street Thursday. The suspect, barricaded in one home for several hours, set fire to the structure before he fled out a rear door and to another structure at the triplex property in the 2000 block of Brighton Street. It is unclear if the second home burned because the suspect intentionally set it, or ignited due to embers from the first home.
Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Bureau have weapons drawn on the suspect who is erratically running in a rear yard adjacent to the westbound I-10 Del Mar off ramp. The suspect set off a number of fireworks as firefighters worked to extinguish both structure fires. Email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate!  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN GABRIEL - An armed, barricaded man is holed up inside in a home near Brighton Street and East Saxon Avenue, according to information published by the City of San Gabriel. No injuries are reported. Authorities are evacuating some residents near the barricaded suspect. Westbound lanes of the I-10 freeway from San Gabriel Boulevard to Del Mar Avenue will be closed. eastbound lanes remain open, San Gabriel officials said. A Monterey Park K9 officer and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Bureau are among assisting agencies working to bring a peaceful resolution.
The suspect may have fired his weapon inside the home, according to Sheriff’s radio traffic, with the sound of several gunshots heard by officers. Authorities have established telephone communication with the suspect who expressed interest in surrendering. Email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate!  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN GABRIEL - Three suspects involved in a four-minute chase remain free tonight after fleeing officers on foot after crashing into an officer. An officer attempted to contact three suspicious men near the Hilton Los Angeles, 225 W. Valley Blvd., around 10:54 a.m. Friday. The suspects fled the officer in a black Saturn SUV and a chase was initiated, said Lt. Rene Hernandez of the San Gabriel Police Department. During the chase, the driver intentionally backed into a patrol car pursuing him at an intersection, Hernandez said.
The suspects ran from the crash scene in the 1100 block of Ramona Street. Nearby San Gabriel High School and Alhambra’s Baldwin Elementary School were placed on lockdown as a precaution. Police ended the search at 1:20 p.m., Hernandez said. The suspects are wanted for hit and run, assault with a deadly weapon and evading arrest, Hernandez said. The SUV is not reported stolen. Nothing inside the SUV was found, Hernandez said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN GABRIEL - Three suspects fled San Gabriel Police after crashing near San Gabriel High School Friday morning. The three suspects were last seen in the rear yard of a home in the 1100 block of Ramona Street. It is unclear why the suspects were being sought, but the vehicle they were in may have crashed into an undercover San Gabriel detective vehicle, according to Alhambra Police radio traffic. The call for assistance to Alhambra Police was made just before 11 a.m.
A helicopter is assisting with the search. The suspects are initially described as Hispanic men in dark clothing. One was seen wearing a surgical mask.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN GABRIEL - An Investigation is underway on the east I-10 freeway at Del Mar Avenue involving a carjacked vehicle and an injured suspect.
A Sig Alert was issued at 11:27 a.m. The HOV and No. 1 lane are blocked for 30 minutes after all lanes were initially closed. CHP Officers were called to the area of a pedestrian in traffic lanes at 11:17 a.m. “A pedestrian was running in lanes, hitting other vehicles,” according to Officer Peter Nicholson of the California Highway Patrol Traffic Management Center. While Nicholson was unable to confirm details yet, the pedestrian was armed with a weapon, according to CHP radio traffic. The pedestrian, initially thought to be armed with gun, was found carrying a tire iron. The pedestrian was somehow injured and went into cardiac arrest. He was taken to an area hospital and his condition is unknown. Firefighters were dispatched to a reported two-to-three-vehicle collision an the east I-10 west of San Gabriel Boulevard at 11:21 a.m. One person at the scene was treated after going into cardiac arrest, according to Dispatch Supervisor Cheryl Sims of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The vehicle associated with the pedestrian was reported stolen out of Huntington Park. Two men carjacked a driver. The location of the second suspect is unknown, according to CHP radio traffic.  PHOTOS/Courtesy of the San Gabriel Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN GABRIEL - The driver accused of hitting and killing a grandmother and her 1-year-old granddaughter was arrested Tuesday morning.
Dennis Anthony Perez, 48, a San Gabriel man, was booked on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and felony hit and run, San Gabriel Police said. An anonymous community tip led investigators to Perez and his blue truck, used in the deadly October 26 crash. Perez has more than three DUI arrests previously, San Gabriel Police said, but it is unclear if alcohol played a roll in the crash. He is being held in the Inmate Reception in Los Angeles and is awaiting a scheduled appearance in Alhambra Municipal Court November 1.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN GABRIEL - The 59-year-old grandmother and her 1-year-old granddaughter killed after being hit by a truck were named Monday.
Meiyu Li and her granddaughter Paisley Chen were the pedestrians killed by the driver of a Chevrolet S-10 Xtreme pickup truck Friday, October 26. The grandmother was pushing the girl in a stroller when the driver, who is still outstanding, struck them in the intersection of Del Mar Avenue and Live Oak Street, authorities said. Investigators said the truck is black or midnight blue, features an extended cab, chrome rims, rear window tint, decals and should have front end damage, San Gabriel Police said. The grandmother and granddaughter were in a marked crosswalk when they were struck, San Gabriel Police said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor SAN GABRIEL - The county coroner has yet to publicly identify the 59-year-old woman and 1-year-old girl killed after being hit by a Chevrolet pickup truck on a dark San Gabriel street Friday night.
The driver of a dark or midnight blue Chevy S10 Xtreme pickup truck hit the woman who was pushing her granddaughter in a stroller in a marked crosswalk at Live Oak Street and Del Mar Avenue, according to the San Gabriel Police Department. The pickup featured an extended cab, chrome rims and rear window tint. The truck should have considerable damage concentrated on the right front side, San Gabriel Police said. The collision occurred around 9:35 p.m. Friday, October 26. Images from the scene painted a tragic picture: personal items strewn across the road, including a stroller. The grandmother and child were taken to an area trauma center where they later died. Anyone with information on the suspect is urged to call the San Gabriel Police Department at 626-308-2828. |
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