 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SIERRA MADRE - A man allegedly behind the wheel of a vehicle stolen in Pomona led police on a high-speed chase that ended with a crash in Glendale November 23, a police sergeant said. Officers attempted to stop the driver in the area of Rosemead Boulevard and Foothill Boulevard around 12:12 a.m. Monday for having at least one darkened headlight and a dealership license plate. The driver refused to stop, according to Sgt. Kyle Bailey of the Sierra Madre Police Department. “We quickly went into a pursuit. The driver ended up going onto the eastbound 210 freeway at a high rate of speed,” Bailey told SGV CityWatch. A helicopter from Pasadena Police responded and followed the driver after officers on the ground stopped the chase.
The driver eventually entered surface streets in Glendale. The driver crashed into a parked vehicle at La Crescenta Avenue and Piedmont Avenue. He ran and abandoned a female passenger, Bailey told SGV CityWatch. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies and Glendale Police assisted Sierra Madre officers in a containment search that yielded the driver being taken into custody. Victor Villalobos, a 28-year-old La Verne man, was booked on suspicion of grand theft auto, evading a peace officer and hit and run. He also had an outstanding misdemeanor warrant, Bailey told SGV Citywatch. The passenger was released.  Google Maps. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SIERRA MADRE - All trails leading from Sierra Madre to the Angeles National Forest are closed to the public, the City of Sierra Madre announced Monday. Sierra Madre City Manager Gabriel Engeland issued the executive order while serving as the city’s director of emergency services. Anyone found violating the executive order may be arrested and fined up to $1,000, or imprisoned up to six months. The Mt. Wilson Trail, Bailey Canyon Wilderness Park and the road leading into Chantry Flats are all closed, Sierra Madre officials said.
The Bobcat Fire crept very close to foothill homes as it burned southwest along the San Gabriel Mountains and damaged forested areas above Sierra Madre, Arcadia and Monrovia. The fire has burned nearly 110,000 acres, mostly in steep rugged terrain of the San Gabriel Mountains. It continues to make serious headway into the Antelope Valley and has destroyed at least 29 homes, fire officials said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SIERRA MADRE - A coffee shop was red-tagged Monday morning after a driver accidentally accelerated in reverse and crashed through the storefront, a Sierra Madre police sergeant said.
The crash happened at Bean Town, 45 N. Baldwin Ave., just after 10:30 a.m. August 10. The driver was backing into a parking spot at a neighboring business and accidentally hit the gas pedal. The SUV jumped the curb and hit the coffee shop, said Sgt. Charles Kamchamnan of the Sierra Madre Police Department. A paramedic was nearby and provided aid to the older driver until Sierra Madre firefighters and paramedics arrived to treat her, Kamchamnan told SGV CityWatch. The driver was hospitalized as a precaution. None of the employees inside the coffee shop were injured. Bean Town was red-tagged due to the extent of damage, Kamchamnan told SGV CityWatch.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SIERRA MADRE - A bear has been tranquilized after injuring a dog and its owner after defending its cub from what police described as a dog attack. The incident unfolded around 1:44 p.m. in the 500 block of Hermosa Avenue. The resident’s dog spotted a bear cub and began attacking it in a rear yard. The cub’s mother then arrived to defend her cub, according to Interim Chief Jim Hunt of the Sierra Madre Police Department. “The mother bear came and started attacking the dog. The homeowner ran out there and kicked the bear. The bear scratched the calves of the homeowner and bit him in the back of a knee, Hunt said.
The resident, described as a man in his 50s, and his dog will both survive their wounds, Hunt said. The mother bear was tranquilized by the California Department of Fish & Wildlife. The bear cub remains perched in a tree in the 500 block of Auburn Avenue, Hunt said. Email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate!  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SIERRA MADRE - The California Department of Fish and Wildlife continues to investigate the bear attack that left an 84-year-old transient wounded. “Due to an ongoing Department of Fish and Wildlife investigation, the gate to Chantry Flat was closed and locked this morning and must remain closed and locked through Sunday morning,” according to the Sierra Madre Police Department. The transient, who sleeps in the Chantry Flats area, was wounded April 23 after being attacked by the bear, according to Sgt. Charles Kamchamnan of the Sierra Madre Police Department.
The transient apparently extended his arm to the bear to get the bear to sniff him when it attacked, causing wounds to the transient’s left arm and his face. The transient fled down the foothills -- the bear apparently followed him down to Arno Drive. Police were called to the 1200 block of Arno Drive around 11:24 p.m. after a resident called on a suspicious person ringing the doorbell. The transient was going from door to door to get help, Kamchamnan said. Police were initially told the bear is estimated to be 200 to 300 pounds. The transient was treated at the scene and released by Sierra Madre firefighters.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SIERRA MADRE - A transient living in the foothills told police he was attacked by a bear late Tuesday night. The transient, who is reported to be in his 80s, was wounded after being attacked in the Chantry Flats area of the San Gabriel Mountains. The transient walked down to neighborhoods along Arno Drive to ask for help, according to Sgt. Charles Kamchamnan. The transient’s wounds are not considered serious and the transient refused hospitalization, Kamchamnan said.
Police were called to the 1200 block of Arno Drive around 11:24 p.m. April 23 after a resident called on a suspicious person ringing the doorbell. The man was going from door to door to get help, Kamchamnan said. The transient was bleeding from the face and sustained an injury to his left arm. The bear is estimated to be 200 to 300 pounds, Kamchamnan said. The transient was treated at the scene and released by Sierra Madre firefighters. The bear was reportedly seen heading eastbound on Arno Drive from Santa Anita Avenue. The California Department of Fish & Wildlife was called to the scene.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SIERRA MADRE - A man was detained and placed on a 72-hour hold for a mental evaluation after making threatening comments, a police lieutenant said. Officers deemed the man a danger to himself and to others after he made threatening statements over the phone Tuesday, according to Lt. Barrientos of the Sierra Madre Police Department.
A concerned citizen who received the comments called police, Barrientos said. Police responded to the suspect’s home on South Mountain Trail Avenue near East Orange Grove Avenue around 9:45 a.m. February 12. Officers formed a plan to safely take the suspect into custody and arrived roughly an hour later to the suspect’s home. Barrientos called the suspect on his phone while announcements were made on a loud speaker. The suspect peacefully surrendered and was taken to a hospital for the evaluation, Barrientos said. No weapons were found in the suspect’s home, Barrientos said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SIERRA MADRE – A fire deemed accidental took the life of one person found near the source of the flames Thursday.
Fire and heavy smoke were discovered to the rear of the home in the 300 block of North Lima Avenue January 17. Additional units from the Los Angeles County Fire, Arcadia, Pasadena and Monrovia Fire Departments assisted, according to the Sierra Madre Fire Department. No other surrounding structures were damaged and no one else was injured. Investigation work by the Sierra Madre Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department revealed no signs of foul play, Sierra Madre officials said. The victim’s identity will be revealed after next of kin are notified.  Cano was reported missing Sunday April 8. PHOTO/Sierra Madre Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor UPDATE, 7:36 p.m.: The missing woman was found, Sierra Madre Police reported.
SIERRA MADRE - A missing 73-year-old woman is being sought after being reported missing Sunday. Sally Wilson Cano was reported missing at 2 p.m. April 8. She was last seen at 176 S. Park Ave. Cano suffers from Alzheimer’s and sports a medical bracelet, according to the Sierra Madre Police Department. Cano is 5 feet 2 inches tall, 170 pounds, has brown hair, green eyes and was last seen wearing an unknown color t-shirt, gray pants and black shoes. She also wears several rings. Anyone who knows Cano’s whereabouts is urged to call the Sierra Madre Police Department at 626-355-1414. |
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