 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH EL MONTE - The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department scheduled a DUI/driver license checkpoint to begin Friday, July 12 at 6 p.m. The checkpoint, to be held at an undisclosed location, will last until 2 a.m. Saturday, July 13. DUI checkpoint locations are based on collision statistics and the frequency of DUI arrests, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Funding for this checkpoint is 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 RIVER - Deputies are conducting a death investigation after a deceased person was found in the San Gabriel River Saturday. The body was found in the water near Peck Road and Durfee Avenue sometime before 2:30 p.m.
Deputies are working to determine if the body is in Industry Sheriff’s Station or Temple Sheriff’s Station jurisdiction, according to Sgt. Durante of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene at 2:27 p.m., but left the location within 18 minutes. Durante did not know if the victim is male or female, adult or minor.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH EL MONTE - A Hispanic man in his 40s was found deceased in the Rio Hondo flood control channel Thursday morning. The man’s body was discovered around 6:18 a.m. near Garvey Avenue and Rosemead Boulevard. Firefighters and Sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene.
Homicide detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are investigating the death, according to Lt. Williams of the Sheriff's Temple Station. An autopsy is pending. The man’s identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, according to coroner Public Information Officer Sarah Ardalani.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH EL MONTE - A driver was carjacked at gunpoint near Klingerman and Continental Avenue Wednesday night, deputies said. The carjacking occurred around 11 p.m. Two men took the victim’s 2016 Honda Accord. The victim’s cellphone was also taken, One of the suspects was armed with a black handgun, according to deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station. The Accord was seen being driven away westbound.
Both suspects appeared 25 years old. One suspect appears to be 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighs 180 pounds, has short black hair and wore a grey hooded sweatshirt. There was no description for the second suspect.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CItyWatch Editor SOUTH EL MONTE - At least two suspects took a man’s grey Kia Rio from him Wednesday morning, a Sheriff’s lieutenant said. The carjacking occurred just after 12:30 a.m. March 27 on Klingerman Street near Santa Anita Avenue. One of the suspects brandished a handgun during the crime, according to Lt. Frank Ruiz of the Sheriff’s Temple Station. The suspects were seen driving away eastbound on Klingerman, Ruiz said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH EL MONTE - Two people are stuck in a tree surrounded by water and can’t get down inside the Whittier Narrows Recreational Area, the Los Angeles County Fire Department reported. The victims are surrounded by about four to five feet of standing water, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. Firefighters were called at 12:23 p.m. to the 100 block of North Durfee Avenue. Firefighters initially called for an inflatable boat to aid in the rescue, but a helicopter has been summoned to hoist the victims from the tree.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH EL MONTE - Two armed men escaped with a wallet and cash in a daytime robbery Tuesday. The robbery occurred in the 9500 block of Garvey Avenue around 7:45 p.m. February 5. One man with a handgun, another with what was described as a rifle, robbed their victim of a wallet containing cash, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station. It was unclear if the guns were replica or real.
One 20-something suspect, described as wearing a black shirt and green cargo pants, escaped in a white vehicle. The second suspect, described as in his 20s and wearing dark clothing, fled in a black vehicle.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH EL MONTE - A suspect is still outstanding after a shooting took place Saturday night. Deputies have just ended a neighborhood search in the area of Klingerman Street and Continental Avenue around 11:50 p.m. A search of at least one residential property yielded no suspects after the resident reported seeing someone run into their yard.
At least two were wounded by gunfire around 10:40 p.m. Preliminary information suggests that the victims were juveniles, according to Deputy Koerner of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
Deputies were en route to a “check the welfare call” when the gunfire erupted, Koerner said. A passerby flagged down a deputy to report gunfire erupting nearby, according to Sheriff's radio traffic. The victims’ conditions were not readily available. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene at 10:41 p.m. Firefighters waited four minutes to be cleared in, after which they were told that the victims were transported by a private party, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. No other information is available.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor Woman Carjacked at Gunpoint in South El Monte Friday
SOUTH EL MONTE - Two men stole a driver’s silver 2011 four-door Honda CRV at gunpoint Friday night, a Sheriff’s sergeant said. Two suspects, described as adult male Hispanics, took the driver’s car at gunpoint at 2650 Rosemead Blvd. near the Thuan Fat Supermarket, according to Sgt. Durante of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station. The victim, who was carjacked around 7:10 p.m., was uninjured. The suspects, described as being in their 20s, fled eastbound on Garvey Avenue.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SOUTH EL MONTE - A cause of death is being determined after a man was found dead in the San Gabriel River Friday morning. The body was discovered by a passerby near Peck Road around 7 a.m.
A cause of death is still being determined. The man’s name has not yet been released since next of kin has not been notified, according to Lt. David Smith of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. |
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