Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor
SOUTH EL MONTE - A carjacking suspect was subdued after attempting to take a driver’s vehicle Sunday morning, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Detective said.
The scene unfolded on Parkway Street west of Rush Street just before 9:30 a.m. January 23. An SGV CityWatch reader caught the scene on camera as he was driving by. The reported victim physically restrained the suspect and was seen punching the him in the head repeatedly.
The reader asked that his name not be used.
The victim was in the vehicle when the suspect attempted to take it, according to Detective Stephen Cabrera of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station. The intended victim punched the carjacking suspect in the head enough to cause bleeding. The Sheriff’s Temple Station was called to the scene by firefighters who had responded to a report of a man down. The victim was reportedly not injured, Cabrera told SGV CityWatch. The suspect, 31-year-old Gabriel Taylor, was taken into custody, Cabrera told SGV CityWatch. Taylor was transferred to the Inmate Reception Center in Los Angeles the following morning. He is being held in lieu of $100,000 bail ahead of a scheduled appearance in Rio Hondo Municipal Court January 25, according to Los Angeles County booking records. 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. |
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