Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

VALINDA - A critical missing woman was found and rescued while wandering a nearby freeway August 17.

Kim Choy, 73, was reported missing August 15 from the 16000 block of Montbrook Street in the unincorporated community of Valinda.

“CHP Baldwin Park Officer Madrigal located a pedestrian walking along the freeway. During his investigation, he discovered the individual was a reported missing person who had been unaccounted for over the past two days,” according to the California Highway Patrol in a written statement.

The CHP did not specify what freeway Choy was rescued from, but she was safely reunited with her family.

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Written by AARON CASTREJON
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VALINDA - The driver of a silver Kia Soul is being sought in connection with a deadly crash February 15.

The crash occurred in westbound lanes of Temple Avenue just east of Ruthcrest Avenue around 8:30 p.m. The driver of the Kia Soul made a lane change from the No. 1 lane to the No. 2 lane in front of the motorcyclist, according to the California Highway Patrol Baldwin Park Office.

The rider, a 25-year-old La Puente man, lost control of his 2016 black Yamaha R6 motorcycle, veered to the right and slammed into a wood telephone pole. The rider died at the scene, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The driver of the Kia Soul fled the scene.

Anyone with information on this crash is urged to call California Highway Patrol Officer L. Martinez at 626-517-8500.

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CityWatch Editor

VALINDA - A man was killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday night.

The crash occurred on Temple Avenue at Ruthcrest Avenue around 8:30 p.m. February 15. A Los Angeles County Fire Department captain declared the motorcyclist dead at 8:34 p.m., according to California Highway Patrol traffic logs.

It is not immediately clear how the crash occurred, or if another vehicle was involved. CHP traffic logs suggest this may have been a solo collision. Roads around the crash scene are temporarily blocked.

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CityWatch Editor

VALINDA - Homicide detectives are investigating a fatal shooting that took place in a Valinda neighborhood Monday morning.

First responders were sent to the 1200 block of Greenberry Drive in unincorporated Valinda just before 11:30a.m. Monday, September 16.

The victim, only described as an adult male, was found wounded at the scene. He was later pronounced deceased, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Investigators confirmed the shooting took place in a residence. A single gunshot was heard within. A suspect was seen running away.

The victim was identified as 24-year-old Myon Barnes of Valinda.

Investigators publicly described the suspect as a male adult. It is not publicly clear if they have identified the suspect.

It is unclear if the shooting is gang related.

Anyone with information on this shooting is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Remain anonymous by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or lacrimestoppers.org.

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CityWatch Editor

VALINDA - Some sort of argument led to a stabbing Sunday night.

What was described as a large kitchen knife was used to wound the victim’s chest and neck near Amar Road and Echelon Avenue August 4, according to Lt. Villarreal of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station.

The stabbing occurred around 10:15 p.m.

The victim was apparently uncooperative. He was transported to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center for treatment, Villarreal told SGV CityWatch.

The suspect, who was identified, fled the scene before deputies arrived and was last seen running through the flood control channel south of Amar Road and Echelon Avenue.

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VALINDA - A man taken to a hospital to be treated for wounds received during a shooting later died, Sheriff’s homicide investigators said.

First responders were called to the intersection of Amar Road and Whitzman Drive in the unincorporated area of Valinda around 3:51 a.m. June 23.

Deputies learned that two men, between the ages of 30 and 45 years old, were shot at the location and were already transported to a hospital. One of the shooting victims survived, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

It is not immediately known as investigators have established a motive, or have identified a possible suspect.

Anyone with information on this shooting is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Remain anonymous by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or lacrimestoppers.org.

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CityWatch Editor

VALINDA - Four suspects in a newer-model white Camaro fled with an undisclosed amount of cash after forcing their way into a liquor store and destroying an ATM June 8.

The suspects used power tools to gain access into the liquor store and then pried the cash box from the ATM at Tony’s liquor, 16015 Amar Rd., according to Sgt. Becerra of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station.

Deputies were called to the liquor store around 5:35 a.m.

All four suspects wore gloves and hooded sweatshirts. Becerra did not have a last seen direction of travel for the Camaro. The amount of cash kept in the stolen cash box was not immediately known.

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CityWatch Editor

VALINDA - Two men in a black sedan fled the scene of a shooting that wounded a man Saturday morning.

The man was shot in the 1800 block of Aileron Avenue around 10 a.m. September 30. The suspects fled in a black older model two-door Mercedes, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department crime broadcast.

The victim was shot in one of his arms. He was treated and eventually released, according to Lt. Geary of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station.

The Mercedes had tinted windows and chrome rims.

The passenger is the apparent gunman. He exited the vehicle and opened fire, according to the crime broadcast.

The passenger was described as a Latino man 25 to 30 years old, stands 5 feet 10 inches tall, has a medium build and wore a blue ling-sleeve shirt with an unknown white emblem on it.

The Mercedes was last seen being driven south on Aileron towards Francisquito Avenue.

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LOS ANGELES - Medical examiner investigators revealed how an armed suspect who barricaded himself for more than 48 hours in a Valinda home took his own life.

Brandon Matthew Ursa, 45, took his own life via multiple incised wounds of the wrists. Methamphetamine was also discovered in his system. He also suffered from hypertensive arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner.

On March 10, Industry Station deputies were called around 2:19 p.m. to a home on an assault with a deadly weapon call of a shooter firing upon pedestrians in the 16900 block of Wing Lane. Deputies were fired upon as well and worked to evacuate 10 families near the scene.

The suspect possibly fired more than 100 rounds from what was described as a “high-powered rifle” at deputies and citizens in the area.

Deputies injected pepper spray into the home in an effort to disrupt the suspect's ability to shoot straight and to theoretically force the suspect to surrender.

Crisis negotiators remained in contact with the suspect throughout most of the barricade operation and he apparently gave no motive as to why he decided to randomly shoot at pedestrians in the neighborhood, according to Lt. Kevin Ma of the Sheriff’s Operation Safe Streets Bureau.

The Los Angeles Police Department deployed its SWAT team, which used its BatCat, a specialized forklift to open gaping holes in the roof and front of the home to insert cameras.

Around 2 p.m., Sunday, March 13, the suspect was located deceased.

Authorities helped to repopulate 10 families that spent three days away from their homes during the operation.

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VALINDA - A gunman unloaded a weapon near a vigil Sunday night held for a woman shot outside a home one day prior.

Witnesses reported that a gunman in a vehicle pulled up to the vigil outside of the 15500 block of Fellowship Street and fired as many as 10 rounds near or at the crowd. There was no one hit and deputies found no objects that were struck, according to Sgt. Torres of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station.

First responders were sent to the location around 9:19 p.m. Sunday, July 2.

Felipe Juarez, identified as the operator of the memes page lapuente626sgv, erroneously stated a person was struck by gunfire.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department stated that their response to a possible gunshot victim was canceled before engines even arrived on scene.

Roughly 15 minutes later, deputies located a vehicle believed tied to the July 2 shooting at Hacienda Boulevard and Francisquito Avenue and detained both occupants, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department radio traffic.

At least one of the people was arrested, but Torres did not immediately know the status of the person who was taken into custody.

A woman was shot outside of a residence in the 15500 block of Fellowship Street Saturday, July 1 just before 7 a.m. She was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead.