 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor VINCENT - A driver died Wednesday afternoon after crashing into the rear of tractor trailer, the California Highway Patrol reported. The crash occurred on westbound San Bernardino Road west of Nora Avenue around 4:38 p.m. The driver of a 1996 Freightliner tractor trailer stopped ahead of a 1998 Honda Civic to begin backing into a driveway, according to the California Highway Patrol.
All other drivers on the road behind the tractor trailer stopped except for the Civic driver who continued driving at an unsafe speed until he slammed into the left rear side of the tractor trailer, the CHP said. The Civic became pinned under the tractor trailer. The 75-year-old driver of the Civic was taken to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center where he died. His name has not yet been publicly released.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UPDATE 6:05 p.m.: All three suspects are in custody, San Dimas deputies said. Deputies are determining what property was stolen so it can be returned to the victim. The burglary was reported in the 17000 block of East Orkney Street. One suspect was found as far away as Azusa Avenue and Gladstone Street where he was located running in an apartment complex. VINCENT - One juvenile is in handcuffs, two more are outstanding after deputies responded to a burglary in progress at a home Tuesday. Deputies have a containment search in progress around the 17000 block of Orkney Street in the unincorporated community near Azusa. The suspects fled as deputies were arriving, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s radio traffic.
The two outstanding suspects are 15 to 17 years old, both are wearing dark hoodies and jeans. One was seen wearing a hat.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor VINCENT - The California Highway Patrol will conduct a pedestrian safety operation on county streets near Azusa Tuesday, March 12. The operation will take place at Lark Ellen Avenue and Gladstone Street. Officers will focus on drivers and pedestrians who fail to yield the right-of-way, or who take unsafe and illegal actions, according to officer Rodrigo Jimenez of the California Highway Patrol Baldwin Park Office. Officers dressed in plain clothes will cross the street while uniformed officers will watch for drivers and pedestrians who fail to yield, Jimenez said.
The goal of these operations is to educate the community and to help develop safe practices while driving, walking or biking. From 2005 to 2018, CHP officers in this area have investigated 429 traffic collisions involving pedestrians in unincorporated areas, the most recent was a fatality at Don Julian Road at Pamela Kay Lane in Avocado Heights in January, 2018, Jimenez said. This operation is possible through a grant funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor VINCENT - Two suspects took roughly $400 in cash at gunpoint from a 7-Eleven late Saturday night. The robbery occurred just before 11 p.m. at the 7-Eleven, 5575 N. Azusa Ave., March 2. Both suspects wore black masks. One of them was armed with a black handgun, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. Both suspects were last seen fleeing on foot south on Azusa Avenue from the 7-Eleven and out of view. The suspects were around 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighed 200 pounds and wore dark shirts and dark pants.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor VINCENT - An armed man robbed two 7-Eleven convenience stores of cash in a one-hour period Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The suspect entered a 7-Eleven, 17020 Cypress St., around 11:45p.m. Wednesday and stole around $150 with the use of a black pistol grip shotgun, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. As deputies searched the area, Covina Police officers detained a man in a vehicle because he fit the suspect description. As the man was being detained, the San Dimas Station received a robbery alarm call at another 7-Eleven.
The same suspect in the first robbery struck the 7-Eleven at 15942 San Bernardino Rd. around 12:40 a.m. The suspect stole $200 and fled southbound on Irwindale Avenue on foot. The suspect is a Hispanic man, around 22 years old, 5 feet 7 inches tall, 170 to 180 pounds. He wore a black bandana across his face, a grey jacket and black pants.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor VINCENT - A green, hinged box wrapped in tape was completely benign, a Sheriff’s lieutenant said Thursday. The military-style box was found sitting next to a resident’s vehicle in the 16000 block of East Bridger Street in the unincorporated community of Vincent around 10:43 p.m. Initially, SGV CityWatch was told the Sheriff’s Arson/Explosives Detail was called to the scene. Arson/Explosives technicians were never called after all, according to Lt. Mark Skaggs of the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station. The box may have come from a nearby construction site.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor VINCENT - A worried resident found a green box with tape wrapped around it near his parked vehicle Wednesday night, prompting a response by bomb squad technicians. The Sheriff’s Arson Explosives/Detail was called to the 16000 block of East Bridger Street around 10:43 p.m. The item is a small, hinged, green box, according to Lt. Elisabeth Sachs of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. The box has a military look to it, Sachs said. San Dimas deputies are awaiting the arrival of Arson/Explosives technicians to examine the box. Near the scene is a construction site and it is unknown if the box is connected to the construction.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor VINCENT - Deputies are investigating an assault with a deadly weapon after a resident said a teenage suspect flashed a handgun at him Thursday afternoon. The incident was reported to deputies around 1:20 p.m. in the 16700 block of East Masline Street in Vincent, an unincorporated community near Covina February 7, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. Both suspects were last seen fleeing east on Masline Street to Lark Ellen Avenue.
One suspect is 16 to 18 years old with black hair and brown eyes. He weighs 180 pounds and wore a grey long-sleeve shirt and grey jeans. A second suspect, only described as teenaged, wore a grey long-sleeved shirt, tan cargo shorts and a blue beanie, deputies said.  PHOTO/Courtesy of Andi Wells. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor VINCENT - 1,288 customers are without power after a transformer fell onto a tree, which fell onto wires in Vincent Monday morning.
Firefighters responded to a reported tree fire in the 4800 block of North Vincent Avenue, north of Cypress Street in the unincorporated community of Vincent around 11:30 a.m., according to a representative from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Firefighters were told that a tree caught fire, but no open flames were found. There was no estimated time for repair given by Southern California Edison. There were no reports of injuries.  PHOTO/Google Maps. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor VINCENT - Two men armed with handguns took cash during a nighttime robbery in unincorporated Covina Saturday.
The men approached 7-Eleven, 15942 W. San Bernardino Rd., around 2:18 a.m. One man was armed with a semi-automatic silver and black handgun, the other with a small silver handgun in Vincent, the unincorporated area of Covina. $200 to $300 was taken from their victim, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station crime broadcast. One suspect is a Hispanic man, 20 to 25 years old, 5-foot-8 to 5 feet 10 inches tall, 180 to 200 pounds. He wore a black sweatshirt and black pants. The second suspect is a Hispanic man, 20 to 25 years old, 5-foot-6 to 5 feet 8 inches tall, 160 to 200 pounds. He wore a black Mario Kart sweatshirt and grey pants. The two suspects fled westbound on San Bernardino Road. |
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