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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.

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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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VINCENT - Sheriff’s deputies and Covina Police searched for a reported man with a rifle seen walking towards Gladstone High School Thursday morning, but no one was found.
 
A passerby saw what they believed was a man carrying a scoped rifle on Tudor Street east of Lark Ellen Avenue around 8:47 a.m., according to Sgt. Mark Skaggs of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station.
 
The lockdowns have since been lifted.
 
“Because of the proximity of Gladstone High School, Covina PD was called and Gladstone High School was placed on lockdown,” Skaggs said.
 
The suspect was seen exiting a light-colored sedan, Skaggs said.
 
The suspect was walking eastbound to Enid Street and Gladstone High School, said Lt. Trevor Gaumer of the Covina Police Department.
 
Out of an abundance of caution, Gladstone was placed on lockdown and officers spent 45 minutes searching the campus to ensure the suspect did not gain access, Gaumer said.
 
Gladstone High School was apparently conducting student registration when the lockdown occurred.
 
Nearby Alice M. Ellington Elementary School, 5034 N. Clydebank Ave., was also placed on temporary lockdown, according to Azusa Unified School District officials.
 
San Dimas deputies ended their search without a suspect found roughly one hour after being called.

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VINCENT - Concern from a friend led deputies to discover a man dead inside the RV he was living in on a county street Tuesday morning.

The victim, only described as a white man in his 60s, was discovered in the RV on East Newburgh Street west of  North Clydebank Avenue around 9:55 a.m. The friend called deputies to check on him after she did not hear from him in two days, according to Lt. Elisabeth Sachs of the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station.

The victim went to check on her friend, did not receive an answer and noticed a bad odor coming from the RV, Sachs said.

San Dimas deputies forced entry into the RV and discovered the man dead.

Next of kin has yet to be notified, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner.

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VINCENT - One of two suspects accused of carjacking their victim at knifepoint was arrested after the work van they stole was located near the scene of the crime Thursday evening.

The work van was taken on Badillo Street in the unincorporated area of Covina around 5:45 p.m. The work van and suspect were located in the 4000 block of Frijo Avenue, according to Sgt. Mark Skaggs of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station.

According to a Sheriff’s crime broadcast, a man and woman took the work van at knifepoint on Badillo Street.

The outstanding suspect is described as a Hispanic man, 20 years old, 5 feet 6 inches tall. He wore a white shirt.

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VINCENT - Four people were detained Thursday morning after a gang warrant service turned violent when at least one suspect opened fire on police officers.
 
The Pomona Police SWAT team assisted Azusa officers with the warrant service at 4 a.m. in the 5500 block of South Lark Ellen Avenue and Gladstone Street in the unincorporated community of Vincent when an unknown number of suspects opened fire from inside the home, Pomona Police said.
 
Pomona SWAT members returned fire from outside the home, but no one was injured in the exchange of bullets.
 
“Within minutes of the shooting, officers were able to make contact with the residents who complied with orders to exit the residence to be detained,” according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, which is handling the officer-involved shooting investigation.
 
Eight simultaneous gang search warrants were served at the home and several other locations, resulting in multiple arrests, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.
 
A search of the home and nearby residences yielded no injuries either.
 
Azusa has seen a spike in shootings and gang activity, which took the lives of a 21-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy. 
 
In May, a man received a non-life-threatening injury when he was shot in the leg in the same area where Thursday’s officer-involved shooting occurred.
 
In late March, a man and woman were injured by gunfire after being fired upon along Highway 39 in the Azusa Canyons. The couple drove down from the mountains and called for aid.
 
It is unclear specifically what recent shooting is related to the warrant service Thursday.

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VINCENT - Apparently no injuries were reported in a solo crash on eastbound Arrow Highway at Enid Street Sunday morning.

The Ford F-350 took out a traffic light on the southeast corner of the intersection and slammed into a power pole around 8:28 a.m. No one was injured, according to the California Highway Patrol traffic logs.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department was unavailable to answer calls for information on possible injuries.

The downed traffic light partially hung on phone or cable lines and rested on top of the truck, which workers could not remove for several hours until the pole was hoisted off the truck.

Remaining traffic lights in the area were darkened and it was unknown how widespread the outage was.

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VINCENT - A shooting victim is expected to survive after being hit by gunfire Monday night.

The shooting took place in the 5500 block of North Lark Ellen Avenue around 9:35 p.m. in Vincent, an unincorporated are near Azusa, according to Lt. Elisabeth Sachs of the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station.

The victim, a male Hispanic, called 9-1-1 and told dispatchers he was shot in the left leg by suspects unknown to him, Sachs said.

It was not immediately known if the victim was on the street or in a home when he was shot, Sachs said.

The suspects, described as two male Hispanics, fled northbound in a white Toyota Camry towards Gladstone Street, Sachs said.

A bullet was fired through a window in a second-story apartment unit nearby. Deputies checked for additional victims, but no other victims were found, according to Sheriff’s radio traffic.

The Camry had no license plates.

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VINCENT - A high-speed chase ended with a crash after joyriding teens tried to escape pursuing Irwindale Officers Thursday night.

The four suspects crashed a stolen Hyundai Sonata into another parked vehicle at Gragmont Street and Enid Avenue. Three juveniles were detained without incident, while a fourth fled on foot and over a fence before being detained, said Sgt. Rudy Gatto of the Irwindale Police Department.

An Irwindale Officer began pursuing the juveniles after the driver fled a traffic stop for a vehicle code violation around 9:53 p.m. in the 5200 block of Rivergrade Road, Gatto said.

The pursuit entered the south 605 freeway to the east I-10 freeway. The chase exited north on Azusa Avenue and entered West Covina, Covina along Azusa Avenue and some side streets before crashing near Gladstone High School.

The teen injured after climbing over a fence was treated at the scene by Los Angeles County Firefighters before being hospitalized as a precaution, Gatto said.

The red Hyundai Sonata was reported stolen from Glendale, Gatto said.

Vincent is a census designated place, an unincorporated county area near Covina and Azusa.