 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor VINCENT - The at-fault driver who reportedly made an unsafe exit onto Arrow Highway was airlifted to a trauma center after being extricated from his vehicle, the California Highway Patrol said.
The crash occurred in the 800 block of Arrow Highway March 7 around 2:20 p.m. in Unincorporated Azusa. The driver, listed as a 32-year-old Azusa man, exited south in a Honda Accord from a 7-Eleven driveway onto Arrow and in the path of another driver, according to Officer Rodrigo Jimenez of the California Highway Patrol Baldwin Park Office. The 19-year-old driver of a Lexus IS 250 swerved, but still crashed into the left side of the Honda, Jimenez told SGV CityWatch. Firefighters extricated the Honda driver and he was transported by helocopter to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, a level 1 trauma center. Due to his injuries, the Honda driver has yet to face charges, Jimenez told SGV CityWatch. The driver of the Lexus was relatively uninjured. 
Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor
VINCENT - Four suspects were involved in the theft of a catalytic converter Sunday morning and one of the suspects was possibly armed with a handgun while guarding the front door of their victim.
The crime unfolded around 3:40 a.m. in the 16000 block of Ballentine Place, January 23. A surveillance camera captured one suspect guarding the front door of the victim’s residence and appeared to conceal a handgun in a front sweater pocket, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station.
All four suspects arrived in two different vehicles. As the armed man guarded the front door, the other three stole the catalytic converter.
“The suspects were well organized, performing a separate roll during the commission of the theft,” according to the Sheriff’s San Dimas Station in a written statement.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor VINCENT – No one was injured and no residents were impacted after a large fire gutted a building at an abandoned school early Tuesday.
Los Angeles County Fire Department arson investigators are assisting Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputies in determining the cause of the fire at the former Tri-Community Adult School, 16209 E. San Bernardino Rd., according to Cpt. Ron Haralson, public information officer for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Firefighters were dispatched at 2:43 a.m. and once on scene saw heavy smoke and fire. The fire heavily damaged the cafeteria portion of the school, Haralson told SGV CityWatch. More than 100 firefighters, including West Covina firefighters, battled the blaze. Heavy equipment was summoned to break open the walls and roof of the cafeteria to better apply water and foam. No other areas of the school were destroyed, Haralson told SGV CityWatch. San Bernardino Road between Irwindale Avenue and Vincent Avenue has been closed off for fire personnel and investigators to continue working on scene, which may be well into the morning, Haralson told SGV CityWatch. The cause remains under investigation. A building at the abandoned school was subject to an estimated $100,000 in damage April 9 when a possible transient cooking fire ignited in a classroom, authorities said in a previous interview. A firefighter was injured in the April 9 fire.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor VINCENT - A driver died at the scene of a crash July 28.
The collision destroyed a power pole and damaged part of a residential cinder block wall at North Vincent Avenue and East Queenside Dr. Los Angeles County Firefighters we’re dispatched around 1:49 p.m. The driver of the crashed vehicle was unresponsive. CPR was being performed, according to the California Highway Patrol. It is unclear if the driver died from crash injuries, or from a medical emergency which led to the crash.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor VINCENT - A likely cooking fire caused an estimated $100,000 in damage to the building at a shuttered school in unincorporated Covina early Friday, a Sheriff’s sergeant said.
Firefighters discovered one building at the site, 16209 E. San Bernardino Rd., fully involved with flames just before 2 a.m. April 9, according to Dispatch Supervisor Michael Pittman with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “The captain said the fire appeared to have started in one of the classrooms along the east side,” according to Sgt. Pete Shupe of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. Evidence at the scene indicates a cooking fire started by squatters inside the classroom grew out of control, according to a report Shupe read. One firefighter received minor injuries and was taken to an area hospital to be checked, Pittman told SGV CityWatch. The building is on the former Griswold school site. Firefighters reported flames were knocked down at 2:41 a.m., Pittman told SGV CityWatch.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor VINCENT - Three dozen drivers and pedestrians were cited September 23 in a safety enforcement operation in unincorporated Vincent. The operation took place at Lark Ellen Avenue and Gladstone Street, where CHP officers focused on motorists and pedestrians who failed to yield the right-of-way, or made unsafe and illegal actions, according to California Highway Patrol Baldwin Park Office Public Information Officer Rodrigo Jimenez. The CHP wants to remind motorists and pedestrians of a few basic safety practices:
 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor VINCENT - A man is recuperating after being shot in his left hand early Tuesday morning.
Deputies were called to a local hospital August 18 after the shooting took place. The man reported being shot in the area of Cypress Street and Lark Ellen Avenue around 2:30 a.m. August 18, according to Lt. Ed Mackenzie of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. The man was walking with a friend when when a black 90s BMW drove by. One of the group of people inside the car opened fire, Mackenzie told SGV CityWatch. The people inside the BMW were only described as Hispanic males.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor VINCENT - Deputies seek two men, one armed with a handgun, who robbed a dispensary early Monday.
The suspects took an unknown amount of money and marijuana product from the dispensary at 16731 Arrow Hwy. at 5:45 a.m. August 19, according to Sgt. McGrattan of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. The business is listed as Azusa’s Finest. “There’s very little information. Marijuana dispensaries generally don’t like to draw attention to themselves,” McGrattan said. No vehicle was seen. Two Hispanic men, one in his 20s and one in his 30s fled the location. Although McGrattan said an unknown amount of money was taken, a preliminary crime broadcast stated $2,000 was taken along with product and a cell phone.  Google Maps. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor VINCENT - A group of suspects held a security guard at gunpoint and fled with marijuana and money during a daytime robbery Thursday. The crime unfolded at B.B.S., 16725 E. Arrow Hwy., around 4:45 p.m. July 18. The suspects reportedly forced their way in and took an estimated $2,500 of marijuana jars and $500 in money, according to Lt. Mackenzie of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station.
The security guard was forced to the ground while the cash and weed was taken, Mackenzie said. The security got up and yelled at the suspects as they ran. The weed was dropped as the suspects fled into an vehicle, which was seen westbound on Arrow Highway, Mackenzie said. Suspect descriptions were not available.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UPDATE: The Suspect was not found after a search in the wash. VINCENT - A mentally disturbed man is hiding in the Little Dalton Wash after allegedly pointing a weapon at people from a residential roof top. Deputies have a search in progress near Arrow Highway and Lark Ellen Avenue. The suspect may be known to deputies as a mentally disturbed person who allegedly has a history of possessing a fake gun, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s radio traffic. Deputies responded to Arrow Highway and Vincent Avenue around 8:30 p.m. to a call of a man on a roof who allegedly pointed a weapon at someone. The man jumped off the roof and took refuge in the wash. During the setup of a perimeter search, deputies located empty shotgun shells. It is unknown if the shells were trash collected by someone or were fired.
Deputies located the suspect in the wash and identified him as the man they have had frequent contact with. He could be heard screaming over the deputy’s radio before he disappeared into a tunnel. A Sheriff’s K-9 unit is en route to assist, as well as deputies from surrounding stations. Get the email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate! |
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