Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

VINCENT - A driver died Thursday morning after slamming into the front of a semi.

The crash happened in southbound lanes of North Lark Ellen Avenue south of East Cypress Street just before 2 a.m. December 19. All lanes of Lark Ellen Avenue between Cypress Street and Lark Ellen Lane continue to be blocked.

The Toyota Corolla that slammed into the front of the semi is almost unrecognizable. As of 5:30 a.m., firefighters were still attempting to pull the driver from the twisted vehicle.

LOS ANGELES – The 19-year-old suspect wanted in connection with a shooting that left two men dead and two other wounded surrendered November 10.

Joel Daniel Garcia surrendered at 11:35 a.m. to U.S. Customs and Border Control in Otay Mesa.

Garcia was transferred to the custody of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Fugitive Unit. He was booked at the Sheriff’s Norwalk Station at 7:18 p.m., according to Los Angeles County booking records.

As of Thursday he is being held in lieu of $1 million bail at the Norwalk Station. He is scheduled to appear at the Pomona courthouse November 14.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

LOS ANGELES - Investigators have publicly named a 19-year-old suspect wanted in connection with the double murder of two men and wounding of two others at a Halloween party in unincorporated Covina.

Joel Daniel Garcia Is wanted for attempted murder, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Garcia stands 6 feet 1 inch tall, weighs 160 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes. Garcia should be considered armed and dangerous.

A large group of people gathered for the Halloween party the night of October 29 in the 17000 block of East Bellbrook Street in Vincent, which is unincorporated Covina.

A fight spilled out into the driveway where the shooting occurred. One victim, identified as 20-year-old Ronnie Benitez, died at the scene. A second victim, 33-year-old Vladimir Umana, died at a hospital. Two other victims were hospitalized and their conditions are not publicly known.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Garcia is urged to call the Los Angeles County sheriffs 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.

VINCENT – The coroner publicly identified one of the two men killed in the October 30 shooting, while family identified the second slain victim.

Ronnie Benitez, 20, was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Family and friends identified the second victim, 33-year-old Vladimir Umana, who leaves behind two children and a wife.

Benitez died at the scene of the shooting. Umana died at a hospital.

Family members released security footage and images of the melee that spilled out from the home in the 17000 block of Bellbrook Street around 12:20 a.m. October 30.

The fight spilled out onto the driveway where the shooting happened. Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau believe there is possibly a second suspect. The shooter was seen fleeing west on Bellbrook Street.

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.

VINCENT - A driver died Wednesday afternoon after crashing into the rear of tractor trailer, the California Highway Patrol reported.