 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT – A Sig Alert in still in effect for the No. 5 lane of the eastbound 60 freeway at South Lemon Avenue Monday. The crash was reported to the CHP at 5:25 a.m. January 13. A blue sedan struck the guardrail and landed on top of the guardrail. No other vehicle was involved in the crash, according to California Highway Patrol traffic logs. The driver died at the scene and is only described as a man.
A one-hour Sig Alert was issued for the No. 5 lane at 6 a.m. It is still in effect, according to Officer Peter Nicholson of the CHP Traffic Management Center.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT - Detectives questioned the parents of an infant who died after being transported to a nearby hospital Wednesday night. Deputies were called to a parking lot in the northwest corner of East Amar Road and North Grand Ave., November 13 at 5:45 p.m. The baby boy was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene initially for a victim in full arrest, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department Dispatch Supervisor Martin Rangel.
The infant was pronounced dead at 6:22 p.m., the Sheriff’s Information Bureau said. It is unclear If either the mother or the father detained at the scene have been arrested yet. The Sheriff’s Information Bureau is awaiting a status update from the sheriffs homicide Lieutenant handling the investigation.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT - One lane of northbound Grand Avenue at College Vista Way and all southbound lanes have re-opened after a gas leak forced an hours-long closure.
The roadway re-opened within the last hour after workers successfully closed off the gas leak, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar Station. The gas line was ruptured just after noon Wednesday, November 13. Authorities believed the roadway would Remain closed until possibly at least 10 p.m. Authorities closed Grand Avenue from Amar Road/Temple Avenue to Cameron Avenue. The College Vista neighborhood sheltered in place during the gas leak.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT - Investigators are working to determine the cause of a fire that damaged a Walnut home Monday night. A reported patio fire burned behind a home in the 100 block of South Dommer Avenue in Walnut just before 11:50 p.m. November 11. The fire eventually spread into two rooms inside the home, according to Los Angeles County Fire Dispatch Supervisor Michael Pittman. There were no reported injuries. Building inspectors were called to examine the structure, Pitman said. It is unclear if the structure is habitable.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT - Two women were jailed Thursday after deputies discovered narcotics in a stolen vehicle after the driver ran away September 25. The driver that ran from deputies was caught after a containment search — methamphetamine and heroin were found within the vehicle taken in Redondo Beach, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar Station. Deputies responded to CubeSmart Self Storage, 301 Lemon Creek Dr., around 1 p.m. Thursday to a disturbance call and located a vehicle occupied by two women leaving the area. Deputies conducted a traffic stop after the driver committed a vehicle code violation.
The driver immediately ran away, but was found in a nearby business complex. The passenger remained at the scene and was arrested. Both identified women were booked on suspicion of taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent and for methamphetamine and heroin possession.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT - Four of six burglars accused of targeting a building unit were caught and packaged marijuana taken from the property was confiscated Tuesday. Deputies responding to a burglary call in the 20900 block of Currier Road September 24 found at least six suspects fleeing. After four were detained, deputies found vacuum-sealed marijuana hidden in coffee, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar Station. Deputies were originally told of a burglary in progress with suspects using crowbars to force their way into the unit just before Noon.
About 10 to 15 boxes of the packaged marijuana were found in the suspects’ van parked outside the building. The owner of the unit was not immediately known. The names of those arrested were not disclosed. All four suspects posted bond.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT - A student reported being sexually assaulted inside a parked vehicle Wednesday. The student alerted the Mt. San Antonio College Police & Campus Safety Department at 1:45 p.m. September 18. A classmate assaulted the victim inside the vehicle earlier Wednesday in the vicinity of Parking Lot A, according to Mt. SAC officials. Sgt. Cardoza of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Diamond Bar/Walnut Station acknowledged that deputies responded to the call, but declined to provide any details. It is unclear if a suspect has been arrested.  PHOTO/Courtesy of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT - Deputies are turning to the Public for help in locating a stolen classic car pulled from outside a resident’s home January 22. A red 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air Bubble Top 409 was stolen at night on La Tortola Drive by a driver in a large truck equipped with a tow device. An accomplice first drove up in a white sedan and destroyed a window, according to the Diamond Bar/Walnut Sheriff’s Station.
The Bel Air Bubble Top was in the owner’s family for four generations.
The suspect vehicles involved were caught on surveillance camera. Anyone who knows the suspects or recognize the vehicles used in the grand theft auto are urged to call the Walnut Sheriff’s detectives at 909-595-2264. Information can be provided anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT - A field sergeant with the Sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar Station was hospitalized along with at least one civilian after a collision Thursday morning. The crash occurred at South Brea Canyon Road and Valley Boulevard just before 6 a.m. It is unclear if alcohol and/or drugs are a factor, according to Sgt. Thomas Anderson of the Walnut/Diamond Bar Sheriff’s Station. The injured sergeant immediately called for backup deputies and even read back the license plate of the civilian vehicle involved in the crash while trapped in his patrol vehicle, according to Sheriff’s radio traffic.
South Brea Canyon Road and Valley Boulevard remains closed.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT - An older woman was likely followed home from a Rowland Heights bank by three men and robbed after she was pepper sprayed, deputies said Thursday. The robbery occurred in the 700 block of Francesca Drive around 1:30 p.m. February 7. The woman was followed home and as was attacked as she exited her vehicle, according to Sgt. Avila of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar Station. The victim lives in a gated community off of Francesca Drive and was followed to her garage, Avila said.
The suspects fled in a black Mercedez, Avila said. Avila declined to say what was taken from the woman. The victim was hospitalized for eye and facial irritation, Avila said. The suspects were described as three Hispanic men, 5 feet 3 inches tall, all were slim and weighed 130 to 150 pounds. All three suspects wore black clothing and bright, colored beanies, deputies said in a crime broadcast. |
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