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. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor WALNUT - Deputies are investigating a home burglary that was reported Wednesday night.
Three men were seen fleeing into a waiting vehicle after burglarizing the home in the 20600 block of Kelfield Drive around 7:45 p.m. October 24, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar Station. The three men were described as 5 feet 9 inches tall, all had medium builds and all wore dark hooded sweatshirts and dark jeans. The men fled with a possible bag of stolen items into a waiting dark blue or black four-door Nissan Altima west on Kelfield Drive. The loss was not immediately known. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor WALNUT - A suicidal man who climbed to the roof of a two-story building and threatened to jumps as talked down by Sheriff’s deputies Wednesday.
Passersby reported the man climbed to the top of a commercial building around 2:20 p.m. Deputies arrived and summoned a Los Angeles County Fire Department ladder truck to aid the man down, according to Sgt. Patrick Coussa of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Walnut Station. The man climbed to the second story of the commercial building in the 20800 block of Valley Boulevard, according to Dispatch Supervisor Jeremy Stafford of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. After about 40 minutes, deputies convinced the man to descend via the ladder where he was detained. The man is being given aid, Coussa said. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor WALNUT - Three suspects were arrested Monday afternoon after crashing their ride after a long pursuit, Sheriff’s deputies said.
The suspects attempted to get inside a home in the 19800 block of Hidden Trail Place in Walnut, but eventually fled. Arriving deputies alerted nearby units of the suspect vehicle, a brown SUV Porsche with paper plates, which was spotted by a Sheriff’s helicopter fleeing west on the 60 freeway, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. The suspects were driving as fast as 90 miles an hour. The suspects crashed into a delivery truck in Bell Gardens after exiting the 710 freeway at Gage Avenue. The suspects fled on foot once their SUV became disabled and took refuge in a repair shop in the 5400 block of Gage Avenue. A massive law enforcement containment involving deputies from the East Los Angeles Sheriff’s Station, Compton Sheriff’s Station, Sheriff’s County Services Bureau, Sheriff’s Special Weapons Team and Bell Gardens Police Department helped to locate the suspects, Sheriff’s deputies said. The suspects’ booking information was not provided. |
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