Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT - A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle along Amar Road, Sunday afternoon, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s sergeant said.
The driver remained at the scene of the collision on Amar Road at Country Hollow Drive. Deputies were called to the scene at 4:35 p.m., according to Sgt. Solorzano of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Diamond Bar/Walnut Station. No other details were readily available. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT - A solo male occupant died after his black Hyundai Sonata crashed along northbound Grand Avenue near Shadow Mountain Road July 3, a Sheriff’s sergeant said.
The unidentified driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree in the center divider of Grand Avenue, according to Sgt. Tinoco of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar Station. The crash occurred around 7:09 a.m. The driver died at the scene, according to radio traffic from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. No other vehicles were involved in the crash, Tinoco told SGV CityWatch. “Per witnesses, speeding might have been a factor,” Tinoco told SGV CityWatch. Foothill Transit announced at 12:40 p.m. that bus lines 190 and 480 are detouring around the scene. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - The first captain of what is now the Sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar Station has passed away. Tom Vetter, 85, passed away January 16. He was chosen to lead the newly-created Regional Walnut/San Dimas Station in 1987. He was promoted to commander in 1990 and served in various roles until retirement in 1994, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Vetter was born in St. Louis, Missouri June of 1935. He joined the Marine Corps in 1952 and served with the 1st Marine Division in Korea in 1954. After his active duty, he served in the Marine Corp. Reserve until retiring in 1983 as Lieutenant Colonel, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.
In 1958, Vetter joined the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in 1958, graduating class No. 70 as the Honor Cadet. After serving in various positions, he was promoted to sergeant in 1969, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. “Most people did not know that Tom’s middle name was Marion, a name he was not fond of; When asked by people over the years what the ‘M’ stood for, he would reply, ‘Marine,’” the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT - A 31-year-old man was found dead inside of a vehicle near a public park in Walnut Christmas Day, authorities said.
Ryan Anthony Mendoza, a resident of Walnut, was identified by Nani Cholakians, investigator with the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. His body was found inside a vehicle near Avenida Deseo and Paseo Perdido, Which is near Lemon Creek Park. While the autopsy has yet to be completed, investigators suspect suicide, Cholakians told SGV CityWatch. Deputies responded to the scene around 3:41 p.m. December 25, according to Sgt. Reyes of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Diamond Bar/Walnut Station. The body was found in a silver Nissan Leaf, Reyes told SGV CityWatch. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT - Deputies seek a man accused of assault with a deadly weapon after he allegedly broke a window and threw broken glass at a Chevron worker’s face. The incident occurred Valentines Day at the Chevron Station, 792 N. Nogales St. Deputies did not specify what led the the assault. After the attack, the suspect fled with a man and woman in an older model gold four-door Ford SUV.
The suspect is a Hispanic man, 35 to 45 years old, weighs 200 pounds and stands 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet tall. Anyone who can identify the suspect is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar Station at 909-595-2264. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT - The man who phoned in a fake robbery at the Chevron gas station was finally detained around 1 a.m. and later hospitalized for a mental evaluation after fleeing the car while stripping away his clothing, a sheriff’s lieutenant said. The unidentified man is accused of phoning in a robbery at the Chevron gas station, 1203 North Grand Ave. Wednesday afternoon. Soon after deputies arrived, they determined he made the call, according to Lt. Tom Giandomenico of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Diamond Bar/Walnut Station. “He called the robbery in himself. We determined that pretty much soon after we were there,” Giandomenico told SGV CityWatch. The subject, described as a white man in his 30s, refused to leave his red car, setting off an hours long barricade as deputies attempted to get the men to surrender peacefully. Multiple nonlethal rounds were fired through the car’s windows, breaking them, But the man still refused to exit.
“We couldn’t get the guy out of the car and we didn’t want to push the issue and create any type of unnecessary force, so we decided to have the fire department look at the guy,” Giandomenico told SGV CityWatch. “They deemed he wasn’t in distress, So we decided to de-escalate the situation and leave.” The man remained in his car for many more hours until he decided to leave around 1 a.m. Thursday. The man ran eastbound on Temple Avenue towards Bonita Drive near Mount San Antonio College as he remove the articles of clothing until deputies detained him and had him hospitalized. 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. |
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