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Mother fatally stabbed by son in Baldwin Park
BALDWIN PARK, Calif. – A woman was fatally stabbed in Baldwin Park and Thursday a man is in custody. Police were called around 8 p.m. Wednesday to the 13600 block of Palm Avenue and Center Street where they found the victim on the ground, KTLA 5 reported. The victim...
Motorcyclist is arrested after leading officers on pursuit from large car meet in Upland
A motorcyclist was arrested after leading officers on a pursuit, according to the Upland Police Department. The incident began when officers responded to a large car meet near Interstate 10 and Mountain Avenue in Upland, where traffic was being blocked, the Upland P.D. said in a Facebook post on June 7.
Detectives are investigating death of inmate at West Valley Detention Center
A 53-year-old man died while in custody at West Valley Detention Center, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. The suspect, a resident of Wonder Valley, was arrested on a charge of arson and was booked into the Morongo jail on June 3. Then on June 4, he...
10 gang members arrested for multiple robberies in Orange County
Ten suspects were arrested in connection to a series of robberies in multiple cities in Orange County that lasted for six months. According to Anaheim and Placentia police, 13 robberies occurred between June and December 2022 in several cities including Anaheim, Buena Park, La Habra, Orange, Placentia, Santa Ana, and Staton. The robberies took place while the victims were trying to sell property using online marketplaces and platforms. The suspects were armed during many of the incidents.
Two Men Involved in Racing Crackdown Granted Diversion
Over the objections of prosecutors, two men involved in a crackdown on illegal street racing in Irvine were granted requests Thursday for a court-ordered misdemeanor diversion program that could allow them to have their charges dismissed. Daniel Joaquin Rodriguez, 23, of La Verne, who prosecutors said had a YouTube channel...
Driver is arrested after his vehicle crashed into a fire hydrant
A driver was arrested after his vehicle crashed into a fire hydrant on a street in Upland, according to the Upland Police Department. “There was no intersection or a curve, yet this driver managed to take out a hydrant and thousands of gallons of water,” the Upland P.D. said in a Facebook post on June 8.
Big Rig Overturns on 60 Freeway, Blocking All Lanes
EASTVALE (CNS) – A tractor-trailer overturned Thursday on the Pomona (60) Freeway in Eastvale, blocking all westbound lanes, triggering a miles-long traffic jam. The big rig jackknifed shortly after 1 p.m. in the middle of the westbound side of the 60, just east of Interstate 15, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Flames Engulf Diamond Bar Home
Diamond Bar, Los Angeles County, CA: Firefighters battled a blaze that engulfed a home in Diamond Bar Wednesday night. The Los Angeles County Fire Department was near a Diamond Bar hillside when they noticed black smoke in the area just before 10:00 p.m. Once firefighters moved closer to the smoke,...
Decomposed Body Discovered Near Barranca Elementary School Tuesday
COVINA - A decomposing body was discovered by a gardener clearing some residential brush in the area of an elementary school Tuesday afternoon. The discovery was made in the 500 block of East Thelborn Street. First responders were called around 3:11 p.m. First responders located a the body of a male, according to Lt. Anthony Zavala of the Covina Police Department.
Youth Punched in Grocery Store; Burglar Pepper Sprayed; Hit and Run Vehicle Caught on Camera; Person Gets Jewelry Then Stops Payment; Burglar Followed Until Police Arrive
[Monrovia Police activities from the Police Department's Neighborhood Watch Report for June 1 through June 7. - Brad Haugaard]. During the last seven-day period, the Police Department handled 393 service events, resulting in 74 investigations. Possession of Stolen Property. June 1 at 2:07 a.m., a caller in the 1800 block...
Video captures 80-year-old man assaulted, robbed in Rowland Heights
An 80-year-old man was attacked, pepper sprayed and robbed outside his Rowland Heights home by a pair of thieves Sunday. The incident occurred in the 2000 block of RavenFall Avenue at around 1:30 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Authorities said the suspects followed the man home as he left a […]
Stolen vehicle pursuit suspect taken into custody in L.A. County
Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department were in pursuit of two suspects in a stolen vehicle who reportedly rammed one deputy’s vehicle and attempted to hit another. The suspect vehicle, a white sedan, could be seen speeding down lower Azusa Road, near Cogswell Road in El Monte when Sky5 caught up to the […]
Man, 75, pepper sprayed in attack in Fullerton garage (video)
Video caught a man being pepper sprayed in an attack in his Fullerton garage over the weekend an hour before a similar incident in Rowland Heights. The attack occurred around 12:30 p.m. Sunday in the 1000 block of Las Palmas Drive, Fullerton police said. An older couple had just parked their car in the garage […]
Man dies after jumping off cliff into river in Mount Baldy
A 33-year-old man died Sunday after jumping into a river in Mount Baldy, police said. The man was hiking with a friend when he decided to jump off a cliff into a river about 15 feet deep off Barrett Stoddard Road, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. The man’s friend found him downstream after he did not resurface.
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