Outside Assist
- La Verne Police Department Felony Pursuit / Traffic Collision -
Suspect Arrested
February 22 at 1:54 p.m., the La Verne Police Department
was in pursuit of a suspect who had just robbed a bank in their city. The
suspect exited the freeway and was driving west on Live Oak. He attempted to
turn north on Myrtle at a high rate of speed and lost control of his rental car,
colliding into a big rig truck in the 3000 block of South Myrtle. The driver
of the truck was not injured. The suspect attempted to flee the scene, but was
apprehended by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies who were in the area.
He was taken into custody by La Verne Police Department and then taken to a hospital.
Monrovia Police Department documented the traffic collision.
Fight in Progress
February 22 at 1:55 p.m., a fight in progress was reported
at a park in the 700 block of East Lemon Avenue. The caller reported
approximately 7 male teenage subjects fighting in the park near the baseball
field. Officers arrived and detained three of the subjects. The subjects
claimed they had been jumped by six male gang members who had fled in a grey or
black BMW. There were no injuries and no named suspects. One of the subjects
detained claimed he was a gang member, but his two brothers denied any gang
involvement. The three subjects did not desire prosecution. They were identified
and released.
Foot Pursuit /
Suspended Drivers License / No Identification - Suspect Arrested
February 22 at 8:21 p.m., an officer stopped a vehicle
in the 100 block of South Shamrock for a vehicle code violation. When the
vehicle stopped, the rear seat passenger fled from the vehicle and ran through
several backyards. A perimeter was set up and officers searched for the
suspect, but he was not found. The female driver and front seat passenger
refused to identify the person who fled. The driver did not have
identification and was driving on a suspended driver's license. She was
arrested and the vehicle was stored.
Road Rage / Throwing
a Substance at a Vehicle - Suspect Arrested
February 23 at 9:50 p.m., officers were dispatched to
an incident of road rage in the 900 block of South Fifth involving two
motorists. The suspect motorist threw a 32 ounce beer bottle through the back
window of the victim's vehicle while it was in motion. The suspect was located
and arrested. No one was injured.
Assault - Suspects
Arrested
February 24 at 2:00 a.m., officers responded to the
400 block of South Myrtle regarding a battery investigation. The involved
parties had been drinking at a pub and eventually went outside and began
fighting. The investigation revealed that three male suspects punched and
kicked one male victim, who had to be taken to a hospital for his injuries. The
victim sustained moderate facial injuries. The three suspects were positively
identified by witnesses and were arrested and taken into custody.
Residential Burglary
/ Theft From a Vehicle
February 24 at 7:51 p.m., a burglary was reported in
the 700 block of South Fifth. The victim reported that unknown suspects
entered his garage through the unlocked pedestrian door and entered his
unlocked vehicle, which was parked inside the garage. The suspects then took
the victim's remote to the garage door from the vehicle.
Several hours later, the victim heard his garage door
opening. He went outside and saw two male subjects near the front of his
house. The two subjects immediately ran and the victim chased them to the 800
block of West Olive, where he lost sight of them. Officers were dispatched and
conducted a search of the area, but did not find the subjects. Investigation continuing.
72-Hour Mental
Evaluation
February 24 at 11:05 p.m., officers were dispatched to
the 200 block of South Encinitas regarding suspicious circumstances. When the
officers arrived, they found a male subject inside of a church, destroying the
interior by breaking furniture and smashing windows. The subject was detained
and determined to be suffering from mental illness. He was taken to a mental
health care facility, where he will be held for 72-hour mental evaluation.
Fraud / Commercial Burglary
February 26 at 2:35 p.m., police responded to a
business in the 800 block of East Central on the report of a fraud incident in
process. Two suspects walked into the car dealership to purchase a vehicle.
They each provided forged checks, and one provided an altered driver's
license. The salesman was suspicious and called police. The suspects were
arrested and taken into custody without incident.
Detective
Bureau Case Follow-up
Chase Bank Robbery -
Suspect Arrested for Series of Robberies and Awaiting Trial
On August 30, 2012, at 12:54 p.m., a lone male suspect
entered Chase Bank located in the 600 block of West Huntington Drive. He
approached the business teller window and placed a demand note under the teller
window. The teller opened the folded note and realized it was a robbery
note. The suspect in this bank robbery is suspected of a series of other
robberies in the San Gabriel Valley. A similar vehicle and suspect
description was obtained in the series, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation
dubbed the suspect the "Haggler Bandit." Information was obtained
and the suspect was identified.
On October 23, 2012, the series of robberies was
presented to the District Attorney's Office by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's
Department Majors Team. An arrest warrant for seven felony counts of
robbery was filed against the suspect, including the Monrovia bank robbery,
with a bail amount set at $415,000.00. The suspect was located and
arrested in Memphis Tennessee. He was extradited back to California and interviewed
by Pasadena Police Department Detectives. He confessed to the series of robberies
and now awaits trial.
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