KABC | May 03, 2013 LOS ANGELES — An inmate with a pending murder charge was accidentally released from a downtown LA detention center. Johnny Mata, 32, was released from the Sheriff’s Inmate Reception Center on April 4, 2013. The Sheriff’s Department says Mata should not have been released because of a murder charge filed [...]
Pasadena Star-News | October 20, 2012 BALDWIN PARK – A series of apparently gang-related shootings took place throughout the city on Friday night and early Saturday morning, Baldwin Park Police officials said Saturday. A vehicle described as a gold Chevy Impala or Malibu with four to five occupants reportedly drove by four Baldwin Park homes [...]
Brian Day (Pasadena Star-News) | July 06, 2012 BALDWIN PARK – The fatal shooting of a 20-year-old Baldwin Park man last week is believed to have been the result of a car-to-car shootout between rival gang members, a detective said Friday. Guillermo Reyes died at a hospital shortly after being shot in the head while [...]
Thomas Himes (Whittier Daily News) | June 12, 2011 INDUSTRY – Law enforcement officials held a town hall meeting Saturday where they discussed a recent gang injunction and fielded questions from residents. The injunction, which makes it a crime for suspected members of the Puente 13 and Bassett Grande street gangs to hang out together [...]
San Gabriel Valley Tribune | June 01, 2011 BALDWIN PARK – Two men were shot in the buttocks and back by suspected gang members Tuesday night, but did not receive life-threatening injuries, police said Wednesday. Baldwin Park police Lt. David Reynoso said the victims, who are 18 and 19 years old, were standing in front [...]
Thomas Himes (SGV Tribune) | March 29, 2011 BALDWIN PARK – City officials may seek a gang injunction in an effort to curb violence, graffiti and other crimes committed by members of area street gangs and tagging crews. Police Chief Lili Hadsell is scheduled to report to the City Council tonight on gang injunctions and [...]
Thomas Himes (SGV Tribune) | January 21, 2011 BALDWIN PARK – Police are stepping up patrols after a rash of gang shootings over the last month that left one man dead and a 16-year-old boy wounded. The shootings were a punctuated spat of violence for a city that – for the most part – has [...]
Brian Day May 22, 2010 BALDWIN PARK – Sheriff’s officials sought the public’s help Saturday in their investigation into the fatal shooting of a new husband and soon-to-be father in the backyard of his Baldwin Park home. Arturo “Artie” Palomera, 25, died in the shooting, said his parents, Luis and Armida Palomera. He was listed [...]
from LA Mayor’s Office September 22, 2009 The multi-agency effort resulted in 45 arrests of members and associates of the Avenues criminal street gang, and the seizure of firearms and cash. LOS ANGELES – Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today joined City Attorney Carmen Trutanich, City Council President Eric Garcetti, Councilmember Ed Reyes, the Los Angeles Police [...]
Published Sunday, Septemeber 26, 2004 After 12 years, man’s parents still grieve over loss of son By Ruby Gonzales, Staff writer BALDWIN PARK — Angels are found throughout the Morales’ home, from figurines to images on throw pillows. Alicia Morales started collecting them after her son, Roberto, was killed in 1992 by a gang member [...]
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