Man Behind Bars After Breaking Into El Monte's Historic Jail
Police say a 31-year-old man who broke into El Monte's historic jail Tuesday is now in an actual jail on suspicion of burglary.
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Police say a 31-year-old man who broke into El Monte's historic jail Tuesday is now in an actual jail on suspicion of burglary.
The tow yard's owner, Joe Albert, reportedly said the suspect owns the vehicle, which was impounded at a DUI checkpoint last month.
A tense barricade situation reported in El Monte Friday afternoon ended with the suspect, a parolee, being taken into custody.
Police were investigating an early morning officer-involved shooting in El Monte Friday, officials said.
An EL Monte police officer was recovering Thursday after he accidentally shot himself in the leg.
Joseph Lee Amaya been charged with two counts of forcible rape and three counts of sexual penetration by a foreign object.
[UPDATE: The boy and his grandmother have been found safe in Pasadena, according to authorities. No other details were available.]
Arraignment was postponed to Wednesday for a gang member accused of repeatedly raping an El Monte store clerk.
The El Monte Police Department is looking for a critical missing 76-year-old man.
Authorities say four people have been injured in a fiery, multi-vehicle wreck in El Monte.
El Monte police named Joseph Leo Amaya in a five count felony complaint filed in Pomona Court Wednesday.
El Monte police are looking for an 18-year-old man they say raped a college student at a convenience store over the weekend.
Officials Wednesday were investigating an apparent murder-suicide that left three people dead in El Monte.
A man and two women were found dead Tuesday night in El Monte in an apparent murder-suicide.
A woman was killed Sunday morning in a rollover crash on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway, according to the CHP.
Several vehicles Sunday were damage when intense flames ripped through the carport of an apartment complex in El Monte.
Authorities Sunday were continuing their investigation into death of a man whose body was found in El Monte's Rio Hondo Wash.
A man was fatally stabbed in El Monte Saturday.
A 33-year-old El Monte man was convicted Wednesday on child sex abuse charges, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced.
A 44-year-old man was free on bail Wednesday after he was arrested for hitting a female crossing guard with his vehicle and fleeing the scene.
Authorities say a 29-year-old woman was sentenced to 19 years in state prison Friday after pleading guilty to gross vehicular manslaughter, leaving the scene of a fatal accident and driving while intoxicated.
Hundreds of Los Angeles County firefighters extinguished a cafeteria fire at an El Monte high school Monday before flames could spread to other parts of the campus.
Fire crews Monday were battling a three-alarm fire at Mountain View High School.
Dozens of observances were held across Southern California on Sunday to pay tribute to the nation's veterans.
Some mobile home residents in El Monte are afraid they will lose their homes if Measure "F" does not pass.
