UPDATED: Senior citizen stabbed in La Puente parking lot; suspect jailed
LA PUENTE >> A suspect is in custody after a senior citizen suffered serious injuries after an argument escalated into a stabbing outside a La Puente donut shop late Thursday, officials said....
View ArticleLa Puente named on of state’s 50 safest cities for third year in a row
LA PUENTE >> For the third year running, La Puente has been named one of the 50 safest cities in California by security organization Safe Wise. The city earned the 48th spot on the SafeWise...
View ArticleMan wounded in La Puente shooting
LA PUENTE >> A man suffered a gunshot wound to the back but was expected to survive after an argument escalated into a shooting Friday afternoon, authorities said. The shooting took place about...
View ArticleMemorial planned for Fontana man allegedly slain by girlfriend in Valinda
FONTANA >> A memorial service is planned today for a Fontana man who died after his girlfriend allegedly intentionally ran him down with a car in Valinda. A service in memory of Randolph “Randy”...
View ArticlePolice, sheriff’s deputies, CHP officers host ‘Coffee with a Cop’ in La Puente
LA PUENTE >> Local sheriff’s deputies, police officers and CHP officers will be meeting with the community this week for a “Coffee with a Cop” event in La Puente, officials said. The informal...
View ArticleDeputies raid alleged ‘internet gambling cafe’ in La Puente
LA PUENTE >> Sheriff’s deputies carried out a raid at an alleged illegal gambling house operating out of La Puente internet cafe on Wednesday night, authorities said. The bust took place about 8...
View ArticleMan wounded in La Puente car-to-car shooting
LA PUENTE >> A car-to-car shooting in La Puente left a man wounded late Thursday, officials said. The gunfire erupted about 10:40 p.m. in a residential neighborhood in the 16900 block of Turk...
View ArticleLa Puente Business Watch Program meeting planned Thursday
LA PUENTE >> Sheriff’s officials are inviting La Puente business owners to join in a meeting of the La Puente Business Watch Program next week. The program in run by the Los Angeles County...
View ArticleMan wounded in stabbing at La Puente house party
LA PUENTE >> A fight at a La Puente house party escalated into a stabbing Saturday night, leaving one man wounded but expected to survive, authorities said. The stabbing unfolded about 11 p.m. in...
View ArticleSuspected gang member with gun jailed following chase through La Puente in...
LA PUENTE >> Deputies arrested a suspected gang member with a handgun following a pursuit through La Puente in a stolen car on Thursday afternoon, authorities said. A deputy patrolling in the...
View ArticleLa Puente man arrested following gas station robbery
LA PUENTE >> Deputies arrested a suspect minutes after a robbery at a La Puente gas station on Saturday, authorities said. Rogelio Diaz, 22, of La Puente was booked on suspicion of robbery...
View ArticleLa Puente gang injunction meeting cancelled
LA PUENTE >> A meeting previously planned by sheriff’s officials are to discuss La Puente’s gang injunction later this month has been cancelled. The meeting, which has been scheduled for Oct. 25...
View ArticleLa Puente man vanishes during hiking trip in Angeles National Forest north of...
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST >> Rescuers continued searching the Angeles National Forest north of Sierra Madre on Friday for a 63-year-old La Puente man who went hiking Thursday and never returned,...
View ArticleUPDATED: Body of missing hiker from La Puente discovered near Hermit Falls in...
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST >> The search for a La Puente man who disappeared during a hiking trip in the Angeles National Forest north of Sierra Madre came to a tragic end Saturday when officials...
View ArticleMan sentenced for 2006 La Puente ‘execution’ of Valinda man who failed to pay...
LOS ANGELES >> A former gang member from Baldwin Park received a 24-year prison sentence this week for his role in a federal drug trafficking conspiracy in which he admitted personally executing...
View ArticleMinivan smashes through La Puente juice shop
LA PUENTE >> A minivan smashed through the front door of a La Puente juice shop on Thursday, causing significant damage but resulting in no injuries, authorities said. The incident took place...
View ArticleSix suspects jailed in San Gabriel Valley robbery, carjacking spree
LA PUENTE >> Deputies arrested six suspects in a series of San Gabriel Valley robberies and carjackings after they crashed a just-stolen car in Chino late Tuesday, authorities said. The incident...
View ArticleCommunity invited to Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast in La Puente
LA PUENTE >> La Puente’s Mayor Valerie Munoz and the deputies from the Los ngeles County Sheriff’s La Puente Special Assignment Team are inviting the community to join them for the 4th Annual...
View ArticleCar plows car into children’s bedroom in La Puente, driver runs away
LA PUENTE >> Two children escaped injury when a car plowed through their bedroom in La Puente early Wednesday morning, authorities said. The driver ran away and remained at-large Wednesday...
View ArticleAlleged hit-and-run driver who crashed in to La Puente home arrested
LA PUENTE >> An 18-year-old man accused of crashing his father’s Mercedes-Benz through a La Puente bedroom in which to children were sleeping early Wednesday, then running away, turned himself...
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