Police Blotter: Stumbling Upon Drunken Gang Members

This week police stumbled upon drunken gang members and arrested them after searching for two women fighting inside a local business.

From the Monrovia Police Department's Neighborhood Watch Report:

During the last seven day period, the Police Department handled 413 service events, resulting in 64 investigations. Following are the last week's highlighted issues and events:

Domestic violence

February 25 at 12:40 a.m.--Officers responded to a family dispute in the 100 block of West Cherry between a husband and wife. The wife was reportedly out of control and yelling, and she had been drinking. When officers arrived, they witnessed the wife slap the husband in the face as she yelled at the officers to take her to jail. The female was arrested, and later in jail, she began to repeat that she was going to kill herself. She was taken to a hospital and held for a 72-hour mental evaluation.

Stolen 1998 Nissan

February 25 at 2:45 p.m.-- An officer was dispatched to a business in the 1600 block of South Mountain regarding a stolen vehicle. The victim parked, secured his vehicle and entered the store. He returned a short time later and found his vehicle was missing. The vehicle is a red, 1998 Nissan. All keys are accounted for and there were no signs of forced entry, investigation continuing.

Searching for drunken fighters, police stumble upon drunken gangsters

February 26 at 1:49 a.m.-- A business in the 300 block of South Myrtle called reporting an intoxicated female hitting another female inside the location. She then fled on foot in the rain to the back parking lot, where she drove off in a vehicle.  Officers searched the area for the suspect, but were unable to locate her; however, in the back parking lot, they located two gang members who were drunk in public, along with a female gang associate who was also drunk in public. All three subjects were arrested without incident.

The hit and run designated driver

February 26 at 3:21 a.m.--An intoxicated 21-year-old male victim met a female at a bar in the 300 block of South Myrtle and allowed her to drive him home to Azusa.  Her male friend drove the victim's car, following them. The female began to drive west on Huntington, but the victim told her to pull over and stop because he did not see the friend following them. The female called her male friend and he eventually drove to their location.

The victim saw that his vehicle now had major collision damage and his stereo equipment and some property was missing from inside the vehicle. The victim called police. Officers located the missing property, which the male suspect had hidden nearby, and determined the collision occurred at Ivy and Huntington. The suspects were arrested and the victim had his father drive him home.

Domestic Violence - Suspect Arrested

February 26 at 11:28 a.m.--An officer responded to a residence in the 400 block of West Palm regarding a domestic violence call. The male suspect had left the location prior to the officer's arrival. The male suspect and female victim are husband and wife, but are separated. The female was at her current boyfriend's house, when the husband entered the residence and assaulted her and broke up the furniture. The suspect had fled the scene, but later turned himself in at the police station.