Montebello News

Four years after then-former state Sen. Charles Calderon came out of retirement and successfully ran for the Assembly, his brother Tom, an Assemblyman from 1998-2002, is trying to do the same thing.

Police shot and wounded a suspect who pulled a gun as they tried to detain him late Wednesday, officials said Thursday.

Police shot and wounded a suspect who pulled a gun as they tried to detain him late Wednesday, officials said Thursday.

Authorities on Thursday were investigating two officer-involved shootings that left one person wounded in Montebello and another in custody in Compton.

Police are investigating the death of a woman who was found slumped over in her car Wednesday morning, though no foul play is suspected

Police discovered the woman, identified as Sandra (Sandy) Shimkus, in her car at Victoria Avenue and 4th Street at 7:15 a.m.

Montebello Fire Department paramedics pronounced Shimkus dead. According to the police department, it appeared Shimkus died of natural causes.

The shooting happened at 10:26 p.m. around Reggie Rodriguez Park, 200 W. Mines Ave., according to sheriff's spokesman Deputy Benjamin Grubb.

Details about what led to the shooting, how many officers were involved and what crime the suspect allegedly committed were still unavailable by 1 a.m. 5/31.

A Los Angeles man will be tried for allegedly using his pickup truck to ram his girlfriend's car which struck a tree and burst into flames at the corner of 7th St. and Whittier Blvd.

Two admitted gang members gang members from Whittier and Montebello are awaiting trial in connection with the beating and robbery of an 82-year-old Rosemead man who ultimately died from his injuries, officials said Saturday.

In the last few weeks, cities have received notices from the state that they will not be able to collect hundreds of millions of dollars they loaned to their redevelopment agencies.

El Monte likely won't get paid back the $76 million it lent to its redevelopment agency over the last three decades. The city's annual general fund budget is about $50million. La Mirada is owed $29 million from its redevelopment agency, which is nearly as much as that city's entire $35 million yearly general fund budget. Duarte has $9.5million in outstanding loans from the city to its redevelopment agency, which adds up to about 80 percent of that city's annual general fund.

Ed. Note: Phone calls to Montebello City Hall were not returned in time for publication.

Cal State L.A.’s outstanding senior Daniel Pyon (Montebello, CA resident)—who will complete his bachelor’s degree in business administration with a pre-law option this spring at 18 years old—is the recipient of CSULA chapter’s $500 Phi Kappa Phi fellowship

Pyon, who will be graduating summa cum laude , will pursue a Juris Doctor degree at Harvard Law School starting next fall.

Pyon took advantage of CSULA’s Early Entrance Program (EEP) to start college at the age of 14. EEP admits extraordinarily gifted youngsters—some as young as 11—directly into college, providing the early entrants with monitored evaluation, regular counseling sessions, and the opportunity to study with like-minded peers.

Montebello resident Jeremy Gerardo, was named to Waldorf College Dean's List for 2012 spring semester. To receive the honor, students must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale and complete a minimum class load of 12 credits.

The new Paramount Boulevard bridge spanning the 60 Freeway in Montebello has opened replacing the old bridge that was destroyed when a gasoline tanker truck caught fire underneath it in December of 2011.

Four years after then-former state Sen. Charles Calderon came out of retirement and successfully ran for the Assembly, his brother Tom, an Assemblyman from 1998-2002, is trying to do the same thing.

Five months after being destroyed by a tanker truck fire, the Paramount Boulevard bridge over the Pomona Freeway is set to open just in time for the Monday morning commute.