Pursuit suspect arrested in El Monte

A woman who led authorities on a high-speed pursuit in Orange County was arrested in El Monte.

DA Gascón, LA County probation department sued over El Monte officer's death

George Gascón, his office and the county Probation Department are being sued for wrongful death by relatives of one of two El Monte police officers who were fatally shot by a convicted felon at a motel last June.

1 dead, 12 displaced in El Monte apartment fire

Investigators said they found multiple weapons and ammunition inside the fire victim’s apartment.

Drugs coming across the border: 1 million fentanyl pills seized in El Monte; 3 Mexican men arrested

According to an affidavit, the defendants met with two buyers at a restaurant in El Segundo to discuss a 10,000-fentanyl-pill sample sale which would be followed by a deal for 1 million fentanyl pills.

Meet Rico: The fentanyl-fighting K9 with El Monte PD
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The fight against fentanyl is at an all-time high and one of the best crime fighters out there is a four-legged officer with the El Monte Police Department.

Widow of slain El Monte sergeant files claim against Gascón, LA County

The widow of an El Monte police sergeant filed a $25 million claim against LA County DA Gascón, saying the suspect who killed her husband and his partner should have been incarcerated because of his prior criminal record.

Mom accused of faking baby's cancer to rip off donors

An El Monte woman is pushing to get her money back after an Arizona mom faked a baby's cancer to make money off the woman's acts of kindness and the donors who stepped in to help.

El Monte Police Chief Ben Lowry dies at 45

El Monte Police Chief Ben Lowry died from health issues. Lowry's death comes just months after two of the department's officers, Corporal Michael Paredes and Officer Joseph Santana, were shot and killed during an ambush.

El Monte Police Chief Ben Lowry dies of health issues
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El Monte Police Chief Ben Lowry died from health issues. Lowry's death comes just months after two of the department's officers, Corporal Michael Paredes and Officer Joseph Santana, were shot and killed during an ambush.