Man seen stealing SUV's wheels back on streets
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A man who went viral on a social media video for stealing a local schoolteacher's wheels is back on the streets after an very brief police custody. The suspect has an extended criminal history, according to LA County jail records.

1 Year Later: 2 El Monte officers remembered
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It has been a long and heavy-hearted year for El Monte Police Department as June 2023 marks one year since the community lost two officers in the line of duty.

Damages claim against El Monte motel dropped in officer's death

Relatives of one of two El Monte police officers who was fatally shot by a convicted felon in that city in 2022 have dropped their punitive damages claim against the motel where the tragedy occurred.

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.