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MEDIA RELEASE ~ Deceased Adult Male Found on San Gabriel River Bank

Irwindale, CA:  On Friday, October 1, 2021, at about 8:04 P.M., officers from the Irwindale Police Department responded to the report of a deceased person on the bank of the San Gabriel River near the Lower Azusa Road overpass in the city of Irwi...

MEDIA RELEASE ~ Suspect Arrested for Shooting at Vehicles and Holding an Ambulance Crew at Gunpoint

Irwindale, CA:   At 6:37 A.M. on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, officers from the Irwindale Police Department responded to the 600 block of Live Oak Avenue in the city of Irwindale regarding the report of an armed subject holding two ambulance cre...

MEDIA RELEASE ~ IPD Encourages the Public to Stay Safe During Final Stretch of Summer Travel Season

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

September 1, 2021

Contact: Sergeant Rudy Gatto, Public Information Officer, email: IPD-PIO@irwindaleca.gov

Irwindale, Calif. – As friends and family plan vacations during the final days of summer, the Irwindale Polic...

MEDIA RELEASE ~ August 20th IPD Checkpoint Results in Arrests and Citations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

August 23, 2021

 Contact: Sergeant Rudy Gatto, PIO, rgatto@irwindaleca.gov

 Irwindale, Calif. – Two (2) people were arrested, thirty-two (32) people were issued citations and seven (7) vehicles were...

MEDIA RELEASE ~ Investigation Leads to 8 Arrests and Seizure of 1.5 Tons of Illegal Fireworks

Irwindale, CA: Acting on tips and information from the community, investigators from the Irwindale Police Department conducted a series of investigations beginning in June 2021 into reports of illegal and dangerous fireworks being sold in the city of Irwi...

MEDIA RELEASE ~ Motorcyclist Dies in Fatal Traffic Collision

Irwindale, CA: On Friday, June 11, 2021, at about 5:10 P.M., Irwindale Police Department patrol officers and the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to the area of Longden Avenue and Live Oak Avenue in the city of Irwindale, regarding the report ...

MEDIA RELEASE ~ Security Camera Alerts Owner to Vehicle Burglary; Suspect Arrested

Irwindale, CA:   On Saturday, April 24, 2021, at about 9:59 P.M., a caller contacted the Irwindale Police Department’s Communications Center to report a break-in to his recreational vehicle (RV), which was parked at his business in the ...

MEDIA RELEASE ~ Investigation Leads to Arrest of Felony Hit & Run Suspect

Irwindale, CA:   On Saturday, April 10, 2021, at about 3:08 P.M., Irwindale police officers responded to a solo-vehicle traffic collision at the intersection of Live Oak Avenue and Arrow Highway (West) in the city of Irwindale. 

On arriva...

MEDIA RELEASE ~ Catalytic Converter Theft Leads to Pursuit and Arrests

Irwindale, CA:   On Sunday, April 11, 2021, at about 10:50 P.M., Irwindale police officers responded to a business in the 15700 block of Arrow Highway regarding the report of three subject who had just stolen the catalytic converter from a vehicl...

MEDIA RELEASE ~ Intoxicated Driver Arrested After Fatal Traffic Collison

Irwindale, CA:   On Saturday, March 27, 2021, at about 1:41 A.M., Irwindale police officers responded to the report of a bicyclist down in the eastbound lanes of Huntington Drive at the San Gabriel River Bridge in the city of Irwindale (2900 Bloc...

MEDIA RELEASE ~ Early Morning Traffic Collision Results in the Death of a Pedestrian

Irwindale, CA: On Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at about 4:05 A.M., Irwindale Police Department officers and the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to Arrow Highway, west of 4th Street, in the city of Irwindale, regarding the report of an injury tr...

MEDIA RELEASE ~ On Duty LAPD Police Vehicle Struck in Traffic Collision

Irwindale, CA:   On Monday, March 8, 2021, at about 3:16 A.M., Irwindale Police Department officers and the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to the 14800 block of Olive Street in the city of Irwindale regarding a traffic collision inv...

MEDIA RELEASE ~ Suspect Uses Vehicle to Ram Gate into Secure Police Facility

On Saturday, February 27, 2021, at about 6:13 P.M., our Communications Center personnel observed a vehicle on the police station’s camera system ramming into a rolling gate leading to the police station’s secure parking area.  ...

MEDIA RELEASE ~ Suspect Arrested for Vehicular Manslaughter After Fatal Traffic Collision

Irwindale, CA:   On Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at about 5:28 A.M., Irwindale police officers and the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the report of a person down in the northbound traffic lanes of Irwindale Avenue at the Foothill...

MEDIA RELEASE ~ Burglary Investigations Reveals Illegal Marijuana Growing Operation

Irwindale, CA: On Monday, January 18, 2021, at about 8:48 A.M., Irwindale police officers responded to a burglary investigation in an industrial complex located in the 15500 block of Arrow Highway.

On arrival, our officers discovered an industrial unit wit...

MEDIA RELEASE ~ Motorcyclist Dies in Overnight Traffic Collision

Irwindale, CA: On Saturday, December 19, 2020, at about 12:45 A.M., Irwindale police officers responded to a report of an injury traffic collision involving a motorcyclist near the intersection of Arrow Highway and Live Oak Avenue (East), in the city of I...

MEDIA RELEASE ~ Investigation Leads to 8 Arrests and Seizure of 1.5 Tons of Illegal Fireworks

Irwindale, CA: Acting on tips and information from the community, investigators from the Irwindale Police Department conducted a series of investigations beginning in June 2021 into reports of illegal and dangerous fireworks being sold in the city of Irwi...