Thief Suspect Killed in Traffic Accident on West Maple Avenue [Monrovia, CA]

Man Possibly Tied to Arcadia Theft Dies in Traffic Accident on West Maple Avenue in Monrovia

 
MONROVIA, CA (June 6, 2024) – A thief suspect died in a traffic accident on West Maple Avenue in Arcadia early Wednesday morning on June 5.
 
Around 4:30 a.m., officers received a report of a stolen package from a home in the 200 block of East Sycamore Avenue. The package was equipped with a global positioning satellite device. Officers followed its path into the city of Monrovia.
 
While attempting to locate the tracked package, the officers came upon a car accident in the 300 block of West Maple Avenue.
 
Upon arrival, officers found the suspect and another person inside the car.
 
Paramedics rushed the suspect and his passenger to a hospital, where the driver died. His passenger was treated for moderate injuries.
 
Officers also located and recovered the stolen GPS-tracked package inside the vehicle.
 
The Arcadia Police Department asked anyone with further information to call them at 626-574-5151. Anonymous calls can be made to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.

We express our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of the deceased.

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