Laurie Perez is an award-winning journalist you'll catch most nights at 9, 10, and 11 PM reporting on CBS LA. She primarily covers the LA metro area and is a member of CBS LA's Team of journalists ...

When former El Monte Police Chief Benjamin Lowry passed away in 2022, he left a giant legacy in his city. He was the beloved home-grown leader, who rose through the ranks. The stoic chief, with an ...

El Monte Police Officer Jesus Rojas knows all about community policing and he’s got the hardware to prove it. Rojas received the 2025 Centurion Award for Excellence in Community Policing from the ...

EL MONTE, Calif. (KABC) -- The El Monte Police Department is making some changes in how it protects and serves the city. The department has invested in equipment that ranges from a fleet of drones ...

Chelsea Hylton is a web producer for CBS Los Angeles. An Inglewood native, Hylton has her master's degree from USC. She covers local breaking news across the Southern California region. Before joining ...

El Monte Police announced Monday morning they’ve located and recovered a stolen airplane at a Southern California airport. In a social media post shared Monday morning, the department said officers ...

Authorities in El Monte Tuesday looked for the owners of a pair of wedding rings that were recovered during a police investigation. The two gold rings bear “unique” engravings, according to the El ...