Police discover dead and injured suspects in parcel theft

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Police in Los Angeles County were investigating a package theft when they happened upon the suspected thieves, who had been in an accident.

According to an Arcadia Police press release, officers responded to calls about a package being stolen shortly before 4:35 a.m. Wednesday morning and were dispatched to the 200 block of East Sycamore Avenue.

The package, equipped with a GPS tracking device, was eventually tracked to the 300 block of West Maple Avenue in Monrovia. When police arrived there, they determined it was a single-vehicle accident.

The two occupants of the vehicle were taken to local hospitals for their injuries. The driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead on arrival, while the passenger is said to have sustained moderate injuries.

According to the police, there was additional mail in the vehicle that was apparently stolen, as well as the package that had been tracked via GPS.

No identifying information about the suspects has been released and the contents of the stolen package are unknown.

Anyone with information that may assist in the ongoing investigation is asked to contact Arcadia Police at 626-574-5151 and reference case number 24-2267.

You can submit information anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or visiting the Crime Stoppers website.