School Teacher Arrested for Additional Charges of Child Molestation

The Monterey Park Police Department arrested special education teacher Jose Jesus Mosqueda, 8-27-69, for additional acts of child molestation perpetrated upon minors under the age of 14 students at Repetto Elementary School. Mosqueda was originally arrested on October 27, 2011 and charged with two counts of lewd acts on a child. He was released from custody on bond in early November.

Since the original arrest, more victims have come forward to report sexual abuse, which occurred prior to Mosqueda’s October arrest. The Monterey Park Police Department has been investigating these allegations in conjunction with the District Attorney’s Office. Mosqueda now faces multiple additional charges of PC 288 (a)-(Lewd Acts on a Child), and Dissuading a Victim Using Threats of Force or Violence. All of the charges are Felonies.

Any information related to additional victims will be investigated by the Monterey Park Police Department. Contact Detective Rebecca Minor at 636-307-1239.

MONTEREY PARK POLICE INVESTIGATE

Distraction Burglaries

Suspect posing as electrical worker

Residents living in senior homes have recently become the target of burglaries. The suspect makes entry into the senior’s home by pretending to be from the electric company and requests to check on their electricity inside their homes. On one incident the senior talks briefly to the suspect and then leaves her residence without granting the suspect entry. Upon the senior’s return, the door is found to be forced open and property was reported missing. On a 2nd incident the senior walked into his apartment and did not lock the door behind him. The suspect followed the victim into his home and said something to the victim in English. The victim did not speak any English but assumed the suspect wanted to check on the electricity because he was pointing at the lights. Believing that the male was there for maintenance the victim allowed the suspect to remain in his home and later discovered property missing.

If you see anyone that you do not know or anyone who says that they are from the electric company, please call 911 to report the suspicious person immediately.

SUSPECTS: S/1 Male white, or Hispanic, 45-50 yrs., 5’07”-5’09”, 175 lbs.- 190 lbs. Black hair with some gray, wearing a blue and white checker shirt, and blue jeans.

The Monterey Park Police Department requests that any information on this crime be forwarded to Detective Ben Cevallos at (626) 307-1487 or stay anonymous and call CRIMESTOPPERS at 800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477)

A CHILD IS MISSING: COMMUNITY ALERT PROGRAM IN USE BY MONTEREY PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT

Residents in Monterey Park may have received a phone message on behalf of the Monterey Park Police Department on November 15, 2011. Officers were searching for an elderly woman who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease who had wandered away from her home during the morning hours on Tuesday. In addition to searching the neighborhood and distributing photos of the woman through Law Enforcement and Medical networks, over 1000 phone calls were generated to local residents through technology in use by a program called A Child is Missing. Fortunately, the woman was located and her family was reunited with her.

A Child is Missing” (ACIM) is a community based, non-profit program designed to assist law enforcement locate missing children, disabled individuals, and elderly persons through a rapid-response neighborhood alert telephone system. The program is funded through grants and private donations. ACIM will generate telephone calls to residents within fifteen minutes after initiation by police officers. When a person is reported missing to the police, the officer calls ACIM and provides pertinent information about the missing individual’s description, time and location last seen. ACIM will target the location provided with a computerized satellite mapping system. A customized message is recorded detailing the alert and the system initiates over 1,000 calls in 60 seconds to the targeted area. Residents are asked to call the police with any information they may have about the missing person.

Residents may register for alerts from ACIM if they wish to receive alerts on unlisted phone numbers or cell phone numbers. Persons wishing to register unlisted numbers may do so on the ACIM website at www.achildismissing.org.

The Monterey Park Police Department joined a network of other police agencies using this program in the San Gabriel Valley area in October 2011. For more information, contact Lt. Carrie Mazelin at (626) 307-1236 or visit the A Child Is Missing website at www.achildismissing.org.