Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor *This story has been updated to include details from a CHP incident report. The previous story follows this new update.
LA VERNE - CHP officers arrested a suspect early Tuesday morning after allegedly threatening a tow truck driver attempting to take the suspect's car after a collision. La Verne man Eduardo Daniel Calderon was located during a search and arrested. He was booked on suspicion of making criminal threats and possession of a controlled substance, according to Public Information Officer Rodrigo Jimenez of the California Highway Patrol Baldwin Park Office. Calderon, 29, somehow overturned his Nissan Altima on Damien Avenue north of Juanita Avenue around 10:55 p.m. October 19. The Altima also hit a parked Toyota Corolla. CHP officers found Calderon was not impaired, Jimenez told SGV CityWatch. Officers left the scene while the Altima was loaded onto a flatbed tow truck, leaving the transport of the car to the owner's responsibility. The suspect then allegedly argued with the driver about towing fees. Calderon allegedly jumped onto the flatbed tow truck from Pomona Valley Towing and jumped back into the white Nissan, refusing to let the driver go, according to California Highway Patrol traffic logs. "There was some type of altercation -- not physical and the tow truck driver believed the man had a handgun and the driver took off in fear of his life," Jimenez told SGV CityWatch. During the argument, Calderon allegedly put his hand into a backpack and pulled an unknown object, making the tow truck driver believe he was armed with a handgun, Jimenez told SGV CityWatch Calderon was found during a search and taken into custody. Officers searched the surrounding area for a weapon, but no weapon was found. Unspecified drugs were located in one of Calderon's pockets, Jimenez told SGV CityWatch. ------------------------------------------------------ LA VERNE - CHP officers arrested a suspect early Tuesday morning after allegedly threatening a tow truck driver attempting to take the suspect's car after a collision. The as-of-yet unidentified suspect first allegedly jumped onto the flatbed tow truck from Pomona Valley Towing and jumped back into the white Nissan, refusing to let the driver go, according to California Highway Patrol traffic logs. The CHP and firefighters responded to the 400 block of Damien Avenue just after 11 p.m. October 19. It is unclear if a second vehicle was involved in the collision that forced the suspect’s white Nissan to overturn. The suspect was able to self-extricate from the car. The tow truck driver ran from the scene at Juanita Avenue and Damien Avenue in unincorporated La Verne after the suspect brandished a handgun at him, according to the California Highway Patrol. After a search, the suspect was arrested sometime around 12:53 a.m., according to Officer Peter Nicholson of the California Highway Patrol Traffic Management Center. No other information is available. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LA VERNE – Three burglary suspects accused of attempting to cut their way into a business Tuesday are also heavily suspected in burglarizing a second business the same day, police said. Police detained the three suspects who were in the middle of cutting their way into a business in the 1100 block of Foothill Boulevard the morning of September 29. Not too long after that, a business in the 700 block of Arrow Highway was also found burglarized, according to the La Verne Police Department.
“Video surveillance from the Arrow Hwy location confirmed that the same suspects were responsible for both burglaries,” the La Verne Police Department said. Arrested were Pomona residents Serenity Dupree, 21, and Alexis Frenes, 26. La Verne man Oscar Flores, 27, was also arrested. The trio were booked on suspicion of burglary, given citations and released. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LA VERNE - A multi-agency sting into human trafficking netted the arrests of two women inside a massage parlor. Xiuquin Zong, a 57-year-old Hacienda Heights resident and Kangqiu Liu, a 50-year-old resident of San Gabriel, were arrested on suspicion of soliciting for prostitution and cited, according to the La Verne Police Department. The sting took place at My Spa, 1451 Foothill Blvd., August 18.
An undercover detective was solicited by the manager and masseuse to perform sexual acts, according to the La Verne Police Department. “An administrative inspection was conducted, and additional violations of the State, County, and La Verne Municipal Code were identified. The City of La Verne is in the process of revoking the business’s permit,” the La Verne Police Department said. The sting was conducted by La Verne Police and the Los Angeles Regional Human Trafficking Task Force, headed by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LA VERNE - A man police have named is being sought for allegedly taking $1,000 in alcohol from a Target July 16.
Tran Van Cuong, 48, walked out of Target, 1600 Foothill Blvd., carrying the alcohol. He fled the store in a tan 2000 Lexus ES, according to the La Verne Police Department. Cuong was already on Post Release Community Supervision for robbery, according to the La Verne Police Department. Anyone with information on the suspect is urged to call La Verne Police Department Detective A. Julian at 909-596-1913, or email ajulian@lvpd.org. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LA VERNE – The second and final suspect sought in the shooting of a man in La Verne was caught July 7, police said. The unnamed juvenile suspect was involved in a shooting after a verbal altercation broke out between the juvenile and a 21-year-old suspect in the 1700 block of D Street February 26, La Verne Police said. The first suspect arrested, John Sanchez Jr., a La Verne resident, was taken into custody March 3, La Verne Police said.
After the victim was shot in the February incident, he drove away from the scene. The suspects also fled the location. The victim suffered two gunshot wounds. He was treated for his injuries and released from a hospital. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed two charges against each suspect: attempted murder and shooting at an inhabited dwelling or vehicle, La Verne Police said. Anyone with information that can aid the investigation is urged to call La Verne Police at 909-596-1913. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LA VERNE - A man and woman were caught early Sunday after an investigation into illegal fireworks led to a cache of the illicit goods. Officers patrolling Wheeler Park saw a vehicle tied to one of the suspects enter the area around 12:30 a.m. June 14. Moments later, three mortar rounds exploded nearby. The suspects were located and detained, La Verne Police said.
The suspects’ homes were searched and the illegal fireworks were discovered -- more than 300 pounds, La Verne Police said. Glendora man Kevin Cruz, 24, and San Dimas woman Angelina Giordani, 23, were cited for possession of dangerous fireworks. Former Univ. of La Verne Student Arrested, Accused of Criminal Threats Against Students, Campus3/9/2020 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LA VERNE - A former University of La Verne student who claimed to be one of the targets of threats against a student group was arrested and accused of making those threats herself. Anayeli DominguezPena, a 25-year-old Ontario woman, was officially charged with making criminal threats, perjury, Internet/electronic impersonation and six counts of filing a false police report, according to the La Verne Police Department. DominguezPena was charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office March 6. She was arrested March 9. Investigators said DominguezPena acted alone when she sent threats to the student group, the university and to herself. She was one of the student leaders of the targeted group. The initial threat occurred February 28, 2019 and nine additional threats followed. In the chaos and fear that followed these threats, University of La Verne administrators closed the campus for a day, La Verne Police said.
A fraternity and the fraternity’s president were made to look as if they generated the threats, which used the organization’s logo and identifiers of the group’s president, La Verne Police said. DominguezPena is the student who claimed a smoking backpack was found inside her parked vehicle and that she was attacked -- both incidents occurred on campus. DominguezPena is being held in lieu of $200,000, according to Los Angeles County booking records. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LA VERNE - A male was found shot Wednesday and is expected to survive his wounds.
The victim is in stable condition after being hospitalized. He was located by officers a few blocks from A Street and First Street after they responded to a gunfire call just before 1 p.m., according to the La Verne Police Department. The male was shot in the lower and upper torso. An investigation continues at A Street and Arrow Highway and Bonita Avenue and Esther Avenue. Traffic remains blocked to motorists and pedestrians. It is either still unknown or hasn’t yet been publicly shared if the shooting is gang related. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LA VERNE - Suspects were seen on Ring security footage burglarizing a home January 25 and the resident’s quick reaction led to some arrests, police said.
The burglary occurred just before 6 p.m. in the 6900 block of Wheeler Avenue. Two of the suspects were seen removing property. Police arrived and witnessed three men leaving the home. One of the suspects fled officers. Two were detained at gunpoint, according to the La Verne Police Department. A suspect in a waiting white 4-door sedan fled the scene southbound on Wheeler, setting off a police pursuit which was soon cancelled due to excessive speeds, La Verne Police said. A West Covina police canine assisted along with a Los Angeles county sheriffs helicopter to search for the suspect who fled on foot from the home. Unfortunately, the suspect was not located. Jaylen Lacy, 19, from Los Angeles, was booked on suspicion of burglary. He was held in lieu of $50,000 bail. The second suspect, a 17-year-old, was also booked on suspicion of burglary and was held at Central Juvenile Hall in Los Angeles. All the stolen property was recovered and returned to the victim, La Verne Police said. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LA VERNE - Police were pursuing the driver of a red Acura Integra who failed to yield and eventually crashed into a second car Thursday night, Police said. The crash killed the driver of the Integra and the driver of a black Toyota Corolla at the intersection of White Avenue and College Lane. Two passengers in the Integra and one in the Corolla are still hospitalized in critical condition, the La Verne Police Department said. La Verne Police attempted a traffic stop on the Integra’s driver who ran a stop sign at White Avenue and Arrow Highway around 8:50 p.m. August 29.
The Corolla’s driver has been identified by La Verne Police as 68-year-old Marlet Reyes of La Verne. The suspect driver has not yet been identified. The California Highway Patrol Major Accident Investigation Team is investigating the crash. |
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