Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - Authorities identified and arrested a suspect in the murder of a San Dimas man who was gunned down in his own garage.
Jerrid Joseph Powell, a 33-year-old Los Angeles man, was found driving in Beverly Hills early Thursday morning and was detained during a traffic stop. Sheriff’s detectives arrested Powell on suspicion of robbery and murder, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna. Powell allegedly took as-of-yet unidentified property from 42-year-old Nicholas Simbolon before shooting him dead. A relative found Simbolon and called first responders, Luna said during a 2 p.m. press conference. Simbolon is survived by his wife and two young sons. “It appears the robbery and senseless murder are an isolated incident and that there is no evidence to indicate that the suspect acted in concert with others,” Luna said, adding that as of now there is no relation between Simbolon and the suspect. Detectives reviewed security video and allege Simbolon was followed home by the suspect from an electric vehicle charging station in the 200 block of South Citrus Street in West Covina. After identifying the suspect vehicle, it was entered into a database as an armed and dangerous vehicle, Luna said. A Flock Camera system in Beverly Hills located the vehicle, Luna said. Powell was stopped at Santa Monica Boulevard and North Rexford Drive. “During a search of the vehicle, a firearm was found,” Luna said, adding that detectives believe its is the gun used in the robbery murder. A forensic examination has yet to be scheduled on the gun. The case is expected to be filed with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office Monday, December 4. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN DIMAS - Homicide detectives learned personal property was taken from the man who was shot and killed in his own garage November 28.
What the property is detectives have not revealed. Detectives are also determining if the victim was followed home, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. First responders were sent to the 1800 block of Hawkbrook Drive in San Dimas around 6:48 p.m. Tuesday, November 28 for a medical rescue call and found the victim, 42-year-old Nicholas Simbolon, suffering a gunshot wound to his upper torso. Simbolon died at the scene. The neighborhood rests in the San Dimas foothills, nestled between San Dimas Canyon Community Regional Park and the San Dimas Golf Course. “Personnel from LASD have been working around the clock on this case. My prayers go out to the victim and those who knew the victim,” said San Dimas Council Member Ryan Vienna. Jonathan Hatami, deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County District Attorney candidate and outspoken critic of the current DA George Gascòn offered condolences. “An innocent man, husband & father was followed to his home in the quiet community of San Dimas. After he parked his car in the garage, a criminal approached him, shot him, robbed him and then fled. The man later died and was found by his wife. My heart & prayers go out to the family and the community,” Hatami said in a written statement. My heart goes out to the family on this tremendous loss. This is a priority investigation and I have faith in our Sheriff’s Office to properly investigate and bring this suspect to justice,” said San Dimas Mayor Emmett Badar. Anyone with information on this murder is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Remain anonymous by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or lacrimestoppers.org. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN DIMAS - A man dressed in all dark clothing, a hat and a mask fled with an undisclosed amount of money after issuing a demand note to a teller at a bank Friday afternoon.
Deputies were called to chase bank, 1001 W. Arrow Hwy., around 3:45 p.m. Friday, August 13. “He walks up to the teller and demands that the bank teller to place money in a bag. The bank teller follows the instructions, the suspect retrieves the bag and walks out,” according to Lt. Kim of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. The suspect walked out after retrieving the money. Kim did not know how much money the robber fled with. The suspect was only described as a male Hispanic. At the time of the interview with Lt. Kim Friday evening, he said detectives at the San Dimas Station were still handling the robbery and were in the process of making notifications to the FBI. According to a Sheriff’s crime broadcast, the suspect possibly ran from the bank towards the Smart & Final. The suspect possibly stands at 5 feet 7 inches tall. Initially, a dollar amount the suspect got away with was broadcast, but it is not clear if detectives have verified the actual amount taken. Anyone with information on this robbery is urged to call San Dimas Sheriff’s Station Detective Sgt. Henry Saenz at 909-450-2700. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN DIMAS - A man and woman fled with an undisclosed amount of cash during a robbery at Denny’s Thursday.
The robbery occurred around 5 a.m. October 29 at the restaurant, 548 W. Arrow Hwy. The man and woman ate there and as they appeared to be paying for food, one of the suspects reach over the counter, stuck their hand into the cash register and began taking cash, according to Lt. Ed MacKenzie of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. “The waitress attempted to stop them and was struck a couple times on the side of the head,” Mackenzie told SGV CityWatch. The suspects fled with the money east on Arrow Highway in a black Dodge Charger. The man was described as white, 20 to 25 years old, stands 6 feet 2 inches tall, weighs 180 pounds, has dark short hair and he wore a navy blue hooded sweatshirt. The woman was described as white, 20 to 25 years old, stands 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighs 120 pounds, wore dark brown long hair and a green shirt and blue jeans. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN DIMAS - An armed suspect escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash after robbing a Trader Joe’s cashier Monday night, a Sheriff’s lieutenant said. A man with a mask walked into the Trader Joe’s, 856 W. Arrow Hwy., just after 9:30 p.m. and produced a black gun from the backpack he was wearing and pointed the weapon at a cashier, according to Lt. Elisabeth Sachs of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. The store was apparently closed at 9 p.m. The suspect demanded cash and fled on foot once he received the money, Sachs told SGV CityWatch.
Sachs declined to disclose the amount of cash taken. The suspect was described as a 30-year-old Black man. He stood about 6 feet 3 inches tall, weighs 180 pounds and he wore a black hooded sweater, black pants and a face mask. He fled east on Cienega Avenue. The suspect remains at large, Sachs told SGV CityWatch. VIDEO: Deputies Still Seek Brazen Buffoon Who Bilked Lottery Tickets From San Dimas Stores2/20/2020
Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor
SAN DIMAS - Authorities released security footage of a suspect forcefully taking lottery tickets from two stores in town.
The suspect calmly entered a retail store January 22 at 10:24 a.m. in the 1400 block of West Arrow Highway and proceeded to rip a display case of lottery scratchers from a counter. He ran out the entrance, according to video provided by the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station.
At 6:18 p.m. the same day, the suspect walked into an eatery in the 100 block of West Arrow Highway and did the same.
The suspect was caught on camera fleeing the last store west on Arrow Highway in a newer-model, four-door silver Chrysler 300C with paper plates. The serial numbers on the tickets were reported to the California state lottery, the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station said. The suspect is a Black man in his late 20s to early 30s, stands 6 feet tall, weighs 180 to 200 pounds, has a close-cut mustache and goatee. He wore a black Cabala baseball hat with white lettering, a gray hooded sweatshirt, dark pants and dark tennis shoes. Anyone with information leading to the suspect is urge to call San Dimas Sheriff’s Station Detective Richter at 909-450-2700. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN DIMAS - A woman stole an undisclosed amount of money after issuing a demand note at a Chase Bank Wednesday afternoon. Deputies responded to the robbery after a teller tripped an alarm at 12:55 p.m. at the bank, 1001 W. Arrow Hwy. The female suspect fled out the front entrance, according to Sgt. Long of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. Long declined to state how much money the suspect took.
A suspect vehicle description was not available. The suspect is a woman of an unknown race and has black hair. She stood 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighed 200 pounds. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN DIMAS - Three suspects made off with about 10 cell phones in a daytime robbery Monday.
The phones were taken from AT&T, 830 W. Arrow Hwy., around 11:50 a.m. The suspects fled northbound through the parking lot from the store, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. The suspects are three Black men in their 20s. All men wore black hooded sweatshirts and black pants. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN DIMAS - Two teens who decided to run were arrested along with two other teens during a traffic stop near the 57 freeway Sunday afternoon.
All four teens, identified as 16 and under, were arrested December 31. A San Dimas Sheriff’s Station deputy attempted a traffic stop when the driver decided to take off before stopping on a freeway on ramp, allowing two teens to flee on foot, according to Sgt. White of the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station. The deputy attempted a traffic stop after recognizing the occupants from a bulletin distributed through law enforcement agencies regarding grand thefts from area cell phone stores, White said. The driver sped away as the deputy approached the vehicle, failed to negotiate the turn on the on ramp and the vehicle went slightly into the bushes, White said. The teens who fled the traffic stop on foot hid in a neighborhood north of the 57 freeway and Arrow Highway, sparking a containment and helicopter search. The teens were eventually found. All four teens were issued citations and released to their parents/guardians, White said. “At this point they’re being investigated for grand theft of cell phones,” White said. Phones were found inside the vehicle, but it wasn’t immediately clear how many of the phones belonged to the suspects. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN DIMAS - Armed robbers took about $200 in cash after robbing a Subway restaurant November 8. The robbery occurred around 9 p.m. at Subway, 728 E. Foothill Blvd. Both men were armed with handguns, according to deputies with the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station. It was unclear if the weapons were real.
Both men fled westbound on Foothill Boulevard towards San Dimas Canyon Road.
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