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 reportedly suffered a gunshot wound to his hand, claiming he was accidentally shot Saturday night.
Staff at San Dimas Community Hospital, 1350 W. Covina Blvd., notified the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station of the patient around 10:20 p.m. Saturday, June 3. The man claimed the accidentally shooting occurred in La Puente, according to Sgt. Grisso of the Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. As of Sunday, deputies were still trying to determine how the man wound up at San Dimas Community Hospital after being shot in La Puente. It wasn’t clear exactly what time the shooting occurred, Grisso told SGV CityWatch. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN DIMAS - The suspect accused of shooting a weapon in a San Dimas neighborhood Sunday evening is scheduled for an April 19 court appearance.
Deputies were originally called to a home in the 300 block of Third Street regarding gunfire around 6 p.m. April 16. Kyle Edward Mueller, 24, surrendered after initially refusing to comply with commands from deputies to give up peacefully. Deputies were able to maintain periodic phone contact with Mueller. During the early part of the barricade, he frequently screamed and yelled at deputies from the safety of his home. After more than four hours, he emerged and was detained. Why Mueller allegedly fired the weapon is under investigation, according to Sgt. Saenz of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. A family member was inside the home with Mueller, but left before deputies arrived, Saenz told SGV CityWatch. Onlookers near the crime scene said Mueller’s mother was the one in the home. No one was wounded, Saenz told SGV CityWatch. Mueller was booked April 17 at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County booking records. Mueller was booked on suspicion of discharging a weapon in a negligent manner and criminal threats, Saenz told SGV CityWatch. Mueller is also being held due to an unspecified case out of San Bernardino County. He is being held in lieu of $135,000 bail as he awaits an appearance in the Pomona courthouse, according to Los Angeles County booking records. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN DIMAS – The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recently approved a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect, or suspects involved in a 2018 shooting death.
Investigators continue their search for the shooter who murdered 35-year-old Pomona man Michael Moreno. He was shot around 6:20 p.m. at Pioneer Park, 225 S. Cataract Ave., December 23, 2018. He was found dead in the 200 block of South Acacia Street. A second shooting victim was found and hospitalized. A nearby pickup truck was struck by gunfire as well. “Our Board approved my request for a $10,000 reward for information that will help the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department find whoever is responsible. Please head to lacrimestoppers.org to get justice for Michael and his family,” according to County Board Supervisor Kathryn Barger in a written statement. Anyone with information on the murder of Michael Moreno is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously 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 LOS ANGELES - The case against the man accused of gunning down his older brother and also shooting at the unoccupied car of another brother in San Dimas was officially filed October 13.
Joseph James Dambra, 62, faces one count of murder and one count of shooting at an unoccupied vehicle. He is being held in lieu of $2.07 million bail, according to a criminal complaint provided to SGV CityWatch. Dambra’s arraignment has been continued to November 18, according to Ricardo Santiago of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Dambra is accused of “willful, deliberate and premeditated murder” in the death of 68-year-old Richard Dambra October 6, according to the criminal complaint. The shooting took place inside a family member’s home in the 200 block of South Valley Center Avenue. Family turmoil is believed to be the genesis behind the violence, according to Lt. Brandon Dean of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau in a previous press conference. Other family members were inside the home when the shooting occurred. Richard Dambra is a resident of Florida and was here visiting his mother, Dean said. Within minutes of the first shooting, Dambra wound up in the 500 block of East Allen Avenue and unloaded his handgun a second time, eventually damaging the unoccupied vehicle of his other brother. It is believed Dambra intended to fatally shoot his other brother as well, Dean said. Dambra fled on a 2016 Ducati motorcycle and investigators believed he fled north on the 15 freeway from the 210 freeway. Dambra, 62, surrendered himself in to San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies in Victorville October 9. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau was notified and Dambra was eventually arrested by San Dimas Station deputies, according to Sgt. Polanco of the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN DIMAS – The man accused of shooting his brother to death and attempting to kill his other brother is in custody, a Sheriff’s San Dimas Station sergeant said.
Joseph James Dambra, 62, apparently surrendered himself to authorities in San Bernardino County October 9. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau was notified and Dambra was eventually arrested by San Dimas Station deputies, according to Sgt. Polanco of the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station. Dambra was arrested at 6 p.m. October 9 and booked the following morning at 1 a.m. he is being held without bail and was transferred to the Inmate Reception Center in Los Angeles, according to los Angeles County booking records. Dambra is scheduled for an appearance in Pomona Superior Court Wednesday, October 13. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN DIMAS – The suspect wanted in the fatal shooting of a man October 6 apparently remains at-large.
Deputies with the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station responded to a home in the 200 block of South Valley Center Avenue Wednesday to a reported shooting victim and found a man suffering multiple gunshot wounds to the upper and lower torso, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The unidentified man died at the scene. It is unclear who may have called 9-1-1, or if there was anyone else at the residence when the shooting occurred, but the suspect was identified to deputies and was initially described as the victim’s brother, according to a Sheriff’s crime broadcast. The suspect fled in a white four-door sedan, possibly a Subaru, north on Valley Center Avenue towards Arrow Highway, according to the Sheriff’s crime broadcast. Anyone with information on this shooting is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously 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 possible domestic issue resulted in one person receiving a graze wound and another person being found dead at the San Dimas residence Sunday morning.
Deputies responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call around 11 a.m. A possible argument between a father and son led to gunfire, according to Deputy Abe Bedouin of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The incident unfolded at a residence near San Dimas Avenue and Allen Avenue. Bedoyan said he did not know who fired the gun, or which one of those involved was grazed by the gunfire. Information is still very preliminary as the investigation continues. “There was a 9-1-1 call. A suspect was later found by deputies deceased in front of a porch,” told SGV CityWatch. The victim was pronounced deceased by Los Angeles County Firefighters at Noon. No other information is available. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN DIMAS - Deputies announced Tuesday the arrest of a suspect who shot and wounded a man outside a Charter Oak liquor store August 30.
32-year-old Joseph Michael Ramirez was found at a home in the 1800 block of Woodgate Avenue in West Covina September 2 where a handgun was recovered similar to the one used in the shooting, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies said. In the wake of the shooting, detectives identified Ramirez as a suspect. His car was found at a San Dimas motel August 31, but Ramirez was nowhere to be found. He was later located in West Covina, deputies said. Ramirez was formally charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office with a felony charge of attempted murder and firearms-related felonies, deputies said. Ramirez is accused of shooting a 36-year-old man who approached the vehicle he and a female companion were sitting in outside Charter Oak Liquor, 20040 Arrow Hwy., around 8:14 p.m., August 30. The victim stumbled into the liquor store and collapsed after being struck in the mid-torso area, according to Lt. Elisabeth Sachs of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. Ramirez is being held in lieu of $1 million bail. He made an initial appearance in court Friday. |
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