 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - Three juveniles were present during a suspected murder-suicide in a Covina residence Wednesday afternoon. Coroner officials have yet to publicly release the names of the husband and wife found dead in a locked room in a unit at an apartment complex in the 200 block of East Center Street. The three juveniles are the grandchildren of the couple, according to the Covina Police Department.
The juveniles were later found safe at a neighbor’s home after police were called about the sounds of an argument followed by gunfire around 4:46 p.m., Covina Police said. Police recovered a handgun at the scene.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - Police responding to a domestic violence call found two people dead in a home, a Covina Police sergeant said. Police were called to the home around 4:49 p.m. in the 200 block of East Center Street. When they entered the home, police discovered the bodies, according to Sgt. John Zumwalt of the Covina Police Department. The victims’ identities were unknown. How the victims died was not disclosed.
Firefighters were called to the home at 4:49 p.m. Dispatch Supervisor Melanie Flores referred all questions to the Covina Police Department. Traffic is being diverted in the 200 block of East Center Street.  PHOTO/From the Northview High School Facebook page. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - An estimated value of more than $10,000 in damage was discovered at Northview High School’s baseball field February 9, Covina Police said. Unknown vandals dug numerous holes across the field and sprayed graffiti across signage and banners at the field, 1016 W. Cypress Street, according to Covina Police Public Information Officer Sgt. David Rodriguez. “This past weekend there us for a loop. Honestly, I haven’t put my head around it yet. We’ll rebound somehow, go back and keep working," said Northview High School Baseball Head Coach Dan Roddy. The damage was first reported to officers at 7:15 a.m. Saturday, according to Covina Police Lieutenant Trevor Gaumer.
Roddy discovered the vandalism was discovered by Roddy as he arrived that morning for opening day. Two games scheduled for that day were cancelled, Roddy said. Detectives are working on identifying a suspect or suspects in the vandalism. Anyone who may know the suspect or suspects responsible is urged to call the Covina Police Department at 626-384-5808. 
PHOTO/By Aaron Castrejon.
Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor
COVINA - A massive tree fell and destroyed two cars after rain-soaked soil gave way Saturday.
The tree fell in the 500 block of Hurst Avenue around 1:30 p.m. Firefighters were dispatched to a report of wires down at the location initially, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
The tree fell across the two-way residential street, taking out a black Toyota Corolla S and damaging a silver Nissa Maxima.
Workers from the City of Covina removed the debris chunk by massive chunk. Crews from Southern California Edison were also on scene and to assess possible damage to power lines. Communities across SoCal experienced similar issues as a powerful winter storm swept across the region, downing trees and causing floods and mudslides.  PHOTO/Google Maps. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - No victims were found after a rap event ruckus spilled outside of Katie Jakes Bar & Grill where gunfire erupted in a parking lot early Wednesday. The shooting occurred around 1:15 a.m. in the parking lot of Katie Jakes, 750 Terrado Plaza, January 30. An argument or fight began in the bar and a number of patrons were kicked out, according to Sgt. Ryan Davis of the Covina Police Department. “It spilled over into the parking lot. There were reports of shots fired. Nobody was found struck by any rounds,” Davis said. “Casings were found at the scene to confirm a shooting did occur.”
Davis did not have any suspect or vehicle description. Officers interviewed some of the patrons, but they were uncooperative, Davis said. Katie Jakes was hosting a weekly hip hop event titled Neighborhood Watch Presents with rapper Benjirow headlining the event. Right around the time of the shooting, a patron was struck over the head with a beer bottle. The beer bottle attack was not reported until around 3 a.m., Davis said.  PHOTO/Google Maps. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - Two Los Angeles women will be resting inside some jail cells Friday after stealing from a Walmart shopping center and leading police on a brief chase just before 10 a.m. The women were found after crashing into a tree during the pursuit, just two blocks away from where they lifted the merchandise at Walmart, 1275 N. Azusa Ave., January 25. Officers saw a vehicle parked outside the store, still running with no one inside, according to the Covina Police Department. Officers watched the still-running vehicle and saw two suspects, later identified as 19-year-old Amya Kimani Malbrue and 22-year-old Olivia Chandler Robertson, flee the store carrying four filled trash bins, Covina Police said.
The chase was on after the women refused to yield during an attempted traffic stop. The women were found after crashing their vehicle into a tree and taking refuge in an apartment complex. Officers recovered the stolen merchandise within the vehicle, Covina Police said. The women were booked on suspicion of grand theft, felony shoplifting and resisting police. Malbrue’s bail is set at $10,000. Robertson’s bail is set at $25,000. Police were investigating the duo’s possible involvement in a robbery Thursday night somewhere in Los Angeles County.  PHOTO/Google Maps. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - A girl fled her would-be abductor after he reached out from a car and grabbed her as she walked to school, a police sergeant said. The attempted kidnapping occurred on Hollenbeck Avenue south of Puente Avenue between 7:40 a.m. and 7:53 a.m. January 25. The girl was uninjured and ran back home, according to Sgt. John Zumwalt of the Covina Police Department. The suspect was a passenger of a white older-model four-door sedan with tinted windows. The car pulled up to the girl along the curb line. The suspect opened the right front passenger door, reached out and grabbed the girl’s hand, Zumwalt said.
“She [the girl] was able to struggle free and ran back to her home,” Zumwalt said. No words were exchanged between the girl and suspect. The suspect is a Hispanic man, 30 to 40 years old. He wore a thin mustache and chin hair. He wore a dark baseball hat and a brown jacket. The girl did not get a look at the driver, Zumwalt said. The sedan is similar to a Nissan. Anyone with information on the suspects is urged to call the Covina Police Department at 626-384-5595.  PHOTO/Courtesy of the Covina Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - The Covina woman found running partially-clothed with blood on her body Friday has been booked on suspicion of murdering her 2-year-old son. Xa Dinh Ngo was released from hospitalization Monday and was arrested by Covina Police detectives on suspicion of murder, the Covina Police Department announced. A Covina patrol sergeant found Ngo half-naked and with blood splatters on her body running down the road in the 300 block of North Second Avenue, January 11 around 3:30 a.m.
After she was hospitalized for a psychiatric evaluation, police learned her address and discovered a small fire on the second floor of her townhome at 141 E. Italia St.
Her son, identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner as Alvis Puente, was discovered dead in the townhome. An autopsy has yet to be performed, according to Coroner Spokeswoman Sarah Ardalani. Ngo was uncooperative with Officers once detained, but alluded to a possible victim, Covina Police said. It is unclear if Ngo suffered from a mental condition, or was under the influence of drugs. Ngo is being held without bail in the Century Regional Detentional Facility in Los Angeles. Anyone with information on the child’s death is urged to contact Covina Police Detective Tim Statler at 626-384-5622, the Covina Police Watch Commander at 626-384-5665, or L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA – A woman found half-naked and with blood splatters on her body is connected to the discovery of a dead child found in a burning townhouse Friday morning. The child was discovered after officers questioned the woman found running down the road in the 300 block of North Second Avenue, January 11 around 3:30 a.m. The woman was uncooperative when questioned, according to the Covina Police Department. A patrol sergeant found the woman, according to Sgt. David Rodriguez of Covina Police.
While detectives are not yet certain, they believe the woman to be the child’s mother, Rodriguez said.
The woman made statements alluding to a victim, but officers could not get a residence from her, Covina Police said. Officers finally learned the woman’s address and upon arrival, found visible flames from the second-floor unit and soon discovered a dead child within the townhouse, located at 141 E. Italia St. Covina officers summoned firefighters, who arrived on scene at 3:47 p.m. and knocked down flames four minutes later, according to a Los Angeles County Fire Department representative. The woman is still being evaluated, Rodriguez said. Anyone with information on the child’s death is urged to contact Covina Police Detective Tim Statler at 626-384-5622, the Covina Police Watch Commander at 626-384-5665, or L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CHARTER OAK – One female juvenile was injured in a rollover crash that took the life of the adult driver at Charter Oak High School Thursday morning.
The silver truck rolled over and came to rest on the front lawn of Charter Oak High School, 1430 E. Covina Blvd., around 7:35 a.m. The driver died at the scene, according to Lt. Trevor Gaumer of the Covina Police Department. Preliminary information suggests the driver suffered a medical emergency, which caused the crash, Gaumer said. The girl was transported to an area hospital after being extracted from the truck with the jaws of life, Gaumer said. Eastbound Covina Boulevard near the high school is blocked during the collision investigation. |
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