 Christian David Camacho and Jacob Cannon (inset). PHOTOS courtesy of the Covina Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - Police arrested a second man involved in a robbery that left the victim with multiple stab wounds Tuesday. Christian David Camacho, a 23-year-old Covina man, was arrested outside his home without incident just before 5 a.m. January 22. He was booked on suspicion of robbery and attempted murder, according to the Covina Police Department. Investigators said Camacho stabbed the victim who also possibly suffered a collapsed lung. He is expected to survive his wounds. Camacho had injuries consistent with the crime, Covina Police said. 21-year-old Jacob Cannon, also a Covina man, was arrested after he falsified a report of being attacked in Azusa -- mere minutes after officers responded to a call of a stabbing victim outside In N Out, 1310 N. Grand Ave., January 21 around 11:50 p.m. Camacho and Cannon exited their compact car and attempted to rob their victim as he rode a bicycle. Cannon somehow received a stab wound during the crime, Covina Police said. “The victim smashed the rear window of the vehicle as both suspects fled in it with the victim’s hat” Covina Police said, adding that “officers noticed Cannon’s vehicle’s rear window was smashed out and matched the suspect vehicle description from the robbery on Grand Ave. Cannon was determined to be one of the suspect’s in the initial robbery and was wounded during crime.”
Cannon was also booked on suspicion of robbery and attempted murder. A search warrant was served at Camacho’s home. Evidence in the stabbing was discovered, Covina Police said. Camacho and Cannon are being held in lieu of $2 million in the Covina Police jail ahead of a scheduled appearance in West Covina Superior Court January 24.  PHOTO/Courtesy of Facebook follower Gee Amaya. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - An older driver was hospitalized with minor injuries after another driver ran a red light and caused a collision, a Covina Police officer said Wednesday.
The crash occurred around 1:45 p.m. outside Covina High School at West Puente Street and South Hollenbeck Avenue January 22. A driver in a Hyundai westbound on Puente reportedly ran a red light and crashed into a southbound Nissan, according to Officer Manuel Esquivel of the Covina Police Department. The Nissan overturned. Some witnesses and passersby assisted the older driver out of the overturned vehicle. The driver was hospitalized for complaints of back pain and stomach pain, Esquivel said. The injured driver was transported at 2:06 p.m., according to Franklin Lopez of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The driver accused of running the red light remained on scene and cooperated with investigators. He was issued a citation on scene, Esquivel said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - A man accused of stabbing his robbery victim multiple times was jailed after being found with a torso wound he accidentally gave himself, police said. 21-year-old suspect Jacob Alan Cannon of Covina was found at a residence in the 400 block of East Alisal Way minutes after the victim was found. Police responded after he called and lied about being attacked in Azusa, according to Sgt. Rodriguez of the Covina Police Department. The attempted robbery occurred around 11:50 p.m. January 21 in the southbound lanes of Grand Avenue near the In N Out driveway, Rodriguez. Police determined that Cannon’s story made no sense after and he and his victim were admitted to the same hospital. They determined Cannon was the suspect in the stabbing near In N Out, 1371 Grand Ave. The victim fought against the suspect who likely accidentally stabbed himself during the robbery.
Cannon was able to get away with nothing more than a hat, Rodriguez said. The victim received multiple stab wounds and possibly a collapsed lung, but will survive his wounds, Rodriguez told SGV CityWatch. Cannon faces robbery and assault with a deadly weapon charges, Rodriguez said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - Calls from concerned witnesses led officers to a man brandishing a replica rifle early Saturday. Officers were sent to the 900 block of North Azusa Avenue around 3:48 a.m. January 18 after callers reported a man carrying a rifle, according to Lt. Tony Zavala of the Covina Police Department. The suspect was found near Alberto’s, 905 N. Azusa Ave. “When officers got there, they contacted the subject and they found a pellet rifle. He was arrested for brandishing a weapon,” Zavala told SGV CityWatch.
Zavala didn’t know if the suspect was using it in a threatening manner. The suspect was arrested without incident and booked on suspicion of brandishing a replica firearm.  PHOTOS/Courtesy of the Covina Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - Police seized ammunition, body armor and drugs after arresting a man accused of burglarizing his former workplace in Covina while armed.
Keith Laurent, 42, was arrested just after 10:30 a.m. December 2 by officers responding to a burglary in progress at NPI Enterprises, 1174 East Edna Pl. Laurent was discovered with a manufactured handgun, multiple suppressors and ammunition, according to the Covina Police Department. “Laurent is a convicted felon for a violent crime and is prohibited from possessing any weapons,” according to the Covina Police Department in a written statement. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms was notified and along with Covina police, served a search warrant at Laurent’s home in the city of Orange. Ammunition, drugs and body armor were found in the home. Laurent was booked on suspicion of burglary, being a felon in possession of a firearm, ammunition, body armor, and possessing narcotics for sales. Laurent posted $20,000 bond, according to Los Angeles County booking records. Extra Patrols Planned for Charter Oak HS After Fight Escalates To Potential Social Media Threat11/21/2019  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - Four teens were arrested Wednesday after a feud between students of the Charter Oak Unified School district devolved to a brutal fight and social media threat of further violence at Charter Oak High School. The reported threat of violence is supposedly to take place at Charter Oak High School Friday, November 22. Covina Police and San Dimas Sheriff’s deputies will have an increased presence to ensure the safety of students and staff, the Covina Police Department said in a written statement. Social media posts suggest that the long-standing feud would allegedly escalate to gunfire and as the posts were shared more and more, people believed a school shooting was planned, according to Lt. Ryan Davis of the Covina Police Department. “There isn’t any specific information that we can confirm as valid at this point,” Davis said. The threat is fallout of an escalating fight between students at Charter Oak High School and students from elsewhere in the Charter Oak Unified School District -- the latter group entered a Charter Oak High locker room and a fistfight broke out November 20, Davis said.
“This was a planned fight. A mutual fight,” Davis said. “One of the the subjects from another school gets this kid into a choke hold and he ends up choking the kid unconscious.” The subject kept the teen in a choke hold, even after the teen lost consciousness. The teen was dropped to the ground and kicked twice in the head, Davis said. Police were notified the evening of the fight. Four suspects were identified. Police took them into custody Thursday, Davis said. Among the charges are assault with a deadly weapon for the primary suspect, fighting on a school campus and trespassing, Davis said. Some of the students were advised to stay away from the high school previously. The Charter Oak Unified School District released a statement on the threat: “The Charter Oak Unified School District, Glendora Police Department and Covina Police Department are aware of a fight at Charter Oak High School and video postings of the fight and are investigating rumors regarding potential additional serious disturbances on the COHS and/or Arrow High School campuses tomorrow, Friday, November 22, 2019. “The entire COUSD administration is being proactive and is planning with the Covina Police Department, Glendora Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff to ensure a presence in the area tomorrow. Additionally, district leadership and Covina Police will be on campus at Charter Oak High School all day on Friday.” Grandfather, Child Escape After Suspect Carjacks Vehicle, Leads Covina Police on Pursuit11/12/2019  PHOTO/Covina Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - A convicted felon carjacked a grandfather and slammed into an innocent driver in San Dimas Tuesday after leading authorities on a pursuit. Brian Edward Hardy, 36, is accused of taking an occupied vehicle by force around 9:30 a.m. November 12 from a parking lot at 1359 N. Grand Ave. A man and his 1-year-old grandchild were seated in the vehicle as it was taken, according to the Covina Police Department. After taking the vehicle, the grandfather fought back, forced the transmission into park and escaped with his grandchild, Covina Police said. Covina officers found hardy in the carjacked vehicle in San Dimas. Hardy allegedly attempted to charge officers as they approached. A pursuit ensued through San Dimas and Covina, terminating with an injury crash at Valley Center Avenue and Covina Boulevard in San Dimas. Hardy was taken into custody; the innocent driver was hospitalized, Covina Police said.
Hardy is a sex registrant and career criminal with multiple prior felony convictions, Covina Police said, including sex acts with a child and weapons and narcotic offenses. “[Hardy] violated his parole multiple times and was currently on PRCS (Post Release Community Supervision) at the time of this new offense,” Covina Police said in a written statement. Hardy was booked on suspicion of carjacking, kidnapping, assault with a deadly weapon and evading police -- all felony offenses. Hardy is being held in lieu of $100,000 bail ahead of a scheduled appearance in the West Covina Courthouse November 14.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - Three people were arrested October 24 after police stopped the stolen vehicle they were in. Police were called to a report of a racing vehicle near the 600 block of West Alcross Street around 9:30 p.m. Police detained the occupants inside the brown Cadillac CTS while a fourth man associated with the suspects fled, according to Sgt. Keith Sutherland of the Covina Police Department. Sutherland did not know where the vehicle was stolen from and when.
Police inspected residential yards during an hours-long search, that included two Covina Police K9s. Glendora Police officers assisted with containment, Sutherland said. The suspects were booked on suspicion of grand theft auto, Sutherland said.  PHOTO/Courtesy of the Covina Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor AZUSA - 25 pounds of marijuana, 12,000 Xanax pills and 7.5 ounces of cocaine were located after Covina detectives served a search warrant at an Azusa apartment complex Thursday. The search warrant was served as part of an investigation stemming from the arrest of a teen at a Covina high school recently where a student was caught carrying Xanax, according to Sgt. Zavala of the Covina Police Department. The search warrant was served around 4 p.m. October 17 in the 400 block of North San Gabriel Avenue. The teen’s arrest led to Thursday’s search warrant, Zavala said. Primary suspect Isaac Martinez, 23, was arrested in his Azusa apartment, along with a second man whom Zavala declined to identify. Martinez was booked on suspicion of sale or transportation of a controlled substance.  PHOTO/Courtesy of the Covina Police Department.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - Homicide detectives are investigating the circumstances that led to police opening fire on an armed, barricaded suspect Thursday night. Authorities opened fire on the suspect around 12:43 a.m. and the suspect went down with undisclosed injuries. It was roughly 10 minutes before police approached him since they believed he still held a shotgun, according to Sheriff’s radio traffic. Los Angeles County firefighters arrived to the 300 block of Vincent Avenue regarding a grass fire call in a field around 9:21 p.m. and encountered a suspect armed with a shotgun. Law enforcement was called and firefighters retreated. The suspect evaded authorities while fleeing from yard to yard in the 4000 block of Morada Place, and occasionally fired his shotgun. It is unclear if the suspect intentionally fired at authorities.
Nearby residents were evacuated while the suspect roamed the neighborhood. Law enforcement from West Covina and deputies from surrounding Sheriff’s stations assisted Covina Police. |
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