 PHOTO/By Aaron Castrejon. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - A suspicious, vintage-looking military canister was found to be empty after it turned up near a Bank of America drive-thru ATM Tuesday. The canister was discovered near the ATM, 212 E. Badillo St., July 16. Los Angeles County Fire hazmat units and Covina Police responded around 3:42 p.m. Officers began warning nearby residents and nearby businesses. Some were evacuated or told to shelter in place. Wording written on top of the canister made authorities believe the object contained some type of explosive material. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Arson/Explosives Detail was called, said Sgt. Joshua Turner of the Covina Police Department. “We set up a perimeter on their suggestion based on how large the actual box was,” Turner said, adding the canister had writing suggesting it could have held 45 pounds of an unknown explosive material. The canister turned up empty after Arson/Explosive technicians x-rayed the item. The technicians took possession of the canister so it could not be used again, Turner said.
Detectives will examine security cameras at the ATMs and from nearby businesses to see if a suspect can be identified. A passerby in the area noticed a suspicious person near the ATMs earlier in the day, Turner said. Anyone who may have suspect information is urged to call the Covina Police Department at 626-384-5808. Roads reopened around 5:40 p.m.  PHOTO/Courtesy of Covina Police. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - A parking lot confrontation led to a man to allegedly stab his brother-in-law in the neck outside Superior Grocers Wednesday, Police said. The stabbing occurred in the market parking lot, 1375 N. Citrus Ave., July 10 around 10 p.m. Officers arrived and found the victim inside the store, suffering apparent stab wounds to the neck and upper chest, Covina Police said. The victim accused brother-in-law Jesus Daniels, 22, of stabbing him with a knife. Daniels was located shortly after at 100 E. Arrow Hwy. He was detained and was in possession of the knife believed to be used in the stabbing, Covina Police said. Daniels was booked at 1:58 a.m. July 11 on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. However, he was released at 2:35 a.m.
Los Angeles County booking records indicate Daniels was freed on penal code section 849(B)(1), which stipulates a suspect is released when an officer is satisfied there are insufficient grounds for making a criminal complaint. The handling detective, Ivan Ostarcevic, and Public Information Officer David Rodriguez were unavailable Friday morning to answer questions via phone. The victim was hospitalized at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center in stable condition.  PHOTOS/Covina Police. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - Police arrested a West Covina gang member July 9 and found drugs, a gun and fake money during a search warrant. Marco Villaneda, 38, was arrested early Tuesday morning by the Covina Special Response Team in the 1200 block of Bridger Street. The arrest was part of a domestic battery case from June, Covina Police said. Villaneda is accused of striking his girlfriend 10 times at the suspect’s Bridger Street home June 9, Covina Police said. During the search warrant, police confiscated 18 grams of methamphetamine, a loaded .38-caliber revolver and counterfeit cash, Covina Police said. Villaneda was booked on suspicion of felony domestic battery, possession of narcotics while armed with a handgun, being a felon in possession of a handgun and forgery.
Villaneda is a known gang member with a lengthy criminal history for violence, theft and drugs dating back to 1996. He was on probation for narcotic sales during the domestic battery and at the time of his arrest, Covina Police said. |
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