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​Probation Search at Covina Hotel Yields Drugs, Stolen Revolver

11/20/2020

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Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

COVINA – Three people were arrested after a probation search uncovered drugs and a weapon.

Officers searched an occupied room at Vanlee Hotel, 1211 E. Garvey Ave., at 9 a.m. November 17. The probation search was conducted on a convicted felon who is also a parolee, according to the Covina Police Department.
The convicted felon, 44-year-old Jose Cardona of Baldwin Park, was found with two others in the room: 34-year-old Lupe Padilla of Baldwin Park and El Monte woman Tracey Martinez, 35.detectives discovered a stolen and loaded revolver, and three ounces of methamphetamine, according to the Covina Police Department.

All three suspects were arrested and booked on suspicion of felony violations. Their court arraignment was scheduled for November 19.
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Man Arrested, Accused of Using Air Rifle During Covina-Area Vandalism

11/5/2020

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COVINA - Police announced October 30 the arrest of a man who allegedly used an air rifle to destroy property in and around Cypress Elementary school late last year.

Justin Lee Estep, 32, is accused of using what has been described previously by investigators as a large bore air rifle to cause destruction at homes and other buildings in the Covina area from November 2019 to January 2020.

Estep was booked on suspicion of felony vandalism, according to the Covina Police Department.

Covina officers in the patrol division and detective bureau developed new leads in the investigation and identified Estep as a suspect. A search warrant was written and executed, helping investigators to find and seize from Estep’s vehicle a high-powered air rifle wrapped in camouflage cloth, lead projectiles, an air tank and air compressor, according to the Covina Police Department.

Additional evidence was discovered inside the suspect’s residence, Covina Police said.

The vandalism occurred in the area of the 300 block of W. Cypress St. in unincorporated Covina.

The vandalism was first covered by SGV CityWatch at the beginning of the year.
At least nine homes suffered various damage after being hit by what deputies described as large bore air rifle bullets.

The shootings took place over a six-week period around unincorporated Covina communities and within Covina city limits. Projectiles hit homes, front yards, backyards and objects on private property, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station.

“These are relatively large projectiles, not like what you might expect from a traditional BB or pellet gun. These are actual bullets fired from an air rifle as powerful as some pistols,” the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station said in a written statement from January 2020.

Some residents were home when the shots were fired.

Incidents occurred:
  • Between November 27 and December 2 - 4700 block of Fenimore Avenue.
  • December 2 at 6 p.m. - 4600 block of Hollenbeck Avenue
  • December 8 at 10:18 p.m. - 351 E. Cypress St., City of Covina
  • December 13 at 3:54 p.m. - 351 E. Cypress St, City of Covina
  • December 17 at 6:10 p.m. - 4400 block of Larkin Drive.
  • Between October 14 and December 20, 4800 block of Albertson Avenue.
  • December 22 at 4:45 p.m. - 4800 block of Larkin Drive.
  • December 23 at 10:05 a.m. - 4700 block of Fircroft Avenue.
  • Between December 22 and December 24 - 4800 block of Larkin Drive
  • January 10 at 2 p.m. - 4400 block of Larkin Drive
  • January 16 12:20 p.m. - 4400 block of Larkin Drive

Such weapons use compressed air to fire the large bore projectiles, usually lead. The sound emitted closely resembles that of a paintball gun.

Estep was issued a citation and released October 30, according to Los Angeles County booking records. He was scheduled to make an appearance November 2 in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
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