Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA – The alleged gunman in a June 3 murder and the man accused of hiding him from justice are due back in court June 30.
Luis Alberto Gonzalez-Frausto, 38, was charged June 7 with one count of murder in the death of Adrian Gonzalez-Frausto. Edgar Martinez, 28, was charged June 7 with one count of being an accessory after the fact for allegedly knowingly harboring, concealing, or aiding a felon, according to Los Angeles Superior Court documents. Adrian, 38, died of a gunshot wound to the abdomen, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Investigators determined the shooting happened at La Tiendita JNK Market, 1459 N. Hollenbeck Ave. after a person detained for questioning allegedly lied that the shooting occurred at a public park, according to the Covina Police Department. Adrian was driven to Kindred Hospital, 845 N. Lark Ellen Ave., in West Covina shortly after the shooting. Officers responded to the scene around 4:40 p.m. Adrian died soon after. One day after the murder, Luis was arrested at the Covina Police Department and booked on suspicion of murder. Luis is being held at the North County Correctional Facility in Castaic in lieu of $3 million bail. Martinez is also being held in the same facility in lieu of $2 million bail. Both men await arraignment in Pomona Superior Court, according to Los Angeles County booking records. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - A man was killed after his SUV struck a tree planted in a center median.
First responders were sent to East Badillo Street at North Banna Avenue around 7:35 p.m. The driver, the only person in the SUV, was unresponsive. Los Angeles County Firefighters declared the driver dead at the scene, according to Lt. Antonio Zavala of the Covina Police Department. Covina police traffic investigators are on scene conducting an investigation. Zavala was not yet sure if intoxicated driving played a factor. He didn’t know that Speed likely contributed to the fatal crash. Witnesses at the scene told officers that the SUV was being driven westbound on Badillo at the time of the crash, Zavala told SGV CityWatch. Traffic on Badillo Street is blocked between Banna Avenue and Glendora Avenue. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - Six people were taking to two trauma centers early Sunday morning after two vehicles collided in a head-on collision, authorities said.
Firefighters were dispatched just after 1:30 a.m. June 12 to the intersection of Barranca Avenue and Cypress Street, according to Dispatch Supervisor Bernard Peters of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. One vehicle was southbound on Barranca Avenue, the other was northbound when the collision occurred, according to Sgt. Derek Gonzales of the Covina Police Department. Gonzales did not yet know if alcohol, drugs, or distracted driving were factors in the crash. Gonzales described some of the injured as being small children, but he did not have exact ages for all those who were hospitalized. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - Police announced the arrest of a man investigators pegged as the gunman in a convenience store shooting.
The still-unidentified victim of the shooting turned up at Kindred Hospital, 845 N. Lark Ellen Ave., around 4:40 p.m. in West Covina just after the shooting happened June 3. A man who drove the victim to the hospital was uncooperative, only stating the shooting happened at a park. The victim soon died from his injuries, according to the Covina Police Department. Investigators determined the shooting happened at La Tiendita JNK Market, 1459 N. Hollenbeck Ave. Two unidentified people were arrested. One day after the shooting, Luis Gonzalez, a 38-year-old West Covina man, was arrested at the Covina Police Department and booked on suspicion of murder. Anyone with information on this shooting is urged to call Covina Police Detective Preciado at 626-384-5622, reference case 22-15083. Leave an anonymous tip 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 COVINA – A West Covina man was arrested May 25, identified as the suspect who threatened a video game store employee with a knife and stole cash and gaming consoles.
London Paige Leones, 22, was booked on suspicion of robbery. The crime took place around 2:09 p.m. at 1Up Video Games, 111 N. Citrus Ave. May 15, according to the Covina Police Department. “The suspect … held a knife up to a store employee and demanded money. Fearing for his life, the employee complied and Leones took approximately $450 from the cash register, as well as a Playstation 5, and two Gameboy Advances,” according to the Covina Police Department in a written statement. A search warrant served at Leones’ West Covina home reportedly revealed the stolen gaming devices, weapon and clothing related to the crime, according to the Covina Police Department. Leones was released on bond. He is scheduled to appear in the West Covina courthouse Thursday, June 9. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - A 75-year-old Monrovia man was arrested Friday after he allegedly followed a Covina officer into a secured area of the station and brandished a knife.
Luis Hurtado allegedly went to the station, 444 N. Citrus Ave., and followed the officer who was driving in around 6:15 p.m., according to the Covina Police Department. “The subject confronted the initial officer in the secured area, brandished a knife in a threatening manner and made statements consistent with his desire for police to take his life,” according to the Covina Police Department in a written statement. Backup officers arrived and subdued Hurtado with less lethal rounds. No officers were injured. Hurtado was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. The case will be presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for criminal filing consideration, the Covina Police Department said. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - A fight likely fueled by alcohol left two men with knife wounds and two other men, including the alleged knife attacker, in jail Friday.
Officers responded to Rude Dog Bar & Grill, 114 N. Citrus Ave., around 11:13 p.m. May 27 on a reported stabbing. Officers found one man who was stabbed in his lower back and a leg. Another man suffered lacerations to his hands, according to Lt. Tony Zavala of the Covina Police Department. The stabbing suspect, 27-year-old Matthew Rene Reyes, was found unconscious in the street on Citrus Avenue outside the bar after having been subdued and beaten by other revelers, including a friend of one of the stabbing victims, Zavala told SGV CityWatch. One of the stabbing victims “soccer kicked” the suspect while the suspect was on the ground, Zavala told SGV CityWatch. Officers believed a war of words, or a physical altercation led to the knife attack. Both men who suffered the knife wounds were uncooperative with officers, Zavala told SGV CityWatch. “It appeared the suspect went back to his vehicle and armed himself with a knife. It was described as a hunting knife,” Zavala told SGV CityWatch. “He returned and stabbed the victims while they were outside the bar.” A friend of the stabbing victim was applying pressure to his confidant’s wounds and became confrontational with officers. An officer was eventually punched in the face, Zavala told SGV CityWatch. The confrontational friend was subdued with a stun gun. Reyes, a Baldwin Park man, was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. He is being held in lieu of $30,000 bail ahead of a scheduled appearance in the West Covina courthouse Wednesday, June 1. The friend who allegedly assaulted the officer is 54-year-old Alfredo Garcia, from Pomona. He was booked on suspicion of resisting/delaying an officer. Court date information for Garcia was not readily available. Zavala believes intoxication played a role in the melee. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - A stabbing and potential shooting erupted at Forest Lawn in Covina Saturday afternoon, sending three men to a nearby hospital where they are listed in stable condition.
A group of people began fighting at the cemetery, 21300 Via Verde Street, May 21 for still unknown reasons. Two people wee stabbed and a third may have been shot, according to Sgt. Tinoco of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar Station. Deputies responded to the scene at 5:49 p.m. “Nobody is cooperating with us, nobody is speaking to us,” Tinoco told SGV CityWatch. During the investigation, hospital staff called authorities about three victims who showed up to be treated, Tinoco told SGV CityWatch. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - A driver described as a felon was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he fled from a traffic stop, took refuge in a home and escaped to a roof before being taken into custody, the Covina Police Department said.
Police stopped the driver of a green Geo Prism for expired registration and Azusa Avenue and Covina Boulevard around 3:15 p.m. May 18. As officers approached the stopped vehicle, the driver sped away. The chase ended at the dead end of the 1200 block of West Masline Street where the suspect decided to flee on foot, according to Lt. Robison of the Covina Police Department. A P80 Glock ghost gun was recovered from the vehicle, Robison told SGV CityWatch. A search of the neighborhood did not turn off the suspect. As a resident was returning to her home, the suspect fled the residence and took refuge on the roof, Robison told SGV CityWatch. “He ran and jumped on the roof and then finally got down,” Robison told SGV CityWatch. James Richard Gutierrez, 27, was booked on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm, carrying a concealed weapon in a vehicle, being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm and ammunition and burglary, Robison told SGV CityWatch. Gutierrez is being held in lieu of $75,000 bail ahead of a scheduled appearance in the West Covina courthouse May 20. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - Six days after a police shooting left a young man dead, Covina Police department release details of what led up to the deadly encounter.
Officers responded to country liquor, 124 E. Arrow Hwy., April 9 at 10:10 p.m. to several 9-1-1 calls reporting a man with a gun. The suspect, who the callers described, was drinking a beer outside of the liquor store and was allegedly arguing with customers, according to the Covina Police Department. After locating three a man outside of the liquor store, Police noticed one man who fit the description of the suspect. “The officers identified a man who fit the description of the call and gave lawful commands not to reach for anything [“Don’t reach for anything.”] The individual did not comply with these commands and begin to remove what officers reasonably believed to be a gun from his waistband,” according to the Covina Police Department in a written statement. Officers then shot 25-year-old Daniel Valdivia, a Covina resident. He was given medical aid and transported to a hospital where he died. Recovered was a BB gun which resembles a Glock handgun, the Covina Police Department said. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives were initially called to investigate. The investigation has since been handed over to the California Department of Justice. |
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