Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - Hours after keeping police at bay, a man believed to have gunned down a father of three just days before Christmas was subdued and arrested.
Trevor Howard Thompson, a 34-year-old Covina man, attempted to escape police after initially taking refuge in an apartment complex patio while armed with a handgun. Officers fired less-lethal rounds to subdue and arrest him. Thompson was spotted Wednesday by a UPS delivery driver in the 5100 block of North Bonnie Cove Avenue. The driver recognized Thompson from news reports, according to the Covina Police Department. Officers located Thompson in an outdoor patio to an apartment. “Thompson initially refused to surrender to officers and fired a round inside the patio area,” the Covina Police Department said in a written statement. Thompson climbed out of the patio while armed with the handgun to make an escape, but was taken down. Thompson is accused of shooting and killing 38-year-old Joey Casias late Tuesday night in the 1800 block of East Covina Boulevard. Casias and possibly one other person witnessed a vehicle burglary in progress in the 1100 block of North Charter Drive. The suspect, believed to be Thompson, was chased to the 1800 block of East Covina Boulevard and confronted. The suspect then revealed a handgun and shot Casias, killing him at the scene. “Covina Police Department will continue to fully investigate this incident. The loss of Joey Casias was a tragedy and the Covina Police Department detectives will work together with the district attorney’s office to bring justice to his family,” the Covina Police Department said in a written statement. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - A suspect is still on the loose Wednesday, accused of gunning down a person who confronted him while allegedly in the act of burglarizing a vehicle, a police Lieutenant said.
At least two people from the vicinity of the 1100 block of North Charter Drive witnessed a suspect burglarizing a parked vehicle around 11:18 p.m. December 21. The suspect was chased to and confronted in the 1800 block of East Covina Boulevard where the shooting occurred, according to Lt. Ryan Davis of the Covina Police Department. The victim, a male adult, died at the scene. The suspect was only described as a male possibly in his 20s. Davis declined to further describe the suspect. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - A man found face down in the lot at a city park Saturday night died from unknown injuries, a police Lieutenant said.
Officers were called to the parking lot of Wingate Park, 735 N. Glendora Ave., around 8:51 p.m. December 18 to a man down and bleeding from the head. Covina officers arrived and located the victim. Los Angeles County Firefighters arrived and declared the man dead at 9:09 p.m., according to Lt. Tony Zavala of the Covina Police Department. “There was some head trauma, but we don’t know if that’s a result from a fall, or if he was the victim of some type of crime,” Zavala told SGV CityWatch. The body was located in a parking lot on the Grand Avenue side of the park. The man was only described as a Black man in his 30s. Detectives are searching for surveillance footage that might help determine how the man died. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner will reveal the identity and cause of death. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - All eastbound traffic of the I-10 freeway in Covina is being diverted off at Via Verde Street after a multi-vehicle collision claimed one life Sunday morning.
A motorcycle is among the vehicles involved in the crash that likely claimed the life of the rider. It is difficult to say how many other vehicles in addition to the motorcycle were involved in the initial crash. Other vehicles have become disabled due to striking debris in the roadway, according to the California Highway Patrol. at 6 a.m., a Sig Alert was issued for two hours. The CHP was initially dispatched to the crash on the eastbound I-10 freeway near Villa Verde Street at 5:30 a.m. October 24. Initially, the crash likely involve the motorcycle, a black Chevy Cruz and one other sedan. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA – A man and woman are dead, the victims of a stabbing Thursday afternoon, a Covina Police sergeant said.
A 33-year-old man is in custody, connected to the stabbing at a residence in the 700 block of North Grand Avenue September 2. Police first responded at 2:22 p.m., according to Sgt. Joshua Turner of the Covina Police Department. The suspect called 9-1-1 and told police dispatchers that he stabbed two people. Officers met the suspect outside the residence and was taken into custody without incident, according to the Covina Police Department in a written statement. Turner was unaware of a possible motive. Detectives are on scene and continue to investigate. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UPDATE, August 28, 6:18 p.m.: The man who died outside of El Pollo Loco Wednesday afternoon was identified as 42-year-old Erik Garcia, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner.
The cause of death is still unknown. An autopsy has yet to be scheduled. COVINA - A man estimated to be in his 40s died outside of a restaurant August 25 after allegedly causing a disturbance. Covina Police arrived to El Pollo Loco, 621 N. Azusa Ave., just before 4:30 p.m. and found the man outside the front of the restaurant, unconscious and face up, according to Lt. Tony Zavala of the Covina Police Department. A caller told officers just before they arrived that the man passed out and appeared to be not breathing. Police arrived and confirmed that the man had no pulse. “They started CPR and administered two doses of Narcan on the individual, just in case he was suffering some type of heroin, or Fentanyl overdose, but the subject was pronounced dead by LA County Fire,” Zavala told SGV CityWatch. The initial call was for a male causing a disturbance and yelling at patrons, Zavala told SGV CityWatch. There were no injuries reported and no property damage caused at the El Pollo Loco, Zavala told SGV CityWatch. It is not yet known what caused the unidentified man to die. An autopsy will reveal potential causes. COVINA - Traffic lanes have reopened after a pickup truck crashed and came to rest on the right shoulder embankment on the I-10 freeway just west of Via Verde Saturday morning. A tan Chevrolet pickup truck crashed Just before 7:30 a.m. April 24 on the eastbound I-10 freeway. The driver is reportedly the only person found inside the crashed pickup, according to the California Highway Patrol. They were possibly as many as three other vehicles stopped in the center divider and on the right shoulder near the crash, but it is not clear yet if those vehicles were involved in a collision. The driver’s body was found partially hanging outside of the truck, but firefighters were reluctant to remove the driver until the coroner conducts an investigation, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department radio traffic. The CHP temporarily had all lanes stopped, but eventually opened up some lanes, leaving the No. 2, 3 and 4 lanes closed for 30 minutes Sig Alert. Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - The man who admitted to killing an innocent woman, his estranged wife and attempting to shoot and kill two others will be spending decades behind bars.
Miguel Angel Prieto, who previously pleaded guilty to the above-mentioned crimes, was sentenced to 40 years to life in state prison, authorities announced recently. In a blood-thirsty hunt for his estranged wife, Prieto shot a man and woman inside a vehicle parked on an industrial side street in the 1500 block of West McKinley Avenue in Azusa February 9, 2018. Prieto apparently believed the woman to be his estranged wife, Maria Perez. The man survived his wounds, the woman did not. The woman was identified as Rocio Sandoval, 38. April 7, 2018, Prieto ventured to the restaurant of Perez’s uncle in Long Beach and shot at a woman inside the restaurant he believed to be Perez’s aunt. Prieto went to Perez’s Covina apartment April 11 and it was there that she was shot multiple times and killed, prosecutors previously said. Witnesses and neighbors were able to identify Prieto as the gunman. He was located in Long Beach hours after his estranged wife’s slaying and arrested. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - A man was discovered dead after a fire burned near a Covina home December 25.
Firefighters were called to 1138 W. McGill St., at 1:25 a.m. to a single-story home where the fire was burning, according to Dispatch Supervisor Bernard Peters of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The body of a dead man was found in a burned RV, according to Captain John Kades of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. The fire was knocked down at 1:49 a.m., Peters told SGV CityWatch. Coroner investigators are still trying to positively identify the victim, Kades told SGV CityWatch. ANDRES GUARDADO: Protestors Allegedly Find Covina Home of Deputy Who Fatally Shot Man in Gardena7/31/2020 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - Police arrived en mas Thursday night to a neighborhood to quell a group of protestors who reportedly found the home of the deputy who fatally shot an 18-year-old man in Gardena.
The deputy reportedly lives in the area of Hollenbeck Avenue and San Bernardino Road. Protesters stood in the street, on the sidewalk and walked all over the front yard of a home believed to belong to Miguel Vega July 30. Police from Covina, Glendora, Azusa and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department arrived to push back protestors who left behind signs at the home. Most, if not all, of the signs were removed by police. In a video posted to social media, law enforcement could be seen going in and out of the home, talking to whoever was inside. Deputies descended on Andres Guardado, who was employed as a security guard, at a Gardena business June 18. Deputies claim they saw a gun on Guadardo’s person. Guardado ran from deputies a brief distance into an alley. He was shot and killed by deputy gunfire. A gun was reportedly found in Guardado’s possession. Deputies allege he reached for his weapon during the foot pursuit. Guardado’s death has strained the somewhat current tenuous relationship between law enforcement and the public, amidst calls for defunding law enforcement and amidst destructive protests and rioting. Compounding the investigation is the allegations that shortly after shooting Guardado, deputies ripped surveillance cameras from a nearby business without a search warrant. A security hold was placed on the autopsy report for Guardado — a standard procedure in police shooting investigations, but the very public family squabble between embattled Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva and County authorities took an unexpected turn. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner defied the Sheriff’s security request and made public the preliminary results. Guardado was shot five times in the back, according to the coroner report. An independent autopsy confirmed the county coroner’s findings. |
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