Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

COVINA - A man reportedly took his own life Thursday after a disturbance inside a home.

A family member got into a struggle with the man who expressed suicidal desires in an attempt to dissuade him. No one else was killed or injured, according to Lt. Ryan Davis of the Covina Police Department.

The incident unfolded on East Grovecenter Street west of South Starglen Drive. First responders were called to the scene around 9:30 a.m.

The family member fled the home after struggling with the suicidal man.

Members of the Covina Police Department SWAT team arrived to attempt to de-escalate the situation.

A handgun was used, Davis told SGV CityWatch.

As of 12:30 p.m., officers remained on scene awaiting the arrival of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

LOS ANGELES - Toxicology reports finally revealed what killed a man found dead in Covina June 6.

Julian Teltscher, 20, died from Diphenhydramine toxicity. His death was ruled a suicide, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner.

A decomposing body was discovered by a gardener clearing some residential brush near area of an elementary school.

The discovery was made in the 500 block of East Thelborn Street. First responders were called around 3:11 p.m., according to Lt. Anthony Zavala of the Covina Police Department.

“Based on the decomposition of the body, it looks like he might have been there a while,” Zavala told SGV CityWatch.

A resident driving by the scene observed what appeared to be a body covered up on the sidewalk, a coroner van, yellow crime scene tape around the entire residential property and a large police presence.

The body was obscured by brush at a home across from Barranca Elementary School, 727 S. Barranca Ave.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

COVINA - Detectives are piecing together why a two-month-old child died at a home Sunday morning.

First responders were sent to the 1100 block of North Conwell Avenue just before 6 a.m. Sunday, August 7. Life-saving measures were used to try and revive the infant, but she was ultimately declared dead at the scene at 6:14 a.m., according to the Covina Police Department.

The mother was out of state. The infant and the infant’s 4-year-old and 1-year-old siblings were being watched by a babysitter, according to the Covina Police Department.

Detectives already have, or are soon serving a search warrant at the home to collect potential evidence in this investigation. Detectors are working with the Los Angeles County Department of Child and Family Services and Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

COVINA - A decomposing body was discovered by a gardener clearing some residential brush in the area of an elementary school Tuesday afternoon.

The discovery was made in the 500 block of East Thelborn Street. First responders were called around 3:11 p.m. First responders located a the body of a male, according to Lt. Anthony Zavala of the Covina Police Department.

“Based on the decomposition of the body, it looks like he might have been there a while,” Zavala told SGV CityWatch.

A resident driving by the scene observed what appeared to be a body covered up on the sidewalk, a coroner van, yellow crime scene tape around the entire residential property and a large police presence.

No foul play is initially suspected.

The body was obscured by brush near a home across from Barranca Elementary School, 727 S. Barranca Ave.

It is not quite clear exactly how long the body was there before being discovered. The identity of the male has yet to be revealed.

COVINA – Detectives are investigating the death of a man in his 20s who was found near a wash Monday afternoon.

Few details are available, but firefighters were called by Covina Police officers to the 400 block of South Barranca Avenue south of East Puente Street at 2:54 p.m. April 11, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. 

Video provided to SGV CityWatch shows a lifeless body of a shirtless man laying on what appears to be an access road near the wash behind apartments in the neighborhood.

The man has yet to be identified. Next of kin have yet to be notified, according to Sarah Ardalani, public information officer with the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner.

While the coroner has not yet identified the man, a memorial honoring him identified him as Daniel Matthew Diaz, 25.

It is unclear how Diaz died. He reportedly suffered head trauma.

A 10-year resident of the neighborhood described the day the body was found.

“I had passed by and noticed that cops were blocking off the area and within 30 minutes it had yellow tape. Ambulance and paramedics were dispatched but left right away and Covina police officers stayed looking around for evidence,” according to the resident who asked that her name not be used.

“When I was driving by there I had seen a young man digging in trash bins. I have a feeling it might be the same one. Because I drove by there again 40 mins after seeing him and there was already police blocking off the area,” the resident told SGV CityWatch. “We never see anything like this around these streets. It’s quiet around here but have been seeing a lot of homelessness lately. It’s sad.”

The coroner will determine cause of death.

LOS ANGELES – Investigators publicly identified a man who was found dead at a park in Covina recently.

Jwan Clinton, 42, was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. His cause of death was deferred, pending additional investigation.

The body was located in a parking lot on the Grand Avenue side of the park. 

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 in a previous interview.

“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.

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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.

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

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.

COVINA - Police announced the arrest of a man accused of pulling the trigger in a fatal shootout May 31.

Mario Magana, 25, a known Primera Flats gang member, was nabbed at the Friendly Hills Inn, 2146 San Gabriel Blvd., in Rosemead June 9. He was booked on suspicion of murder, according to Covina Police Sgt. Rodriguez in a written statement.

Magana was tracked to the Rosemead motel where three other people were staying in the suspect’s room. The other three were arrested on unrelated charges, Rodriguez said.

Magana is scheduled for a court appearance Thursday, June 11.

The man killed in the shooting, Daniel Cisneros, was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. He died from a gunshot wound to the back. His death was ruled a homicide, according to a coroner report.