 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA - Two juveniles were arrested after attempting to evade Covina police officers during a pursuit Tuesday night.
The joyriding juvies were found in a Kia Optima taken in Garden Grove around 11 p.m. September 19. Officers attempted to pull over the driver at North Grand Avenue and East Cypress Street, but the driver refused to stop, according to Sgt. Seok Lee of the Covina Police Department. The juveniles ran from the Optima on Sunflower Avenue near the 210 freeway. The passenger was immediately arrested upon fleeing the vehicle. The driver ran north up into the South Hills area and attempted to hide in some bushes, but was quickly found by searching officers, Lee told SGV CityWatch. Lee did not immediately know if any weapons or stolen property were found in the vehicle.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA HILLS - A suspect who took a GPS bait package in the northern portion of Arcadia is still at large Wednesday, after escaping to the Covina Hills, where the suspect crashed through a residential yard.
Officers followed the location of the GPS bait package after it was taken around 5 a.m. Wednesday, January 18. The bait package was tracked eventually to the I-10 freeway and on to surface streets in the Covina Hills area. Officers then located the crashed vehicle abandoned with the package still inside, according to Sgt. Quiroz of the Arcadia Police Department. The suspect crashed in the 19800 block of East Rambling Road in an unincorporated portion of Covina. The California Highway Patrol in Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies were also on scene. It is unclear why the suspect crashed, although Quiroz surmised that the suspect likely knew that officers were trying to track him.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - A Nissan Pathfinder stolen from San Dimas was recovered December 18 and two people were arrested, a Covina police sergeant said.
The male driver of the stolen Pathfinder fled the vehicle on foot and hid in a neighborhood. A yard-to-yard search by Covina Police officers helped to locate the hiding suspect inside of a shed, according to Sergeant Gonzalez of the Covina Police Department. Officers attempted to stop the driver at 8:45 a.m. The male suspect fled to the 18600 block of East Weather Road after officers identified the stolen vehicle nearby at Arrow Highway and Barranca Avenue. “He fled and attempted to evade officers. He then came to a cul de sac where he fled from the vehicle, leaving the passenger inside the vehicle,” Gonzalez told SGV CityWatch. The female passenger was detained after the driver ran from the vehicle. A search of the Nissan Pathfinder yielded drug paraphernalia and fraud-related items, Gonzalez told SGV CityWatch. Helping with a containment were officers with the Azusa Police Department and deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - A man and two women in a stolen vehicle were arrested March 18, their cache of burglary tools, drugs and a gun seized after an officer suspected their intentions for crime.
An officer on patrol saw the suspicious trio in the 500 block of South Rancho Simi Drive. A license plate check revealed the rear plate was stolen, as well as the vehicle itself, according to the Covina Police Department. “While searching the vehicle, the officer located a loaded P80 “ghost gun,” a pry bar, black latex gloves, rope, a small amount of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia,” according to the Covina Police Department in a written statement. All three were arrested and charged accordingly, Covina Police said. The male suspect, 29-year-old Christopher Severson, admitted responsibility for the stolen vehicle and handgun. He is wanted in connection to crimes in surrounding cities, the Covina Police Department said. “During his interview, he admitted to Law Enforcement personnel that he was in Covina to commit another burglary, or home invasion robbery,” according to the Covina Police Department. The names of the female accomplices were not revealed. Severson was arrested at 11:15 a.m. March 19. He was booked at 12:26 p.m. On March 26, a DCLR parole release was applied, according to Los Angeles County booking records. It appears Severson was then arrested March 30 by deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station for a felony-level crime allegedly committed March 17. He is being held without bail on a California Department of Corrections hold. In the alleged March 17 crimes, Severson and a female accomplice are accused of robbery, burglary and assault with a firearm, according to county booking records.  PHOTOS courtesy of the Covina Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - A man on probation for vehicle theft was caught with stolen property — some of which he attempted to sell to undercover detectives, Covina Police said. Josue Oliva, a Pomona man, is accused of attempting to sell items through OfferUp — items taken in a recent theft case, according to the Covina Police Department. Covina detectives met with Oliva in West Covina around 4 p.m. February 11 in the 500 block of East Workman Avenue in West Covina to complete the transaction.
After arresting Oliva, detectives learned that he was not only driving a stolen vehicle, but was also in possession of stolen identification and burglary tools, Covina Police said. Oliva is also on probation for vehicle theft. A probation hold was issued, Covina police said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - Three people were arrested October 24 after police stopped the stolen vehicle they were in. Police were called to a report of a racing vehicle near the 600 block of West Alcross Street around 9:30 p.m. Police detained the occupants inside the brown Cadillac CTS while a fourth man associated with the suspects fled, according to Sgt. Keith Sutherland of the Covina Police Department. Sutherland did not know where the vehicle was stolen from and when.
Police inspected residential yards during an hours-long search, that included two Covina Police K9s. Glendora Police officers assisted with containment, Sutherland said. The suspects were booked on suspicion of grand theft auto, Sutherland said. 
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COVINA - A porch pirate was caught on camera taking a package from a home February 12.
The woman casually walked across the front lawn, took the package and walked away through the neighborhood in the 500 block of Elspeth Way. The package was delivered around 11 a.m. Several hours later, the resident arrived to pick up her package and she realized it was no longer there, said Covina Police Detective Sergeant Ray Marquez.
The resident, who wished her name not be used, discovered her package was stolen later that evening after reviewing her ADT security footage.
“I know use Amazon lockers to receive packages, or have them mailed to my place of employment,” the resident said. “I would just ask residents to call PD when they see someone suspicious. If you see something, say something.” Marquez also agrees to have packages delivered to your workplace, if it is allowed, or to have them delivered to a trusted neighbor. The suspect remains outstanding. She is only described as a white or Hispanic woman in her late 20s with blond hair, Marquez said. Anyone who recognizes the suspect is urged to call the Covina Police Department at 626-384-5595.  PHOTO/Google Maps. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - Two Los Angeles women will be resting inside some jail cells Friday after stealing from a Walmart shopping center and leading police on a brief chase just before 10 a.m. The women were found after crashing into a tree during the pursuit, just two blocks away from where they lifted the merchandise at Walmart, 1275 N. Azusa Ave., January 25. Officers saw a vehicle parked outside the store, still running with no one inside, according to the Covina Police Department. Officers watched the still-running vehicle and saw two suspects, later identified as 19-year-old Amya Kimani Malbrue and 22-year-old Olivia Chandler Robertson, flee the store carrying four filled trash bins, Covina Police said.
The chase was on after the women refused to yield during an attempted traffic stop. The women were found after crashing their vehicle into a tree and taking refuge in an apartment complex. Officers recovered the stolen merchandise within the vehicle, Covina Police said. The women were booked on suspicion of grand theft, felony shoplifting and resisting police. Malbrue’s bail is set at $10,000. Robertson’s bail is set at $25,000. Police were investigating the duo’s possible involvement in a robbery Thursday night somewhere in Los Angeles County.  PHOTO/Google Maps. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor COVINA - No injuries were reported after a man accused of stealing from Home Depot led officers on a short pursuit Sunday.
The suspect, 45-year-old Carlos Janacua, fled the Home Depot, 963 Badillo St., and officers attempted to perform a traffic stop after locating him the afternoon of September 30, according to Sgt. Dan Regan of the Covina Police Department. The pursuit began around 4:15 p.m. after officers were called by a citizen regarding a theft in progress. Janacua evaded police until he crashed into a parked vehicle near Covina District Field, 200 W. Puente St. Janauca was booked on suspicion of receiving stolen property, felony reckless evading, possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Janacua also had several warrants, according to Sgt. Dan Regan of the Covina Police Department. Janacua is scheduled to appear in Citrus Municipal Court today, October 1.  A woman donated her late veteran grandfather's flag to Covina Police, replacing the one stolen a few days prior. PHOTO/Aaron Castrejon. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor COVINA - It might be smaller, but it has so much more meaning.
An unidentified woman donated an American flag Saturday to replace the one recently stolen from the Covina Police Department. The woman walked into the Covina Police lobby around 10:30 a.m.April 14 and offered her grandfather’s flag, said Sgt. David Rodriguez of Covina Police. “She heard that ours was stolen and she wanted to give us her flag. She insisted. She wanted us to have it,” Rodriguez said. The woman acquired the flag in 1973 after writing to the Speaker of the House that December, seeking to gift the flag, which flew over the U.S. capitol, to her grandfather for his 100th birthday, Rodriguez said. “It was tough to accept, hearing how much it meant to her,” Rodriguez said. Officers discovered the American flag affixed to the flagpole outside their own police department was taken during the night April 11. In addition to the stolen stars and stripes, the California flag had been removed, affixed upside down and left draped at the base of the pole, said Sgt. Dan Regan of the Covina Police Department. The flag was last seen between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Regan said. Closed circuit television cameras are stationed outside the police department, but nothing conclusive was gathered. The woman wanted no recognition for her act and declined to take photos with Covina Police for social media. Rodriguez accepted the flag and within minutes of the woman’s arrival and offer, the flag was hoisted to its new location. The new flag is more of a standard size flown on smaller poles. The previous flag was much bigger, Rodriguez said. “It’s a smaller flag, but a larger meaning,” Rodriguez said. Anyone with information on a suspect is urged to call the Covina Police Department at 626-384-5808. |
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