 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA - The county coroner is on scene of a death reported at Grand Avenue and Baseline Road Wednesday. An investigator is looking at the death as possibly natural, according to a supervisor with the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. A medical emergency was dispatched to firefighters just after 6 p.m. at a gas station at Grand Avenue and Baseline Road. A person in a truck was reportedly not breathing, according to Dispatch Supervisor Michael Pittman of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Pittman could not verify if firefighters determined a death at the scene. An SGV CityWatch reader drove by the scene and witnessed police working near a small truck. A sheet was draped over an unknown object. The Glendora Police Department could not be reached for comment.  PHOTOS courtesy of the Glendora Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA - A biohazard of immeasurable proportions was hauled away from the hillside of South Hills Park earlier in May. 23 Transient camps filled South Hills Park -- camps that were mostly dismantled and hauled away May 7 through May 9. The camps presented unhealthy and unsafe living conditions: make-shift restrooms, toilet areas, human waste, vermin infestation, homemade fire pits, barbed wire “fencing” and damage to city water property, the Glendora Police Department said. Authorities visited the transient camps over the last two weeks and offered aid and temporary housing. Authorities made their intentions known May 5 that human waste, garbage and other biohazards would be thrown away, Glendora Police said. The cleanup effort was in response to community complaints received over the last several months, Glendora Police said. “Five, 40-foot rollaway trash bins were filled during this cleanup, nine people were issued citations for Glendora Municipal Code and Health Order Violations and one person was arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance,” Glendora Police said.
About 20 transients accepted two-day motel vouchers. 13 referrals to Union Station Homeless Services were made for follow up, Glendora Police said. Bulk property that could not be carried away was stored for pickup at a later date. “The City of Glendora and its residents care deeply about our homeless plight and was one of the first cities to conduct a survey of its residents and the answers that were received were evenly mixed,” according to Glendora Mayor Michael Allawos. “The City Government and staff have been implementing a balanced approach for addressing this decades old travesty. Our outstanding Glendora Police Department is working with incredibly difficult circumstances and is able to find that balance in their everyday work,” Allawos said.  PHOTO courtesy of the Glendora Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA - A Monterey Park man was arrested three times in a 24-hour period Wednesday, continually released, courtesy of the state’s zero bail policy amidst the coronavirus outbreak.
Dijon Landrum, 24, is accused of driving a stolen vehicle, vehicle burglary, theft and leading officers on a pursuit into Pasadena, according to the Glendora Police Department. A witness reported a man, later identified as Landrum, was attempting to break into a vehicle around 8:28 a.m. April 29 in the 1400 block of South Grand Avenue. Officers were able to stop Landrum who had tried to escape in a vehicle stolen from East Los Angeles, Glendora Police said. After being issued a citation and released, Landrum was contacted again by police at 2:20 p.m. after officers received a report of an unknown man in the area of Bennett and Pennsylvania, Walking through residential yards and placing potential stolen items into a box, Glendora police said. Officers stopped Landrum and found that he was carrying items that did not belong to him. He was issued a citation and then released once again under the states Zero Bail Policy, Glendora police said. The stolen property was recovered by officers. Police lady responded just before 9 PM that same night to a stolen vehicle report and the 1300 block of S. Grand Ave. Officers tracks down and intercepted the stolen vehicle west on the I-10 freeway in the La Puente area. With the help of the California highway patrol, Glendora officers chased after Landrum who allegedly refused to stop the vehicle he was in. The pursuit ended in Pasadena with the rest of Landrum. he was booked on suspicion of possessing a stolen vehicle in for evading police officers. Due to the California zero bail policy, Landrum was released with his third citation of the day, Glendora police said.  PHOTO courtesy of CityWatch contributor Gary M. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA - A man was arrested Monday after he allegedly crashed while driving under the influence, police said. The driver, 28-year-old Joshua Holland of Glendora, was westbound on Gladstone Street when the vehicle veered across lanes and struck a wall at Gladstone and Concord Lane at 12:21 p.m. April 27, according to Sgt. Jason Tibbetts of the Glendora Police Department.  PHOTO courtesy of CityWatch contributor Gary M. “After a series of field sobriety tests, he was arrested for DUI,” Tibbetts told SGV CityWatch.
Holland was the only occupant of the vehicle. No one else was injured, Tibbetts told SGV CityWatch.  Google Maps. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA - Nighttime construction is scheduled to take place on two heavily-travelled roads in Glendora beginning both Monday and Tuesday. A drilling operation will take place on eastbound Route 66 at the freight bridge near Compromise Line Road. Work will also be done in the two northbound inside lanes of Lone Hill Avenue at the railroad crossing south of Auto Center Drive. Both projects are scheduled to start Monday, April 27 and Tuesday, April 28 at 7 p.m. Each project is scheduled to end the following mornings at 3:30 a.m. Construction company Kiewit-Parsons will conduct soil analysis work on behalf of the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority at each location ahead of the planned light rail extension from Azusa to Pomona.
Residents and drivers should expect construction noise from the drill rig engine, light drilling, and construction vehicle back up alarms. The work zones will be coned off and through access maintained, according to the construction authority. Anyone with questions can call the Project Construction Questions Hotline at 626-513-5788, or email communityrelations@kiewit-parsons.com. General questions can be phoned in at 626-471-9050, or emailed at publicaffairs@foothillgoldline.org.  Google Maps. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA - An unidentified person infected with COVID-19 was present on the Citrus College campus March 31, according to a letter obtained by SGV CityWatch. The coronavirus patient was last on campus in the Professional Center building March 31 at 9 a.m., as well as the Center for Innovation, according to a letter from Citrus College Superintendent/President Geraldine Perri. “We have been in contact with this individual and remain in communication with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health,” Perri said. “We have also been in touch with anyone whom we believe may have been in contact with this individual.”
To maintain confidentiality and in accordance with privacy laws, officials will not release the patient’s name, Perri said. Campus access protocols have been tightened and steps have been taken to clean all areas the patient may have accessed, Perri said. A self-quarantine of 14 days is recommended for people who believe they were exposed to a confirmed or presumed coronavirus case, according to the county department of public health.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA - Police accuse a driver of drunkenly crashing into two trees and a parked truck March 17. The crash occurred on southbound Glendora Mountain Road at Palm Drive around 10:15 p.m. Tuesday. The suspect was reportedly driving at high speed when the crash occurred, according to Sgt. Ryan Layaye of the Glendora Police Department. Firefighters documented at least one patient being transported to a hospital, according to Marvin Lim, Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesman.
The vehicle the suspect drove left the roadway before crashing, Layaye said. The driver was booked on suspicion of driving under the influence, but booking information is not yet available.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA - Campus administrators announced the decision to eventually transition to remote instruction to suppress any possible Coronavirus spread.
While there are no known Coronavirus cases affecting the college, administrators made the decision Wednesday out of an abundance of caution. Mot in-person classes will transition to remote instruction March 23 through April 20, according to Citrus College in a written statement. Health science classes, labs, Career Technical Education offerings, performing arts and other courses requiring face-to-face instruction will continue to meet on campus as scheduled, school administrators said. Public events, gatherings, meetings and all non-essential public gatherings will be postponed or canceled. Meetings may be delivered remotely, school administrators said. Offices and buildings will remain open during this time with uninterrupted services, school administrators said. “Citrus College is committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of our students during this global health threat,” according to Citrus College Vice President of Students Services Martha McDonald. Additional information regarding Citrus College’s COVID-19 planning efforts can be found at the following link, as well as campus social media accounts and the new Citrus Mobile app to receive important notifications.  PHOTO by Aaron Castrejon. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA - Three males and three females were detained at the end of an hours-long barricade in a Glendora motel after an Uber driver was found stabbed Monday.
The victim was found with several wounds by officers arriving to a reported stabbing at 12:55 p.m. February 17. The suspect took refuge in the Glendora Motel, 330 W. Route 66, Glendora Police said. The victim was treated on scene by paramedics and was taken to a hospital in stable condition. The regional Foothills Special Enforcement Team, a SWAT team made of officers from nearby police departments, responded to assist in apprehending the people barricaded inside one of the hotel rooms. After hours of negotiations, the six exited the motel and where detained. One of the six was transported to an area hospital for undisclosed reasons.  PHOTO courtesy of the Glendora Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA - Days after being arrested and booked on suspicion of vehicle theft, hit and run, DUI and resisting arrest, a Covina man allegedly put up some items he stole online. William Nice, 57, was located in West Covina January 16 after police said he stole a truck from a mobile home park in the 400 block of East Route 66. The driver crashed into a passing vehicle as he fled, Glendora Police said. After receiving word of the truck’s location, Glendora Police arrived to a West Covina motel and witnessed a driver attempt to flee the parking lot in the stolen truck. The driver then tried to flee on foot, but was caught after attempting to flee over a wall, Glendora Police said. The truck as well as some of the victim’s stolen tools, found in a nearby car, were recovered. Nice posted $50,000 bail.
Glendora Police detectives learned January 23 that some remaining stolen tools were being posted online for sale. Glendora detectives and assisting officers served a search warrant in a Claremont motel and found Nice inside. some of the tools were located and recovered, Glendora Police said. “Nice was arrested a second time and booked for possession of stolen property. He was later released with a citation. Several of the victim's stolen tools are still outstanding,” Glendora Police said in a written statement. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Glendora Police Detective Lombardi at 626-914-8286 or rlombardi@glendorapd.org. |
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