 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA - A suspect with multiple outstanding warrants was taken into custody September 12 after crashing during a pursuit. Joaquin Pimentel, 28, was arrested and booked on suspicion of recklessly evading a peace officer, driving on a suspended or revoked license and reckless driving, according to Glendora Police booking records. An officer attempted to stop Pimentel for reckless driving in the 1300 block of Glendora Mountain Road around 8:48 p.m. Pimentel refused to stop and fled at high speed, according to Lt. Chris Stabio of the Glendora Police Department.
The officer discontinued the chase because of speed, but Pimentel crashed. He was detained without further incident, Stabio said. There were no injuries, Stabio said. Pimentel is being held in lieu of $830,000 bail for charges resulting from the pursuit and for the unrelated warrants, one of which were for serious or violent crimes, Stabio said.  PHOTO/By Aaron Castrejon. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES – Authorities named the 42-year-old man shot and killed by police gunfire after attempting to rob a jewelry store September 6. Vondarrow Dewayne Fisher was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Fisher and one other man are accused of a takeover robbery of Lamas Jewelry, 750 W. Route 66, around 12:15 p.m. September 6. Fisher was located by an officer in the driveway of a nearby mixed-use complex in the 600 block of West Route 66. Fisher reportedly refused to comply with the officer’s commands and was shot.
Fisher was taken to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center where he died, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau. 43-year-old Maria Luisa Valenzuela-Ayala was arrested at 2:09 p.m. at 750 W. Route 66. Valenzuela-Ayala was booked on suspicion of robbery.  Homicide detectives and Glendora Police investigate the scene of a police shooting that killed a robbery suspect Friday, September 6. PHOTO/By Aaron Castrejon. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA - Hours after a failed afternoon jewelry heist escalated in police gunfire, a search for a fleeing suspect ended Friday night.
Glendora police stated in a social media post that authorities were no longer searching for a suspect as of 10:42 p.m. and that road closures were over. It was not explicitly stated if a suspect was found. No arrest for a male robbery suspect exists in Glendora booking records, but records show 43-year-old Maria Luisa Valenzuela-Ayala was arrested at 2:09 p.m. at 750 W. Route 66. Valenzuela-Ayala was booked on suspicion of robbery. One suspect was killed by police gunfire after the suspect refused to comply with commands to surrender, according to Lt. Robert Westphal of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau. The shooting took place in the driveway of the mixed-use Glendora Park Place Apartments, 633 W. Route 66 September 6. Glendora Police responded to Jamal Jewelry, 750 W. Route 66, around 12:15 p.m. Friday to a takeover robbery. Witnesses described two men armed with handguns. Arriving officers also found a woman parked in a nearby vehicle and later arrested her. Police from surrounding agencies aided by two helicopters searched for the fleeing suspect in neighborhoods south of the crime scene. The outstanding suspect is a black man with a thin build, has short dreadlocks and the sides of his head are shaved. He may be wearing a black hooded sweatshirt or a white shirt and blue jean pants.  PHOTO/By Aaron Castrejon. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA - Homicide detectives announced a jewelry heist suspect shot by police has died Friday afternoon.
One other suspect remains outstanding, with a containment and search focusing on the neighborhood south of the scene of the crime — Lamas Jewelry, 750 Route 66. The outstanding suspect is a black man with a thin build. He has short dreadlocks with hair shaved on the sides of his head and wore a black jacket or white shirt and blue jean pants, Glendora Police said. The Foothills Special Enforcement Team is working to locate a suspect. As of 5:15 p.m. a contingent of SWAT team members followed by a Glendora Police cruiser down Vecino Drive south of Route 66 where a search continues. A jewelry heist occurred around 12:15 p.m. September 6. As Glendora Police arrived, a woman was detained in a nearby vehicle. She was eventually arrested. The two fleeing suspects ran through the rear exit of the jewelry store. Police encountered an armed man in a parking lot in the 600 block of Route 66 where the shooting occurred after the suspect reportedly refused to comply with the officer’s commands, according to Lt. Robert Westphalia of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau. Firefighters arrived at 12:34 p.m. and transported the injured suspect to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. The suspect still outstanding is a black man with a thin build, has short dreadlocks and the sides of his head are shaved. He may be wearing a black hooded sweatshirt or a white shirt and blue jean pants. Nearby Stanton Elementary School, 725 S. Vecino Dr., Foothills Christian School, 242 W. Baseline Rd., were temporarily on lockdown  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA - One person was hit by gunfire in a police shooting Friday.
Details are few regarding the circumstances of the shooting that took place near the 600 block of West Route 66 September 6. Firefighters were summoned to the scene at 12:30 p.m., arrived at 12:34 p.m. and transported one gunshot victim to the hospital in unknown condition, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Nearby Stanton Elementary School is on lockdown. Students will be taken by bus to Citrus College Stadium Lot on the south side. Parents are encouraged to enter off of Citrus and then walk to the parking lot to be reunited with their children, according to the Glendora Police Department. The shooting reportedly occurred during a jewelry store robbery near Route 66 and Vecino Drive. It is unclear if a suspect was hit by gunfire or if any suspects remain at-large.  PHOTOS/Courtesy of the California Highway Patrol. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA - A 51-year-old Long Beach man was arrested August 15, accused of rear-ending another motorist at a red light. No injuries were reported after the unidentified Long Beach man in a Honda Accord struck the other motorist, a 49-year-old Glendora man in a Toyota Corolla, on northbound Bonnie Cove Avenue at Arrow Highway at 6 p.m., according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Rodrigo Jimenez. Officer Thomas saw signs of intoxication in the driver and after a thorough DUI investigation, the Long Beach man was arrested.
Two half-empty vodka bottles were found in the DUI driver’s vehicle. The CHP will have extra officers on patrol during the Maximum Enforcement Period this Labor Day Weekend, Jimenez said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - A cause of death has yet to be listed for a man who died outside a Glendora Walmart Monday. Mark Evans, 64, was identified by Lt. Larry Dietz of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. An autopsy has yet to be scheduled. Evans was a resident of Florida, Dietz said.
The body was discovered in the Walmart Lot, 1950 Auto Centre Dr., August 12. Firefighters were called around 2:51 p.m., according to Dispatch Supervisor Miguel Ornelas of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Evans was found inside a parked vehicle, according to Lt. Mike Randazzo of the Glendora Police Department. An employee apparently discovered the body.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA - A man was found dead in a shopping center parking lot August 12. The body was discovered in the Walmart Lot, 1950 Auto Centre Dr. Firefighters were called around 2:51 p.m., according to Dispatch Supervisor Miguel Ornelas of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The man was found inside a parked vehicle, according to Lt. Mike Randazzo of the Glendora Police Department.
An employee apparently discovered the body. It was not immediately clear what circumstances led to the employee discovering the man. The case is being investigated by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner, said Lt. James DeMond of the Glendora Police Department. The cause of death has yet to be determined.  PHOTO/Courtesy of the Glendora Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA - The suspect accused of stabbing a man at a Glendora bar August 4 was arrested later that night. Riverside man Aaron Michael Beierschmitt, 33, was booked on suspicion of attempted murder after turning himself in. He was arrested at the Glendora Police Department at 11:27 p.m. August 4, according to Los Angeles County booking records. The stabbing was reported at Our Place, 240 E. Route 66, around 12:43 a.m. Sunday. Police arrived and found a man suffering from a substantial stab wound to an unspecified area of his body, according to Lt. Chris Stabio of the Glendora Police Department. “Detectives worked through Sunday to identify and locate the suspect. Late Sunday night, detectives convinced 33-year-old Aaron Beierschmitt of Riverside to turn himself in. Beierschmitt, who is currently on Post-Release Community Supervision, was arrested without incident,” Glendora Police said in a written statement.
The victim was transported to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center. The wound preliminarily was deemed not life-threatening, Stabio said. Azusa Police assisted Glendora officers at the scene. The case against Beierschmitt was presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, which filed charges of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon, Glendora Police said. Beierschmitt is being held in lieu of nearly $ 1.1 million bail.  Google Maps. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA - A man received a substantial wound after being stabbed Sunday morning, a Glendora Police lieutenant said. The stabbing was reported at Our Place, 240 E. Route 66, around 12:43 a.m. August 4. Police arrived and found a man suffering from a stab wound to an unspecified area of his body, according to Lt. Chris Stabio of the Glendora Police Department. A suspect is outstanding.
Stabio declined to state what led to the stabbing, or provide a suspect description. The victim was transported to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center. The wound preliminarily was deemed not life-threatening, Stabio said. Anyone who witnessed the stabbing, or who can identify the suspect is urged to call Sgt. Michael Henderson at 626-914-8250. |
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