Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA - A special detail addressing quality of life issues netted multiple citations, arrests and a man carrying narcotics and a weapon. Two officers worked more than 10 hours September 28 throughout the city, ultimately issuing two citations and arresting five people. One man, a convicted felon, was arrested and found with methamphetamine and a concealed sawed-off shotgun, Glendora Police said. The convicted felon, Bernie Fonseca of El Monte, was on a bicycle when stopped by police near Mauna Loa Avenue and Glendora Avenue around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, according to Lt. Marty Barrett of the Glendora Police Department. Fonseca was booked on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm, being in possession of a controlled substance while armed, being a felon in possession of prohibited ammunition, possession of a controlled substance for sale and he also had an outstanding $50,000 narcotics warrant, Barrett said. The work was part of an effort by the Community Impact Team.
“...Their task at hand was to be visible in the community and business areas, walk foot beat at least 2 hours of their shift,” according to Glendora Police Chief Lisa Rosales in a social media post. “They conducted over 200 minutes of foot patrols, introduced themselves at 17 different businesses, made enforcement stops, and handled homeless issues citywide,” Rosales said. Fonseca is being held in lieu of $100,000 in the Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County booking records. 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. 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. 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. 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. |
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