Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA - Two men accused of burglarizing two businesses were arrested after attempting to flee police January 9.
Officers responding to burglary alarms at the businesses attempted to stop a vehicle leaving the area. The driver refused, according to the Glendora Police Department. The suspects evaded officers along surface streets and eventually onto the 210 freeway westbound. The suspects exited onto Marengo Avenue in Pasadena where the suspects stopped and surrendered. Oscar Isaiah Strange and Eric Devon Gulley were both arrested just after 3 a.m., according to Glendora Police booking records. Strange was booked on suspicion of evading a peace officer with wanton disregard for public safety, burglary, vandalism exceeding $400, driving on a suspended or revoked license and failure to appear on a bench warrant, according to Glendora Police booking records. Gulley was booked on suspicion of burglary, vandalism exceeding $400, driving on a suspended or revoked license and failure to appear on a bench warrant, according to Glendora Police booking records. Gulley was arrested by Glendora Police in 2019, wanted for felony reckless evading, commercial burglary and failure to appear on two bench warrants, according to Glendora Police booking records. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA - A robbery suspect was caught as he tried to escape a Walmart on foot after allegedly threatening workers with a knife, Glendora Police said.
The incident unfolded November 1 at Walmart, 1950 Auto Centre Dr. “The suspect removed a fixed blade knife from his person and made threatening statements towards an employee before leaving the store with stolen merchandise,” according to the Glendora Police Department in a written statement. Daniel Cervantes, a 37-year-old Pasadena man, was found near the Walmart. Officers booked him on suspicion of robbery and carrying a concealed dirk or dagger. Cervantes is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail at the North County Correctional Facility in Castaic. He has already made two initial court appearances and pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. Cervantes is expected to return to the West Covina Courthouse November 17. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA - Officers confiscated a loaded handgun, cutting tools and 14 stolen catalytic converters after arresting two juveniles who led them on a pursuit from Glendora to Azusa late Friday night.
Officers arrived to a parking structure near the AMC 12 theaters on the report of a possible catalytic converter theft in progress. After locating a suspect vehicle, officers attempted a traffic stop. The driver refused to pull over, according to the Glendora Police Department. The driver eventually stopped in the middle of the street in the 800 block of South Cerritos Avenue in Azusa. The two juveniles inside the vehicle ran, but were quickly arrested. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LA VERNE - Three burglary suspects were arrested Monday night, caught after an attempt to lose Glendora officers in a La Verne neighborhood during a pursuit.
Glendora officers chased the suspects after they allegedly burglarized Kohl’s, 1225 S. Lone Hill Ave. Officers were called to the store at 6:22 p.m., according to Lt. Mike Henderson of the Glendora Police Department. The suspects ditched their ride and fled on foot near East Gladstone Street and Damien Avenue, Henderson told SGV CityWatch. Two female suspects were caught and taken into custody while out on a sidewalk in a neighborhood, Henderson told SGV CityWatch. The male suspect was found hiding in a residential garage in the 500 block of Lesmar Drive. Victor Hugo Benitez, was arrested at 2:53 a.m. He is booked on suspicion of evading a peace officer with wonton disregard for public safety, burglary, kidnapping, conspiracy to commit a crime, false imprisonment, taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent, intimidating or tampering with a witness, being a felon in possession of a firearm, robbery and a warrant from another police department. He is being held in lieu of $450,000 bail. Erica Elisabeth Mireles, 29, was arrested at 8:59 p.m. She was booked on suspicion of burglary, grand theft, conspiracy to commit a crime, and on two warrants from another police department. She is being held in lieu of $350,000 bail. Anissa Nicole Virgen, 19, was arrested at 8:59 p.m. She was booked on suspicion of burglary, identity theft, grand theft, check fraud, conspiracy to commit a crime, possession of burglary tools and on a warrant from another police department. She is being held in lieu of $275,000 bail. All three suspects are scheduled to appear in the West Covina courthouse Wednesday, May 17. Assisting with the search was the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station, Pomona Police Department, La Verne Police Department and a Pasadena Police helicopter. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA - A suspected DUI driver is accused of fleeing police on surface streets and freeways as far as Burbank and back east through Pasadena where the suspect crashed Saturday.
The suspect fled, with a passenger, when officers attempted a traffic stop on a speeding driver in the 1000 block of West Arrow Highway around 2:42 a.m. Saturday, May 13. The pursuit entered the west 210 freeway, according to Sgt. Shawna Celello of the Glendora Police Department. The driver exited the west 134 freeway onto South Buena Vista Street in Burbank and headed back east on the freeways. A set of spike strips deployed by the California Highway Patrol disabled the vehicle, which hit the center divider and stopped on the east 210 freeway west of Sierra Madre in Pasadena, Celello told SGV CityWatch. A female passenger exited and was detained. She was hospitalized and will not face charges, Celello told SGV CityWatch. The male driver initially refused to exit the vehicle, so a Monrovia Police Department SWAT vehicle was called to help in detaining the male who eventually surrendered, Celello told SGV CityWatch. The male was cited, released in the field and was hospitalized. He is facing charges including evading officers and driving under the influence, Celello told SGV CityWatch. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA - A man and woman made a paltry attempt at evading police, but were ultimately taken into custody after a pursuit from Glendora to Irwindale February 17.
During the pursuit, a passenger tossed a handgun from the vehicle on the westbound 210 freeway just before the 605 freeway interchange. Officers ultimately recovered the gun, as well as narcotics and instruments described as burglary tools, according to the Glendora Police Department. The department’s Community Impact Team and detectives were conducting enforcement patrols in areas saturated by community complaints of drug sales occurring. A traffic stop was attempted on a vehicle whose driver reportedly committed several vehicle code violations, but the driver refused to stop, according to the Glendora Police Department. The driver and passenger were taken into custody. Arrested were Julia Victoria Barbosa, 24, and Joseph Jesse Marquez, 21. Barbosa was booked on suspicion of evading an officer with wonton disregard for public safety, identity theft, possessing a controlled substance, possessing burglary tools and a probation violation, according to Glendora Police arrest records. Marquez was booked on suspicion of possessing counterfeit items, possessing a controlled substance, possessing a controlled substance while armed and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, according to Glendora Police arrest records. Marquez posted $50,000 bail and was released February 19. Barbosa is being held in lieu of $25,000 bail. She has pending future court date from a previous crime. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA - The uninjured driver accused of crashing into a garage and severing a gas line that ignited a destructive fire Wednesday was arrested and booked on suspicion of DUI.
Wanda Lewis, 52, was arrested at 5:16 p.m. She was booked at 6:26 p.m. and later released on a citation at 8:30 p.m., according to Los Angeles County booking records. Lewis was the only occupant of the SUV that smashed into a garage in the 2400 of Curtis Court December 28, according to Sgt. Josh Price of the Glendora Police Department. Lewis was able to free herself from the twisted wreck before the gas line ignited, Price told SGV CityWatch. The crash and fire heavily damaged a garage, burning property inside and burning the crashed SUV. As firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze, other firefighters worked to pull the SUV off the gas line that fed the flames that burned the garage and crashed SUV. Court date information for Lewis was not readily available. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA – It looks like two porch pirates are out of bunch of wine glasses and Metamucil after police caught the suspects who allegedly stole the items and more from a residence.
Two alleged thieves were caught in the 700 block of East Essex Street early November 29. A resident witnessed suspicious activity and called for officers, according to the Glendora Police Department. Veronica Diaz, 26, and David Lee Harnden, 38, were both arrested. Harnden was released on his own recognizance and is scheduled to appear in the West Covina courthouse December 20. Booking information for Diaz was not readily available. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA – Three suspects caught fleeing from police November 9 are facing first-degree residential burglary and grand theft charges.
Tywan Lamont Brown, 25, DiJonn Cooper, 25, and Amber Dayanara Echeverria, 20, had charges officially filed against them November 14 by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Echeverria was additionally charged with felony evading. Cooper was additionally charged with carrying a loaded firearm in a public place or vehicle, according to Los Angeles Superior Court records. Police gave chase to the three suspects who fled the scene of a residential burglary in the 100 block of North Catherine Park Drive just before 3 p.m. The driver refused to stop and led police on a chase until the driver crashed at Glendora Avenue and Route 66. Brown and Cooper allegedly ran from the crashed vehicle, leaving Echeverria behind. A multi-agency search helped to corral the suspects hiding in a yard in the 600 block of South Minnesota Avenue. Cooper and Brown are being held in lieu of nearly $1.3 million bail. Echeverria posted bond and was released November 16. All three suspects are scheduled for an appearance in the West Covina Courthouse November 28. |
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