Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES – A 21-year-old Glendora man was named over the weekend as the alleged armed suspect shot and killed by police at a Glendora intersection.
Dylan Harmer was fatally shot by Azusa officers called to assist with a containment and search for the suspect after he allegedly attempted to carjack multiple drivers and allegedly aimed a handgun at police August 4. Glendora officers were called to a domestic violence report after a woman claimed her boyfriend assaulted her and that he was armed with a handgun. The suspect, later identified by the coroner as Harmer, fled the home as police arrived and he allegedly pointed the gun at them, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Glendora officers requested mutual aid from Azusa Police as a containment was set up. Arriving Azusa officers encountered Harmer as he attempted to carjack multiple drivers in the intersection of Glendora Avenue and Route 66. “The suspect turned and pointed a handgun at the officers, at which time an officer-involved shooting occurred,” according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Harmer was struck in the upper torso. No one else was injured. Harmer was taken to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center where he died, according to Sarah Ardalani, public information officer with the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. A coroner exam is scheduled for Harmer. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA – A man accused of domestic violence was shot and killed by police after he allegedly attempted to carjack multiple drivers and pointed a gun at police, homicide detectives said Wednesday.
Glendora officers were called to a domestic violence report after a woman claimed her boyfriend assaulted her and that he was armed with a handgun. The suspect fled the home as police arrived and he allegedly pointed the gun at them, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Glendora officers requested mutual aid from Azusa Police as a containment was set up. Arriving Azusa officers encountered the unidentified suspect, only described as a white 20-25-year-old man, as he attempted to carjack multiple drivers in the intersection of Glendora Avenue and Route 66. “The suspect turned and pointed a handgun at the officers, at which time an officer-involved shooting occurred,” according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The suspect was struck in the upper torso and died after being hospitalized. No one else was injured. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA - Authorities have closed down the intersection of Glendora Avenue at Route 66 as they investigate a police shooting by Azusa Police, a Glendora police sergeant said.
Few details are available right now, but the shooting occurred just before 2 a.m. August 4. One person was struck by gunfire, according to Sgt. Henderson of the Glendora Police Department. The person struck by gunfire was taken to an area hospital where he died, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Investigators have yet to disclose the circumstances that led to the police shooting. 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 |
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