 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE - Police tracked down and arrested a man who is accused of robbing two people at gunpoint and assaulting one of the victims.
Hugo Wilfredo Portillo, 41, was located and arrested with the help of Barstow Police June 16. The 2002 Honda Accord he drove, as well as additional evidence in the incident were found, according to the Irwindale Police Department. Portillo is accused of robbing two victims of gasoline at gunpoint at a business in the 200 block of Live Oak Avenue June 9. He allegedly attacked one of the victims, pistol whipping him, kicking, hitting and threatening him, Irwindale Police said. Irwindale police detectives also believe Portillo set an arson fire that ignited at a structure at the same location the night of the assault. “Detectives from the Barstow Police Department, using information provided by detectives from the Irwindale Police Department, served the arrest warrant at Portillo’s home in the city of Barstow, where Portillo was arrested without incident. The 2002 Honda Accord, as well as other relevant evidence, was seized during the course of the investigation,” Irwindale Police said in a written statement. Irwindale detectives transported Portillo back to Los Angeles County and booked him at the Irwindale Police Department for attempted homicide, armed robbery, criminal threats and arson related charges, as well as violation of the terms of his probation, Irwindale Police said. Portillo is being held at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles on $2 million bail ahead of a scheduled court appearance.  PHOTO courtesy of the Irwindale Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE - A man accused of threatening the workplace that furloughed him was taken into custody and his cache of weapons was located. Eder Simiano, a 33-year-old Upland transient, was found after countless hours of surveillance was conducted and a number of search warrants were served on the Upland transient. Detectives seized a number of weapons, a cache of ammunition and a machete, according to Sgt. Rudy Gatto of the Irwindale Police Department. The incident unfolded at a business in the 4900 block of Fourth Street in mid-April.  PHOTO courtesy of the Irwindale Police Department. Simiano was arrested May 16, according to Los Angeles County booking records.
“Officers learned the suspect … made criminal threats against his employer and co-workers after he was furloughed from his job. Simiano left the location before the police officers arrived and was not located at the time,” Gatto said in a written statement. Detectives began searching for Simiano after learning he owns firearms. The case was filed with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, which charged with four felony counts of making criminal threats and one felony count of being a prohibited person in possession of ammunition. Simiano is being held at the Los Angeles County Twin Towers Correctional Facility in lieu of $235,000 bail pending a scheduled court appearance. |
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