 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - Firefighters pulled a trapped occupant from an overturned vehicle Tuesday morning. The crash occurred at North Garey Avenue and East Monterey Avenue jut after 9 a.m. Firefighters arrived on scene, reported one trapped occupant and extricated patient, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The extent of injuries is not immediately known.  PHOTO/Courtesy of Caltrans. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - An estimated 30 feet of concrete divider was destroyed and thrown across freeway lanes after a big rig crashed on the I-10 freeway Sunday morning. A two-hour Sig Alert is scheduled to expire or possibly extend around 10:40 a.m. for the HOV, No. 1, 2 and 3 lanes for eastbound lanes and the HOV and No. 1 lanes for the westbound side at Garey Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The big rig crashed and destroyed the center divider just west of Garey Avenue before 6:30 a.m. May 19. A vehicle struck the debris in the aftermath of the crash and became disabled as well.  PHOTO/Pomona Police. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - Pomona officers and California Highway Patrol officers conducting gang suppression in the city arrested a man accused of selling narcotics. Police searched the Pala Motel, 987 E. Holt Ave., and a location in Ontario and uncovered $13,000 in cash, more than one pound of heroin packaged for sales, several ounces of methamphetamine, digital scales and pay owe sheets, Pomona Police said. Officers stopped a suspicious vehicle at Third Street and Caswell Avenue around 8 p.m. May 10. They learned the driver, 56-year-old Rafael Ochoa from Ontario, had an unusually-large quantity of cash in small denominations and zip lock baggies in his possession, which is consistent with narcotics sales and/or distribution, Pomona Police said.
Officers then learned Ochoa is on federal probation for a firearm charge and is on probation in San Bernardino County for narcotics sales, Pomona Police said. A probation compliance check was conducted at the described locations where the cash and evidence of drug sales was confiscated. Ochoa was booked on suspicion of possession or purchase of a controlled substance for sales and possession of a controlled substance for sales.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - A pedestrian is running around traffic lanes, fleeing CHP officers who are trying to catch him. The suspect was on foot in eastbound lanes of the I-10 freeway near Dudley. The man was walking west in westbound lanes near the center divider at Fairplex Drive just after 9:50 p.m., according to CHP radio traffic.
The suspect fled across lanes and kept to the shoulder until he fled south along the freeway and disappeared into some brush. The suspect is a Hispanic man, around 5 feet 10 inches tall, has a grey hat, black sweater and blue pants.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - A 19-year-old man will be arrested upon release from a hospital, accused of being under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs when he crashed head-on into a truck, causing the death of a child May 7, police said. Pomona man Franky Provencio is facing a murder charge, as well as possession of a controlled substance and violating his probation, Pomona Police said. The crash occurred around 4:24 p.m. Tuesday on White Avenue at McKinley Avenue when Provencio in his blue 2001 GMC Yukon drove over the median and slammed into a southbound truck, killing child Julian George and critically injuring driver Peter George of Upland. Julian was apparently not properly restrained, Pomona Police said.
Provencio was driving with a suspended license and was on probation for a 2018 DUI conviction, Pomona Police said. “Suspect Provencio was warned of the dangers of driving while intoxicated (Watson Advisement). Because of this advisement and Suspect Provencio’s actions, he is eligible for to be charged with murder,” Pomona Police said. Pomona Police’s case against Provencio was presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and with the help of the DA’s DUI Training and Prosecution Section, the arrest warrant was obtained, Pomona Police said. Peter George had alcohol in his system, but the level of intoxication is not yet known, Pomona Police said. Provencio’s passenger was injured, but has since been treated and released from the hospital.  PHOTO/Azusa Police. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - The 28-year-old part-time district staff member accused of sexually abusing a student had her arraignment postponed. Jessica Marie Esparza is accused of engaging in the illicit relationship when the alleged victim was 16 years old. The alleged acts occurred over the course of a year, according to Lt. Robert Chivas of the Azusa Police Department. Arraignment has been delayed to May 28. Esparza is charged with one count each of unlawful sexual intercourse, sodomy of a person under 18, sexual penetration of a person under 18 and two counts of oral copulation with a person under 18, authorities said.
The alleged acts are believed to have occurred from March 2016 to October 2017. Esparza is a part-time Azusa Unified staff member. The alleged victim is a student of the district, according to Azusa Unified Superintendent Linda Kaminski. Administrators were made aware of the allegations Friday, May 3. They then notified Azusa Police officers around 2:20 p.m. the same day. “The district has a zero-tolerance policy regarding misconduct of any kind as the safety and security of our students is our chief priority,” Kaminski said in a written statement. “Breaches of trust are disheartening and will not be tolerated. As such, we remain to acting swiftly and aggressively to safeguard all of our learning environments.” The district is also conducting its own investigation, Kaminski said, and believes this was an isolated incident and that there are no other victims.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - Both drivers in a head-on crash that killed a 6-year-old boy inside one of the vehicles may have been drunk driving, police said. Julian George, the boy killed in the crash, was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. A northbound vehicle on White Avenue somehow crossed over the median and crashed head-on into a southbound vehicle near McKinley around 4:24 p.m., Pomona Police said. George was seated in the rear of one of the SUVs. Firefighters arrived and declared the boy dead at the scene.
A Pomona officer witnessed the crash. Peter George, the driver of one of the vehicles and father of Julian, is still listed in critical condition. A woman identifying herself as Cathy George started a gofundme campaign to help with medical and funeral costs. She denies that Peter George was intoxicated behind the wheel. “We've been seeing articles changing their tiles stating that both drivers were under the influence in the accident. This is an assumption, we do not believe that Peter had any alcohol in his system at the time of this accident,” Cathy said, adding that blood alcohol tests will confirm who was intoxicated. The condition of the other driver has not been disclosed.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - A homeless man found himself a ride Tuesday night, forcing one driver at gunpoint to take him to a restaurant after failing to take another driver at knifepoint. Hugo Munoz, 38, was arrested without incident at a restaurant in the 13000 block of Second Street in Chino after a helicopter located the grey Scion TC taken at gunpoint. The suspect used a replica handgun to force the driver to comply, Pomona Police said. The Scion was seen fleeing the scene of a failed carjacking and kidnapping around 7:19 p.m. at East Franklin Avenue and South Reservoir Street in Pomona May 7.
Munoz is accused of trying to carjack a different driver at knifepoint, but failed before he took the Scion, Pomona Police said. Munoz was booked on suspicion of carjacking and kidnapping.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - One was killed and three others injured in a crash on White Avenue at West McKinley Avenue Tuesday. The crash was reported around 4:24 p.m. The road is closed during a traffic collision investigation, according to the Pomona Police Department.
Police preliminarily believe two vehicles were involved in the crash, with one northbound vehicle crossing the center divider head on into a southbound vehicle. The police department’s Traffic Bureau is investigating.  PHOTO/Pomona Police. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - A Pomona man was arrested Sunday after allegedly tossing a stolen handgun while officers got the drop on a known gang hangout. Frankie Johnny Hernandez, 29, was taken into custody May 5 after officers working a gang suppression detail reportedly witnessed him toss a handgun to hide it from them, according to the Pomona Police Department. Pomona officers with the department’s Major Crimes Task Force and the California Highway Patrol were working the gang suppression detail around 12:25 a.m. near Garey Avenue and East 12th Street saturated a known gang hangout.
Multiple occupants of a home scattered to avoid the officers. “While attempting to leave the location, Suspect Hernandez discarded a firearm he was carrying. The firearm was recovered and determined to be stolen,” Pomona Police said. Hernandez was booked on suspicion of carrying a concealed firearm upon a person and carrying a concealed stolen firearm upon a person. |
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