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POMONA - A man in his 40s was rushed to a nearby hospital after being found suffering from several stab wounds.

Pomona officers were called to Holt Avenue and Rebecca Street around 12:31 p.m. Saturday to a reported stabbing victim and found the man severely injured, Pomona Police said.

The victim is listed in critical condition.

The suspect in only described as a Hispanic man, 30 to 40 years old. There is no vehicle description.

Anyone with information on the stabbing is urged to call the Pomona Police Department at 909-620-2085. Information can be provided anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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POMONA - Detectives are piecing together the motive behind a brutal stabbing that left a university public safety specialist dead and the suspect shot and killed by police.

The 37-year-old parking officer at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona was found dead by a fellow employee on campus-owned property, identified as Campus South, around 4:30 p.m. Friday. The victim was still in his university-provided truck, according to Lt. John Corina of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau.

The suspect is possibly a custodian at Cal Poly Pomona.

The victim is not a sworn officer of the campus, but helps provide safety and other duties around Cal Poly.

Coroner officials are still on scene investigating. Neither the victim’s, nor the suspect’s names are available, according to Lt. David Smith of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner.

Campus South sits on property formerly known as the Lanterman Developmental Center, 3530 Pomona Blvd., a 300-acre property that houses a hospital, institutional housing, homes and agricultural land. The area, which closed in 2015, is a spot for moving filing and other productions, according to the Cal Poly Pomona Foundation.

“We’re being told that. Some people said they recognize him as a custodian working here on campus, so we’re trying to confirm that,” Corina said.

The suspect was possibly wearing a custodian uniform when found. He was also driving a truck, but it was not known if it was a university-owned vehicle.

Cal Poly is currently in summer session and with the killing taking place on a Friday, very few students were on campus, said Cal Poly Pomona spokesman Tim Lynch.

Witnesses helped authorities to locate the suspect about a half mile from the scene of the stabbing, near the John T. Lyle Center For Regenerative Studies.

One of the witnesses who apparently knew the suspect told detectives that he appeared “out of it,” Corina said and that the suspect fought with the witness when approached.

A Pomona Police officer and a Cal Poly Police officer both opened fire on the suspect, but the interaction that led to the officer-involved shooting remains undisclosed.

The knife thought to be used in the stabbing was recovered near the victim’s truck.

The scene of the stabbing was very brutal, Corina explained, with blood found all over inside the truck. The suspect may have cut himself during the stabbing.

“This is an anomaly, a very tragic day for the university. In my knowledge nothing like this has ever happened at the university,” Lynch said.

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POMONA - A parking enforcement officer at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona was stabbed to death Friday evening.

The Suspect was engaged by Pomona Police who, in turn, shot the suspect dead. No one else has been injured, according to Michael Olivieri, Pomona chief of police.

The incident occurred a little more than one hour ago near Campus South (Lanterman) & Lyle Center, according to Cal Poly Pomona officials.

Officers are conducting precautionary searches, but believe there are no outstanding suspects, Olivieri said.

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POMONA - A man was jailed Thursday, accused by detectives of raping five transient women since August of 2017.

David Tymel Cummings, a 39-year-old transient, was arrested after a Pomona Police crime analyst concluded the victims who were assaulted since last year gave similar suspect descriptions, Pomona Police said.

The first assault occurred in August of 2017 and the next four were reported in the months that followed, Pomona Police said.

All five victims were possibly assaulted at or near the Pomona Armory, police said.

Cummings was booked on suspicion of two counts of rape by force and three counts of sexual assault and battery. He is being held in the Pomona jail in lieu of $260,000 bail.

Cummings is scheduled to appear in Pomona Superior Court June 29.

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POMONA - Police working a gang suppression detail Wednesday served a search warrant on a known Pomona gang member and arrested him on weapons and drug charges.
 
The search warrant was served around 1:30 p.m. at suspect Lee Vaughn’s residence in the 700 block of East La Verne Avenue. The Pomona Police Major Crimes Task Force served the warrant based on gathered intelligence and found a shotgun, several live ammunition rounds and a large quantity of packaged methamphetamine for sales, the Pomona Police Department said.
 
Vaughn was booked on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm, being a felon in possession of ammunition, possessing a firearm while in possession of narcotics and possession of narcotics for sales.
 
County booking information for Vaughn was not available.

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POMONA - Two gang members, identified as felons, were both arrested Saturday and found in possession of handguns.
 
The first gang member, Darryl Martinez, 20, was arrested June 23 around 4 p.m. in the 700 block of West Holt Avenue as part of a gang suppression detail. Martinez fled authorities on his bicycle after they tried to stop him for vehicle code violations, Pomona Police said.
 
Martinez ditched his bike and ditched his gun in some bushes while fleeing. He was eventually found hiding in a residential back yard and arrested, Pomona Police said.
 
Martinez was booked on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of narcotics and a firearm and possessing an unregistered firearm.

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POMONA - A gunshot victim is in critical condition tonight after being shot by an unknown assailant Sunday night.

A passerby in the area of Westwood Place and Aliso Court discovered the bloody man lying in the road around 10 p.m. Police arrived and aided the man until paramedics could treat and transport him to an area hospital, the Pomona Police Department said.

There is no suspect or suspect vehicle description.

Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to call the Pomona Police Department at 909-620-2085. Information can be provided anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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POMONA - Police are conducting a sweeping human trafficking and prostitution operation, making dozens of arrests and rescuing two teens.

Operation “Fresh Start” began May 21 and focused on the Holt Avenue corridor, an area known for high volumes of prostitution and human trafficking activity. In addition to the 45 arrests made related to human trafficking, 25 citations were issued.

Two teens were rescued, Pomona Police said.

Operation “Fresh Start” will continue through July.

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POMONA - A La Puente man was taken into custody Thursday night after leading Pomona Police and CHP officers on a reckless pursuit.

Edward Bustillos, 43, was arrested after deciding to surrender to California Highway Patrol officers in the 500 block of South Vincent Avenue June 21 outside a Pizza Hut restaurant. A second passenger, a woman, was detained by the CHP, but no arrest information is available for her.

Bustillos is a parolee on a firearm violation, Pomona Police said.

Pomona officers with the department’s Major Crimes Task Force attempted to stop the driver of a 1998 green Lexus in the 2300 block of North San Antonio Avenue around 7:43 p.m. after the driver reportedly committed a series of vehicle code violations, the Pomona Police Department said.

The driver, Bustillos, refused to stop and led officers on a pursuit along Pomona surface streets and west on the Interstate 10 freeway into West Covina where the chase continued after exiting the freeway.

Bustillos was booked on suspicion of felony reckless evading and on a parole violation. He is being held without bail in the Inmate Reception Center in Los Angeles ahead of a scheduled June 25 appearance at Pomona Superior Court.