Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA – Two gang members were jailed after fleeing officers on a pursuit through Pomona streets November 5.
Officers attempted to stop the driver for speeding and for having expired tags in the 2400 block of Chanselor Street around 12:40 p.m. When officers caught up to the vehicle, they recognized the occupants as local gang members, according to the Pomona Police Department. The driver, identified as 34-year-old Sergio “Silent” Pinon, fled from officers. He stopped briefly to let his passenger, Juan “Lazy” Rosales, out of the vehicle to flee on foot, according to the Pomona Police Department. Rosales was detained by police. “The suspect driver continued to evade Officers, but eventually abandoned his car and fled on foot as well. The suspect driver was found hiding within an apartment complex laundry room,” according to the Pomona Police Department in a written statement. A search of the vehicle Pinon drove revealed a loaded firearm which the suspect admitted to owning, Pomona Police said. Pinon, a San Bernardino man, was booked on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm, being a felon in possession of ammunition and felony evading police. Pinion is being held in lieu of $75,000 in the Pomona Police jail ahead of a scheduled appearance in Pomona Superior Court November 9. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - A $30,000 reward was recently offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in a murder from last year.
City officials are offering the reward in the murder of Renee Lopez, 33, was gunned down outside his apartment at 574 E. Phillips Boulevard October 31, 2020. The fatal shooting occurred around 6:53 p.m., according to the Pomona Police Department. A motive either remains unknown, or is not yet publicly revealed. Anyone with information on this murder is urged to call the Pomona Police Department at 909-622-1241. Information can be provided anonymously by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or lacrimestoppers.org. |
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