Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - A normally busy intersection near the campus of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona remains closed after a motorist died after what was reported as a solo collision Monday night.
A motorcyclist later died from wounds sustained in the collision at South Campus Drive and West Temple Avenue, according to Sgt. Jonathan Edson of the Pomona Police Department. The collision was dispatched to Los Angeles County firefighters at 7:52 p.m. April 26. Edson had no other details regarding the crash. “Our traffic unit is on their way out there,” Edson told SGV CityWatch. The northbound and southbound lanes of South Campus Drive are closed between West Temple Avenue and Kellogg Drive, according to the Pomona Police Department in a written statement. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - A student found unresponsive in a residence hall at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Saturday was declared dead by Los Angeles County firefighters, school officials said. In an email sent to students March 28, the student was found unresponsive in a room at Sicomoro Hall. Campus authorities stated that there are no safety concerns for the campus and the residential community related to the isolated incident. The student was identified as 19-year-old Caleb Luke Lee, a Tustin resident, according to Lt. Nani Cholakians of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Lee died by hanging. His death was ruled a suicide, according to public coroner records. Firefighters were called to the university at 2 a.m. Saturday, according to a representative with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Firefighters were told of an unresponsive person who was cold to the touch.
This is the second student death on campus this year. Noah Kendrix, 24, was found dead in the University Village, 3400 Poly Vista, February 6. Kendrix’s cause of death is still deferred, pending additional investigation. Sicomoro Hall officially opened January 17, 2020. The eight-story building is one of the newest residence halls on campus and can house approximately 450 students. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - A student was found unresponsive and was later declared dead last week in a dorm room at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Noah Kendrix, 24, was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. His cause of death has been deferred pending additional investigation. Los Angeles County Firefighters were dispatched to University Village, 3400 Poly Vista, at 9:54 a.m. February 6. The patient was found possibly already deceased, according to Inspector Henry Narvaez of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. There is no information yet stating how long Kendrix was in the room before he was found. Kendrix was a visual communication design major in the university’s Art Department at the College of Environmental Design. In a social media post, the Art Department briefly eulogized the art student: “This week we say goodbye to Noah Kendrix, a Visual Communication Design Major. You will be missed. Our thoughts go out to Noah’s family.”
Benardo Dargan, associate vice president and dean of students sent the following message to SGV CityWatch: “It is distressing when a member of our community dies, and we are offering support to those who knew him. We ask that people respect the family’s privacy as they travel this terrible grief journey. While the cause of death is a matter for the coroner, we can assure the community that the campus remains safe.” SGV CityWatch obtained an email sent to University Village residents the day of Kendrix’s death. The message was sent to Village residents who may have been curious or greatly concerned about the presence of emergency personnel and vehicles. “We want to assure you that there are no safety concerns for the campus and University Village related to this isolated incident,” according to the email. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch POMONA - Arson/Explosives technicians responded to an industrial complex south of Cal Poly Pomona Wednesday afternoon after two suspicious items were found.
Technicians responded to the 100 block of University Parkway around 5:45 p.m. Technicians determined none of the items contained any explosives and there were no suspicious notes attached to them, according to Deputy Trina Schrader of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. No one from the industrial complex was evacuated since it already the end of the work day, Schrader said. Arson/Explosives technicians cleared the scene about 90 minutes later. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor 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. BREAKING NEWS: Suspect Shot Dead by Pomona Police After Murder of Cal Poly Parking Officer6/29/2018 Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor 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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