Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor

VINCENT - 1,288 customers are without power after a transformer fell onto a tree, which fell onto wires in Vincent Monday morning.
 
Firefighters responded to a reported tree fire in the 4800 block of North Vincent Avenue, north of Cypress Street in the unincorporated community of Vincent around 11:30 a.m., according to a representative from the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
 
Firefighters were told that a tree caught fire, but no open flames were found.
 
There was no estimated time for repair given by Southern California Edison.
 
There were no reports of injuries.

Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor

VINCENT - Two men armed with handguns took cash during a nighttime robbery in unincorporated Covina Saturday.

The men approached 7-Eleven, 15942 W. San Bernardino Rd., around 2:18 a.m. One man was armed with a semi-automatic silver and black handgun, the other with a small silver handgun in Vincent, the unincorporated area of Covina.

$200 to $300 was taken from their victim, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station crime broadcast.

One suspect is a Hispanic man, 20 to 25 years old, 5-foot-8 to 5 feet 10 inches tall, 180 to 200 pounds. He wore a black sweatshirt and black pants.

The second suspect is a Hispanic man, 20 to 25 years old, 5-foot-6 to 5 feet 8 inches tall, 160 to 200 pounds. He wore a black Mario Kart sweatshirt and grey pants.

The two suspects fled westbound on San Bernardino Road.