 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor VINCENT - Law enforcement determined there was never a credible threat against students of a Covina-Valley Unified School Wednesday after being made aware of a social media threat Tuesday night.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station informed district officials of “an individual’s social media post regarding a non-specific online threat” to Manzanita Elementary School, according to an email obtained by SGV CityWatch. The school is located at 4131 N. Nora Ave. in the unincorporated area of Vincent. San Dimas deputies performed patrols of the campus during the morning drop-off. This reporter headed to the school in the Noon hour and observed deputies continuing their patrols to the front and rear of the campus. What the social media threat stated has not been publicly shared.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor VINCENT - Deputies are investigating what led to a stabbing and shooting at a home near Azusa Sunday night.
Two people were wounded by gunfire, one person was stabbed, and another person received minor injuries. The patients were taken to two different hospitals for treatment, according to Yvette Llacuna, dispatch supervisor with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The shooting took place on Banewell Avenue north of East Renwick Road just before 10 pm.f The motive for the shooting was not publicly known. In a 12:30 a.m. interview with Sgt. Nafissi of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station, deputies were still trying to figure out what led to the shooting, but witnesses were not willing to talk. A CityWatch reader reported that a Halloween party may have been taking place at the home when the attacks occurred. People appeared to be wearing costumes as they exited the home. The suspect description initially given to responding deputies was a Latino man in a ski mask. He wore a black shirt over black shorts.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor VINCENT – The coroner publicly identified one of the two men killed in the October 30 shooting, while family identified the second slain victim. Ronnie Benitez, 20, was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Family and friends identified the second victim, 33-year-old Vladimir Umana, who leaves behind two children and a wife. Benitez died at the scene of the shooting. Umana died at a hospital. Family members released security footage and images of the melee that spilled out from the home in the 17000 block of Bellbrook Street around 12:20 a.m. October 30. The fight spilled out onto the driveway where the shooting happened. Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau believe there is possibly a second suspect. The shooter was seen fleeing west on Bellbrook Street.   Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor VINCENT - A man reportedly armed with a black semi-automatic handgun robbed a 7-Eleven in the early morning hours of Saturday, July 9.
The robbery occurred after 3:30 a.m. at the 7-Eleven, 15942 E. San Bernardino Rd. The suspect reportedly took cash during the robbery. He was last seen fleeing on foot southbound from the 7-Eleven, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station radio traffic. It is unclear if the suspect ran to a vehicle, or some other type of transportation. The suspect was described as a black man 35 to 40 years old. He stood 6 feet tall, he was dressed in all dark clothing and had a thin build. 
Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor
VINCENT - Four suspects were involved in the theft of a catalytic converter Sunday morning and one of the suspects was possibly armed with a handgun while guarding the front door of their victim.
The crime unfolded around 3:40 a.m. in the 16000 block of Ballentine Place, January 23. A surveillance camera captured one suspect guarding the front door of the victim’s residence and appeared to conceal a handgun in a front sweater pocket, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station.
All four suspects arrived in two different vehicles. As the armed man guarded the front door, the other three stole the catalytic converter.
“The suspects were well organized, performing a separate roll during the commission of the theft,” according to the Sheriff’s San Dimas Station in a written statement.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor VINCENT - A man is recuperating after being shot in his left hand early Tuesday morning.
Deputies were called to a local hospital August 18 after the shooting took place. The man reported being shot in the area of Cypress Street and Lark Ellen Avenue around 2:30 a.m. August 18, according to Lt. Ed Mackenzie of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. The man was walking with a friend when when a black 90s BMW drove by. One of the group of people inside the car opened fire, Mackenzie told SGV CityWatch. The people inside the BMW were only described as Hispanic males.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor VINCENT - Deputies seek two men, one armed with a handgun, who robbed a dispensary early Monday.
The suspects took an unknown amount of money and marijuana product from the dispensary at 16731 Arrow Hwy. at 5:45 a.m. August 19, according to Sgt. McGrattan of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. The business is listed as Azusa’s Finest. “There’s very little information. Marijuana dispensaries generally don’t like to draw attention to themselves,” McGrattan said. No vehicle was seen. Two Hispanic men, one in his 20s and one in his 30s fled the location. Although McGrattan said an unknown amount of money was taken, a preliminary crime broadcast stated $2,000 was taken along with product and a cell phone.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UPDATE: The Suspect was not found after a search in the wash. VINCENT - A mentally disturbed man is hiding in the Little Dalton Wash after allegedly pointing a weapon at people from a residential roof top. Deputies have a search in progress near Arrow Highway and Lark Ellen Avenue. The suspect may be known to deputies as a mentally disturbed person who allegedly has a history of possessing a fake gun, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s radio traffic. Deputies responded to Arrow Highway and Vincent Avenue around 8:30 p.m. to a call of a man on a roof who allegedly pointed a weapon at someone. The man jumped off the roof and took refuge in the wash. During the setup of a perimeter search, deputies located empty shotgun shells. It is unknown if the shells were trash collected by someone or were fired.
Deputies located the suspect in the wash and identified him as the man they have had frequent contact with. He could be heard screaming over the deputy’s radio before he disappeared into a tunnel. A Sheriff’s K-9 unit is en route to assist, as well as deputies from surrounding stations. Get the email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate!  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UPDATE 6:05 p.m.: All three suspects are in custody, San Dimas deputies said. Deputies are determining what property was stolen so it can be returned to the victim. The burglary was reported in the 17000 block of East Orkney Street. One suspect was found as far away as Azusa Avenue and Gladstone Street where he was located running in an apartment complex. VINCENT - One juvenile is in handcuffs, two more are outstanding after deputies responded to a burglary in progress at a home Tuesday. Deputies have a containment search in progress around the 17000 block of Orkney Street in the unincorporated community near Azusa. The suspects fled as deputies were arriving, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s radio traffic.
The two outstanding suspects are 15 to 17 years old, both are wearing dark hoodies and jeans. One was seen wearing a hat.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor VINCENT - Two suspects took roughly $400 in cash at gunpoint from a 7-Eleven late Saturday night. The robbery occurred just before 11 p.m. at the 7-Eleven, 5575 N. Azusa Ave., March 2. Both suspects wore black masks. One of them was armed with a black handgun, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. Both suspects were last seen fleeing on foot south on Azusa Avenue from the 7-Eleven and out of view. The suspects were around 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighed 200 pounds and wore dark shirts and dark pants. |
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