 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA – Two men stole a 5-foot-tall, 200-pound safe from a home July 1, West Covina Police announced.
The safe containing firearms, ammunition and personal documents, was taken after the suspects broke through a rear sliding door at a home around 8:40 p.m., according to the West Covina Police Department. The safe is a Heritage model. It has a 14-gun capacity, is dark gray or black, features the factory sticker on the door, a number keypad and a five-spoke handle, according to the West Covina Police Department. The crime was caught on camera. Both suspects appeared dressed in light-colored clothing, had hoods over their heads and wore dark gloves. One suspect appeared to wear dark-colored shoes. The suspects fled in what is believed to be a dark-colored, four-door car. Anyone with information on this burglary is urged to call West Covina Police Detective Loyola at 626-939-8500, or call the West Covina Police watch commander at 626-939-8556.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - Police are investigating who unloaded a weapon in a residential area Saturday night.
Officers responded to the area of Sunset Avenue and Francisquito Avenue around 8:45 p.m. June 19. Arriving officers located spent shell casings in the neighborhood but no victims have been discovered, according to Lt. Tim Rodgers of the West Covina Police Department. No vehicles or structures were found struck by gunfire. There is no suspect, or vehicle description, Rodgers told SGV CityWatch.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - Detectives have released video of a vehicle involved in the fatal shooting of an El Monte man.
The shooting that occurred November 3, 2019 left Jaime Fernandez, 26, dead. He was gunned down in his vehicle in the 300 block of South Glendora Avenue. The shooting occurred around 12:50 a.m., according to the West Covina Police Department. There was more than one person inside the black four-door sedan detectives say was involved in the murder. One person in the black sedan allegedly flashed a gang sign associated with the Puente 13 Blackwood street gang during the confrontation with Fernandez, West Covina Police said. One suspect was described as a Hispanic man in his mid-30s. He wore a manicured or trimmed beard. Anyone with information on the suspects is urged to call the West Covina Police Department at 626-939-8557. 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.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA – A man caught on camera robbing a Circle K store July 4 almost two years ago is still being sought by West Covina Police detectives.
The man clad in a bandana and Raiders football shirt robbed the Circle K, 201 S. Azusa Ave., around 10:22 p.m. July 4, 2019. The suspect brandished a black semi-automatic handgun and demanded money from the cash register, according to the West Covina Police Department. In fear for his life, the clerk relinquished the money, West Covina Police said. After getting the money, the suspect placed the handgun back in his waistband and fled the store westbound on East Garvey Avenue South. The suspect is described as a white man, 25 to 30 years old, stands 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet tall, has brown hair, brown eyes and was unshaven. In addition to the bandana and Raiders shirt, he wore black pants and brown shoes. Anyone with information on the suspect is urged to call West Covina Police Detective Vega, or Detective Sevilla at 626-939-8579, or 626-939-8539. Information can also be provided at the 24-hour hotline, 626-939-8556.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES – A 17-year-old driver led the California Highway Patrol on a pursuit and ultimately crashed, causing major injuries Thursday.
The teen had to be pulled from a 2007 Dodge Charger that caught fire after crashing on the westbound I-10 freeway at Walnut Grove Avenue at 12:17 a.m. He was taken to County/USC Medical Center, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP officers from the Baldwin Park Office attempted to stop the teen, accused of driving in excess of 100 mph on the west I-10 at West Covina Parkway. During the chase, the teen reportedly reached 125 miles per hour while using all traffic lanes, the California Highway Patrol said. After the teen crashed, CHP officers from the Baldwin Park and East Los Angeles stations found him slumped over and the vehicle ignited. The unconscious teen was pulled from the car. A City News Service story listed the driver, described as an adult male, as a fatality, but Officer Peter Nicholson of the CHP Traffic Management Center told SGV CityWatch that as of 5 a.m., the teen was in critical, but stable condition. Nicholson had no information indicating that the teen had died.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - A 18-year-old graduate of Glendora High School and star soccer player died in a hospital May 30 after becoming critically injured in a West Covina crash the day prior.
Kerry Welsh was reportedly struck and killed by another driver at the intersection of South Hollenbeck Street and East Vine Avenue May 29. Welsh reportedly was on her way to pick up her younger sister who was at a birthday party. Other details of the crash, such as potential cause, status of the other driver and any possible occupants and whether any arrests have been made are not immediately known. Welsh reportedly finished her first year at Loyola Marymount University after earning a full academic scholarship, according to Linda Rabitoy, who identified herself as a friend of the Welsh family. Welsh played varsity soccer all four years at Glendora High School and earned a 4.6 grade point average. A gofundme was established to help the Welsh family.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA – A man accused by his girlfriend of brandishing a weapon refused to surrender to officers and barricaded himself Tuesday afternoon, finally giving up the following morning.
Paul Przybylla, 57, was booked on suspicion of assault with a firearm, criminal threats, exhibiting a deadly weapon and for a no-bail warrant, according to West Covina Police Public Information Officer Alexus Napoles. Police responded to a report of a man who brandished his weapon at his girlfriend at the Heritage Park Villas apartments, 1800 W. Badillo St., May 25. Przybylla refused to leave the apartment unit. Residents were evacuated as a precaution, Napoles told SGV CityWatch. The West Covina Police SWAT team and detectives worked to get Przybylla to surrender, which he did around 1 a.m. or 2 a.m. No one was injured, Napoles told SGV CityWatch. When Napoles was interviewed Wednesday morning, she said detectives had yet to recover a firearm. Przybylla is being held without bail in the Inmate Reception Center in Los Angeles ahead of a scheduled appearance in the West Covina courthouse Thursday, May 27.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - A stabbing suspect was caught after fleeing the scene of a stabbing that left two injured Tuesday.
The stabbing was reported just before 9 a.m. at Gold’s Gym, 502 Plaza Dr., March 30. Witnesses said the suspect fled the scene in a vehicle, according to the West Covina Police Department. Both victims wound up at a local hospital. One was released and the other was last listed in stable condition, West Covina Police said. “Officers patrolling the area were able to locate the suspect in the vehicle in the area of West Covina Parkway and West Garvey Avenue,” according to the West Covina Police Department in a written statement. “The suspect was arrested.” Suspect Paul Quintero, 32, was booked on suspicion of attempted murder and is being held in lieu of $1 million bail. He is being held at the Inmate Reception Center in Los Angeles ahead of a scheduled appearance in the West Covina Courthouse April 2.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - Two thieves were arrested early Sunday after ripping an entire ATM from a West Covina bank and leading police on a chase into Azusa.
With a commercial flatbed truck and chains, Charles Fettel, 35, and Raymond Loftin, 36, ripped a standalone ATM from the chase bank, 455 N. Azusa Ave., around 1:34 a.m. March 21. After seeing the ATM had been yanked from its spot at the bank, officers followed a debris trail and found a destroyed ATM and an abandoned flatbed truck, according to the west Covina Police Department. While conducting an area search, officers attempted to pull over a suspicious vehicle, but the driver refused to stop. He and his passenger fled officers to a business area on South Dugan Avenue in Azusa, according to the West Covina Police Department. After colliding into a fence, the driver and his passenger fled on foot. Officers from West Covina, Azusa and Irwindale searched for the suspects, according to reports from the scene. Both suspects, who are San Bernardino residents, were eventually found. They were booked on suspicion of burglary and grand theft. Fettel is Being held in lieu of $75,000 bail. Loftin is being held on a no-bail warrant, the West Covina Police Department said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - A pedestrian was killed after colliding with a vehicle near the Vincent Avenue on ramp to the West I-10 Freeway.
A Sig Alert was issued for an unknown duration for the on ramp from Southbound Vincent Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. The point of impact occurred just north of the on ramp. |
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