 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - A domestic violence suspect will also be booked on suspicion of attempted arson and attempted murder of a police officer after allegedly attacking a female inside a home and throwing gasoline and ignited objects at police. Nicholas Isidro Misquez, 48, kept police and SWAT officers at bay for 10 hours and 34 minutes, according to Cpl. Rudy Lopez of the West Covina Police Department. The incident unfolded around 12:10 a.m. January 3 after a man called the West Covina Police Department to report a disturbance in his residence. Officers arrived to the 1300 block of West Bainbridge Avenue and found an injured woman, Lopez said. Officers learned the suspect barricaded himself in the attic after attempts to speak with him failed. “When officers approached the area of the attic, the suspect opened the attic door and began pouring gasoline out, striking the officers and then threw ignited items at them,” Lopez said in a written statement.
Several residents near the scene were evacuated. Officers deployed chemical agents into the attic after the suspect refused to speak with police. The suspect broke through the attic and climbed onto the roof, Lopez said. At 10:44 a.m. the suspect surrendered. Misquez was taken to a mental health facility for an evaluation and upon release he will be booked on suspicion of domestic violence, attempted arson and attempted murder of a police officer. he also has several outstanding warrants. His bail will be set at $450,000.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - Officers are investigating the cause of a crash that sent at least one person to the hospital Sunday afternoon, a West Covina Police lieutenant said.
The collision occurred around 5:30 p.m. December 29 near Francisquito Avenue and Willow Avenue. Officers are investigating the possibility that one driver suffered a medical emergency which led to the collision, according to Lt. Keith Shishido of the West Covina Police Department. The collision created a hazard in the intersection, forcing police to briefly block the road to traffic while the road was cleaned, Shishido said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - A man died at the scene of a triple shooting that sent two other victims to area hospitals.
Officers found the victims after arriving to a report of gunfire in the 1100 block of East Larkwood Street around 9:13 p.m., West Covina Police said. A man was critically wounded. A woman received injuries considered not life-threatening, West Covina Police said. “Detectives are currently investigating the incident as a homicide,” West Covina Police said in a written statement. Anyone with information leading to a suspect or suspects is urged to call West Covina Police at 626-939-8688.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - A short pursuit ended in La Puente Sunday with the driver escaping custody, a West Covina Police lieutenant said.
Police pursued the driver before midnight December 8 after believing he was behind the wheel of a stolen vehicle. The chase ended in the 1000 block of Sandsprings Drive in La Puente. The passenger was detained, according to Lt. Keith Shishido of the West Covina Police Department. A containment search was set up with the help of a helicopter and Baldwin Park Police officers after the passenger made mention of a handgun, but no gun was found. Officers conducted yards searches to find the suspect. The vehicle was later determined to not be stolen, Shishido said. The passenger was eventually released.  PHOTO/Courtesy of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor REGION - Sheriff’s deputies and West Covina Police seek the public’s help in finding a young Pasadena man missing for nearly one year. Jonas Elijah Nelson, 19, was last seen January 20, 2019 in the 200 block of East Sacramento Street in Altadena. Sheriff’s detectives received information that Nelson may be in the city of West Covina, the West Covina Police Department announced via social media. Nelson is 6 feet 4 inches tall, weighs 190 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing black sweat pants and an orange hooded sweatshirt with silver reflective accents. He suffers from schizophrenia, is bipolar and suffers from catatonia disorder, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.
Anyone who knows Nelson’s whereabouts is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Detail at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling L.A. Region Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or via the P3Tips mobile app.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - A Hispanic man in his 20s was found dead of an apparent gunshot wound to his upper torso early Monday. The man was found laying on a sidewalk by a passerby in the 900 block of West Service Avenue November 25. The man has not been publicly identified yet. Next of kin have yet to be identified, according to Lt. Larry Dietz of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner.
While calling the death a homicide investigation, West Covina Police did not state if a suspect description was available. Anyone with information on a suspect or who may have witnessed the shooting is urged to call the West Covina police department at 626-939-8557, or leave a recorded message on the police department’s hotline at 626-939-8688.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA – Police are still on scene investigating a dead by found in the area of Service Avenue and Glendora Avenue Monday.
Police were dispatched to the area for a report of a person down and discovered the body around 6:30 a.m., according to Lt. Keith Shishido of the West Covina Police Department. “As of right now, it’s unknown exactly what the circumstances are,” Shishido told SGV CityWatch.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - Detectives are searching for the people responsible for growing marijuana inside a West Covina home that began to catch fire Sunday. Arriving firefighters found smoke coming from the attic of a home near the intersection of Gemini Street and Glenhurst Street November 10. Firefighters able to stop flames from igniting and discovered the grow operation within. The house was vacant when authorities arrived, according to Lt. Keith Shishido of the West Covina Police Department.
West Covina firefighters responded to the home at 6:34 a.m. Within minutes, they called police, Shishido said. The lieutenant could not say how much marijuana was inside the home, only saying the volume was substantial. No one is detained yet, or arrested.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA – The suspect hit multiple times by police gunfire is expected to live after leading officers on a chase and allegedly ramming a pursuing officer’s patrol car, homicide detectives say. The 22-year-old suspect, on parole for carjacking, refused to yield for police who tried stop him for driving without license plates near Glendora Avenue and Michelle Street around 2:36 a.m. November 7, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau. The chase lasted around five minutes until the suspect entered a cul de sac on Russelee Drive north of Vine Avenue where the suspect hit a parked vehicle. “The suspect collided into a parked vehicle, then drove in reverse toward the officers, striking the patrol vehicle, at which time an officer involved shooting occurred,” according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
No officers were injured. The white sedan driven by the suspect is a confirmed stolen vehicle, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau said. A handgun allegedly carried by the suspect was recovered at the scene.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor *This story corrects a version where the Sheriff's Department provided an incorrect time the incident began. WEST COVINA - The circumstances have yet to be shared in a police shooting that sent a suspect to the hospital Thursday. The shooting occurred in the 900 block of South Russelee Drive after 2:36 a.m. November 7. The suspect’s condition is unknown at this time, according to Deputy Marvin Crowder of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Additional information is not immediately available. |
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