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. |
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