 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - Two men were hospitalized after being stabbed while attempting to interrupt a vehicle burglary, police said. Police learned of the stabbing after responding to a local hospital to investigate two stabbing victims. There was apparently a struggle between the men and the suspect who stabbed both of them, West Covina Police said. The extent of injuries was not immediately known.
The incident occurred around 5 a.m. in the 700 block of North Azusa Avenue. An SGV CityWatch reader observed much police activity at the Azusa Grande Apartments, 800 N. Azusa Ave. Police tape cordoned off the area. Police officers were busy speaking with residents and photographing a potential crime scene. The suspect is only described as a man in his 20s. he wore black hair, stood 5 feet 8 inches tall and wore a grey shirt and dark pants.  PHOTO/Courtesy of Kelly Burton. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - Workers spent hours lifting an overturned trailer and cleaning up the mess of tires it left Tuesday night. The crash occurred on the westbound I-10 freeway just east of Barranca Street around 7:09 p.m. There were no reported injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol. The trailer was ripped apart and spilled debris across the No. 4 & 5 lanes, with some debris spilling below onto Garvey Avenue, the CHP said.
What caused the trailer to overturn was not immediately clear. A Sig Alert was issued at 7:16 p.m. and was cancelled at 11:52 p.m.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - Two Covina residents were killed when a vehicle driven by carjacking suspect crashed into another vehicle early Saturday.
The Jeep Patriot driven by a man accused of a carjacking in Baldwin Park was found in West Covina around 2 a.m. near Durness Street and South Sandy Hook Street October 12. The driver refused to stop for police and fled officers until crashing on northbound Glendora Avenue at Cameron Avenue, according to the West Covina Police Department. Two adults in the eastbound vehicle struck by the suspect were ejected and died at the scene. A child in the vehicle was hospitalized, West Covina Police said. Gracie Contreras, 53, and Edward Contreras, 55, were identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Both were Covina residents. The 2010 Jeep Patriot was reported carjacked around 1 a.m. in Baldwin Park by a knife-wielding suspect at Hilda Solis Park, Baldwin Park Police said. West Covina Police began searching for the vehicle once officers were notified the Jeep was last seen entering the city. The California Highway Patrol Major Accident Investigation Team is investigating the crash.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - The man found dead in a transient camp last week died from gunfire, a coroner investigator said Sunday morning.
24-year-old Jose Millan died from a gunshot wound to the torso, according to Investigator Kristy McCracken of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. The manner of death is listed as homicide. Police received an anonymous call just after 6:30 p.m. October 6 of a possible dead body near the Big League Dreams sports complex, 2100 S. Azusa Ave., according to the West Covina Police Department. the body was found within the transient camp outside of the sports complex property. It is unclear if a suspect has been identified or arrested.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - The 24-year-old man found dead in a West Covina transient camp Sunday was identified.
Jose Millian was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. An exam to determine the cause of death has yet to be performed, according to public coroner records. Police received an anonymous call just after 6:30 p.m. October 6 to a call of a possible dead body near Big League Dreams, 2100 S. Azusa Ave. Detectives are investigating the death as a homicide, according to the West Covina Police Department.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - Detectives are determining the circumstances that lead to a man’s death in a transient camp near Big League Dreams October 6. Police received an anonymous call just after 6:30 p.m. to a call of a possible dead body near the sports complex, 2100 S. Azusa Ave. Detectives are investigating the death as a homicide, according to the West Covina Police Department. Identification of the body is still pending, according to Coroner Public Information Officer Sarah Ardalani. An investigator is still working on the case. It is unclear if an arrest has been made yet. |
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