Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

WEST COVINA - The suspect accused of assaulting his grandparents during an argument New Year’s Day will be facing a murder charge after his grandmother, who remained hospitalized since the attack, has died.

Priscilla Sesanto, 74, was identified by the West Covina Police Department. Philip Sesanto, 77, continues to recover after being released from the hospital, according to the West Covina Police Department.

The grandmother died a day after the attack.

The victims’ grandson, 28-year-old Joshua Philip Day, was officially charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office with one count each of murder, and elder/dependent adult abuse. He also faces a special allegation of causing great bodily injury to an elderly victim, according to Los Angeles Superior Court records.

First responders were called to a home in the 1700 block of West Mossberg Avenue New Year’s Day to a family disturbance just before 12:30 p.m. They discovered a man and woman with severe injuries. Day was arrested at the scene, according to the West Covina Police Department.

Day has since appeared in Pomona Superior Court and is scheduled for another preliminary hearing January 14. He is being held without bail.

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Written by AARON CASTREJON
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WEST COVINA - An assault suspect held law enforcement at bay for four hours before he was taken into custody Thursday.

Joshua Phillip Day, a West Covina man, is accused of attacking and wounding his grandparents, 77 and 74 years old. First responders were called to the 1700 block of West Mossberg Avenue just before 12:30 p.m. New Year’s Day.

The victims were attacked as the result of an argument, according to the west Covina Police Department.

Members of the West Covina SWAT team took over the operation and took day into custody.

One of the victims was treated and has already been released from the hospital. The other victim remains in critical condition, according to the West Covina Police Department.

Day is being held in lieu of $200,000 bail ahead of a scheduled appearance in West Covina Superior Court Tuesday, January 6.

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WEST COVINA - A West Covina cop was officially charged with multiple felony counts and misdemeanor counts, accused of looting cash from motorists dating back to last year.

Jose Antonio Garcia, 37, was charged with one felony count each of misappropriation of public funds and grand theft by embezzlement and two misdemeanor counts of petty theft, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

Garcia, a Long Beach resident, was arrested November 24 by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Internal Criminal investigations Bureau.

During a September 21, 2024 traffic stop, Garcia allegedly stole $600 in cash from the victim’s wallet during a search of the victim’s vehicle. The victim was also arrested at the conclusion of the traffic stop. November 23 of that year, Garcia allegedly store $100 from a passenger’s backpack during a separate traffic stop. Both driver and passenger were released with a verbal warning.

During a February 8, 2025 traffic stop, Garcia allegedly stole $300 from the driver’s center console.

“While we fully support due process, any criminal conduct by an officer, particularly involving theft or abuse of public trust, is unacceptable and undermines our mission. We are deeply concerned that an officer may have violated the public trust and the fundamental principles of policing. We are committed to ensuring accountability,” according to West Covina Police Chief Antonio Cortina.

If convicted as charged, Garcia faces up to four years in state prison and an additional consecutive one-year jail term. He was issued a citation and released. He is expected to appear for an arraignment on Jan. 28 in Department 4 of the West Covina Courthouse.

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WEST COVINA - A 39-year-old Glendora man was arrested recently, accused of assaulting a teen girl after promising to take her to school and attempting to lure additional girls into his vehicle.

Oscar Edgardo Jimenez-Larios was officially charged Larios with one count each of attempting lewd and lascivious acts on a child under 14 and a child under 10, and three counts of annoying and molesting a child under 18, according to Los Angeles County Superior Court records.

A teen girl was waiting at a West Covina bus stop February 1 to get to school when a man, identified by investigators as Jimenez, approached and convinced her to get in his vehicle.

“Instead of taking her to school, Larios drove to a nearby parking lot in West Covina where he sexually assaulted her,” according to the West Covina Police Department in a written statement.

Jimenez allegedly attempted to lure additional girls October 3, according to Superior Court records.

The latest incidents occurred near a middle school and elementary school in West Covina, according to the West Covina Police Department.

Jimenez is being held in lieu of $290,000 bail, according to the West Covina Police Department.

Jimenez is in the Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles and was arraigned October 8. Arraignment was held and continued to November 12 in West Covina Superior Court.

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WEST COVINA - An alleged armed motorist was arrested after chasing after another motorist while waving around a handgun, the California Highway Patrol said.

The road rage occurred in the West Covina area on the west I-10 freeway.

After being given a vehicle description, officers canvassed the area and located the suspect. A high-risk traffic stop was conducted and the driver was arrested.

A loaded and concealed firearm was recovered at the scene, according to the California Highway Patrol.

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WEST COVINA - A 32-year-old West Covina man was jailed July 30, accused of slashing vehicle tires in a residential area.

The vandalism occurred in the 1800 block of West Yarnell Street July 28 and at a nearby apartment complex. A plethora of physical evidence, surveillance video and eyewitness accounts helped detectives identify the suspect, according to the West Covina Police Department.

A victim later saw the suspect, William Berni, roaming near his home. Police were called and Berni was arrested without incident, according to the West Covina Police Department.

Berni was booked on suspicion of felony vandalism.

Berni was issued a citation and released July 31, according to Los Angeles County booking records.

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WEST COVINA - An operation carried out through through the month of June and the first week of July yielded a treasure trove of illegal fireworks, an unregistered firearm and the arrest of one Fullerton man, police said Thursday.

In all, 9000 pounds of illegal fireworks were seized during four different operations. In one operation, investigators discovered 8000 pounds of illegal mortar style fireworks, found in a home in the 1300 block of Sherway Avenue during a search warrant, according to the West Covina Police Department.

At the Sherway Avenue operation, Timothy Tillman, a 43-year-old Fullerton man, was arrested at the scene. He was booked into the West Covina Jail on felony charges related to the possession and intent to distribute illegal fireworks.

“The West Covina Police Department and WCFD remind the public that all fireworks are illegal in the City of West Covina, and their use poses a serious risk to community safety. These efforts are part of a citywide initiative to prevent injuries, fires, and property damage during the holiday season,” according to the West Covina Police Department in a written statement.

For more information or to report illegal fireworks, call the West Covina Police Department non-emergency line at 626-939-8500.

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WEST COVINA - Two Los Angeles men were charged with one count each of murder in the January 17 slaying of a La Puente man.

Sonny Ruiz, 23, and Drygani Gonzalez, 24, were arrested May 2 by West Covina Police detectives in the killing of Michael Varela, 24, according to the West Covina Police Department.

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Varela died at a hospital.

Ruiz and Gonzalez are being held without bail in the Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles ahead of a scheduled appearance in Pomona Superior Court May 8.

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WEST COVINA - An unknown number of suspects took off with a trailer full of camping gear that was parked outside a home February 21.

The suspects used the cover of night, having pulled the trailer up and over the chocks after cutting the lock in the area of South Lark Ellen Avenue and East Walnut Creek Parkway, according to owner Kristin Sauceda, whose son is in the Boy Scouts.

The trailer was taken between 10:30 p.m. and 1:30 a.m.

“It had all of the troops camping gear and supplies as well as food since we were getting ready to go on a camping trip this weekend,” Sauceda told SGV CityWatch.

An estimated $20,000 in gear was stolen, which includes tents, custom made patrol boxes which hold all of the scouts cooking supplies, $1000 worth of groceries, tables, easy ups, camp stoves, propane, Dutch ovens, a Dutch oven table, a mini smoker and other miscellaneous supplies, Sauceda told SGV CityWatch.

The trailer was not even parked for 12 hours before it was stolen. Security cameras would normally have captured the theft, but they were temporarily down due to construction and neighbors’ cameras could not capture anything, Sauceda told SGV CityWatch.

Anyone with information on this theft can call the West Covina Police Department at 626-939-8500.

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WEST COVINA - Police are close to wrapping up the scene of a shooting in an alleyway between residences and a strip mall Friday night.

The shooting took place near the 200 block of South Bandy Avenue.

Callers reported the shooting around 5:56 p.m. January 31. Bullets struck a wall, according to Lt. Matt Nelson of the West Covina Police Department.

Opposite of the homes are businesses along Glendora Avenue, including The Detail Hub, Elevate Barbershops and Tina’s Tavern.

Notifications were made to area hospitals for any gunshot victims, but no victims have been reported. Bullet fragments have been recovered, Nelson told SGV CityWatch.