 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - A 38-year-old Covina man was arrested, accused of attempting to kidnap a six-year-old girl inside a store April 6, the West Covina Police Department said.
Christopher Kline was arrested May 19 around 9:45 a.m. He has since been booked on felony-level charges and is scheduled to appear in the Pomona Courthouse May 23, according to Los Angeles County booking records. The alleged kidnapping occurred around 6:17 p.m. April 6 at an undisclosed business in the 400 block of North Azusa Avenue. The girl was momentarily alone. Kline is accused of taking the girl by the hand and attempting to leave the store. The kidnapping attempt was unsuccessful, according to the West Covina Police department. Police did not specify if the girl resisted, or if adults intervened. “Due to the integrity of the investigation, further information regarding the suspect will not be released at this time,” West Covina Police Department said in a written statement. Kline is being held in lieu of $1 million bail. Anyone with further information is urged to contact Detective Jethani at 626-939-8520.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - A man from the San Bernardino area was jailed March 4 after attempting to kidnap a 12-year-old girl on a skateboard, a West Covina Police lieutenant said. The incident occurred near the intersection of South Glendora Avenue and East Dalewood Street around 5:38 p.m. The suspect grabbed the girl’s arm and pulled her around a vehicle when a Good Samaritan heard the girl’s screams and intervened, according to Lt. Huston Clements of the West Covina Police Department. Police arrived and arrested Robert Patrick Govea, 35.
The girl complained of pain after having been grabbed by Govea, Clements said. Two other people accompanying the suspect were also arrested, but for unrelated charges, including warrants and public intoxication, Clements said. Govea was booked on suspicion of kidnapping, child annoyance and assault. He is being held in lieu of $100,000 ahead of a scheduled appearance in the West Covina Courthouse Friday, March 6.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - The 12-year-old boy who claimed two men tried to kidnap him while he walked to school admitted to making the story up. During the investigation, detectives determined the incident did not occur. Detectives then interviewed the boy who admitted to fabricating the story, West Covina Police said in a written statement. The 12-year-old alleged he was followed by a man in a black Mercedes as he walked to Traweek Middle School the morning of September 5. The boy alleged the driver tried to lure him into the car when a man on a bicycle arrived and tried to force him inside.
Police investigated two possibly-related incidents September 4. One incident police determined was not an attempted kidnapping. The victim and the caller could not be located in the second incident, West Covina Police said. “The West Covina Police Department wants the public to know that we have no evidence that leads us to believe there is anyone driving around the schools attempting to lure students into vehicles. The West Covina Police always encourages the public and students to be aware as they walk throughout the city and if possible walk in pairs,” West Covina Police said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - Detectives are investigating the attempted kidnapping of a middle school student September 5.
A 12-year-old boy at Traweek Middle School, 1941 E. Rowland Ave., reported the attempted kidnapping at 7:20 a.m. A man in a newer four-door black Mercedes approached the boy while he walked to school. Another man on a bicycle attempted to force the boy in the car, according to the West Covina Police Department. The two suspects fled in unknown directions. The student was uninjured. Detectives are attempting to link two possibly-related incidents from September 4. At 1:18 p.m. Wednesday, a man tried to lure a 10-year-old girl into his vehicle at Workman Avenue and Lark Ellen Avenue. At 3:06 p.m., a man in a black sedan was witnessed following a girl also near Lark Ellen and Workman, West Covina Police said. The driver in the September 5 incident is described as a white man, 20 to 30 years old. He wore sun glasses and a dark shirt. The suspect on the bicycle is described as a Hispanic man in his 20s. He wore a ski mask and a black hooded sweatshirt. Anyone with suspect information is urged to call the West Covina Police Department at 626-939-8688. |
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