 Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - Two people died Monday in a major collision on Azusa Avenue. The crash occurred on South Azusa Avenue at East Greenville Drive. First responders were called to the crash around 7:46 p.m. September 30. one of the vehicles reportedly overturned, according to West Covina Fire Department radio traffic. One of the vehicles was being driven wrong way at the time of the crash, according to Lt. Travis Tibbetts of the West Covina Police Department. Both vehicles collided head-on. One victim died at the scene. Another died after being hospitalized. The West Covina Police Major Accident Investigation Team is determining the circumstances leading up to the crash, Tibbetts told SGV CityWatch.  Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - An arson suspect was arrested Thursday, accused of igniting a fire at a street side electrical conduit box. Firefighters were sent to East Vine Street and Hollenbeck Avenue just before 3 p.m. Thursday, August 29. An investigation led firefighters to a suspicion of arson, according to the West Covina Fire Department. West Covina arson investigators and police officers arrived and a suspect was soon identified, located and arrested. Arrested was 34-year-old Christopher Delon Fleytas. He was booked on suspicion of arson, possession of an incendiary device and possession of methamphetamine. He also had an outstanding warrant for inflicting corporal injury on a spouse, according to the West Covina police department. Fleytas is being held in lieu of $80,000 bail in the Inmate Reception Center in Los Angeles ahead of a scheduled appearance in West Covina Superior Court September 4. ********** The arrest record in this article is being redistributed by SGV CityWatch and is protected by constitutional, publishing and other legal rights. Arrest information is public record and was distributed by government sources. The person named in this article has only been arrested on suspicion of the crime(s) listed and is presumed innocent.  Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner revealed the manner of death for a 38-year-old man found in a home July 14. Felipe de Jesus Rodriguez died from multiple sharp force injuries. The death was deemed a homicide. An early-morning call of a man down led first responders to a dead body July 14 in a house in the 2300 block of West Havenbrook Street around 5:49 a.m. Firefighters declared the victim dead at the scene.  Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - Police officers called to investigate a suspicious vehicle discovered a dead body inside Wednesday. The body was found in a Toyota Camry parked on the street at Fairgrove Ave and Aroma Drive July 24. Detectives said there is likely nothing criminal in the death, according to Lt. Tim Rodgers of the West Covina Police Department. First responders were sent to the scene around 7 p.m. Rodgers declined to visually identify the victim, but stated the vehicle was entered into law enforcement databases regarding a missing persons case from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau, Missing Persons Detail. Which case specifically, Rodgers declined to say.  Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - An early-morning call of a man down led first responders to a dead body Sunday. Firefighters were called to a house in the 2300 block of West Havenbrook Street around 5:49 a.m. Firefighters discovered the body of a 30-to-40-year-old Latino man, according to Lt. Brian Daniels of the West Covina Police Department. “Our detectives were notified and they are investigating a homicide,” Daniels told SGV CityWatch. Daniels did not elaborate on the possible cause of the man’s death. It does not appear that anyone else was injured.  Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - A 60-year-old man was found dead at a bus stop early Sunday morning. First responders were sent to the intersection of California Avenue and West Covina Parkway around 3:47 a.m. July 7 to a call of a man down at the location. Investigators are deeming this death a homicide, according to the West Covina Police Department. The victim has yet to be publicly identified. Anyone with information on this incident is urged to call the West Covina Police Department at 626-939-8688. Remain anonymous by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or lacrimestoppers.org.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - Detectives are continuing their search for a gunman who fired multiple rounds in a West Covina neighborhood, May 13, striking a victim.
The victim received what was described as a graze wound and is recovering from the injury, according to Lt. Tim Rodgers of the West Covina Police Department. The shooting occurred at 1015 W. Garvey Ave. North. First responders were sent to the location at 10:46 p.m. The suspect fled in a vehicle westbound on Garvey Avenue. Rodgers said investigators were still determining a motive. A description of the suspect and getaway vehicle was apparently not known.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - A shooting occurred at an apartment complex Monday night.
The shooting occurred at 1015 W. Garvey Ave. North. First responders were sent to the location at 10:46 PM. The victim is expected to survive the injuries, according to preliminary information from Lt. Rodgers of the West Covina Police Department. Garvey Ave. North is blocked to traffic between Vincent Avenue and Poxon Place. No other information is available.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - A Tesla slammed into a power pole, dropping live power lines down on the crash scene Thursday.
First responders were sent to West Merced Avenue and South Orange Avenue around 1:50 a.m. May 2. Despite their efforts, paramedics declared the driver dead at the scene, according to the West Covina Fire Department. The driver was the only occupant in the Tesla. No other injuries were reported.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - A pedestrian was struck and killed while running in lanes of the westbound I-10 freeway at Vincent Avenue Monday night.
The California Highway Patrol received at least one report of what the caller described as a woman running across freeway lanes, causing vehicles to swerve. The pedestrian was struck by a red Ford Explorer, according to CHP traffic logs. First responders were notified of the collision at 10:14 p.m. Monday, April 15. The pedestrian, who has yet to be identified publicly, died at the scene, according to Officer Garcia of the California Highway Patrol. It appears the collision happened in the HOV lane. A Sig Alert was issued for the HOV and the No. 1, 2 and 3 lanes. By 2:16 a.m. the Sig Alert was canceled. Some officers still remain on scene for the investigation, Garcia told SGV CityWatch. |
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