Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - No it’s not Thatherton, but a suspect on a bicycle stole eight propane tanks from a business July 2.
The suspect broke into a locked area at a business in the 500 block of East Vine Avenue around 3:23 a.m., according to the West Covina Police Department. The suspect was captured on surveillance video is described as a Latino male with a red Phillies hat, green jacket and blue jean pants. He rode a bright purple bicycle. Anyone with information on this theft is urged to call the West Covina Police Department at 626-939-8500. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - A 39-year-old man was taken into custody after an hours-long barricade, accused of domestic violence against his girlfriend.
Brian Miranda resisted arrested and hunkered down inside a unit at The Colony at the Lakes, 301 S. Glendora Ave. The West Covina Police Special Problems Detail ultimately took Miranda in custody, according to the West Covina Police Department. Officers were sent to the apartment complex around 3:43 a.m. Thursday, July 6, to a report of a disturbance and a man with a gun. Officers encounter a woman who was the apparent victim of domestic battery. Many streets surrounding of The Colony were blocked during the entire ordeal. Miranda was booked on suspicion of being a felon, in possession of a firearm, domestic battery, child endangerment, delaying and resisting a peace officer, trespassing and violating his probation, according to the West Covina Police Department. Miranda is being held without bail in the Inmate Reception Center in Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County booking records. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - Illegal and dangerous fireworks were found near a quarter-acre brush fire that was extinguished in 20 minutes July 4, according to the West Covina Fire Department.
Firefighters spotted the flames at 10:33 p.m. while helping to close down the city’s July 4 event at the West Covina Sportsplex. The fire burned in the undeveloped parcels of land between two drainage ditches near Fairgrove Avenue and Aroma Drive, according to the West Covina Fire Department. Police were called prior to the brush fire for separate reports of illegal fireworks being set off and for trespassers on the property where the fire occurred, according to the West Covina Fire Department. incidentally, West Covina firefighters were conducting drills in the same area Friday, June 30. Anyone with information on who started the Fire is urged to call the West Covina Fire Department at 626-939-8824. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - More than 100 mortar fireworks were seized over a few hours during traffic stops June 19, according to the West Covina Police Department.
The illegal fireworks, worth approximately$6,000, were handed to the West Covina Fire Department Arson Investigator for destruction, according to the West Covina Police Department. The drivers in possession of the fireworks were issued citations. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - A vandalism suspect was caught destroying a window and spray-painting a restaurant June 19 after he became irate when asked to pay for his meal.
Keoni Smith, 22, was arrested and booked on suspicion of felony vandalism. His tirade was caught on a customer’s cell phone as he destroyed a window at Red Robin, 428 Plaza Dr., and proceeded to paint the outside with blue spray paint. The incident was reported at 11:50 a.m. Monday, June 19. “The suspect … ate at the restaurant and failed to pay for his meal. When he was confronted by management, he became irate and exited the restaurant. After exiting, he began spray painting the restaurant’s wall and shattered one of the windows,” according to the West Covina Police Department in a written statement. Smith is being held in lieu of $20,000 bail in the West Covina jail ahead of a scheduled appearance in the West Covina courthouse Wednesday, June 21. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - A man who appeared to be armed robbed the driver of a Brinks armored truck in West Covina Tuesday afternoon.
The robbery took place outside Chase Bank, 455 N. Azusa Ave., just before Noon June 13. The suspect, only described as a Latino man, was decked out in a construction uniform, complete with an orange safety helmet and green neon vest. The FBI did not disclose how much cash the suspect may have escaped with. Anyone with information on the suspect is urged to call the FBI Los Angeles field office 310-477-6565. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - A man from Victorville was booked on suspicion of felony DUI and vehicular manslaughter charges after allegedly crashing a vehicle into a flood control channel, killing his passenger, according to the West Covina Police Department.
First responders were sent to the crash at Valinda Avenue and Glendora Avenue just after Midnight April 23. Once first responders descended into the flood control channel, they found a passenger dead at the scene. Driver Jose Felix Tamayo-Juárez, 24, was evaluated for minor injuries and later arrested. He is being held in lieu of $100,000 bail, according to the West Covina Police Department. Roadways near the crash were closed for many hours but have since reopened. Anyone with information on this investigation is urged to call West Covina Police Traffic Corporal Cychner at 626-939-8589. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - Authorities announced the arrest of a man sought in the double slaying of two brothers at the West Covina apartment complex.
Michael Antonio Mariano Junior was arrested Tuesday, March 21 at an apartment complex in Corona. He was arrested days after the arrest of his sister, Lorraine Fisher, who was booked on suspicion of being an accessory after the fact, according to the West Covina Police Department. Mariano is accused of gunning down Maliki Faust, 22, and Majarion Faust, 19, in the carport of an apartment complex November 2, 2022. The murdered men are cousins of Mariano. The men were found shot in the 3400 block of South Sentous Avenue after police were called at 10:45 p.m. One man was declared dead at the scene, the second victim died at a hospital according to Lt. Travis Tibbetts of the West Covina Police Department. According to Los Angeles county booking records, Mariano was originally arrested November 3, 2022 at 11:52 a.m. and was held in lieu of $4 million bail. He was then released the same day at 9:42 pm. Booking records show that he was held for detention only. It is not publicly clear why investigators originally deemed that he be released. The March 21 arrest was made with the help of the US Marshal Service Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force. Mariano is currently being held without bail ahead of a scheduled appearance in West Covina court Thursday, March 23. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - A 22-year-old gang member was arrested March 19, accused of a number of charges after initially trying to elude authorities in a vehicle stolen from a dealership he allegedly also burglarized, police said.
The vehicle had yet to be reported stolen, taken from a La Puente dealership. Officers pursued the driver, who is also a parolee-at-large, until he crashed into a tree and ran, according to Sgt. Chris Palaganas of the West Covina Police Department. Authorities attempted to stop the driver at Temple Avenue and Del Valle Avenue for a vehicle code violation March 19 around 2:03 a.m. The driver disabled the vehicle after striking a tree at South Glendora Avenue and West Spruce Street in West Covina. He fled for a short distance on foot. He received some injuries from the vehicle’s airbags which deployed during the crash, Palaganas told SGV CityWatch. The suspect was taken into custody and booked on suspicion of providing a fake name to officers, felony evading, driving a stolen vehicle, and possession of drug paraphernalia, Palaganas told SGV CityWatch. Industry deputies are handling the dealership burglary, Palaganas told SGV CityWatch. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - Three occupants of an apartment complex lost their lives in an overnight fire, a West Covina Police Lieutenant said. The fire burned at Rollingwood Apartments, 1901 E. Amar Rd. The fire potentially also affected two other units, forcing at least two other residents to be displaced, authorities said. First responders were sent to the apartment complex before 1 a.m., Sunday, March 5. Some surrounding apartment units were evacuated as a precaution during the fire fight, according to Lt. Nelson of the West Covina Police Department. Los Angeles county fire department arson investigators were called to assist west Covina firefighters with determining the cause, Nelson told SGV CityWatch. The American Red Cross has been called to assist those displaced. |
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