COVINA (CBSLA) — A man suspected of shooting and killing a resident following a car burglary in a Covina neighborhood Tuesday was captured Wednesday night following a four-hour-long SWAT standoff. Surveillance photos of the suspect. Dec. 21, 2021. (credit: Covina Police Department) Thirty-four-year-old Trevor Thompson was taken into custody following a standoff at an apartment complex in the 5100 block of North Bonnie Cove Avenue. The shooting death occurred at approximately 11 p.m. Tuesday in the 1800 block of Covina Boulevard. Neighbors in the area saw a suspect getting into an unlocked ve ..read more

COVINA (CBSLA) — Police are searching a Covina neighborhood Wednesday after a man was shot and killed following a possible confrontation with a car burglar. (credit: Covina Police Department) The shooting happened at about 11 p.m. Tuesday in the 1800 block of Covina Boulevard. Neighbors in the area apparently saw a person getting into an unlocked vehicle on Charter Drive, possibly to steal items out of it, according to Covina police. When the suspect saw he had been spotted, he ran off. Police say a group of neighbors apparently chased him down, and confronted him on Covina Boulevard. During ..read more

COVINA (CBSLA) – A three-alarm fire tore through an abandoned school in Covina early Tuesday morning. Oct. 26, 2021. (CBSLA) The fire was reported at an abandoned adult school in the 16200 block of East San Bernardino Road at about 2:40 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Crews were still battling the flames as of 4:30 a.m. There was no word of any injuries. Officials did not disclose what may have sparked the blaze ..read more

RANCHO CUCAMONGA (CBSLA) — Marine Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola returned home to Southern California for the last time Tuesday. Merola, 20, of Rancho Cucamonga, was among the dozens killed in an Aug. 26 bombing at an airport in Kabul in Afghanistan. Two other Marines from Southern California – Lance Cpl. Kareem Grant Nikoui of Norco and Corporal Hunter Lopez of Indio – were also killed in the attack. The Marine’s body was carried in a procession from Ontario International Airport at around 5:45 p.m., past Los Osos High School where he graduated to Forest Lawn Covina Hills. Thousands of people cro ..read more

RANCHO CUCAMONGA (CBSLA) — Marine Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola returned home to Southern California for the last time Tuesday. Merola, 20, of Rancho Cucamonga, was among the dozens killed in an Aug. 26 bombing at an airport in Kabul in Afghanistan. Two other Marines from Southern California – Lance Cpl. Kareem Grant Nikoui of Norco and Corporal Hunter Lopez of Indio – were also killed in the attack. The Marine’s body was carried in a procession from Ontario International Airport at around 5:45 p.m. to Forest Lawn Covina Hills. Crowds of people showed their support by lining the procession’s rout ..read more

COVINA (CBSLA) – A 33-year-old man was taken into custody for allegedly stabbing two people to death in Covina Thursday. Covina Police Department units responded about 3 p.m. to a residence in the 700 block of North Grand Avenue, near Kahler Russell Park, on reports of the stabbing and found the two victims dead at the scene, according to a department statement. Their names were not released pending notification of their next of kin. Police took the man into custody on suspicion of the stabbing, but his name was not released. Covina Police Department detectives were investigating the stabbing ..read more

COVINA (CBSLA) — A driver died Wednesday after striking a utility pole and crashing into a backyard. A driver died Wednesday after striking a utility pole and crashing into a backyard. (CBSLA) According to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, the crash was reported at about 1:50 p.m. near the intersection of Vincent Avenue and Queenside Drive. It was not immediately clear whether the driver died as a result of a crash or if they suffered a medical emergency that caused the crash. The driver’s identity was not immediately released ..read more

COVINA (CBSLA) – A SWAT standoff which began Tuesday afternoon with a suspect wanted on vehicular manslaughter charges was still ongoing Wednesday morning in a Covina neighborhood. June 2, 2021. (CBSLA) The standoff at Grand Avenue and Badillo Street began at around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to Covina police. The suspect was barricaded inside a home. Authorities were unsure if he is armed or if he has anyone else in the home with him, police said. Some nearby residents have been evacuated. Covina police SWAT initially responded, but has since turned the standoff over to Los Angeles County ..read more

SANTA ANA (CBSLA) — A Covina man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in the 2016 kidnapping of his wife that resulted in her death, according to federal authorities. (credit: CBS) Eddy Reyes, 35, an employee of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, has been in custody without bond since his arrest on April 15. The indictment returned Wednesday charges him with kidnapping his wife, 21-year-old Claudia Sanchez Reyes, on May 6, 2016, an incident that resulted in her death. Claudia Reyes was last seen leaving work that night, according to court documents. After Eddy Reyes filed a missing per ..read more

COVINA (CBSLA) — A confrontation between a Covina restaurant owner and a Los Angeles County health inspector was caught on camera, showcasing the businessman’s frustration with coronavirus restrictions. “I’m desperate. Who is going to pay her car payment? Who is going to pay my cook’s rent?” Carlos Roman was heard saying while his truck blocked the health inspector’s car. The incident happened last Sunday outside of Bread & Barley restaurant in Covina, where a health inspector came to make sure coronavirus guidelines were in place at the facility. A citation from the health department said ..read more