Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor POMONA - Detectives are piecing together the motive behind a brutal stabbing that left a university public safety specialist dead and the suspect shot and killed by police.
The 37-year-old parking officer at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona was found dead by a fellow employee on campus-owned property, identified as Campus South, around 4:30 p.m. Friday. The victim was still in his university-provided truck, according to Lt. John Corina of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau. The suspect is possibly a custodian at Cal Poly Pomona. The victim is not a sworn officer of the campus, but helps provide safety and other duties around Cal Poly. Coroner officials are still on scene investigating. Neither the victim’s, nor the suspect’s names are available, according to Lt. David Smith of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Campus South sits on property formerly known as the Lanterman Developmental Center, 3530 Pomona Blvd., a 300-acre property that houses a hospital, institutional housing, homes and agricultural land. The area, which closed in 2015, is a spot for moving filing and other productions, according to the Cal Poly Pomona Foundation. “We’re being told that. Some people said they recognize him as a custodian working here on campus, so we’re trying to confirm that,” Corina said. The suspect was possibly wearing a custodian uniform when found. He was also driving a truck, but it was not known if it was a university-owned vehicle. Cal Poly is currently in summer session and with the killing taking place on a Friday, very few students were on campus, said Cal Poly Pomona spokesman Tim Lynch. Witnesses helped authorities to locate the suspect about a half mile from the scene of the stabbing, near the John T. Lyle Center For Regenerative Studies. One of the witnesses who apparently knew the suspect told detectives that he appeared “out of it,” Corina said and that the suspect fought with the witness when approached. A Pomona Police officer and a Cal Poly Police officer both opened fire on the suspect, but the interaction that led to the officer-involved shooting remains undisclosed. The knife thought to be used in the stabbing was recovered near the victim’s truck. The scene of the stabbing was very brutal, Corina explained, with blood found all over inside the truck. The suspect may have cut himself during the stabbing. “This is an anomaly, a very tragic day for the university. In my knowledge nothing like this has ever happened at the university,” Lynch said. BREAKING NEWS: Suspect Shot Dead by Pomona Police After Murder of Cal Poly Parking Officer6/29/2018 Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor POMONA - A parking enforcement officer at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona was stabbed to death Friday evening.
The Suspect was engaged by Pomona Police who, in turn, shot the suspect dead. No one else has been injured, according to Michael Olivieri, Pomona chief of police. The incident occurred a little more than one hour ago near Campus South (Lanterman) & Lyle Center, according to Cal Poly Pomona officials. Officers are conducting precautionary searches, but believe there are no outstanding suspects, Olivieri said. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor POMONA - Police identified and arrested the suspected gunman in a shooting that left a Pomona man dying in the street.
Cristobal Limon-Aguilar, a 22-year-old Pomona man, was identified by Pomona detectives and arrested during a traffic stop at San Antonio Avenue and Towne Avenue June 25, less than one day after allegedly gunning down his victim, Pomona Police said. Limon-Aguilar is accused of shooting Guillermo Ceja, a 20-year-old Pomona man, who was found injured in the street by a passerby at Aliso Court and Westwood Place June 24 around 10 p.m. Ceja was provided aid by Pomona Police officers and Los Angeles County Firefighters who transported him to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center where he later died, Pomona Police said. Ceja was shot once, Pomona Police said. Detectives worked leads in the killing and were able to identify Limon-Aguilar as a suspect. Limon-Aguilar was booked on suspicion of murder and was booked at the Pomona jail. The case was presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office June 27 and murder charges were filed. Limon-Aguilar is being held without bail, Pomona Police said. Limon-Aguilar could face life in prison if convicted as charged. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor POMONA - A metal chair. A rock. A broken glass pipe. All weapons allegedly used by the four suspects accused of brutally beating to death a 20-year-old Glendora man, prosecutors said.
Hercules Balaskas, an 18-year-old man from Glendora, Jacob Hunter Elmendorf, a 19-year-old man from La Verne, Francisco Amigon, a 19-year-old man from La Verne and outstanding suspect 21-year-old Matthew Capiendo Luzon were charged today with three counts of first degree murder with special circumstances, first-degree residential robbery and kidnapping, according to Sarah Ardalani of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. The suspects also face three special circumstances of lying in wait and murder during the kidnapping and robbery of Julian Hamori-Andrade, whose body was found dumped 30 feet over the side of Highway 39 Wednesday, May 30. Prosecutors accuse Balaskas of beating Hamori-Andrade with the metal chair. Luzon, who is still on the run, is accused of using a rock and broken glass pipe to further beat the victim once he was taken to the mountainside, Ardalani said. Balaskas, Amigon and Elmendorf were to be arraigned Thursday, but their court appearance was continued to June 6 in Pomona Superior Court, Ardalani said. If convicted as charged, all four suspects face the death penalty or life in state prison without parole. The decision to seek the death penalty will be made at a later court appearance. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - The man who pleaded no contest to the first-degree murder of an acquaintance whose bludgeoned body was found in the nearby mountains was sentenced to 26 years to life in prison.
Phillip Von Wade, 22, admitted to using an axe to kill Rahkeem “Rocky” Reyes after luring him to Von Wade’s West Covina home September 5, 2016. Reyes’ body was found several days later in the Azusa Canyons. Von Wade was apparently commissioned by Reyes to create a Batman costume for him for an upcoming San Diego Comic-Con event, but missed two deadlines, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said. Family members frantically searched for Reyes after his disappearance. Reyes’ vehicle was found hours after he was reported missing, located in the 1500 block of McWood Street in West Covina. Wade was arrested September 8, 2016. West Covina detectives, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives and San Dimas Search and Rescue personnel worked to locate the body, West Covina Police said in a written statement. The body was found along East Fork Road, mile marker 2.5. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor POMONA - The 22-year-old man accused of murdering a professional dancer and dumping his body in the Azusa canyon pleaded no contest recently.
Phillip Von Wade pleaded no contest to one charge of first-degree murder in the death of Rahkeem Amani Reyes, who disappeared in West Covina September 5, 2016. Wade is facing 26 years to life in prison if convicted as charged. Wade admitted to using an axe during the commission of the crime, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Family members frantically searched for Reyes after his disappearance. Reyes’ vehicle was found hours after he was reported missing, located in the 1500 block of McWood Street in West Covina. Wade was arrested September 8, 2016. Reyes’ body was found five days later in a remote area of the Azusa Canyon. West Covina detectives, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives and San Dimas Search and Rescue personnel worked to locate the body, West Covina Police said in a written statement. The body was found along East Fork Road, mile marker 2.5. Wade apparently was commissioned by Reyes to build a Batman costume for him ahead of San Diego Comic-Con. Wade missed two established deadlines, according to Paul Eakins of the DA’s office. Wade lured Reyes to his West Covina home where he was murdered with an axe, Eakins said. Wade is scheduled to be sentenced at the Pomona Superior Courthouse May 14. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor POMONA - A 29-year-old Pomona resident was arrested, booked on suspicion of homicide after his elderly relative died from injuries sustained during an altercation Tuesday, Police said.
The unidentified victim fell and hit his head during the altercation in the 1100 block of South Hamilton Avenue just before 7 p.m. Pomona officers were summoned to a CPR call at the location where the victim was found unconscious, Pomona Police said. The victim was taken to an area hospital in extremely critical condition where hospital staff could not save him, Pomona Police said. Ricky Rene Maciel, 29, was booked on suspicion of homicide. He is being held in lieu of $2.04 million bail at the Inmate Reception Center in Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County booking records. Maciel is scheduled to appear at the Pomona Superior Courthouse. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor POMONA - A man and woman were found shot to death inside their home Wednesday evening.
Police were called to a residence in the 1700 block of West Ninth Street around 6:30 p.m. April 11. Officers arrived and found a man and woman both suffering from gunshot wounds, Pomona Police said in a written statement. Los Angeles County Firefighters arrived and pronounced both Rudy Ramos and Gloria Ramos deceased, Pomona Police said. A firearm was recovered next to the victims’ bodies. Pomona Police homicide detectives are investigating the shootings. Evidence suggests there are no outstanding suspects and there is no threat to the public. |
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