DATE OF RELEASE: December 10, 2014
On Dec 9, 2014, approximately 200 officers from agencies across the San Gabriel Valley & San Bernardino County met to execute 17 search warrants related to the a tagging crew/gang operating out of West Covina. These suspects (consisting both of juvenile and adults) have committed numerous acts of vandalism at Orangewood Park and throughout West Covina and surrounding cities. Using technology which tracks tagging, 17 suspects who live in West Covina, Baldwin Park and La Puente were identified. In addition to tagging and vandalism, these suspects are responsible for the majority of criminal activity in and around Orangewood Park. We responded by identifying each person responsible for these crimes and pursuing warrants for their arrest.
The West Covina Police Department was assisted by local, state and federal officers with specific expertise in criminal street gangs. In the end, (11) adults and (3) juveniles were arrested/booked at the West Covina Police Department. Ten of the suspects who were arrested in this operation resided in West Covina. This operation would not have been possible without the support of numerous allied agencies and countless months/hours of investigation by our personnel.
The agencies participating in this morning’s operation are:
• AB109 East Task Force
• Azusa Police Department
• Baldwin Park Police Department
• California Department of Corrections/So. Regional K9 Support
• California Highway Patrol
• Covina Police Department
• El Monte Air Support
• Glendora Police Department
• I.C.E. Fugitive Operations
• LA County Sheriff’s Department (OSS)
• LA County Animal Control
• LA County Probation
• LA County Department of Children and Family Services
• Monrovia Police Department
• Monterey Park Police Department
• Montebello Police Department
• Ontario Police Department
• Pomona Police Department
• Pomona GPS Parole Office
• State Parole
• San Gabriel Police Department
• West Covina Code Enforcement
• Union Pacific Police
• US Marshals Office
West Covina Police Chief Dave Faulkner said, “Our goal was to send a strong message to this crew and hold them accountable for the damage ($220,000.00) they have caused in West Covina.”
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Information released by:
West Covina Police Department
Public Information Officer Rudy Lopez
1444 West Garvey Avenue
West Covina, CA 91790
626 939-8500
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