A jewelry store in Covina was robbed on Friday afternoon, losing about $8,000 worth of gold and diamonds. ABC7 reports that the suspect -- who's described as in his late 30s, about 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighing around 200 pounds with brown hair and green eyes -- was lingering in the store at the Old Covina Emporium, and told a security guard he was waiting for his wife. more ›

A seven-year-old girl was sexually assaulted on Saturday outside her house in Covina, reports KTLA. The girl was playing in her driveway when a man described as white and between the ages of 18 and 40 clapped his hand over her mouth, picked her up and took her to the side of the garage, where he molested her. more ›

Twin sisters Leilani and Luana Fukui were struck by a car while walking on a crosswalk near Gladstone High School in Covina on Monday morning. The 14-year-olds were both seriously injured, and one of the sisters is now brain dead. more ›

Two 14-year-old girls were struck by a car while walking on a crosswalk near Gladstone High School in Covina this morning. The teens were seriously injured. A woman, about 30-years-old, hit both teenagers shortly before 7am with her Honda Civic. She told investigators that she did not see the girls. more ›

If you asked Siri, "Find me $250,000 worth of counterfeit iPhone parts," last Thursday, she should have directed you to the nearby cities of Walnut, Rowland Heights and Covina. A three month investigation conducted by detectives from the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, Commercial Crimes Bureau ended in three arrests and the seizure of approximately $250k worth of counterfeit iPhone parts on Thursday, October 20. more ›

The Great Tecate Heist of 2011 started simply when three 19-year-old boys from Covina decided that they needed a 30-pack of beer on a Wednesday afternoon. It ended with the arrests of Andy Huynh, Nicholas Kalscheuer and Nicholas Fiumetto, who were charged with robbery, assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest. more ›

A Covina man on parole who barricaded himself inside a motel room early Monday morning "burrowed through the walls of neighboring rooms" in an attempt to evade capture but eventually gave up and surrendered to authorities, reports the Pasadena Star News. more ›

In 1976, Covina resident David Klein was known as Mr. Jelly Belly until a takeover in 1980 forced Klein to reluctantly accept a buyout from his manufacturer. His signature was removed from Jelly Belly packaging and his name removed from the company. "After that, Klein stopped telling strangers about his past because nobody would believe him," says the Pasadena Star-News. more ›

An extremely loud crash reportedly woke up much of a residential neighborhood on Monday night after a slow-speed pursuit in Pasadena escalated into a "violent T-bone crash in Covina," reports ABC Local. more ›

Authorities say three women are facing criminal charges after investigators reported that the trio lied about a child's funeral to solicit money from drivers in Covina, reports ABC Local. The women, suspected of conspiracy and fraud, are thought to have collected nearly $1000. Covina Police were tipped off about the women appearing in the same place weeks earlier holding signs about a boy supposedly killed in a car accident. Investigators say no such crash occurred. more ›

What an odd story. A Covina family on Sunday was shopping in Azusa when an announcement came over the store's intercom asking for the owner of his car to step outside -- there was a surprise waiting for him. Witnesses said a seven-foot boa constrictor crawled into his engine and when 25-year-old David Morelli opened the engine hood, he could see the snake wedged in there, according to the San Gabriel Tribune. more ›

They planned on opening fire during an assembly on some future date, but before any of that could happen, police caught on and arrested them. Two students, aged 15 and 16, had stolen handguns that they brought to campus at least three times, including yesterday. "We believe, they felt like it could not be accomplished ... because of the safety in place everyday at this school," Principal Claudia Karnoski said. The suspected students quickly admitted to police their plans, but said they had no intended targets or date planned. more ›

In suburban Covina, the city has entered into a contract with a private security company to enforce parking restrictions. The city hopes that Inter-Con Security, that begins enforcement on January 5, will provide more frequent and consistent response "to parking complaints in a consistent and timely manner," the Pasadena Star News reported. more ›

Bruce Jeffrey Pardo killed nine people, and then himself, on Christmas Eve. Dressed in a Santa Suit, the distraught man entered the Covina home of his ex-wife's family and went on a shooting rampage, then torched the home. Following what has become known as the "Santa Massacre" Pardo went to his brother's home and committed suicide. more ›

The Covina Police will hold a special community meeting at 7:00 tonight to discuss the Christmas Eve "Santa Massacre" that took place there on Knollcrest Drive. The unprecedented violence of the crime has left many neighbors and friends of the deceased in shock, and has also surprised those who knew the gunman, Bruce Jeffrey Pardo. Various reports reveal that Pardo was a kind man who did not hint at marital troubles or the desire to cause harm, and that he served as an usher at the Holy Redeemer Church in his home community of Montrose. Accodring to the Press-Telegram, "Coroner's investigators are working to positively identify the remains via dental records, since the bodies were burned." A total of 9 people were killed in the shooting, and Pardo committed suicide following his rampage. On Friday night, the police released the 911 call from the shooting. more ›

At the family Christmas Eve party, the ex-sister-in-law of Santa shooter Bruce Jeffrey Pardo made it out of her parents' Covina house alive with her injured daughter who was shot in the head--luckily with a non life-threatening injury. more ›

Earlier suspicions that a ninth body could be inside the scene of a mass murder in Covina has been confirmed, the Chicago Tribune confirms. A man dressed as Santa Claus walked into his ex-in-laws home on Christmas Eve and began shooting before lighting the place on fire. He was later found dead after he apparently committed suicide at his brother's home in the Sylmar neighborhood of Los Angeles. UPDATE: Now the coroner's office is saying they will not confirm the ninth body. A 2 p.m. press conference is expected to update the press on what's going on. more ›

Sad. Clad in a Santa Suit on Christmas Eve, Bruce Jeffrey Pardo arrived at his ex-wife parent's Covina home and shot and killed at least eight people. Here's how it played out, as described by the LA Times: more ›

Three people are dead and three are injured after a Christmas Eve party in suburban Covina ended in gun shots and a house fire. The "person of interest," 45-year-old Bruce Jeffery Pardo (pictured), apparently arrived at the party in a santa suit and left the house in street clothes. He was reported to be having some marital problems and is considered armed and dangerous, according to CNN. UPDATE: The suspect, Pardo, was found dead at his brother's Sylmar home after reportedly killing himself. more ›

Morning headlines today have not been an exemplary one for public safety, both accident and crime-wise. The big ticket item was the eastbound 10 Freeway being closed in Covina after a 4:45 a.m. accident between a van and motorcycle that left the two-wheeler dead. All lanes were closed and one was reported open at 7 a.m. Also in Norwalk, a five-car crash caused three soundbound lanes on the 605 to be closed shortly before 8 a.m. There were several injuries, but none warranting transport to the hospital. more ›

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