Having already dismissed the cities of Baldwin Park and West Covina as defendants in a lawsuit brought by relatives of a Covina couple killed during a police pursuit, a judge has now done the same with the state of California.
Having already dismissed the city of Baldwin Park as a defendant in a lawsuit brought by relatives of a Covina couple killed during a police pursuit, a judge has indicated he is poised to doing the same with the city of West Covina.
A judge has indicated he is poised to dismiss the city of Baldwin Park as a defendant in a lawsuit brought by relatives of a Covina couple killed during a police pursuit
Kern county students recognized for mental health, suicide prevention achievements
Contest promotes artistic expression around mental health
Kern CountyCareer Technical Education CenterFilmmakers: Josiah Bunde, Alejandro Martinez, Gracie Contreras, and Essiah TorresAdvisor: Lisa Krch Baggage
and last updated 2021-05-11 20:28:58-04
KERN COUNTY, Calif. â The Directing Change Program & Film Contest announced the regional finalists in the ninth annual student contest encouraging young people to create short films and art projects about suicide prevention and mental health.
Students at the Career Technical Educator Center are among the regional finalists being recognized for artistic achievements in mental health and suicide prevention.
The city attorneys for West Covina and Baldwin Park did not immediately reply to requests for comment.
About 9 p.m. Oct. 11, Gomez, using a knife, forcefully obtained a woman s Jeep in Baldwin Park, the suit states. Police were alerted and the Jeep was seen heading toward West Covina, according to the suit.
The woman s cellphone, which had a GPS system, was left in the Jeep, the suit states. The Jeep was seen about 2 a.m. Oct. 12, but instead of continuing to track Gomez and avoid a pursuit, the police agencies demanded he pull over even though he posed no threat to anyone and there was no emergency, according to the suit.