Crime & Safety
Man Allegedly Beaten, Robbed of Cellphone
Glendora Police arrested William Fernando Vaca, 18, Sunday evening for allegedly beating and robbing a man on E. Route 66 of his cellphone.
Glendora Police arrested a man for allegedly beating another man and robbing him of his cellphone as he walked along the sidewalk of a busy Glendora street Sunday evening.
The robbery occurred at 8:22 p.m. in the 1000 block of E. Route 66. The victim reported that a man who he didn’t know attacked him and stole his cellphone, according to Sgt. Michael Henderson.
A police helicopter heard the call, scanned the area and spotted the suspect on the railroad tracks east of Loraine Avenue.
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The suspect tried to hide the cellphone at the railroad tracks and flee, but was apprehended a short time later.
William Fernando Vaca, 18, of West Covina was arrested and charged with robbery.
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