West Covina Press - 03/09/2020

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Peacock Day at the Arboretum in Arcadia Slated March 28

Ex-Gardena Police Officer Sentenced to Nearly Three Years in Prison

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MOTHER OF SAN BERNARDINO SHOOTER FACES 20 YEARS IN PRISON FOR DESTROYING EVIDENCE RELATED 2015 TERRORIST ATTACK

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he mother of Syed Rizwan Farook, the male shooter in 2015 San Bernardino terrorist attack, has agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal charge of intending to impede a federal criminal investigation by shredding a map her son generated in connection with the attack. Rafia Sultana Shareef, a.k.a. Rafia Farook, 66, of Corona, has agreed to plead guilty to a one-count information charging her with alteration, destruction, and mutilation of records. The criminal information and related plea agreement were filed Monday in United States District Court in Riverside, and the documents have become publicly available Shareef is scheduled to make her initial appearance in federal court in Riverside on March 16. According to her plea agreement, on December 2, 2015, Shareef was living at a Redlands residence she shared with her son and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, and

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her grandchild. At approximately 8 a.m. on that day, Farook and Malik left the family home and left their

Couple Sentenced for Fatal Stabbing in Rose Bowl Parking Lot A couple were sentenced for their roles in the fatal stabbing of a man in the parking lot of the Rose Bowl in 2018, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Miguel Castaneda, 24, of Los Angeles was sentenced to 12 years in state prison. He pleaded no contest last month to one felony count of voluntary manslaughter and admitted using a knife as a deadly and dangerous weapon.

Deputy District Attorney Christopher Stogel said co-defendant Valentina Rosales, 25, of Pasadena was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading no contest to one felony count of accessory after the fact. Victim Demetrio Tapia Jr., 22, was stabbed to death during a fight with Castaneda on Oct. 1, 2018, the prosecutor said. Rosales was present during the fight and helped Castaneda flee the scene.

infant child with Shareef, falsely telling her that they were going to a medical appointment.

Instead, Farook and Malik drove a black SUV that Farook had rented a few days earlier to the Inland

Man Sentenced to 180 Days in Jail for Attacking Family Members at Disneyland A 35-year-old man was sentenced on February 27, 2020 to 180 days in county jail and four years of formal probation during a brawl at Disneyland’s Toon Town in which he attacked several family members in front of several children, including his own. The melee was witnessed by other park guests and captured in a video that was widely shared on social media.

“The Orange County District Attorney’s Office does not tolerate domestic violence or child endangerment anywhere,” said Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer. Avery Desmond Edwinn Robinson, of Las Vegas, pleaded guilty to a court

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Regional Center (IRC) in San Bernardino. Farook entered the IRC alone, while Malik waited inside the SUV,

which was parked at the IRC parking lot. Farook placed a bag containing a bomb in a conference room where his coworkers were holding an event. After some time, Farook and Malik left the IRC, then returned at approximately 10:58 a.m. dressed in black tactical gear. Approaching the IRC on foot from the exterior, Farook and Malik opened fire using high-powered firearms on individuals outside and inside the venue, killing 14 people and wounding at least 22 others. At approximately 11:01 a.m., Farook and Malik departed the IRC and began driving around San Bernardino. A few hours later, Farook and Malik engaged in a firefight with law enforcement officers that resulted in the wounding of one policeman and their own deaths. Sometime between 11:43 a.m. and 3:06 p.m., while Shareef was still at her home, she learned that law

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Riverside County Sheriff’s Department To Host Careers And Coffee On Saturday, March 21, 2020, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department will host a Careers and Coffee event at The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf - 12950 Day Street, Suite 101, Moreno Valley, CA 92553. The event will begin at 9:00 AM and end at 12:00 PM. Sheriff’s Recruitment staff will be onsite to answer questions about the exciting career oppor-

tunities currently available within the Department and advise potential applicants on how to get started. K-FROG radio station will also be present, playing live music and raffling off a pair of tickets to Stagecoach. Please visit our recruiting page, Instagram or Facebook for more information about this and future recruiting events.


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