Covina Shooting + DA Official Arrested + Monrovia Street Sweeping

MONROVIA, CA — Hello, everybody! It's me again, Andy Nguyen, your host of the Monrovia Digest. There was a bit of a break between the last edition of the digest and now, but I'm back with the latest collection of news from around the Southland. Our top stories include a fatal shooting during a burglary in Covina, a Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office official getting arrested in Azusa and Monrovia's street sweeping enforcement during the holidays.

First, today's weather:

Turning cloudy and cool. High: 65 Low: 53.

Here are the top stories today in Monrovia:

1. Burglary suspect fatally shoots man in Covina (The San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
2. Monrovia Area Adoptable Pets: Cats, Dogs, More (Monrovia Patch)
3. Car catches fire during traffic caused by separate deadly crash on westbound 210 Freeway in Arcadia (KABC-TV)
4. Bridgestone Donates Passenger Van to Pasadena Boys and Girls Club (Pasadena Now)
5. Top LA County DA Official is Arrested in Azusa (NBC Southern California)
6. LA County Offers $10,000 Reward In Lancaster Car-To-Car Shooting (CBS Los Angeles)
7. L.A. County says no lockdown needed now as California requires boosters for health workers (Los Angeles Times)
8. Monrovia Eases Street Sweeping Enforcement For The Holidays (Monrovia Patch)

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From my notebook:

• Monrovia Rotary Club: "Great and informative program today by Gary Clifford of Athens Services on what's coming in the new year regarding recycling in our city." (Facebook)
• City of Monrovia - Government: "In observance of Christmas and New Year's, please note the following changes: ✨ We will not be enforcing street sweeping beginning Thursday, December 23, 2021, thru Sunday, January 2, 2022. Street sweeping enforcement will resume on Mond..." (Facebook)
• Monrovia Chamber: "The Monrovia Chamber of Commerce is looking to help promote our members.🤝 Check out our SHOP SGV E-Newsletter https://conta.cc/3smd1Jb" (Instagram)
• Your Friends at Huntington Hospital, Huntington Hospital: "Nutrition Around The Holidays - ‘Tis the season to overindulge. And who can blame us? Holiday fare like grandmother’s fork-print peanut butter cookies, fried latkes and sufganiyah, and creamy mashed potatoes are delicious! Thankfully, yo..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, The Monrovia Bears: "Free Home Gardening Classes by Mt. San Antonio College - Hello everyone! My name is Benjamin Brown, and I am a professor at Mt. San Antonio College. We are offering free Home Gardening classes to the general public for the winter term th..." (Nextdoor)

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— Andy Nguyen