DATE OF RELEASE: March 11, 2020
On Wednesday morning, March 11, 2020 at 12:33 AM, the West Covina Police Department received a call regarding a 9-month old child suffering from respiratory distress that had been taken to a local hospital by her parents. The hospital staff became suspicious of the reported circumstances and contacted the WCPD for assistance. The responding Officers worked with the hospital staff, ultimately determining that the child had detectable levels of cocaine and methamphetamine in her bloodstream. Officers placed the child into protective custody, which ensured lifesaving care.
Detectives executed a search warrant at the parent’s home in the 800 Blk. of South Sunset Avenue, and recovered suspected narcotics and drug paraphernalia in both the residence and in the vehicle used to transport the child to the hospital. In both areas, the suspected narcotics were in plain view and in a location easily accessible to a child. Both parents have been arrested for felony child endangerment & other charges. The child is currently in stable condition.
Booked for Felony Child Endangerment and possession of a controlled substance are Erin Jill Maloney, 37 and Richard A Rapp, 34, both of West Covina. Bail is currently set at $100,000.00 each and both suspects are scheduled to appear at Pomona Superior Court on Friday, March 13, 2020.
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West Covina Police Department
Public Information Officer Rudy Lopez
1444 West Garvey Avenue
West Covina, CA 91790
626 939-8500
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