DATE OF RELEASE: Thursday, March 24, 2022
On March 24, 2022, West Covina Police detectives, along with the U.S. Marshals Service Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force – Team 2, arrested an individual in a child molestation investigation. The suspect, Benjamin Gutierrez, a 57-year-old resident of West Covina, was arrested and booked for 288(a) PC (lewd acts on a child under the age of 14 years old) with a bail amount of $300,000.
# # # #
Information released by:
West Covina Police Department
Community Relations Officer Alexus Napoles
1444 West Garvey Avenue
West Covina, CA 91790
626 939-8500
Web: www.wcpd.org
Twitter: www.twitter.com/WestCovinaPD
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WestCovinaPD
Instagram: www.instagram.com/WestCovinaPD
Nixle: Get detailed, up-to-date emails and text messages specific to your community from the West Covina Police Department by registering at https://local.nixle.com/register/.
You can also register for alerts and text messages only by texting your zip code to 888777. Standard text messaging rates may apply depending on your calling plan.
Believing there may be additional victims, the West Covina Police Department is asking for assistance from the public. Anyone with information that may assist in the investigation is asked to contact Detective Pruitt at (626) 939-8522. The suspect is also known to have previously resided in the City of Los Angeles.
