West Covina Criminal Lawyer

Arrested in West Covina or the San Gabriel Valley?

Our West Covina criminal defense law office offers free consultations with some of the best criminal defense attorneys in the San Gabriel Valley.

Communities our West Covina office serves include Baldwin Park, El Monte, Azusa, Rosemead and Hacienda Heights. We also have a criminal law office in Pomona.

Expert criminal defense in the San Gabriel Valley

Our experienced and caring San Gabriel criminal attorneys can help with all your criminal defense needs. We can guide you through the bail process at the West Covina Police Department Jail or defend your driving privilege during a West Covina DUI license hearing at the California DMV.

Whether you need a vigorous defense for a West Covina parole violation hearing or the best San Gabriel Valley domestic violence lawyer, or even a skilled West Covina defense attorney to help you restore your California gun rights or get a felony conviction reduced to a misdemeanor—we have what it takes.

Criminal charges we defend include:

• assault (including assault with a deadly weapon)
• auto theft
• breaking and entering
• domestic violence
• drug crimes
• DUI
• gang crime
• juvenile crime
• sex crimes and
• shoplifting.

The arrest process in West Covina

The West Covina Police Department is responsible for law enforcement within the city of West Covina.

People arrested in West Covina are usually taken to the West Covina Police Deparment Jail, a type I facility authorized to hold inmates a maximum of 96 hours, absent emergencies. All inmates booked in the West Covina Police Department Jail are eligible to be released on bail or bond, unless:

• an arrest warrant specifies otherwise,
• by court order, or
• the arrestee is too intoxicated for safe release.

You can obtain information on inmates currently being housed at the West Covina Police Department by calling (626) 939-8557 or visiting the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Inmate Information Center. The website also contains info about arrest, bail amount, current location, court info, and expected release dates.

Criminal charges in West Covina are prosecuted by the West Covina area office of the Los Angeles District Attorney.  Hearings and trials are held at the West Covina Courthouse, located at 1427 West Covina Parkway, West Covina, CA 91790.

Contact us for help

If you or a loved one has been charged with a crime in the San Gabriel Valley, contact us for a free consultation. We will get back to you promptly to help with your West Covina DUI defense, your San Gabriel drug charges, or advice about an upcoming case at the West Covina courthouse.

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