Contributions for Grandmother Can Be Sent to New Location
A new location was announced Wednesday for contributions to help a West Covina grandmother whom authorities suspect unsuccessfully tried to rob a gas station with a vintage handgun out of desperation over her family’s financial situation.
Contributions to help Mary Ruth Blanco, 71, can now be sent in care of Alex & Brinkis, 1500 West Covina Parkway, Suite 103, West Covina, 91790, the West Covina Police Department announced.
Previously, her family members had asked that contributions for the “Mary Blanco Trust Fund” be sent to the United Methodist Church. But church officials said they had not consented to such a move.
Blanco was released Tuesday on $5,000 bail pending her arraignment on charges of attempted second-degree robbery with the special circumstances of using a gun.
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