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On Thursday, March 10, 2022, multiple reports were made to Ontario Police Department of a male subject exposing himself at the Intersection of Euclid Avenue and Walnut Street. At that time, officers were unable to locate the male and a report was filed.

During the investigation, Ontario Police Department identified the male as Eliseo Hernandez, age 34. Hernandez is known to reside in Ontario and Fontana. Ontario Police Department worked with the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office who issued a warrant for Hernandez’s arrest for Indecent Exposure.

On… Read More

On March 18, 2022, at 4:33 PM, the Ontario Police Department responded to the Best Ontario Inn, at 1045 W Mission Blvd, for a call of shots fired. Responding officers learned
multiple subjects had fled from the location. Officers also located three victims, with gunshot wounds, who were transported to local hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.

Officers searched the motel for a shooter and numerous subjects were detained to determine their level of involvement. No one is in custody at this time. The motive is unknown and the
investigation is ongoing.… Read More

The Ontario City Council Tuesday night adopted an aggressive plan that would position the City to lead the Inland Empire in addressing the housing crisis.

Ontario’s updated Housing Element lays out a series of planning and zoning changes that would allow the building of more than 20,000 housing units over an eight-year period ending in October 2029, including nearly 9,000 units for low-income and very low-income residents.

Those numbers represent Ontario’s allocation under the state-mandated Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) – a process governed by the… Read More

The Ontario Museum of History & Art, and Museum Associates present the 11th Biennial Ontario Invitational Art exhibition. Opening Thursday, February 10 and running through Sunday, April 17, 2022, nine artists were selected by juror Kathryn Ervin, a professor in the Department of Theatre Arts at California State University, San Bernardino, to participate from the 2021 Ontario Open Art Exhibition. The winning artists are Pechez Sepehri, Annie Toliver, Mary Hughes. Honorable Mentions are Rick Cummings, Dr. Patricia Jessup-Woodlin, Viktoria Romanova, Frank Carrillo, and City… Read More

The Ontario Police Department has arrested a man for attempting to lure a minor child to meet in a public place, to engage in sexual acts.

Manuel Eugenio Huezo-Alvarado, a 52-year-old male, was arrested on February 5, 2022 in the City of Ontario after admitting he attempted to meet a thirteen-year-old female minor, to engage in sexual activity.

Investigators determined Huezo-Alvarado exchanged multiple sexually explicit messages via an online social networking application, named “Meet4U”, with an adult posing as a 13-year-old female. After requesting sexually… Read More

Two showcase events next month will spotlight some of the best the City of Ontario has to offer as the Inland Empire’s premier economic, population and cultural center.
On Wednesday, March 16, the City will host its 2022 State of the City Business Address event – one of the region’s most anticipated annual gatherings of business leaders and stakeholders from across the IE and Southern California. This year’s event, at the Ontario Convention Center, will highlight current and future business investments and economic development projects, and the critical role they play in… Read More