Press Releases

Ontario Police are seeking the public’s assistance in solving a string of residential burglaries.

Over the last several weeks, Ontario Police have received multiple reports of residential burglaries with similar circumstances. The suspects have primarily targeted homes within the area of Vineyard Avenue to Haven Avenue and Riverside Drive to Merrill Street. The suspects typically enter residences through rear windows or doors. In most cases, the residents were not home at the time of the incident. Homes that back up to a street have been victimized more often.… Read More

ONTARIO - Ontario Police served search warrants at three different homes in the same neighborhood resulting in the seizure of thousands of marijuana plants.

On April 12, 2022, Ontario Police Officers served search warrants at two homes in the 4100 block of S. Canal Way and one home in the 2900 block of E. Grafton Street. The warrants resulted in the seizure of 2650 marijuana plants. Each of the homes were vacant at the time police arrived and no arrests have been made.

Upon entering one home, a large gas leak was discovered which threatened the safety of our… Read More

Ontario Police Department was involved in a vehicle pursuit that led to an officer involved shooting in Riverside County.

The incident began on April 4th, 2022, at 6:10 PM, when an Ontario Police Officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a stolen vehicle near Haven Avenue and Francis Street, in the City of Ontario. The driver failed to stop and led officers on a pursuit. During the pursuit the suspect used the vehicle to ram Ontario Police vehicles. At that time, an officer involved shooting occurred in which Ontario Police Officers fired their weapons, striking the… Read More

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… 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