Press Releases

Ontario’s Mayor and City Council are proud to announce this year’s National Night Out event scheduled for Tuesday, August 2, 2016.  This year’s event will celebrate the City’s ongoing commitment to maintaining a high level of public safety and quality of life. National Night Out is designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, enhance participation in local anticrime efforts, and strengthen our community’s partnerships with law enforcement. … Read More

Armed IPhone bandits force police into a 38 minute pursuit before abandoning the getaway car in Downey.

At approximately 9:05am police received a call from a Verizon store employee that an… Read More

The Ontario Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, June 10, 2016, at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.

Traffic investigators are seeking the public’s help locating the driver involved in a fatal hit and run collision. On Sunday morning, May 22, 2016, at approximately 1:50am, Thomas Martinez, a 50-year-old Ontario resident was struck by a motorist who fled the scene. 

The Ontario Police Department welcomes back the Citizen’s Academy. The Citizen’s Academy is an opportunity for the public to learn about the Ontario Police Department through exciting demonstrations and presentations.

Officers from the Ontario Police Department’s DUI Enforcement Team will be deploying this weekend to stop and arrest alcohol and drug-impaired drivers in the department’s ongoing traffic safety campaign. DUI Saturation Patrols will deploy on Friday, May 27, 2016 between the hours of 6 p.m. and 2 a.m. in areas with high frequencies of DUI collisions and / or arrest.