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OPD Wears Pink Badges
Beginning Sunday, October 1, and throughout the month of October, Ontario police officers will be wearing their badges highlighted in pink.
 
This is the Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Campaign to promote increased awareness of the disease.
 
It also raises funds for research into its cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and a cure.
 
The campaign also offers information and support to those affected by breast cancer.
 
More information can be found at www.nationalbreastcancer.org… Read More
Backyard Tunnel Collapses Killing Man

Police responding to a medical assist in the 1700 block of East Yale Street, find the resident deceased.

At approximately 5:50pm, police received a call from a resident about a man trapped in a tunnel he was digging.

The 65-year-old Ontario resident was apparently digging for rocks in his own backyard. A resident at the same house

was watching him for a while but then left. When they returned to the backyard they saw that the tunnel had

collapsed. They hurried over to help rescue the man but when they got to him, he was already dead.

The Coroner’s… Read More

Ontario Museum of History & Art Presents Día de los Muertos: Everyday Heroes Exhibit

On exhibit from October 5, 2017 through November 12, 2017, the Ontario Museum of History & Art presents the annual Dí… Read More

DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint Planned this Weekend

Ontario, CA – The Ontario Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on September 22, 2017 at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.

In recent years, California has seen a disturbing increase in drug-impaired driving crashes. The Ontario Police department supports the new effort from the Office of Traffic Safety that aims to educate all drivers that “DUI Doesn’t Just Mean Booze.” If you take prescription drugs, particularly those with a driving or operating machinery warning on the… Read More

The Ontario City Library Invites You to a Frankenstein Party Planning Workshop for Adults

On Tuesday, October 3, 2017, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM, the Ovitt Family Community Library Adult Services Department is hosting a Frankenstein Party Planning Workshop for Adults.  In honor of the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s classic novel and as part of this year’s Ontario Reads program, this fun, free workshop will offer participants the opportunity to make and taste Frankenstein-themed appetizers, desserts and beverages; and make and take Frankenstein party decorations.  During the event, Barnes & Noble will be on-site with a selection of materials available to… Read More

Ramada Inn Murder Suspects Arrested

This shooting appears to have resulted from a dispute over payment, involving prostitution. The victim, 44-year-old Irwin Myland of Rancho Cucamonga, was shot while still in the hotel room and was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Detectives were able to gather enough information to identify the suspects and their vehicle. 24-years-old Fernando Covarrubias, out of Fresno, is suspected of being the shooter.

Fresno PD conducted a surveillance on Covarrubias. When Covarrubias left the location, Fresno PD tried to do a traffic stop but Covarrubias took off. A short pursuit… Read More

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