Press Releases

An Inland Empire man is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon on federal charges of aiming the beam of a laser at an Ontario Police Department helicopter.

Asarel Felix Lombera, 28, who resides in Fontana, but lived in Ontario at the time of the offense, has agreed to plead guilty to the felony offense of aiming a laser at an aircraft. He is scheduled to make his initial appearance this afternoon in United States District Court in Los Angeles.

When Lombera was charged in December, prosecutors also filed a plea agreement in which the defendant admitted that he… Read More

Ontario Police are investigating a hit-and-run traffic collision in which a vehicle stuck a 55 year-old woman. Investigators are seeking the public’s help in identifying the driver of the vehicle.

The collision occurred on February 9th, 2017 at 6:07 PM, in the intersection of Vesta Street and San Antonio Avenue. The victim sustained life-threatening injuries and was taken by helicopter to a local hospital.

The driver of the suspect vehicle is believed to be a White or Hispanic male with dark hair, 20 – 30 years of age. The suspect vehicle was described as a red or… Read More

The Ontario Mayor and City Council hosted a variety of public and private organizations as well as members of the community to dedicate the completion of the landscape renovations at the Ontario Museum of History & Art today. The landscape renovations transformed 2.4 acres of water-consuming turf and asphalt parking lot, on the grounds of the Museum, into a sustainable outdoor education garden with multiple environmental, economic, health and social benefits.

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On February 3, 2017 at 10 AM, the Ontario City Council, in partnership with the County of San Bernardino, San Bernardino County Transportation Authority, and Union Pacific Railroad hosted a variety of public and private organizations as well as members of the community to officially dedicate the completion of the South Milliken Avenue Grade Separation.

Over the… Read More

Ontario, CA – 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 Sunday, February 05, 2017 between the hours of 6 p.m. and 2 a.m. in areas with high frequencies of DUI collisions and / or arrest.

“The goal of this grant is to keep the roadways safe for our community,” said Lieutenant John Duffield who manages the Ontario Police Department’s Traffic Division. “This is a ‘Zero Tolerance’… Read More

On January 31, 2017, at approximately 3:00pm, two 17-year-old girls were near the community pool in the Eden Glen community, 3800 E. Riverside Drive. They did not live in the complex.

The suspect, 36-year-old Cephas Hendricks Jr., who lives in the complex, gave them access to the pool. He … Read More