News From Around The County
A Montebello resident in a stolen BMW was arrested Wednesday, Dec. 28, after leading officers on a high-speed chase from the Boyle Heights area through three counties before surrendering in a fast food restaurant parking lot in Norco. Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Transit Policing Division first spotted the stolen vehicle in the area of 101 and 10 freeways about […]
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CORONA – Corona police officers arrested two brothers after they allegedly burglarized two restaurants before leading officers on an early-morning high-speed pursuit Wednesday, Dec. 28. The first burglary happened at Chronic Taco at 160 E. Ontario Avenue in Corona. The second burglary happened at Graziano’s Pizza at 333 Magnolia Avenue in Corona. After the burglaries and pursuit officers arrested Rodney Shorter II, […]
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HEMET – Hemet police and fire officials responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a vehicle rollover and fire in the area of S. Lyon Avenue and Peppertree Drive in Hemet Friday, Dec. 30. Callers reported a Jeep Liberty had overturned and caught fire after it smashed at full-speed into a row of concrete K-Rail dividers about 7:19 p.m. Hemet fire […]
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UPDATE: 12/30/2016 7 p.m. RIVERSIDE – Riverside police officials announced the arrest of a man accused of two recent attempted sexual assaults and robberies that occurred along the I-215 Freeway in Riverside. The two incidents happened on Friday, Dec. 23 and Thursday, Dec. 29. In both incidents the suspect, who was later identified as Joseph Pete Macias, 34, of Riverside, used his SUV […]
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HESPERIA – Two people died in an early-morning residential house fire on Christmas eve, Saturday, Dec. 24. The deadly blaze happened in the 11100 block of Redwood Avenue near Appleton Road in Hesperia. Cal Fire/San Bernardino County firefighters and deputies from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Hesperia station responded to reports of the house fire at 2:58 a.m. When emergency first […]
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CALIMESA – Sheriff’s officials announced the arrest of a man accused of attempting to kidnap two young girls Thursday, Dec. 29. The attempted kidnapping happened in the 1300 block of Lone Star Court in Calimesa, a quiet tree-lined cul-de-sac located south of Sandalwood Drive and north of the Calimesa Country Club. During their investigation, deputies identified the alleged suspect as Luis Lozano, 32, […]
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YUCAIPA – A man was killed while leading San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies on a high-speed pursuit Thursday, Dec. 29. The pursuit began when San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies attempted a traffic enforcement stop. The driver, who was later identified as Jesus Ortiz, 22, of Yucaipa, refused to yield to the deputies and fled from pursuing officers. The pursuit ended about 1:58 a.m., […]
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LOMA LINDA – San Bernardino County sheriff’s officials arrested a man accused of taking two people hostage at gunpoint Wednesday, Dec. 28. The incident started about 8:22 a.m., in the 26600 block of Romero Road in the unincorporated area of Loma Linda. The suspect, was identified as Isaac Michael Castillo, 28, of San Bernardino. After his arrest, officials charged Castillo with suspicion […]
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Rescuers responded to the scene of a helicopter crash in the Mount Baldy area. KABC7 photo MOUNT BALDY – A helicopter crash in the Mount Baldy area in San Bernardino County prompted a rescue operation by the San Bernardino County Fire Department Thursday, Dec. 29. Four people were in the helicopter, a Robinson R44, when it made a “hard landing” […]
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RIVERSIDE – A 34-year-old Riverside area transient pleaded not guilty to attempted robbery and attempted arson charges at a felony in-custody arraignment today, Thursday, Dec. 29. The court proceeding was held at the Riverside Hall of Justice. Police officials allege that Brian Paul Buell attempted to rob an Altura Credit Union in the 3400 block of 14th Street near Lemon Street […]
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