Man accused of torching ex-girlfriend's car
CHINO -- A 28-year-old man has been charged with arson for allegedly setting fire to his ex-girlfriend's car. Carlos Allen Alexander is accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend after their breakup in...
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Murder trial opens in prostitute's slaying
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- Larry Darnell Shyne never planned for Kimberly Michelle Sum to be shot and killed. Shyne, Sum's former pimp, allegedly enlisted his cousin and his cousin's gang associate to rob Sum...
View ArticleOfficer testifies in trial for prostitute's slaying
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- The prosecution called only one witness to testify today in the murder trial of two men accused in the slaying of a prostitute at an Ontario hotel. Ontario police Officer Melissa...
View ArticleTestimony to begin Wednesday in Filippi Winery trial
A judge is scheduled to begin hearing testimony Wednesday in a lawsuit between Gino and Joe Filippi that will determine the future of the Joseph Filippi Winery in Rancho Cucamonga. The first phase of...
View ArticleTrial postponed in Joseph Filippi Winery case
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- A trial scheduled to begin this morning in the Joseph Filippi Winery case was postponed to Monday. The trial in West Valley Superior Court was postponed because the mother of one of...
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Man testifies against co-defendants in trial for prostitute's slaying
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- One of three Pomona men charged in the attempted robbery and slaying of a prostitute took the witness stand today at the trial of his former co-conspirators. Donald Ray Walker...
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Co-conspirator in prostitute's slaying spends second day on witness stand
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- One of three Pomona men charged in the slaying of a prostitute in Ontario spent a second day on the witness stand today in the murder trial of his two co-defendants. Donald Ray...
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Pomona councilwoman pleads not guilty in alleged theft of campaign sign
POMONA -- A local councilwoman pleaded not guilty to petty theft this week for allegedly stealing a campaign sign last year on Election Day. Pomona Councilwoman Ginna Escobar's attorney entered the...
View ArticleMan pleads no contest to pandering
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- A 23-year-old man pleaded no contest to pandering this week as part of a plea agreement that carries a 16-month prison sentence. Arluster Berdale Johnson entered his plea to the...
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Grading company convicted in fatal 2006 dump truck crash
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- The grading company that owned a dump truck involved in a fatal crash in 2006 has pleaded no contest to a criminal charge and agreed to pay $10,000 to the victim's family. Clark...
View ArticleFilippi Winery trial scheduled to begin today
A trial set to begin this morning in the lawsuit between two brothers who co-own the Joseph Filippi Winery. The trial was scheduled to begin last week, but it was postponed because an attorney suffered...
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Accused drunk driver must stand trial in Pomona woman's death
Pictured (L-R): Ashley Young and Leyna Basua FONTANA -- A judge ruled today that an alleged drunken driver must stand trial for a traffic collision on the 15 Freeway that led to the death of a Pomona...
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Man completes testimony against co-defendants in murder trial
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- A man who agreed to testify against his two alleged co-conspirators in a murder trial for the slaying of a prostitute completed his testimony today after four days on the witness...
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Accused pimp scrutinized in trial for prostitute's slaying
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- Testimony today in the murder trial for a prostitute's slaying centered on the woman's alleged pimp, who is accused of setting up the robbery that ended in Kimberly Michelle Sum's...
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Defendants' gang ties examined in trial for prostitute's killing
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- Two men charged in the slaying of a prostitute lived in Pomona, but prosecutors believe they were members of a Los Angeles gang. The bulk of testimony today during a murder trial...
View Article19-year-old charged with murder for Rancho Cucamonga slaying
RANCHO CUCAMONGA - The San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office charged a 19-year-old man with murder this week for allegedly fatally shooting a man last month. Trenton Abel Dukes was charged...
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Man sentenced to prison for forcing 12-year-old girl to have sex, sell drugs
RIVERSIDE - A 27-year-old man accused sexually abusing a 12-year-old Norco girl and forcing her to sell drugs has been sentenced to three years in prison. Julio Cortes, of Westminster, pleaded guilty...
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Phone records implicate men in trial for prostitute's killing
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- Jurors were presented with cell phone records today that further implicated two men being tried for murder in the slaying of a prostitute in Ontario. The records, which were...
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Closing arguments set in trial for prostitute's killing
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- Testimony concluded today in the trial for two Pomona men charged with murdering a prostitute in 2008 at an Ontario hotel. Attorneys are set to give closing arguments Wednesday in...
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Attorneys give closing arguments in trial for prostitute's slaying
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- The attorney for a man on trial for a prostitute's killing doesn't contest prosecutors' allegations that his client is a pimp. Though Larry Shyne is "a leech" -- in the words of...
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