Burum attorney argues DA has conflict of interest in corruption case
Alleging a conflict of interest exists, the attorney for Rancho Cucamonga developer Jeff Burum wants the district attorney recused from prosecuting his client. The alleged conflict stems from...
View ArticleTwo ordered held, third pleads guilty in Kinzey meth case
SAN BERNARDINO - A Redlands man and woman were ordered held on conspiracy charges at a hearing earlier this week in connection with a methemphetamine trafficking ring that was allegedly run by Cal...
View ArticleFontana teacher found guilty of possessing child porn
A Loma Linda man, who taught elementary school in Fontana, was taken into custody Tuesday after a jury found him guilty of possessing child pornography. Jurors returned the guilty verdict against Clark...
View ArticleSan Bernardino tow company owner pleads no contest to fraud
By Melissa Pinion-Whitt Posted: 09/29/2011 08:06:46 AM PDT The owner of San Bernardino-based Wilson Towing, who is also a former Los Angeles police detective, pleaded no contest Tuesday to two counts...
View ArticleDeputy charged in domestic dispute returns to work
Melissa Pinion-Whitt, Staff Writer Posted: 09/29/2011 02:41:21 PM PDT A San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy suspected of beating his girlfriend in Beaumont and then holding police at bay before his...
View ArticleDecision expected soon in case of Victorville grandmother
Mike Cruz, Staff Writer Posted: 09/29/2011 04:46:49 PM PDT Prosecutors in the High Desert could reach a decision as early as today about whether to charge a Victorville woman accused of leaving her...
View ArticlePostmus' attorney concerned FBI investigation may target ex-county supervisor
Joe Nelson, Staff Writer Posted: 09/29/2011 09:38:47 PM PDT The attorney for Bill Postmus is concerned that his client, who is cooperating with state and local prosecutors in their investigation of San...
View ArticleJudge won't dismiss charges for three alleged gang members
SAN BERNARDINO - A Superior Court judge denied a request Friday to dismiss the charges against three of nine alleged members and associates of the Pimps, Players, Hustlers and Gangsters street gang,...
View ArticleNo charges will be filed against grandmother for leaving child in car
Prosecutors have decided not to file charges against a Victorville grandmother and her friend, who were arrested last month after her 11-month-old grandson was found inside a hot car they drove to a...
View ArticlePrelim to be scheduled for two men accused of beating Giants fan at stadium
Two Rialto men are back in court next month in the beating of San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow on Opening Day at Dodger Stadium. Louie Sanchez and Marvin Norwood appeared Friday in Los Angeles...
View ArticleMontclair man sentences to 58 years in prison for sexually abuse his...
A Montclair man found guilty in July of sexually abusing his stepdaughter was sentenced Monday to 58 years in state prison. Juan Trujillo Barajas, 40, was sentenced according to the terms recommended...
View ArticleMental competency trial starts for defendant in slayings of High Desert couple
VICTORVILLE - A jury will begin hearing evidence Wednesday in the mental competency trial for a West Covina man accused of the execution-style killings of a young man and woman in 2008 at an abandoned...
View ArticleDozens in Inland Empire indicted in huge tax fraud scheme
Neil Nisperos, Staff Writer Posted: 10/03/2011 12:25:41 PM PDT A federal investigation into the practices of two San Bernardino County tax service companies has resulted in one of the largest...
View ArticleTwo co-defendants in 'Devil's Professor' drug trafficking case entered not...
Two co-defendants in the "Devil's Professor" methamphetamine trafficking case entered not-guilty pleas Tuesday to conspiracy charges. Chelsea Marie Johnson, 34, and Eric Cortez, 31, both of Redlands,...
View ArticleCalifornia attorney general explains her leaving mortgage settlement talks
By Andrew Edwards, Staff Writer Posted: 10/04/2011 03:56:03 PM PDT California Attorney General Kamala Harris held a conference call today to explain her decision to leave national settlement talks with...
View ArticleDeveloper Burum's attorney says FBI searches unconstitutional
Joe Nelson, The (San Bernardino County) Sun Posted: 10/04/2011 01:59:35 PM PDT Federal search warrants served at the home and business of Rancho Cucamonga developer Jeff Burum were unconstitutionally...
View ArticleMental competency trial begins for man in High Desert bunker killings
VICTORVILLE -- A pair of mental health experts may have concluded that a West Covina man accused of the execution-style slayings of a young High Desert couple at an abandoned military bunker is...
View ArticleCalfornia attorney general explains decision to leave mortgage settlement talks
Andrew Edwards, Staff Writer Posted: 10/04/2011 03:56:03 PM PDT State Attorney General Kamala Harris said Tuesday she left national settlement talks with lenders over potential mortgage and foreclosure...
View ArticleAssistant AG Schons to retire, take new job
Joe Nelson, Staff Writer Posted: 10/06/2011 07:11:55 PM PDT Senior state Assistant Attorney General Gary Schons will retire at the end of the month and will begin a new job at the San Diego County...
View ArticleVagos gang crackdown nets arrests, weapons, drugs
By Mike Cruz, The (San Bernardino County) Sun Posted: 10/06/2011 03:46:10 PM PDT Hundreds of weapons, including an anti-tank gun and a rocket launcher, methamphetamine and cocaine were seized Thursday...
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