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CIM inmate convicted of fueling fire in riot
Pictured: Joshua Hall after the riot. CHINO -- An inmate at the California Institution for Men has pleaded guilty to a felony for helping to set fire to a barracks in the Aug. 8, 2009 riot at the...
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Judge dismisses lawsuit brought against Pomona by murdered woman's relatives
Pictured: Eileen Nicole Ponce-Orta and her daughter Alina. LOS ANGELES -- A judge today dismissed a lawsuit brought against the city of Pomona by the family of a murdered woman whose relatives...
View ArticleTrial nears close for men charged in string of armed robberies
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- The prosecution rested its case today in the trial of two men charged with committing a string of armed robberies two years ago across the Inland Valley. Jose Antonio Rivera, 36,...
View ArticleRetrial under way in Pomona slaying
POMONA -- A retrial began this week for a 24-year-old man accused of shooting a man to death to avenge his brother's killing. At his first trial, held in December, Joel Martin was convicted of...
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Serial killer with Claremont victim pleads guilty to seven murders
LOS ANGELES -- An alleged serial killer whose victims included a Claremont woman slain in 1986 pleaded guilty today to seven counts of murder. John Floyd Thomas Jr.'s guilty pleas were entered in the...
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Alleged pimp faces life in prison for raping, torturing women
ONTARIO -- An alleged pimp stands accused of committing numerous crimes against a 17-year-old girl and a 30-year-old woman who police believe he was grooming to work as prostitutes for him. Tremaine...
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Witness: Slaying of Pomona toddler in 2006 stemmed from neighborhood taunts
Pictured: Ethan Esparza POMONA - The man charged with murdering 3-year-old Ethan Esparza in a drive-by shooting nearly five years ago targeted the home because he often received hostile comments and...
View ArticleMan convicted of key gun charge in Pomona killing
POMONA - A 24-year-old man convicted of murdering a man to avenge his brother's slaying had his future prison sentence significantly lengthened today when a jury convicted him of a key "special...
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Judge: Alleged shooter must stand trial in Ethan Esparza killing
Pictured: Ethan Esparza POMONA - After hearing testimony for two days about the fatal shooting here of 3-year-old Ethan Esparza, a judge ruled today that there's enough evidence for the boy's alleged...
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Ontario priest ordered to stand trial in sexual abuse case
RANCHO CUCAMONGA - After hearing testimony Tuesday during a preliminary hearing, a judge ruled that prosecutors have enough evidence for a priest's molestation case to proceed to trial. Alejandro...
View ArticleDrunken driver in fatal La Verne crash pleads guilty to two counts of murder
POMONA - A 28-year-old drunken driver who killed two of his passengers after driving into a tree last year in La Verne pleaded guilty today to two counts of murder. Alan Michael McConnell of Covina...
View ArticleWitness details slayings by alleged Pomona gang members
LOS ANGELES - The key witness in a triple-murder case spent nearly the entire day today on the witness stand, detailing two killings she saw as well as the frequent beatings and rapes she allegedly...
View ArticleAlleged killer's cousin testifies in triple-murder case
LOS ANGELES - Anthony Caballero potentially faced the death penalty two years ago when he was charged with murder in connection with his cousin's alleged string of three killings. But this afternoon he...
View ArticleJudge orders trial for Pomona men charged in triple-murder case
LOS ANGELES - A judge ruled this afternoon that three Pomona men must stand trial for murder and other charges in connection with a string of three alleged gang killings two years ago. The ruling by...
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Former prison guard pleads no contest in alleged kidnap and rape
Pictured (L-R): Orban and Jelinek. RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- A former correctional officer has reached a plea bargain with prosecutors in connection with the alleged kidnap and rape last year of an Ontario...
View ArticleOntario man convicted in string of armed robberies
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- A jury found a 36-year-old Ontario man guilty of nearly three dozen felonies today in connection with a series of armed robberies. The verdicts reached in West Valley Superior Court...
View ArticleSecond man convicted in series of robberies
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- A 25-year-old man was convicted of 28 felonies this afternoon for participating in a series of armed robberies across the Inland Valley. Prosecutors believe Cruz Rodriguez Vasquez...
View ArticleMan sentenced to 14 years in Rialto officer's killing
FONTANA -- A man convicted in the fatal shooting in 2007 of Rialto police officer Sergio Carrera Jr. was sentenced today to 14 years in prison. Krist Antonio Wiggins' sentence was the longest possible...
View ArticleMen sentenced to lengthy prison terms for slaying of Montclair woman
POMONA - Two men were sentenced to prison Tuesday after pleading no contest to several crimes in the shooting death of a 31-year-old Montclair woman. Nelssa Tovar was shot and killed at a south Pomona...
View ArticleJury deadlocks in deliberations over south Pomona killing
POMONA -- A judge declared a mistrial this week after a jury deadlocked in its deliberations over the guilt of an 18-year-old man charged with murder and other crimes for an alleged gang killing in...
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