Ex-officer sentenced for sex with underage relative
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- A former Long Beach police detective was sentenced to two years in state prison to day for having an ongoing sexual relationship with an underage female relative. Before he was...
View ArticleSocial Security employee accused of stealing from beneficiaries
LOS ANGELES -- A Pomona woman who works for the U.S. Social Security Administration was indicted by a federal grand jury today on charges that she stole from Social Security beneficiaries. Gezal...
View ArticleOntario police arrest 3 in slaying
Pictured (L-R): Amy Hillrich, David Olvera and Emilio Saldana Updated at 4:40 p.m. Three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with a man's fatal shooting Tuesday at a parking...
View ArticlePolice: Custody battle led to shooting
Pictured (L-R): Amy Hillrich, David Olvera and Emilio Saldana RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- A custody battle between a divorced couple allegedly led to a Fontana man's fatal shooting Tuesday at an Ontario...
View ArticleAccused Redlands molester pleads not guilty to new charges
SAN BERNARDINO - Prosecutors on Friday altered the criminal charges filed against a Redlands man accused of kidnapping and molesting a 4-year-old girl. Prosecutors filed an "amended complaint" charging...
View ArticleCharge dropped against Hillside High School proctor
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- Prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against a proctor at Hillside High School in Upland accused of sending sexually suggestive text messages to an underage girl. Ruben Olivas,...
View ArticleMurder trial opens in 2-year-old boy's death
RIVERSIDE -- A murder trial opened Monday for a man accused of killing his 2-year-old son, who died last year four days after suffering a brain injury at his father's home. In his opening statement to...
View ArticleAlleged victims testify in 'Granny Bandit' case
FONTANA -- After hearing testimony from three alleged victims, a judge ruled Wednesday that prosecutors can try the accused 'Granny Bandit' on four counts of robbery. The alleged victims each said they...
View ArticleChurch choir director sentenced for lewd acts with underage girl
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- A choir director from a Montclair church was sentenced to four years and four months in state prison Thursday for committing sexual acts with a 15-year-old choirgirl. Mark William...
View ArticleWoman pleads no contest in husband's fatal shooting
SAN BERNARDINO -- An Ontario woman pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and assault Friday in connection with the 2007 shooting death of her husband. Mia Gonzales entered her pleas in San...
View ArticleNorco day care owner convicted of child abuse
CORONA -- A Norco woman who operated a home-based day care was convicted of child abuse and battery Friday in connection with the alleged abuse of children in her care. A jury deliberated four days in...
View ArticleJudge orders trial for man charged in girlfriend's death
FONTANA -- A judge ruled Friday that a 19-year-old man must stand trial on two counts of murder for allegedly killing his pregnant 17-year-old girlfriend and dumping her body in a trash can. The ruling...
View ArticleMurder trial begins in 19-year-old man's slaying
A murder trial is under way in Pomona Superior Court for two men charged with fatally shooting a man last year in what prosecutors described as a gang-motivated crime. Vincent Lopez, 18, and Miguel...
View ArticleMan pleads no contest in drunk driving death
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- An alleged drunk driver from Ontario pleaded no contest to a felony Monday in connection with a car collision that killed a 60-year-old man. Jairo Gutierrez, 18, pleaded no contest...
View ArticlePriest sentenced for lewd act on child
UPDATED at 1:45 p.m. RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- A priest on Wednesday was sentenced to a year in jail and taken into custody for committing lewd sexual acts with a 12-year-old boy in his Ontario parish....
View ArticlePriest's alleged victims ready civil lawsuits
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- With Alejandro Castillo's criminal case concluding with his sentencing Wednesday, his alleged sexual abuse victims are turning their attention to civil court. Two brothers who say...
View ArticleFather convicted of murder in Ontario boy's death
RIVERSIDE -- A Moreno Valley man was convicted of first-degree murder Thursday in connection with the death of his son, a 2-year-old Ontario boy who died last year after suffering a brain injury at his...
View ArticleBabysitter charged with injuring infant
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- After hearing court testimony Thursday about a severely injured infant, a judge ruled that the 5-month-old girl's babysitter must stand trial for child abuse. Prosecutors accuse...
View ArticleSentencing postponed in sexual abuse case
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- A sentencing hearing Friday for a Montclair man convicted of sexually abusing his stepdaughter was postponed after his attorney filed a motion asking for a new trial. In the motion,...
View ArticleTwo men convicted of murder in Pomona shooting
POMONA -- Two men have been convicted of murder in connection with the shooting death last year of 19-year-old Ramiro Chavez. Vincent Lopez, 18, was found guilty by a jury Friday of first-degree...
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