Press Releases

Ontario, CA – This year Ontario’s National Night Out will be held on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Association of Town Watch has strongly recommended that all National Night Out 2020 areas celebrate on the new date. The health and safety of Ontario citizens is our number one priority.

The Ontario National Night Out Kick-Off meeting originally scheduled for Thursday, June 4, 2020 has been canceled. The neighborhood awards for the previous year’s event are typically given during the kick-off meeting. Ontario neighborhoods were eligible… Read More

All Road Users Are Essential: May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month

Ontario, Calif. — May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, and the Ontario Police Department encourages the community to think about the safety of riders on two wheels and look twice for motorcycles.

“While we should be staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, we understand people need to get out once in a while and run essential errands,“ Deputy Chief, Mike Lorenz said. “Don’t let safety on the road go by the wayside, whether you are on two wheels or four.”

With nearly 900,000… Read More

Additional officers from the Ontario Department will be out on patrol tonight from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. looking for drivers suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.

Patrols will take place in areas with a history of DUI crashes and arrests. In 2018, 1,069 people were killed on California roads in crashes involving drivers who had a blood alcohol content over the legal limit (.08 or above). Last year, the Ontario Police Department investigated 96 DUI crashes that killed 5 people and injured 126 others.

The Ontario Police Department reminds the… Read More

(Ontario, CA) On March 14, 2020, the Ontario Police Department conducted a Minor Decoy Grant Project Operation. The operation was designed to ensure compliance of establishments with ABC regulations and procedures.

During the operation, seven locations were tested. Three locations which are listed below, were found to be in violation of selling alcohol to a minor. In addition to the initial violations, four subjects were arrested for selling alcohol to minors. All subjects who violated the law were arrested and released on a notice to appear citation.

This project… Read More

Ontario, CA – Ontario Police arrested a man suspected of street racing that resulted in a fatal traffic collision earlier this month.

This collision took place Thursday, April 9, 2020 at 3:30 PM when the suspect and another vehicle were street racing in the area of Euclid Avenue and Riverside Drive. One of the vehicles lost control at a high rate of speed and struck several trees, killing the passenger. The suspect drove over debris and fled the scene.

Investigators identified Ruben Lopez Gomez, a 22-year-old male from Chino as the suspect that fled the scene. He… Read More

Ontario Police have arrested a man for making criminal threats against a local high school.

Police were notified earlier this morning about a man who was making a threat to do harm to Ontario High School on a social media account. An acquaintance of the man saw the post and notified police of the pending threat. Investigators immediately began working the case and identified Julio Cesar Medina, age 23 of Ontario, as the person responsible for the post.

An Ontario Police School Resource Officer enacted a plan to provide extra security for the school based on the… Read More