Press Releases

Detectives are releasing the booking photograph of Youth Pastor Gerardo Custodio Jr., believing there may be additional victims or witnesses and they are encouraging them to come forward.

Gerardo Custodio Jr. has been the Youth Pastor for many years at the Iglesia La Familia De Dios Church located at 1305 North Euclid Avenue in Ontario. Gerardo Custodio Jr. was away from the church while attending college but has been back since 2011.

His father, Gerardo Custodio Sr. is the Senior Pastor of the church which opened in 1995. On Saturday, January 14, officers interviewed… Read More

Ontario Police Officers have recovered a child who was kidnapped when a suspect stole his father’s truck.

On January 12, 2018, at approximately 10:16 PM, Ontario Police Dispatch received a 911 call from a man who stated his vehicle had just been stolen with his 10-year-old son inside. The man had pulled into the Chevron gas station located in the 1000 block of North Ontario Mills Drive to fuel his pick-up truck. He allowed his son to stay in the vehicle as he went into the store. While he was inside the store, an unknown male stole the vehicle and drove away with the child… Read More

The Ontario Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on January 12, 2018 at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.

In recent years, California has seen a disturbing increase in drug-impaired driving crashes. The Ontario Police department supports the new effort from the Office of Traffic Safety that aims to educate all drivers that “DUI Doesn’t Just Mean Booze.” If you take prescription drugs, particularly those with a driving or operating machinery warning on the label, you might… Read More

Police are increasing patrols in an attempt to locate a man who exposed himself to a student on her way to school this morning.

At approximately 6:10am this morning, a 14-yr-old female student was walking to the bus stop near the intersection of Turner Avenue and Fourth Street.

As she approached the bus stop, she saw a silver, newer model SUV, with a paper rear license plate, already stopped on Turner Avenue, south of Fourth Street.

The suspect, who was described as a Hispanic male in his 30's, 5-5, medium build, wearing a black t-shirt and … Read More

Ontario Police are investigating a traffic collision which resulted in the death of a man who was pushing his vehicle.

The collision occurred on Thursday, January 4, 2018 at approximately 11:45 PM in the 800 block of East Mission Boulevard. The deceased, a 26 year-old male from Chino, was pushing his vehicle in the westbound lanes of Mission Boulevard while his mother steered the car. As he was pushing, the suspect vehicle collided with the victim, causing fatal injuries.

The suspect, Shayne Ary, a 21 year old male from Bakersfield, received minor injuries. He was… Read More

Congratulations to the residents of the City of Ontario for being awarded 6th place in the National Night Out event, in Category 2, with populations from 100K- 300K. The award was received from the National Association of Town Watch, the sponsor of the national community crime and safety event.

National Night Out took place on August 1, 2017 and saw 16,337 communities across the country come together with local law enforcement to share smiles, food and reaffirm a vested interest to make neighborhoods safer.

In Ontario, Neighborhood Watch Group Block Parties took place… Read More