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Ramada Inn Murder Suspects Arrested

This shooting appears to have resulted from a dispute over payment, involving prostitution. The victim, 44-year-old Irwin Myland of Rancho Cucamonga, was shot while still in the hotel room and was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Detectives were able to gather enough information to identify the suspects and their vehicle. 24-years-old Fernando Covarrubias, out of Fresno, is suspected of being the shooter.

Fresno PD conducted a surveillance on Covarrubias. When Covarrubias left the location, Fresno PD tried to do a traffic stop but Covarrubias took off. A short… Read More

Dead Body Found in a Refrigerator

Detectives are investigating what happened to a man who was found dead inside a refrigerator. The refrigerator had been dumped onto the northbound lane of traffic in the 700 block of South Hope Ave.

Police received a call at approximately 6:00am from a man on his way to work who found the refrigerator dumped onto the street. When he got out to see what was going on, he discovered the dead body partially hanging out of the refrigerator and called the police.

Detectives identified the man as a Hispanic male in his mid to late 30’s. The man’s identity is not being… Read More

Ontario's 2017 National Night Out Event

Ontario’s Mayor and City Council would like to invite members of the community to attend this year’s National Night Out event on Tuesday, August 1, 2017.  

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Series of Armed Robberies

The Ontario Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify two suspects, who have committed multiple armed robberies of Charley’s Philly Steaks located at One Mills Cir, Suite FC07. To date, the most recent robberies of the local eatery took place on Friday, July 7 and Monday, July 10.

On Friday, July 7, 2017 at approximately 11:15 a.m., a black male (18-20 years old, 509- 600 feet tall, thin build, with cropped hair) forced his way through a backdoor and into the store. Armed with a knife, the suspect ordered employees to open the safe. The suspect then fled… Read More

Fatal Traffic Collision

On Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 12:50 a.m., a fatal traffic collision occurred when a motorcycle struck a car at Milliken Ave and the I-10 Freeway. The driver of the black GSXR1000 had been going southbound on Milliken Ave, in excess of 100 miles per hours, when he hit the broadside of a 1991 Toyota Corolla who was lawfully turning to enter the freeway. Due to the impact, the motorcyclist was ejected from his motorcycle and he died at the scene. The other driver of the car declined medical aid, was cooperative with investigators, and was not determined to be under the influence.… Read More

DUI Enforcement Operations Planned this Weekend

Ontario, CA - Officers from the Ontario Police Department’s DUI Enforcement Team will be deploying this weekend to stop and arrest alcohol and drug-impaired drivers in the Department’s ongoing traffic safety campaign. DUI Saturation Patrols will deploy on Friday, July 14th and Saturday, July 15th, 2017 between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. in areas with high frequencies of DUI collisions and/or arrests.

High Visibility Enforcement using both DUI checkpoints and DUI Saturation Patrols has proven to lower the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol or drug… Read More

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