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Armed IPhone bandits force police into a 38 minute pursuit before abandoning the getaway car in Downey.

At approximately 9:05am police received a call from a Verizon store employee that an… Read More

The Ontario Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, June 10, 2016, at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.

Traffic investigators are seeking the public’s help locating the driver involved in a fatal hit and run collision. On Sunday morning, May 22, 2016, at approximately 1:50am, Thomas Martinez, a 50-year-old Ontario resident was struck by a motorist who fled the scene. 

The Ontario Police Department welcomes back the Citizen’s Academy. The Citizen’s Academy is an opportunity for the public to learn about the Ontario Police Department through exciting demonstrations and presentations.

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, May 27, 2016 between the hours of 6 p.m. and 2 a.m. in areas with high frequencies of DUI collisions and / or arrest.

From May 23 to June 5, 2016, local law enforcement personnel will participate in the national Click It or Ticket campaign in an effort to save lives through increased seat belt use. This education enforcement period comes ahead of the Memorial Day holiday, one of the busiest travel weekends of the year.