Press Releases

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, January 27, 2017 between the hours of 6 p.m. and 2 a.m. in areas with high frequencies of DUI collisions and / or arrest.

“The goal of this grant is to keep the roadways safe for our community,” said Lieutenant John Duffield who manages the Ontario Police Department’s Traffic Division. “This is a ‘Zero Tolerance’… Read More

The Ontario Police Department is looking for teenagers and young adults to join our Ontario Police Explorer program. If you are 14 through 20 years of age, have no felony convictions, are of good moral character, and have a minimum 2.0 GPA, please join us this Thursday, February 2, 2017, at 6:00 PM, outside the front doors of the Ontario Police Department.

There will be an orientation and demonstration session detailing how the Explorer program operates. Those interested in joining the Explorer Program will receive an application. Individuals under 18 years of age are… Read More

Police investigators are seeking the public’s help in identifying three men believed to be involved in a shooting that took place in the 100 block of E. De Anza Circle, in the City of Ontario.

The shooting occurred on January 22, 2017, at approximately 11:05 AM. Three male suspects forced their way into the victim’s home and started an altercation. One of the suspects fired multiple shots from a handgun into the residence, striking a mother and her adult son. Both victim’s were transported to a local area hospital where they received treatment for non-life-threatening… Read More

Ontario Police investigators have arrested a man believed to be responsible for downloading child pornography for over 10 years.

Ian Foster Murdock, a 54-year-old man from Ontario, was arrested at approximately 10:52 AM this morning. He has been booked at West Valley Detention Center for possession of child pornography.

The Ontario Police Department is an active part of the Los Angeles Intranet Crimes against Children Task Force. The Task Force is comprised of 67 Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement agencies who identify persons that use the internet to commit… Read More

The 2017 State of the City: Business Leadership Symposium will be held on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at the Ontario Convention Center.  This year’s theme, “MOMENTUM: Building A Better Tomorrow,” details accomplishments and partnerships where the City of Ontario works with stakeholders to build a better future for the residents and businesses of Ontario.

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On January 27, 2016, Arturo Perez was found murdered in an office area inside of the family owned business, Art’s Forklift. Mr. Perez had a gunshot wound to his upper body. As the one year anniversary of this murder quickly approaches, detectives have exhausted all leads in the investigation and are asking for the public’s help.