Press Releases

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

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

The City of Ontario is pleased to announce the next citywide yard (garage) sale weekend is August 4, 5, and 6, 2017 (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday). If rainy conditions exist on that Friday or Saturday, an alternate yard sale may be held on August 11, 12, and 13, 2017 (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday). The final yard sale weekend of 2017 will be November 3, 4, and… Read More

Ontario, CA – The Ontario Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on June 30, 2017 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… Read More

The Ontario City Library Veterans Resource Center in partnership with the Inland Empire Small Business Development Center is proud to present a FREE seminar on How to Start A Small Business for Veterans.

On Wednesday, June 21, 2017, the Ontario City Council unanimously approved a structurally balanced budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18 during a public Special City Council Meeting.