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Pay your own bills, Bianco," say critics who think Riverside County should not fund sheriff"s legal bills in ballot probe
8+ hour, 11+ min ago (695+ words) Riverside County taxpayers shouldn't have to cover Sheriff Chad Bianco's legal bills incurred through several legal challenges to his investigation of November's election, critics said Tuesday morning, April 14. They voiced concerns during a news conference outside the County Administrative Center…...
San Bernardino police seek the public's help to solve 2024 killing
2+ week, 2+ day ago (194+ words) The San Bernardino Police Department has asked the public to come forward with any information that could help solve a 2024 killing. The crime happened in the area of Donald and Duffy Streets on July 22 that year, San Bernardino Detective Marc…...
Yucaipa roommates dead after likely shooting each other, police say
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (151+ words) Two men were found dead with gunshot wounds in Yucaipa on Wednesday, April 8 and investigators believe they exchanged gunfire before one fatally shot himself, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. Deputies responded around 12: 15 p. m. to the 12000 block of Bryant…...
Legislative proposal aims to lower injuries, deaths from police pursuits
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (287+ words) New legislation proposed by a California lawmaker would enable police departments to harness tens millions in dollars in federal funding to stop police chases from turning dangerous or deadly. The Next Gen Road Safety Act, introduced by Rep. Laura Friedman,…...
How a bill would make it harder for ICE to make arrests near California courthouses
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (354+ words) An Inland state senator's bill, intended to curb a frequent practice by immigration enforcement, now has more clarity on what those officers would have to do to make arrests on California courthouse grounds. Sen. Eloise G'mez Reyes, D-San Bernardino, recently…...
Deputy, 4 others injured during pursuit of motorcyclist in Fontana
1+ week, 1+ day ago (172+ words) A San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy and four people in a another car were hospitalized on Sunday, April 5, after they collided during a pursuit of a motorcycle in Fontana, authorities said. The injuries were reported as minor. The deputy has…...
Technology connected Colton church murder defendant to missing man, investigator testifies
1+ week, 1+ day ago (613+ words) An investigator testified in the preliminary hearing for five members of a Colton-based religious order who are accused of murder that satellite signals and a license plate reader likely placed a defendant in the rented pickup of a missing former…...
Can a Batmobile-esque net launcher stop fleeing suspects more safely? Riverside County sheriff aims to find out
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1142+ words) Leonard Stock kept seeing innocent bystanders injured by the vehicle pursuits he'd watch on police reality shows. "I remember cringing," he said. One night, Stock recalled, "I went to sleep and woke up in the middle of the night with…...
Man found dead 4 days after getting in unlocked police car at Azusa police station
2+ week, 5+ day ago (292+ words) A man who was released from custody Monday entered an unlocked Azusa police car parked in front of the police department and was found dead early Thursday morning, March 26, police said. The medical examiner's office, which will determine the man's…...
Baldwin Park shootings leave police officer and another victim dead, 2nd officer wounded
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (1305+ words) A Baldwin Park police officer and another man were killed and a second officer was injured Saturday evening by a suspected gunman with a rifle who also was wounded and taken into custody, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert G. Luna announced…...