The driver of a carjacked construction truck led police on a wild pursuit that left a path of destruction throughout the Inland Empire Tuesday night. It started after 7pm when Fontana police located a stolen Jeep they had been looking for. The suspect led police on a pursuit to Ontario where he crashed into a Read More…
Several stacks of cardboard caught fire in Fontana. The fire was reported just before 8pm on Monday evening. Firefighters rushed to the Burrtec Recycling facility on Napa Ave in Fontana and put water on the blaze. Once the flames were knocked down, workers at the facility used heavy equipment to break up the piles. There Read More…
A San Bernardino County Fire engine was struck by a big rig while on a call on the 10 freeway in Fontana. The firefighters from the Bloomington station were on the freeway attending to a traffic collision at Sierra. A big rig struck the fire engine. All personnel were out of the engine attending to Read More…
A bank robbery suspect was shot and killed by Fontana Police Thursday afternoon. The events unfolded around 1:30pm at the Bank of America in the 15000 block of Summit Avenue in Fontana. Police say a suspect walked into the bank with the intention of robbing it. Police quickly received several 911 calls. Officers were in Read More…
A wind-driven fire in Fontana destroyed a mobile home and other outbuildings. The fire broke out around 12:30am at 15211 Orchid Court in Fontana. Thirty-mile per hour winds quickly spread the fire around the property. There was some concern for firefighters as ammunition was stored in a nearby garage. At least three adults were displaced Read More…
A Fontana man fatally shot a person breaking into his house Saturday night. Fontana Police responded to a call of a gunshot victim in the 7300 block of Cypress Ave in Fontana around 11pm. When they arrived, officers found a burglar dead at the scene from gunshot wounds. Police say the suspect had a weapon Read More…
A DUI driver in a pick-up truck crashed on top of a four door Honda car trapping two people inside. The crash happened around 12:30am Friday morning near the intersection of Foothill Boulevard and Mulberry in Fontana. One victim in the Honda was immediately extricated and rushed to a local hospital. It took firefighters at Read More…
Speaking in a giant Fontana warehouse filled with PPE, California Governor Gavin Newsom laid his future “SMARTER” plan for the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. SMARTER is an acronym for Shots, Masks, Awareness, Readiness, Testing, Education and Rx. Newsom’s plan calls for a task force to handle any outbreaks, new variants and rapidly address Read More…
The city of Fontana will offer free COVID test kits to residents only at two drive through events. The events are scheduled for Thursday, January 20th from 11am to 5pm. Distribution will take place at the Don Day Community Center at 14501 Live Oak Avenue and Cypress Community Center at 8380 Sierra Avenue. Residents can Read More…
Two cargo theft suspects were killed after crashing into an industrial building in Ontario at the end of a police pursuit. The chase started in Fontana early Wednesday morning after officers received a report of a vehicle breaking into a stopped railcar at the tracks. Fontana Police chased the suspects who were driving a minivan Read More…