A Fontana man has been arrested six months after he allegedly shot another man's legs in Colton. Roberto Ruiz, 28, was arrested at 2:20 p.m. Wednesday in Fontana, the Colton Police Department said in a news release. Six months prior, on Oct. 1, 2023, Ruiz shot a 24-year-old Riverside man at 2250 W. Mill St., resulting in "severe injuries to his lower body," the release said. That man was treated for his wounds at a local hospital. Police did not say how Ruiz was identified as the shooter, nor what may have preceded the attack. Ruiz faces a charge of attempted murder and is being held at the Gl ..read more

Two Southern California newborns were released from the ICU and headed home just in time for the holidays after an unforgettable birth story. The parents of 6-week-old twins, Mason and Madison Sanchez, recalled the day the babies were brought into the world. On Nov. 10, Jennifer Sanchez’s water broke at around 5:30 in the morning and, being a parent to a 2-year-old son, the parents were relaxed as previously, it took around eight hours before their son was born. So Jennifer’s husband, Kevin Sanchez, decided to head to work that morning. However, within minutes, Jennifer’s contractions grew mor ..read more

A suspect believed to have brandished a firearm before running from officers was fatally shot by police in Fontana Wednesday. The shooting occurred shortly after 7:30 p.m. near the intersection of Mango Avenue and Foothill Boulevard. The incident began when officers stopped a truck that was previously involved in a brandishing of a firearm incident, the Fontana Police Department stated in a news release. During the traffic stop, police say the driver fled on foot, prompting a foot pursuit by officers. The scene of a fatal police shooting in Fontana, California. Dec. 14, 2023. (Inland News) T ..read more

A San Bernardino County business owner has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for underpaying his taxes by almost $170,000. Filemon Bernal, 64, of Fontana, must also pay nearly $277,000 in restitution to the IRS, according to a press release from the agency. He will report to prison by Nov. 20. In May, Bernal pleaded guilty to one count each of subscribing to a false tax return and willfully failing to file a tax return. "Bernal willfully filed false tax returns for the tax years 2010 to 2014, then willfully failed to file tax returns during the tax years 2015 to 2017," the IRS said ..read more

A Rialto man was arrested Wednesday for killing another man in a hit-and-run before a Rialto Police officer also ran over the victim's body. Bryan Perez, 23, was arrested after police allegedly connected his 2003 Ford Explorer to Sunday's fatal hit-and-run, the RPD said in a press release. Shortly after 4:30 a.m., an RPD officer drove over an object in the roadway of the 800 block of Rialto Avenue east of Spruce Street. That object was the body of 37-year-old DeAngelo Banks of Fontana, who had previously been hit by at least one car and killed, according to the RPD. Surveillance footage from n ..read more

A street food vendor was hospitalized after being violently struck by a hit-and-run driver in Fontana. The victim, Yasmini Camacho, 40, was crossing the road while pushing his food cart near Arrow Route and Hemlock Avenue around 9:10 p.m. on Aug. 3. Camacho had been selling corn and shaved ice from his cart when a driver struck him before speeding away from the scene.  Camacho was left lying on the street with serious head, leg and ear injuries. He said he doesn’t remember much of what happened that night, only waking up in pain in the hospital the next day. “I don’t know why he did this ..read more

A missing toddler who was abducted out of Fontana on Thursday was found safe. Fontana Police identified the suspect as Alexus Gonzalez, 24, and the boy as Sebastian Sanchez, 5. Gonzalez is the child’s mother, police said. Gonzalez also has a warrant from the San Bernardino County District Attorney's office on unrelated charges for kidnapping her one-and-a-half-year-old son, Mateo, just three weeks earlier. "Detectives and our Fugitive Apprehension Team continuously worked this case until Alexus was tracked down to a residence in San Bernardino where she was arrested and both children were foun ..read more

Police are searching for a missing man with autism who disappeared in Fontana on Monday. Fontana police said Mitchell Giovanni, 25, left his home sometime between 7 p.m. on Monday and 10 a.m. on Tuesday. Giovanni is described as 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 140 pounds. He does not know his phone number or home address, authorities said. Mitchell Giovanni, 25, in a photo from the Fontana Police Department. No further details were released in this case. Anyone who has seen Giovanni or knows of his whereabouts is asked to call the Fontana Police Department at 909-350-7700 ..read more

Parents and students are expressing outrage after a middle school teacher who was caught on camera using a racial slur has been allowed back on campus at a Fontana school. The cellphone video of the Sequoia Middle School teacher was purportedly recorded by an eighth-grade student during an English class last week. In the video, the teacher is heard repeatedly saying the N-word to a seated student as others look on shockingly. The student appeared to be uncomfortable during the exchange and wasn’t speaking. “You asked me how to spell it, so go ahead and pronounce it after me,” the teacher is he ..read more

A San Fernando Valley resident has been convicted of charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the United States Capitol. Edward Badalian, 28, of Panorama City, was convicted of conspiracy, obstruction of an official proceeding, and entering and remaining in a restricted building after a trial last month, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release. Badalian is scheduled to be sentenced on July 21. According to prosecutors, Badalian's charges were included in an indictment filed against Fontana resident Daniel Rodriguez, 40, who pleaded guilty to four felonies in February ..read more