UPLAND (CBSLA) — There’s a big difference between a fan and a super fan — Paul Robertson is definitely the latter. The retired Spanish teacher affectionately called Professor Pablo by his students has been obsessed with the Los Angeles Rams ever since he was a little boy. “My dad and I in a 1961 Chevy Viscane would sit in the car and listen to Ram games — every game,” he said. Former students rallied to collect enough money for their former teacher’s biggest dream. (Credit: CBS) Robertson’s loyalty to the Rams has never wavered, even when the team moved to St. Louis in 1995. Cheering on his ..read more

CLAREMONT (CBSLA) – With high-winds sweeping across many parts of the Southland, several trees have been uprooted. Claremont resident Eric Tucker helps clear a tree that fell due to high-winds overnight. Jan. 22, 2022 (CBSLA). Eric Tucker is a biology teacher at Claremont High School, though on Saturday, he took out his chainsaw to teach his town sons, and a friend, a valuable lesson in civics “Just cleaning up the road, trying to help the community. It’s right near the high school. There’s lots of kids that want to the park, want to travel through this road. Just want to clear it out so peo ..read more

RANCHO CUCAMONGA (CBSLA) — A 21-year-old man charged with having a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old girl had been posing as a 16-year-old on social media and may have more victims, police said. (credit: San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department) Lexter Lance David of Upland was arrested Tuesday following an investigation into the sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl. San Bernardino County sheriff’s officials say the girl met David on a social media platform, where he had been pretending to be 16 years old. David met the girl at several Rancho Cucamonga locations to engage in sexual ac ..read more

UPLAND (CBSLA) — Security cameras captured the moments as armed robbers ambushed an Upland couple in their driveway after a night out. The three armed robbers are seen running up the driveway at 4 a.m. on Sunday as the male driver was about to help his fiancé out of the car.  Two of the suspects were armed with handguns, while one was armed with a stun gun.  The couple was incapacitated by the stun gun multiple times, with the female victim being stunned twice, while the male victim was stunned about five times.  According to the Upland Police Department, the robbers stole the m ..read more

UPLAND (CBSLA) – A man wanted for a burglary out of Los Angeles lead authorities on a dangerous, high-speed chase through the Inland Empire Wednesday morning before being captured in a La Verne neighborhood. July 21, 2021. (CBSLA) According to Los Angeles police, the situation began at around 7:40 a.m. when officers responded to a burglary call in the 600 block of Sierra Bonita in the Fairfax area. At some point, a high-speed pursuit involving a BMW sedan got underway. It wound its way onto the eastbound 10 Freeway and then the northbound 15 Freeway. The suspect sped through the cities of Up ..read more

UPLAND (CBSLA) — The showroom at CNC Motors in Upland used to be full of luxury cars, but on Wednesday it was boarded up and cleared out as the Department of Motor Vehicles investigates dozens of customers who claim they were scammed. The showroom at CNC Motors in Upland used to be full of luxury cars, but on Wednesday it was boarded up and cleared out as the Department of Motor Vehicles investigates dozens of customers who claim they were scammed. (CBSLA) According to investigators, the customers allege that the company sold their cars through consignment agreements, failed to tell them abo ..read more

UPLAND (CBSLA) – The Upland Police Department received a call Monday at 6:11 p.m. with a report of a plane crash near Cable Airport, according to a tweet by UPD. Officers arrived to the scene and found a single engine Cessna, nose down, in the middle of Benson Avenue. The pilot, who appears to have encountered engine trouble, was treated for minor injuries and released at the scene. This is the second incident of a single engine plane making an emergency landing on Monday. In Westlake Village, a small plane made an emergency landing on the 101 Freeway. The National Transportation Safety Board ..read more

UPLAND (CBSLA) — The soldering of copper pipes in a bathroom sparked the devastating fire that damaged 51 apartment units in Upland earlier this month, officials announced this week. (credit: CBS) A three-alarm fire ripped through an apartment complex in the 900 block of West 7th Street on May 4, scorching at least 51 units and displacing dozens of families. One firefighter was hospitalized with a heat-related injury, and more than one pet died in the flames. According to San Bernardino County fire Battalion Chief Mike McClintock, the cause of the fire started due to copper pipes being solde ..read more

UPLAND (CBSLA) – A woman was found stabbed to death on a residential street in Upland Thursday morning and a man has been taken into custody. May 6, 2021. (CBSLA) The stabbing occurred sometime before 9 a.m. The woman was discovered in the 1200 block of Adriana Way, a cul-de-sac. She was pronounced dead at the scene, Upland police report. She was not identified. It’s unclear exactly where the stabbing itself took place or if the woman lived in the area. A man was later detained nearby, police said. His relationship to the victim was unclear. Police shut down Mountain Avenue and between 16th ..read more

UPLAND (CBSLA) — Dozens of families were displaced after a fire ripped through an apartment building in Upland Tuesday afternoon. According to the San Bernardino County Fire Department, the blaze started at about 2:45 p.m. in the shared attic space of a two-story apartment building in the 900 block of West 7th Street. “It went by really fast,” Debra Perez, a victim, said. “It started upstairs in one of the corner apartments, and then it rushed to the middle and then it just went all the way around until they were able to stop it.” Upland: (Final) Fire knocked down. Significant commitment for ..read more