CHINO HILLS (CBSLA) – A man was arrested for firing a gun while trying to rob an elderly woman in a Rite Aid parking lot in Chino Hills Tuesday morning, authorities said. Jesus Valencia. (San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department) The robbery occurred at about 9:45 a.m. outside a Rite Aid in the 4200 block of Chino Hills Parkway. The suspect was identified as 22-year-old Jesus Valencia of Perris. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, Valencia tried to steal a woman’s purse at gunpoint. When she refused to let it go, he fired one round into the ground and then sped awa ..read more

CHINO HILLS (CBSLA) – The eight nights of Chanukah are underway, with celebrations beginning on Sunday evening. (Photo credit: KCAL9) Jewish families across the globe gather around their menorahs to light a candle at sundown each night – a tradition that spans back to the 2nd Century B.C. An additional candle is lit each night, until on the eighth and final night of the celebration, also known as the Festival of Lights, all of the candles are lit. The menorah is lit in such a manner as a celebration of the rededication of the second temple in Jerusalem. Legend tells of the uprising of t ..read more

CHINO HILLS (CBSLA) — A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy was rushed to a hospital in Chino Valley after experiencing a medical emergency at the end of a pursuit. According to the Chino Valley Fire Department, during the end of a pursuit, the female deputy had an unspecified medical emergency near Grand Avenue. It was not immediately clear what the emergency was but a hazardous materials unit responded and the suspect’s vehicle was taped off. The deputy was in unknown condition. Grand Avenue in Chino Hills was fully closed backing up traffic between Diamond Bar and Chino Valley ..read more

CHINO HILLS (CBSLA) — There’s a shortage of paramedics to staff ambulances in San Bernardino County, so authorities have come up with an innovative public-private partnership to help fill the gap. (credit: Chino Valley Fire District) A combination of paramedic training delays and more staff in quarantine due to the ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases has caused a shortage of American Medical Response, AMR, paramedics in the San Bernardino County area. So the Chino Valley Fire District is stepping in to help in these extraordinary circumstances. The Inland Counties Emergency Agency has issued an ..read more

CHINO HILLS (CBSLA) – A brush fire shut down parts of Highway 71 Monday afternoon as firefighters battled the blaze. Wildland Fire: rpt@ 1:30 P.M. North bound Highway 71, north of Highway 91. The fire is currently 5 acres, burning in the Prado Basin. Firefighters from multiple agencies on scene in addition to CAL FIRE aircraft. #RinconFIRE pic.twitter.com/7W1a1mBziy — CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department (@CALFIRERRU) August 2, 2021 The Rincon Fire is burning in the Prado Basin. It broke out around 1:30 p.m. Monday. Around 2:30 p.m. it was at 5 acres, according to a tweet by the Ri ..read more

CHINO HILLS (CBSLA) – San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputies from the Chino Hills station were dispatched Saturday to the area of Chino Hills Parkway and Pipeline Avenue after reports came in of a traffic collision involving a motorcycle. The incident occurred at approximately 10:30 a.m. When deputies arrived, they found good Samaritans performing CPR on the motorcyclist. Deputies and medical personnel continued life saving measures, though the motorcyclist succumbed to his injuries before being transported to the hospital. After an investigation, deputies determined that the motorcycli ..read more

CHINO HILLS (CBSLA) — Authorities say they are investigating the drowning of a 2-year-old girl in the pool of a Chino Hills home. San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies from the Chino Hills station was called to a home in the 15000 block of Rolling Ridge Drive at 6:30 a.m. Sunday, after 2-year-old Melanie Garcia died at Kaiser’s Ontario Medical Center. Melanie had been brought to the hospital by her parents who said they found her unresponsive in their home’s swimming pool, according to sheriff’s officials. Detectives with the Specialized Investigations Division went to the home to inve ..read more

CHINO HILLS (CBSLA) – Authorities are looking for a man who attempted to kidnap two young children from outside their home this week in Chino Hills. Surveillance video of a man wanted for an attempted abduction of two children in Chino Hills, Calif., on June 1, 2021. (Chino Hills PD) The attempted kidnapping occurred just before 7 p.m. Tuesday in the 4800 block of Fairway Boulevard. According to Chino Hills police, the suspect tried to lure the two children, ages 4 and 9. Both children got away from the suspect and ran into their home, police said. Footage of the suspect was captured on surv ..read more

DIAMOND BAR (CBSLA) — Authorities say that a car chase with a 9-year-old girl in the backseat that ended in a standoff in Diamond Bar stemmed from a road rage incident with another motorist. Margaret Hassan, 30, of Pomona, was identified as the suspect in Tuesday night’s wild and dangerous chase that started at about 3:20 p.m. and wound its way through Chino Hills, Chino, and Ontario before the vehicle stopped working in the center lane of Diamond Bar Boulevard at Gentle Springs Lane in Diamond Bar. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, deputies had been flagged down by a m ..read more

CHINO HILLS (CBSLA) — A San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department deputy was stabbed in the arm while responding to an incident on Monday afternoon, officials said. The deputy was taken to the hospital for treatment and is expected to recover. The call came in around 1:04 p.m. when someone reported their adult son was acting erratically at a home in the 3200 block of South Downs Drive in Chino Hills. The family said they called 911 because they feared for their safety. Once deputies arrived, the man armed himself with a knife and one deputy sustained injuries to his arm as a result. After the ..read more