A thief remains at large after escaping with thousands of dollars from a San Bernardino County church. The theft happened on Feb. 4 at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Rialto at around 3:30 p.m., according to Rialto police. A priest, who was carrying a bag containing thousands of dollars in cash, had walked to his car and placed the bag inside, presumably to be deposited at the bank.  That's when a suspect somehow grabbed the bag from inside the car and fled the scene. According to a local who wished to remain anonymous, the amount of cash stolen was around $60,000.  Residents and ch ..read more

An Apple AirTag recently helped police catch a man suspected of stealing a golf cart from a Rialto shopping center. Officers responded to the Rialto Marketplace shopping mall after a security guard reported the theft, the Rialto Police Department stated in a post on Instagram Thursday. Police respond to a stolen golf cart report in Rialto. (Rialto Police Department) After completing a shift, the security guard told police that the golf cart was parked in its designated area but it was discovered to be missing when a coworker arrived later. During their investigation, police discovered surveill ..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

Cases of West Nile virus were confirmed in San Bernardino County on Tuesday as authorities are warning the public to be cautious. The infections mark the first locally acquired human cases of West Nile virus in the county this year and have been confirmed in Rialto and San Bernardino, according to the Department of Public Health. West Nile virus is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. While many people infected with the virus may have no symptoms, older individuals and those with existing health issues are most likely to develop severe symptoms. “West Nile virus can ..read more

A Rancho Cucamonga man is behind bars after he allegedly broke into a vehicle, stole a wallet and used a credit card from that wallet last month, which authorities say is only one of several burglaries committed by him. Christopher Luettgerodt, 38, burglarized a car in Chino Hills on May 1, then used the unidentified victim's credit card to buy more than $300 in fuel at a nearby gas station, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said in a news release. He was found and arrested in Rancho Cucamonga on Thursday. At that point, Luettgerodt was found to be in possession of stolen property ..read more

Two women were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly torturing a young boy in Rialto for years from the time he was six months old. The suspects were identified as Juanita Shorty, 69, and Lenora Harrell, 51, by Rialto police. The victim is a 12-year-old boy who allegedly endured physical and emotional abuse from the women over several years. Investigators said the boy was subjected to various forms of torture and abuse including, “being burned by scalding hot water, being struck on the head causing scars, and being threatened with a firearm.” The alleged abuse happened while the boy was in Short ..read more

A suspected burglar who broke into a home in Rialto and allegedly threatened a female resident Sunday night has been arrested, authorities said Wednesday. The incident occurred in the 19300 block of Easton Street around 2 a.m. Sunday. Deputies were sent to the home following a 911 call reporting a man broke in while the victim was sleeping, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department stated in a news release. The victim, described only as a female, was said to be "frantic" and told Deputy Alvarez she had been threatened by the intruder after waking up. Alvarez determined the suspect had fle ..read more

Eight people were injured when a 74-year-old woman accidentally drove her pickup into a Stater Brothers supermarket in Rialto Monday. The crash was reported around 9:45 a.m. in the 100 block of East Baseline Road, Rialto police said. The driver was trying to park in a handicap spot, but did not put her Toyota Tundra in park and mistook the brake for the gas pedal, Rialto police Cpl. Nic Parcher told KTLA. The truck ended up going about 30 feet into the store, hitting several cash registers. Two people suffered broken bones, while five complained of pain, police said. The driver was also taken ..read more

Two people are dead after one of them tried to pass an 18-wheeler but instead hit another driver head-on in Rialto early Thursday morning. The crash in the 3500 block of North Riverside Avenue occurred just before 3 a.m., the Rialto Police Department announced in a press release. Officers found two vehicles at the scene, with both drivers suffering from life-threatening injuries ..read more

The three people who died in a fiery multi-vehicle crash in Rialto on Monday have been identified, the Rialto Police Department announced. Paul Larios, a 35-year-old man from San Bernardino; Ashley Gilroy, a 33-year-old woman from Highland; and Marlee Maldonado, an 8-year-old girl from Highland, all died as a result of the crash, police said in a news release. Larios was driving a black Jeep Cherokee "at a high rate of speed [and] ... sideswiped a Chevrolet Silverado" at about 6:30 p.m. near Willow Avenue and Valley Boulevard, police said. After the first collision, the Jeep continued speeding ..read more