Posts From Lee Brown
Man Shot, Killed, Ex-Deputy Arrested
CRESTLINE – A former Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy was arrested on murder charges in the San Bernardino mountain community after shots were fired on Monday night. Steven Michael Baumgartner, 53,
Women Arrested Trying to Smuggle Meth into Jail
VICTORVILLE – San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies said on Friday that two women, both of Mexico, were arrested while trying to smuggle drugs into a jail on June 20. On June
Slain Murder Suspect’s Identity Revealed by Coroner
APPLE VALLEY – Deputies shot and killed a murder suspect on Wednesday night, the deadly shooting coming at the end of a short car chase. A Los Angeles County deputy
Resident Stabbed, Suspect Shot in Chino Hills
CHINO HILLS – An 18-year-old man broke into a home early Wednesday, stabbed a resident who returned fire, striking the suspect, before police arrived. Chino Hills Sheriff’s deputies said that
Accused Murderer Extradited Back to California
LUCERNE VALLEY, Calif. – An accused murderer was arrested in Salt Lake City last week on charges of murdering a man last month. John Sterling Payton, 49, of Lucerne Valley, was
Highland Detectives May Have Broken up Burglary Ring
HIGHLAND – San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies, who arrested a man suspected in several burglaries on Tuesday, arrested two more suspects a day later after continuing the investigation. Bilal Ahmad,
Mother, Live-in Boyfriend Charged for Infant Abuse
HESPERIA – Sheriff’s deputies arrested a mother and her boyfriend, suspected of physically abusing a six-month-old infant. Christian Ricardo Lopez, 23, and Maria Estrada, 21, both from Hesperia were arrested
Man Confesses to Shooting Live-in Girlfriend
SAN BERNARDINO – Police arrested a man who told police he shot his live-in girlfriend on Friday night, but a motive has yet to be determined. Peter Joseph Cerda, 30,
Highland Smash Operation Nets 102 Arrests
HIGHLAND – Over 100 people were arrested in a Friday night raid that combined several law enforcement agencies converging upon the city on June 13. San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies
Redlands Police Nab Two for Card-Skimming
REDLANDS – Three days after gas station employees discovered card skimming devices, Redlands police arrested two men after attaching the devices at two local businesses, authorities said on Wednesday. Oscar
