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San Bernardino

Mother, boyfriend face prison for infant's death

RANCHO CUCAMONGA — Elizabeth Reta, 31, and her boyfriend, 35-year-old Juan Antonio Sanchez, recently pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in the death of eight-month-old Samuel Reta. The infant died when

Orange

High profile DUI case ends with conviction

SANTA ANA — The driver that killed Angels’ baseball pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others in Fullerton was found guilty of second-degree murder Monday by an Orange County jury. Andrew

San Bernardino

Sting nets 12 unlicensed contractors

SAN BERNARDINO — Additional undercover operations targeting unlicensed contractors may be in store, says a state licensing official who recently announced citations for a dozen people who were seeking business

California San Bernardino

Redlands police link men to several burglaries

REDLANDS – Police have arrested four men allegedly tied to at least six residential burglaries in various local cities. The ring was busted by a victim who chased one of

Los Angeles Riverside San Bernardino

Field hat bandit nabbed after chase

ONTARIO – Inland area law enforcement was abuzz with news of last week’s capture of the “Field Hat Bandit,” a bank robber believed to have committed a wide range of

Riverside

Hemet suspect maintains innocence, calls police "corrupt"

RIVERSIDE — One of the two suspects arrested in July for multiple attacks against Hemet police is claiming his innocence. Nicholas John Smit has called Hemet police “corrupt” and denied

Riverside

Hemet suspect maintains innocence, calls police “corrupt”

RIVERSIDE — One of the two suspects arrested in July for multiple attacks against Hemet police is claiming his innocence. Nicholas John Smit has called Hemet police “corrupt” and denied

San Bernardino

Campus security, beat cops combine to solve teen robbery

REDLANDS — Two Redlands police officers, including a watch commander, and two high school campus security guards worked overtime to solve a teenage robbery case Tuesday afternoon. Two high school

San Bernardino

San Bernardino anticipating police layoffs

SAN BERNARDINO — In a city where crime has been rampant, budget cuts may force San Bernardino police Chief Keith Kilmer’s hand by next July. That’s the soonest any layoffs

San Bernardino

Baby's funeral was donation scam, say police

RANCHO CUCAMONGA — A teenage panhandler was arrested Sunday, having collected hundreds of dollars in funeral donations for a baby that didn’t exist. Carolyne Mathis, 19 of Perris in Riverside