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Two Fontana women await sentencing in a Los Angeles federal court in connection with an Inland area mortgage fraud scheme that generated more than $1 million in fraudulent proceeds.
Lisa Lievanos, 45, was convicted today on federal charges. She reportedly acted as a straw borrower who posed as the purchaser of one of the properties in the scheme, according to a Federal Bureau of Investigation statement.
Lievanos was convicted of five federal counts: conspiracy, two counts of wire fraud, money laundering and making false statements to FBI agents. She faces up to 60 years in federal prison when she is sentenced July 13 before U.S. District Judge Florence Marie Cooper.
Continue reading Two Fontana women convicted of mortgage fraud scheme.
San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies discovered a methamphetamine lab in a Fontana house as they were serving a search warrant.
Sheriff's deputies were at the residence in the 11500 Oakwood Drive about 9:20 a.m. Sunday to serve a felony warrant on Arturo Gaona, 37, who was found sleeping in his bedroom.
During a consent search of an upstairs bedroom, Sheriff's deputies discovered a full-scale clandestine methamphetamine lab, according to a news release. Suspected methamphetamine, counterfeit currency, and chemicals used to manufacture methamphetamine were also found in the bedroom.
The lab was processed and torn down by officials with the San Bernardino County Fire Department, San Bernardino County Hazardous Materials Team, and the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Narcotics Unit were called, according to the news release.
Fire officials also declared the house uninhabitable and red tagged it.
Gaona was arrested for allegedly manufacturing and selling methamphetamine and was taken into custody without incident.
- lori.consalvo@inlandnewspapers.com
Sheriff's deputies were at the residence in the 11500 Oakwood Drive about 9:20 a.m. Sunday to serve a felony warrant on Arturo Gaona, 37, who was found sleeping in his bedroom.
During a consent search of an upstairs bedroom, Sheriff's deputies discovered a full-scale clandestine methamphetamine lab, according to a news release. Suspected methamphetamine, counterfeit currency, and chemicals used to manufacture methamphetamine were also found in the bedroom.
The lab was processed and torn down by officials with the San Bernardino County Fire Department, San Bernardino County Hazardous Materials Team, and the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Narcotics Unit were called, according to the news release.
Fire officials also declared the house uninhabitable and red tagged it.
Gaona was arrested for allegedly manufacturing and selling methamphetamine and was taken into custody without incident.
- lori.consalvo@inlandnewspapers.com
A Fontana man was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after he allegedly stabbed another driver during a fit of road rage.
Daniel Camacho, 25, was identified as the stabber and booked at the West Valley Detention Center, according to a San Bernardino County Sheriff's department news release. Charges are pending because the County District Attorney's Office is reviewing the police report.
Investigators discovered that Camacho was in a vehicle that cutoff another car on Foothill Boulevard Wednesday night, according to the news release. The driver of the second car, Justin Williams, 32, of Anaheim got upset and started screaming at Camacho.
Williams sideswiped Camacho's vehicle and swung his fist in Camacho's direction, according to the news release. Camacho's vehicle accelerated to avoid Williams, who pulled up next to Camacho and told him to stop.
Camacho took out a pocket knife, lunged out of a window and cut Williams, according to the news release. Camacho's vehicle continued westbound and pulled into the Target parking lot at 10576 Foothill Boulevard.
Williams followed the vehicle into the shopping center and called Sheriff's deputies with the Rancho Cucamonga station. He was later taken to Loma Linda Medical Center for his injuries.
- lori.consalvo@inlandnewspapers.com
Daniel Camacho, 25, was identified as the stabber and booked at the West Valley Detention Center, according to a San Bernardino County Sheriff's department news release. Charges are pending because the County District Attorney's Office is reviewing the police report.
Investigators discovered that Camacho was in a vehicle that cutoff another car on Foothill Boulevard Wednesday night, according to the news release. The driver of the second car, Justin Williams, 32, of Anaheim got upset and started screaming at Camacho.
Williams sideswiped Camacho's vehicle and swung his fist in Camacho's direction, according to the news release. Camacho's vehicle accelerated to avoid Williams, who pulled up next to Camacho and told him to stop.
Camacho took out a pocket knife, lunged out of a window and cut Williams, according to the news release. Camacho's vehicle continued westbound and pulled into the Target parking lot at 10576 Foothill Boulevard.
Williams followed the vehicle into the shopping center and called Sheriff's deputies with the Rancho Cucamonga station. He was later taken to Loma Linda Medical Center for his injuries.
- lori.consalvo@inlandnewspapers.com
Police are looking for a second man who helped burglarize four different vehicles in a Fontana L.A. Fitness parking lot.
Another suspect, 40-year-old John Lyden, was arrested Friday morning after allegedly stealing property from the parked cars and leading police officers on a short pursuit, according to a Fontana police news release.
Officers found Lyden's truck, a black Toyota Tundra, after they received several reports of burglary outside the business at 16289 Sierra Lakes Parkway, according to the news release. When they tried to pull over the truck, which was reported stolen, Lyden sped off and led officers on a chase.
After several minutes, police stopped Lyden in the 16900 block of Reed Court and took him into custody, police said.
Fontana police discovered stolen items that belonged to two of the victims, a 29-year-old Rancho Cucamonga resident and a 46-year-old Alta Loma resident, and burglary tools inside the truck, according to the news release.
- lori.consalvo@inlandnewspapers.com
Another suspect, 40-year-old John Lyden, was arrested Friday morning after allegedly stealing property from the parked cars and leading police officers on a short pursuit, according to a Fontana police news release.
Officers found Lyden's truck, a black Toyota Tundra, after they received several reports of burglary outside the business at 16289 Sierra Lakes Parkway, according to the news release. When they tried to pull over the truck, which was reported stolen, Lyden sped off and led officers on a chase.
After several minutes, police stopped Lyden in the 16900 block of Reed Court and took him into custody, police said.
Fontana police discovered stolen items that belonged to two of the victims, a 29-year-old Rancho Cucamonga resident and a 46-year-old Alta Loma resident, and burglary tools inside the truck, according to the news release.
- lori.consalvo@inlandnewspapers.com
A quick thinking store clerk thwarted a robbery and aided in the arrest of a Fontana man.
Luke Kang, 24, was arrested on suspicion of robbery as he ran from the 7-11 at 15264 Summit Avenue in Fontana.
Kang had entered the store about 4 p.m. Saturday and demanded money and cigarettes, according to a Fontana police news release. He had a large knife and threatened to stab the store clerk and customers.
The clerk hit Kang over the head with the cash drawer and Kang left the store. He was arrested shortly after.
- lori.consalvo@inlandnewspapers.com
Luke Kang, 24, was arrested on suspicion of robbery as he ran from the 7-11 at 15264 Summit Avenue in Fontana.
Kang had entered the store about 4 p.m. Saturday and demanded money and cigarettes, according to a Fontana police news release. He had a large knife and threatened to stab the store clerk and customers.
The clerk hit Kang over the head with the cash drawer and Kang left the store. He was arrested shortly after.
- lori.consalvo@inlandnewspapers.com
A woman dressed in all red cut a Fontana man in his neck when he would not give her money.
The 24-year-old victim was in the 15000 block of Boyle Avenue in Fontana shortly before 8 p.m. Wednesday when he was approached by a woman asking for money. He refused and she stabbed him once in the throat, according to a Fontana police news release.
The man was taken to a local hospital to treat his wound.
The woman was about 4-foot-11 and 100 pounds, according to the victim. She was wearing a red sweatshirt and red pants and left in a white, newer model 4-door vehicle, possibly a Toyota or Honda.
- lori.consalvo@inlandnewspapers.com
The 24-year-old victim was in the 15000 block of Boyle Avenue in Fontana shortly before 8 p.m. Wednesday when he was approached by a woman asking for money. He refused and she stabbed him once in the throat, according to a Fontana police news release.
The man was taken to a local hospital to treat his wound.
The woman was about 4-foot-11 and 100 pounds, according to the victim. She was wearing a red sweatshirt and red pants and left in a white, newer model 4-door vehicle, possibly a Toyota or Honda.
- lori.consalvo@inlandnewspapers.com
Two people were attacked and robbed while sitting in their car at Heritage Circle Park.
An 18-year-old Alta Loma man and a 17-year-old Fontana boy were inside their vehicle about 2 p.m. Thursday when two to three men confronted them, according to a Fontana police news release.
One of the men punched the 18-year-old in the face two times and took his iPod in the 7000 block of Caryn Circle, police said. The robbers left the area in a tan, older-model sedan, possibly a Saturn.
- lori.consalvo@inlandnewspapers.com
An 18-year-old Alta Loma man and a 17-year-old Fontana boy were inside their vehicle about 2 p.m. Thursday when two to three men confronted them, according to a Fontana police news release.
One of the men punched the 18-year-old in the face two times and took his iPod in the 7000 block of Caryn Circle, police said. The robbers left the area in a tan, older-model sedan, possibly a Saturn.
- lori.consalvo@inlandnewspapers.com
Fontana Councilwoman Acquanetta Warren is the latest 63rd Assembly District hopeful, eyeing a seat that Mayor Don Kurth and Councilman Rex Gutierrez are fighting for. Warren, who recently termed out as a California Republican Board of Directors, recently e-mailed me about her higher office plans.
"I resigned from the State Board of Parks and Recreation on March 11 so that my ties to the state level are open," Warren wrote. "I'm a state candidate ready to go. It's official."
Warren is so far the lone non-Rancho Republican candidate in the 2010 race. In addition to Kurth and Gutierrez, Rancho resident Mike Morrell is also planning to replace the termed out Assemblyman Bill Emmerson.
There's a rumor out there that if county supervisors appoint Sen. Bob Dutton to be the assessor, Emmerson, who has plans to run for Dutton's seat, will then run in a special election leaving his 63rd District seat open earlier than usual. If Emmerson wins, that would mean Warren, Kurth, Gutierrez and Morrell could face off in a special election sooner than anticipated.
Of course, all the planets would have to allign perfectly for this to happen.
Read more at RC Now.
wendy.leung@inlandnewspapers.com
"I resigned from the State Board of Parks and Recreation on March 11 so that my ties to the state level are open," Warren wrote. "I'm a state candidate ready to go. It's official."
Warren is so far the lone non-Rancho Republican candidate in the 2010 race. In addition to Kurth and Gutierrez, Rancho resident Mike Morrell is also planning to replace the termed out Assemblyman Bill Emmerson.
There's a rumor out there that if county supervisors appoint Sen. Bob Dutton to be the assessor, Emmerson, who has plans to run for Dutton's seat, will then run in a special election leaving his 63rd District seat open earlier than usual. If Emmerson wins, that would mean Warren, Kurth, Gutierrez and Morrell could face off in a special election sooner than anticipated.
Of course, all the planets would have to allign perfectly for this to happen.
Read more at RC Now.
wendy.leung@inlandnewspapers.com
One man is dead after a shootout between Fontana police officers and two suspects in an Ontario grocery store parking lot.
A Fontana undercover narcotics investigator attempted to contact a suspect inside a vehicle about 12:30 p.m. in the Albertsons parking lot at 1000 N. Mountain Avenue, Ontario Officer Dereck Anthony said
Shots were fired from the vehicle and officers returned fire, Anthony said.
Only one man - a suspect in the vehicle - was struck during the crossfire. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Ontario department is investigating the shooting, Anthony said.
- lori.consalvo@inlandnewspapers.com
A Fontana undercover narcotics investigator attempted to contact a suspect inside a vehicle about 12:30 p.m. in the Albertsons parking lot at 1000 N. Mountain Avenue, Ontario Officer Dereck Anthony said
Shots were fired from the vehicle and officers returned fire, Anthony said.
Only one man - a suspect in the vehicle - was struck during the crossfire. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Ontario department is investigating the shooting, Anthony said.
- lori.consalvo@inlandnewspapers.com
Seat belt safety is key throughout the year, but this month especially the Fontana Police department will be out to make sure people are following the rules.
During March, police officers in Fontana will work harder to enforce California's seat belt law through heavy enforcement and public education as part of the Click It or Ticket campaign.
The goal of the campaign is to encourage drivers to use their seat belt 100 percent of the time, according to a Fontana Police news release. Last year, the state's seat belt use rate was 95.7 percent.
The seat belt law in California requires every one in the car, including the driver, to wear a seat belt at all times, according to the news release.
Funding for California's Click It or Ticket campaign was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, according to the news release.
- lori.consalvo@inlandnewspapers.com
During March, police officers in Fontana will work harder to enforce California's seat belt law through heavy enforcement and public education as part of the Click It or Ticket campaign.
The goal of the campaign is to encourage drivers to use their seat belt 100 percent of the time, according to a Fontana Police news release. Last year, the state's seat belt use rate was 95.7 percent.
The seat belt law in California requires every one in the car, including the driver, to wear a seat belt at all times, according to the news release.
Funding for California's Click It or Ticket campaign was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, according to the news release.
- lori.consalvo@inlandnewspapers.com
A traffic safety checkpoint in Fontana resulted in seven arrests over the weekend.
Three people were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and four arrests were made for other alleged violations like outstanding warrants, resisting or obstructing a peace officer and possession of drugs, according to a Fontana police news release.
About 2,420 vehicles passed through the checkpoint that took place from 6 p.m. Saturday to 1:30 a.m. Sunday on Citrus Avenue between Randall and San Bernardino Avenues, according to the news release. More than 180 vehicles were stopped, 76 were impounded and 94 received citations for various traffic violations.
This checkpoint was funded by a grant from the Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
- lori.consalvo@inlandnewspapers.com
Three people were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and four arrests were made for other alleged violations like outstanding warrants, resisting or obstructing a peace officer and possession of drugs, according to a Fontana police news release.
About 2,420 vehicles passed through the checkpoint that took place from 6 p.m. Saturday to 1:30 a.m. Sunday on Citrus Avenue between Randall and San Bernardino Avenues, according to the news release. More than 180 vehicles were stopped, 76 were impounded and 94 received citations for various traffic violations.
This checkpoint was funded by a grant from the Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
- lori.consalvo@inlandnewspapers.com
More than 100 teachers, parents and students at the Fontana Unified School District's board meeting Wednesday night protested the 380 preliminary layoff notices sent to certificated employees last week.
"You guys say it's all about the children," Southridge Middle School student Madelynn Ramos told the school board. "Taking away the teachers is not a very good way of showing it."
The district faces a $12.4 million shortfall the rest of the school year and $17.7 million for 2009-10.
"You guys say it's all about the children," Southridge Middle School student Madelynn Ramos told the school board. "Taking away the teachers is not a very good way of showing it."
The district faces a $12.4 million shortfall the rest of the school year and $17.7 million for 2009-10.
Continue reading Fontana teacher cuts blasted.
A Fontana man died early this morning after his vehicle struck a palm tree in San Bernardino.
Carl Marvin Raymondo, 46, was driving a 1993 Ford Thunderbird about 1:45 a.m. on Interstate 215, south of Highland Avenue, when the car veered off the roadway and hit the tree, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Coroner Web site.
The California Highway Patrol and San Bernardino City Fire Department arrived and pronounced Raymondo dead at the scene, the coroner said.
- lori.consalvo@inlandnewspapers.com
Carl Marvin Raymondo, 46, was driving a 1993 Ford Thunderbird about 1:45 a.m. on Interstate 215, south of Highland Avenue, when the car veered off the roadway and hit the tree, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Coroner Web site.
The California Highway Patrol and San Bernardino City Fire Department arrived and pronounced Raymondo dead at the scene, the coroner said.
- lori.consalvo@inlandnewspapers.com
A man suspected in an apparent gang-related shooting outside a party on Arbeth Street last year is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Monday, according to prosecutors.
Isaak Torres, 19, of La Puente, faces charges in the shooting death of 25-year-old Tomas Garcia Jr., of La Puente, in the 19000 block of Arbeth Avenue, in an unincorporated area near Rialto, in Sept. 14.
The hearing was scheduled during proceedings today in Fontana Superior Court, according to the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office.
Continue reading Hearing scheduled in deadly shooting at Rialto party.
The parents of a 16-year-old Fontana boy are asking for help finding him.Jacob Matthew Allen Levine left home Wednesday and took survival gear with him.
He has light-brown hair, blue eyes with a brown spot in one, weights 145 pounds and is 5-feet, 10-inches tall.
He is last known to have been wearing a black-leather biker jacket, black jump boots and a black baseball cap. He might also have a blue or black backpack and a green, wool overcoat.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Fontana Police Department at (909) 350-7700 or Jacob's parents, Jason and Jean Levine at (909) 904-3562.
Human bones found in a Fontana chimney Monday night belong to Henry Chavez Barriga, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner's Web site.
The cause of death for the 48-year-old Fontana resident is still pending.
On Monday a homeowner was renovating a newly purchased house, which had been unoccupied since early 2006, and found the skeletonized human remains wedged in the chimney, according to the Coroner's Web site.
The house is in the 6000 block of Knox Avenue in Fontana.
The bones were in a blue hooded sweatshirt with the logo: "New York" on the front and back, blue denim pants, and white K-Swiss athletic shoes, according to the Coroner. Officials believe the remains were in the unused chimney between six months and two years.
Anyone with information can contact the Fontana Police Department at (909) 350-7740 or the San Bernardino County Sheriff Department - Coroner Division at (909) 387-2978.
lori.consalvo@inlandnewspapers.com
The cause of death for the 48-year-old Fontana resident is still pending.
On Monday a homeowner was renovating a newly purchased house, which had been unoccupied since early 2006, and found the skeletonized human remains wedged in the chimney, according to the Coroner's Web site.
The house is in the 6000 block of Knox Avenue in Fontana.
The bones were in a blue hooded sweatshirt with the logo: "New York" on the front and back, blue denim pants, and white K-Swiss athletic shoes, according to the Coroner. Officials believe the remains were in the unused chimney between six months and two years.
Anyone with information can contact the Fontana Police Department at (909) 350-7740 or the San Bernardino County Sheriff Department - Coroner Division at (909) 387-2978.
lori.consalvo@inlandnewspapers.com
Skeletal remains found in a Fontana chimney Monday morning appear to be those of a thin man in his 50s between 5-foot, 5-inches and 5-foot, 8-inches tall, officials said.
At 9:21 a.m., officers were called to the home at 6262 Knox Ave., according to a Fontana police news release. Coroner's officials will perform an autopsy and forensic analysis, according to the release.
There did not appear to be any signs of trauma on the man.
At 9:21 a.m., officers were called to the home at 6262 Knox Ave., according to a Fontana police news release. Coroner's officials will perform an autopsy and forensic analysis, according to the release.
There did not appear to be any signs of trauma on the man.
A Fontana woman died Saturday in Orange County when she was hit by a car on the 405 Freeway in Fountain Valley.
At 4:30 a.m. Saturday, 33-year-old Gladis Andrade-Zepeda was heading north on the 405 when she hit the center divider, according to the Orange County Coroner's Division. She was hit by oncoming traffic when she got out of the car.
At 4:30 a.m. Saturday, 33-year-old Gladis Andrade-Zepeda was heading north on the 405 when she hit the center divider, according to the Orange County Coroner's Division. She was hit by oncoming traffic when she got out of the car.
Firefighters have extinguished the house fire in Fontana. The fire was out at 2:15 p.m.
The fire, reported in the 16200 block of Miller Avenue a few minutes before 2 p.m., displaced one adult and five children, though no one was injured, said a county fire dispatch supervisor.
Officials called the Red Cross to assist the six displaced people.
The amount of damage to the home was not known, but officials said it started as a grease fire.
The fire, reported in the 16200 block of Miller Avenue a few minutes before 2 p.m., displaced one adult and five children, though no one was injured, said a county fire dispatch supervisor.
Officials called the Red Cross to assist the six displaced people.
The amount of damage to the home was not known, but officials said it started as a grease fire.
Firefighters are at the scene of a house fire in Fontana.
The fire in the 16200 block of Miller Avenue was reported a few minutes before 2 p.m., said a county fire dispatch supervisor.
He said there was no one inside the single-story, single-family home.
The fire in the 16200 block of Miller Avenue was reported a few minutes before 2 p.m., said a county fire dispatch supervisor.
He said there was no one inside the single-story, single-family home.
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