On Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, Angel Chavez, 28, and another male Armando Steven Coria, 29, (who was identified later) shattered the patio door window at the Corky’s restaurant in Yucaipa. According to a press release by San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, the subjects entered the busines…

A Highland man who used his work history as a San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy to gain investors’ trust and later invest millions of dollars with him, only to use their money to fund his extravagant lifestyle, was sentenced today to 168 months in federal prison, according to the IRS.

On Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at 1:19 p.m., a male adult and a  female adult entered Uptown Pets. The male forced open a secured reptile habitat and stole a red Ambanja Panther Chameleon, worth over $900, while the female distracted store employees.

On Friday, April 1, 2022, at approximately 4:49 p.m., Deputy A. Alcala observed Jessie Lopez, 20, Samantha Turner, 20,  Jose Diaz, 30, Ramon Tirado, 24, and Destiny Reyes, 20, all residents of San Bernardino,  at the intersection of Yucaipa Boulevard and Yucaipa Valley Circle. They were all …

Yucaipa Police Depart-ment’s Multiple Enforcement Team (MET) conducted surveillance related to a number of commercial burglaries of electrical circuit breakers stolen from businesses and city facilities over the last several months. Based upon their investigation a search warrant was written…

Two Mentone residents have been jailed on bail of $1 million on suspicion of child cruelty after a 4-year-old boy was taken to a hospital with severe injuries, according to the sheriff’s Crimes Against Children Detail and the Yucaipa Station.On Monday, March 21, the boy was admitted to Loma …

Yucaipa Police Detective Daniel Berumen arrested Highland resident, Eric Michael Villagran, on Aug. 10, on charges of seven bank robberies, including one in January at Yucaipa Arrowhead Credit Union. Dubbed the Cartel Bandit, the 26-year-old suspect would wear a mask and hand bank tellers a …

On Aug. 12, 2021, deputies responded to a call for service in the 40000 block of Spruce Drive in Forest Falls regarding an assault with a deadly weapon. According to the victim, Schmetzer was upset the victim’s vehicle was parked in front of Schmetzer's residence. Schmetzer used his truck to…

On Jan. 1, 2021, Cherisse Petersen, 36 year-old resident of Yucaipa, gave birth to her child at a residence in the city of Yucaipa. Child abuse was suspected, and Petersen was sought by Child & Family Services (CFS) and law enforcement for an active warrant and to assess the health and w…

On Feb. 18, 2021, deputies from the Yucaipa Police Station responded to Cloud 9 Medi Spa regarding the theft of a backflow preventer valve. The theft of the valve created significant damage which prevented the business from opening for the day. The repair costs were estimated to exceed well …

According to a press release from Yucaipa Police Department,  on Feb, 3, 2021, at approximately 12:45 p.m., Yucaipa Police Station deputies were alerted of a stolen vehicle in the city of Yucaipa.

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Apple Valley Station, Chino Hills Station, Hesperia Station, Loma Linda Station, Rancho Cucamonga Station, Victorville Station, and Yucaipa Station arrested 19 drivers on suspicion of DUI from Aug. 21. through Sept. 7, Labor Day Weekend.

Redlands Police are investigating a shooting that left two people dead and a third in critical condition early Wednesday morning, Aug. 26.

On Monday, Aug. 24, San Bernardino County Deputies assigned to the Yucaipa Station investigated an allegation of lewd and lascivious acts on a child. Deputies learned two juveniles had been sexually abused by an adult male. Michael Stewart, 19, a resident of Yucaipa, was identified by the vi…

Between July 19, and July 20, unknown suspects broke the locks to gain entry on to the Yucaipa High School campus and into the weight training area of the gym. Yucaipa High School's administrators discovered the suspects stole several sets of kettle bell weights and a weight stand. The Yucai…

There was a reported high speed chase on County Line Road - allegedly headed eastbound then left on Third Street headed toward Yucaipa. According to initial reports by Yucaipa Police Department, Fontana Police started the pursuit and YPD assisted. There is a suspect in custody but no other i…

San Bernardino National Forest officials are seeking help from the public in identifying a person or persons of interest seen leaving the Mount R Fire’s point of origin along City Creek Road, locally referred to as 1N09 for the Forest Service road number (pronounced with the letter-O), as th…

On Monday, June 22, at about 11 p.m., Deputy Bremer conducted a traffic stop on the corners of Dunlap Boulevard and Kentucky Street, on a vehicle for false license plate tabs. Upon contact with the driver, Regina Broomall, 37, of Atascadero, was found to have a suspended driver’s license. Th…

On Sunday, June 14, at about 9:55 p.m., deputies were dispatched to a report of an armed robbery that occurred at the 7-11 convenience store located on Bryant Street near Yucaipa Boulevard. While conducting an area check for the suspect vehicle, a witness called 9-1-1 reporting the location …

On May 1, deputies responded to the area of Oak Glen Road and Calimesa Boulevard reference an Automated License Plate Reader alert. The vehicle was reported stolen earlier in the day from the city of Riverside. Deputies conducted a high-risk traffic stop in the Taco Bell drive-through. The d…

On April 20, at approximately 5:55 a.m., deputies received a call from a resident who, through a Ring camera, observed a male stealing items from her car. Deputies were told the suspect fled on foot eastbound from the home and they began searching for the suspect.

On April 16, deputies contacted Glenn Beaty, 58, of Yucaipa and Patricia Champion, 52, of Yucaipa, during a traffic stop. Beaty is on felony probation and has been absconding. Beaty was found in possession of 4.3 grams of methamphetamine, syringes and a stolen leaf blower belonging to Yucaip…

On Tuesday, April 14, at approximately 9:11 a.m., deputies initiated a check of a vehicle at the park and ride lot located on Hampton Road near Overcrest Drive in the city of Yucaipa. The vehicle, registered to an address in Yucaipa, had expired registration and the driver gave a false name …

On Monday, April 13, at approximately 9:45 a.m., a concerned community member reported suspicious activity – a male and female walking through a neighborhood knocking on doors. The subjects were seen getting into two vehicles and leaving the area.

On Saturday, April 4, at approximately 4:30 p.m., deputies responded to a theft at Big Lots. Suspects Christian Melendrez, 21, of Cherry Valley, Brittany Aguirre, 28, of Cherry Valley and Kody Ganzer, 26, of Cherry Valley, entered the Big Lots store and filled two shopping carts with store m…

On Sunday, March 22, at 12:31 p.m. deputies received a report of a stolen vehicle entering Yucaipa on Oak Glen Road. A deputy spotted the vehicle approximately two minutes later and a felony car stop was initiated near Fifth Street south of Oak Glen Road. The driver of the vehicle was taken …

On Monday, March 9, at approximately 3:05 a.m., deputies from the Yucaipa Police Department and emergency personnel from CALFIRE responded to a single-vehicle traffic collision in the area of Yucaipa Boulevard and 16th Avenue. Upon arrival, a male, later identified as Lorenzo Brino, 21, of Y…

On Monday, March 9, at approximately 3:37 p.m., deputies responded to an unknown problem in the area of Beech Street and California Street in the city of Yucaipa. The reporting party frantically reported a male was at the location and he had killed her cat.

According to a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department press release, dated Feb. 25, former Yucaipa city employee, Martha Amarilys Avalos, 34, resident of Loma Linda, was arrested on charges of grand theft.

On Oct. 7, 2019, Yucaipa Police Department detectives began an investigation into allegations of theft from the city of Yucaipa by a city employee. The employee was identified as Martha Amarilys Avalos, 34, of Loma Linda.

One person was shot and another injured yesterday, Wednesday, Jan. 29, during an incident at The Hitching Post Mobilehome Park at the 33000 block of Yucaipa Blvd. The first victim was shot and transported to an area trauma center, where he later succumbed to his injury. The second injured vi…

On December 3, at approximately 6:05 p.m., Thomas Patrick Michaud, 53, of Yucaipa, driver and unidentified passenger, male, 54, of Yucaipa, of a White Ford Boxtruck were traveling on Interstate 10 westbound, just west of County Line Road. For reasons still under investigation, the driver all…