Inland Valley Daily Bulletin back issues from May 2007:
Officer fatally shoots man, 23
May 01, 2007; ... ONTARIO - An Ontario police officer shot and killed a 23-year-oldWhittier man late Sunday after police said he brandished a handgunduring a foot chase and aimed it toward the officer. Christopher Michael Garcia was shot once in the chest and waspronounced dead by paramedics at the ...
Activists promoting alternatives to walkouts
May 01, 2007; ... One year ago thousands of Inland Valley students took to thestreets to participate in a massive school walkout; at the same timenearly 1 million people were marching in downtown Los Angeles insupport of immigration rights. Beyond Borders Special Section: Complete immigration news ...
Rialto police endure busy night
May 01, 2007 ... RIALTO - One man was attacked with a 2-foot hatchet, a woman wasnearly drowned by her brother and a third person was shot four timesduring a busy night for police Sunday. Police searched for Randal Boughamer, 47, of Rialto through thenight after he chased a man with a hatchet, ...
Man dies after being shot
May 01, 2007 ... RUBIDOUX - A Riverside man died after he was found with gunshotwounds underneath a parked vehicle, police and coroner's officialssaid. Juan Tostado Rodriguez, 19, of Riverside died at 1:57 a.m. Sundayat the 5200 block of 35th Street, according to a Riverside ...
Truck strikes boy on bicycle
May 01, 2007 ... MONTCLAIR - A boy riding his bicycle suffered serious injuriesafter a 1993 Dodge pickup struck him while he was in the 4700 blockof Kingsley Street. The child was airlifted after the 2:25 p.m. Monday accident toLoma Linda University Medical Center with serious injuries, ...
Three injured in hit-and-run crash
May 01, 2007 ... MONTCLAIR - Three people, including a full-term pregnant woman,were injured in a hit-and-run crash late Sunday. Police arrested the suspected hit-and-run driver Monday morningafter he came to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center for treatment,said Montclair police Sgt. Ronny ...
Man suspected of exposing himself
May 01, 2007 ... ONTARIO - A Mira Loma man was arrested on suspicion of felonyindecent exposure Monday. Evan Thomas Dunford, 23, is alleged to have exposed himself to awoman who had just picked up her child from school on foot. Dunford is alleged to have pulled his silver 1989 four-door ...
DUI checkpoint set for Rancho
May 01, 2007 ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A driving under the influence and driver'ssafety checkpoint will take place this weekend. The checkpoint will take place from 7 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m.Sunday at Etiwanda Avenue and 6th Street, according to a RanchoCucamonga sheriff's announcement. The ...
Bus, car collide; 1 killed
May 01, 2007; ... CHINO - An Omnitrans bus and a Ford Contour collided about 4:50a.m. Monday, claiming the life of the Ford's driver. The driver, a 27-year-old Los Angeles man, was traveling east onChino Hills Parkway, a quarter-mile east of Ramona Avenue, when foran unknown reason his car crossed ...
Water officials bracing for dry weather
May 01, 2007; ... JURUPA - Tired of constantly replanting the grass in her backyard,Eastvale resident Kathy Bogart decided to tear out her lacklusterlawn and replace it with artificial turf. "The backyard sprinkler system didn't seem efficient and we wereconstantly replacing the grass," Bogart ...
Scams targeting seniors' refunds
May 01, 2007; ... Some of those who filed their income-tax forms at the last minuteare soon to receive their refund checks, and there are plenty ofpeople out there ready to help spend them. And some of those people - con artists - have ideas of their ownwhen it comes to separating tax refunds from ...
Upland crosswalk crackdown results in fines
May 01, 2007; ... UPLAND - Five minutes before classes start for the day, studentscan be seen running, walking, strolling and skateboarding acrossEuclid Avenue at 11th Street. A shorter group heads east to Upland Junior High, while the tallerkids cross Euclid heading west to Upland High School ....
Red Cross workers begin strike
May 01, 2007 ... Between 200 to 300 medical staff with the American Red Cross begana four-day strike Monday as contract negotiations stalled. Members are picketing at blood centers in Pomona, Fullerton, SantaAna and Santa Monica.An "overwhelming majority" of union members, who work in ...
Bomb threat leaves high school, parents cautious
May 01, 2007; ... UPLAND -- Joel Kaplan drove his daughter to Upland High School onMonday morning long after the first bell rang. He was not worried about her being late as much as he was abouther safety and returning to a campus that was the recipient of a bombthreat just before the weekend ....
Three wounded in Pomona shooting
May 01, 2007; ... POMONA - An shooting early Monday that wounded three peopleremains under police investigation. Special Section: Neighborhood Watch Ending Violence: Visit our Solutions blog The shooting occurred about 1:45 a.m. Monday at Huntington andThird streets west of downtown ....
Jury selection pool balloons
May 01, 2007; ... SAN BERNARDINO - Ivory J. Webb Jr. appeared in court Monday amidscores of San Bernardino County residents who could potentiallydecide the former deputy's fate on the charge of attempted voluntarymanslaughter. VIEW PHOTO GALLERIES: Elio Carrion walk for justice New ...
Car thief catches fire
May 01, 2007 ... REDLANDS -- Two suspected car thieves who tried to torch a HondaAccord this morning botched the job when one of the men caught onfire, police said. Police found the burning 2001 Honda on Alabama Street at the SantaAna River crossing at 1 a.m., said Redlands police Sgt. Shawn Ryan ....
Detectives searching for a killer
May 01, 2007 ... SAN BERNARDINO -- Police found a man dead from at least onegunshot wound inside a vehicle late Monday. The man was found at 399 E. 21st St. after police received a callof a shooting victim at 11:16 p.m., said San Bernardino police Sgt.Rick Lindsey. His name wasn't released because ...
Rain and thunder on its way
May 01, 2007 ... SAN BERNARDINO -- Showers and thunderstorms might be coming to thearea today. The National Weather Service said there's a 20 percent chance ofrain for the Inland Empire this afternoon ...
VIctorville man shot to death in Rialto
May 01, 2007 ... RIALTO -- Coroner's officials identified a man shot dead lateMonday as 31-year-old Norris Devon Ragland. Ragland, of Victorville, was found about 8 p.m. in ...
Sobriety checkpoint planned for Cinco de Mayo
May 01, 2007 ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- Cinco De Mayo revelers beware. Sheriff's deputies have a sobriety checkpoint waiting for you ifyou decide to get behind the wheel after having too much to drink. The checkpoint by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Departmentwill ...
Man who held foreclosed property auction in SB arrested
May 02, 2007 ... SAN BERNARDINO -- Prosecutors charged a Calabasas man with bilking$23,000 out of a man who purchased a foreclosed property from him inSan Bernardino, officials said today. Eric Mirzaian, 46, was arrested Thursday at his home and booked inTwin Towers Jail in Los Angeles, the San ...
Second Victoria Gardens shooting suspect arrested
May 02, 2007 ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- A second man sought in the March 9 shooting atthe Victoria Gardens Cultural Center has been arrested by Los AngelesCounty sheriff's deputies, officials said today. Brandon Kenneth Moore, 18, who is also a suspect in an attemptedmurder in Fontana, was arrested ...
Man robbed at gas station
May 02, 2007 ... REDLANDS -- A man pumping gas at a 7-Eleven was robbed of hiswallet late Tuesday, police said. Police said the victim was at the gas station at 1161 W. LugoniaAve. at 10:50 p.m. when a man approached him, demanding ...
Audit: Inmate store corporation underpaid L.A. County by $640K
May 01, 2007; ... The corporation that runs the inmate stores at Los AngelesCounty's jails underpaid the county nearly $650,000 in profits whilewining and dining Sheriff's Department employees, auditors saidMonday. Compass Group USA Inc., which does business as Canteen Services,improperly spent ...
Reader responses to Iraq timeline, 5/1/07
May 01, 2007 ... The administration failed to set either strategy or conditions forwithdrawal, including criteria for determining progress or victory.As soon as U.S. troops crossed the Iraqi border on what theadministration knew were false pretenses, they were committed toremain until a viable new ...
Heroic sheriff's deputy from Chino killed in North Hollywood crash
May 01, 2007; ... NORTH HOLLYWOOD - An on-duty Los Angeles County sheriff's deputywas killed this morning when his parked car was struck by a cardriven by an 18-year-old man who might have been driving under theinfluence, authorities said. Deputy Raul Gama, of Chino, a 20-year veteran and Medal of ...
Reader responses to Iraq timeline, 5/2/07
May 02, 2007 ... Yes. I support the congressional resolution and the overthrow ofthis president's veto. A hero is a person who does more than someone else would do in theface of real danger. Our troops in Iraq are true heroes. They havesaved Iraq from a cruel dictator. They have created an ...
Letters to the Editor: May 2
May 01, 2007 ... Thanks for helping prom girl back in pink April 21 was such an anticipated night of the year as it was promnight. As my granddaughter and her group of fellow students sat down toeat at Claim Jumper, she immediately felt ill and rushed to theladies' room. As she was ...
Redistricting from outside the party lines
May 01, 2007 ... One of our favorite political issues is back on the front burnerin Sacramento: redistricting. Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, D-Los Angeles, introduced a billthat would give a bipartisan commission the power to redrawCalifornia's congressional and legislative districts. A ...
Local school campuses quiet today; immigration walk planned at 5 p.m.
May 01, 2007; ... With the possibility of student walkouts at high school campusestaking place across the Inland Valley, school administrators andpolice departments remained alert today as school campuses remainedquiet and streets remained student free. Beyond Borders Special Section: Complete ...
The Buzz: May 2
May 02, 2007 ... Oops! Our bad The National Day of Prayer will be celebrated Thursday, not todayas previously reported. In Chino Hills, the Rev. Frank Garcia of Calvary Chapel will beamong other church leaders on the front lawn of City Hall at 2001Grand Ave. at noon Thursday. The ...
Crash kills one, injures five
May 02, 2007 ... ONTARIO - A 32-year-old male motorcyclist died in a motorcyclecrash Tuesday night that also injured five people in a Toyota RAV4. Police did not give the man's name, pending family notification. The accident occurred about 6:15 p.m. at Fifth Street and GroveAvenue, said ...
Man killed in bus crash identified
May 02, 2007 ... CHINO - Police released the identity of a man killed in anOmnitrans bus crash Monday. Jahron Brown, 27, of Los Angeles died in the accident, said Chinopolice Lt. Al Cheatham. The San Bernardino County Coroner's Officesaid he was pronounced dead about 4:55 a.m. Monday at the scene ....
Child bicyclist, motorist identified
May 02, 2007 ... MONTCLAIR - Identities were released Tuesday of those involved ina crash between a Dodge pickup truck and a bicyclist who was reportedin critical condition. Montclair police said In Ki Baik, 67, of Montclair drove thepickup and hit Juan Martini, 10, of Montclair about 2:15 p.m ....
Residents share diverse views on military, veto
May 02, 2007; ... With every new development in the war with Iraq, Russell Terryfeels he takes a troubling step back into history. "It's like what happened in Vietnam," said Terry, a Yucaiparesident who is chief executive officer of the Iraq War VeteransOrganization, and its sister organization ...
Fontana rises to top in growth
May 02, 2007; ... FONTANA - When Marilyn Lockhart decided to move from Arizona, shewanted to find a friendly community, one that was centrally locatedto its amenities. She bought a Fontana home at Sierra and Jurupa avenues lastSeptember."The housing market was just right. It's clean. It ...
No walkouts this time
May 02, 2007; ... The Inland Valley was relatively quiet Tuesday in terms ofimmigration protests in contrast to last year's noisy walkouts byhundreds of area students. Related Article: Immigration reform rallies draw small crowds Photo Galleries: Pomona Immigration March and ...
Area Muslim leaders regret president's decision to veto bill
May 02, 2007; ... Muslims around the region Tuesday lamented President Bush's vetoof a bill that set a timeline for U.S. withdrawal from Iraq. "There is no military solution," said Salam Al-Marayati, executivedirector of the Los Angeles-based Muslim Public Affairs Council."Right now the military ...
Shooting puts Rialto street back in spotlight
May 02, 2007; ... RIALTO - The heated argument Brenda Garcia heard on East JacksonStreet didn't draw much attention from residents. For many of them,disputes in the crime-ridden neighborhood go unnoticed. Garcia, for some reason, did notice two men walking away from theargument Monday night, down a ...
Two get prison for ditch-party rapes
May 02, 2007; ... CHINO - Two young men were sentenced to three years apiece instate prison Tuesday for the rapes of a pair of girls at a highschool ditch party. Authorities say Antoni Jaimes, 19, and David Sanchez, 18, pliedtheir 15-year-old victims with alcohol to take advantage of them atthe ...
Coachella warmups heat up Pomona
May 02, 2007; ... David Allen: Coachella is over, but some of us unwilling to bravethe crowds, heat and dust got a taste of the Indio rock festival bygoing to Pomona. Two bands officially reuniting for Coachella played warmup shows aday earlier at the Glass House, a downtown Pomona rock venue ...
Cal Poly lures former publisher of Bulletin
May 02, 2007; ... Bob Balzer, CEO of the newspaper group that includes the DailyBulletin, announced Tuesday he will be leaving his post to return tohis educational roots. Balzer, 57, accepted the position of executive director of thecapital campaign for Cal Poly Pomona. His last day with the ...
Deputy from Chino dies
May 02, 2007; ... NORTH HOLLYWOOD - A decorated Los Angeles County sheriff's deputyand father of four from Chino was killed Tuesday when a San Fernandoteen who may have been drunk or on drugs plowed his car into thedeputy's parked surveillance van. Deputy Raul Gama, a 20-year veteran and Medal of ...
County workers win honors for service
May 02, 2007; ... It's not just about making customers happy; it's about changinglives. The county of San Bernardino will honor 40 of its employees nextweek, with several of those involved in programs to steer youngpeople out of trouble. The 18th annual awards of excellence are handed out as ...
College presents the real deal
May 02, 2007; ... CLAREMONT - When the government and leading engineering companieshave more problems to solve than employees to solve them, they oftenturn to students at Harvey Mudd College. Through the school's pioneering clinic program, government andcompanies pay a $43,000 fee to put students ...
Girls refuse ride, man exposes self
May 02, 2007 ... REDLANDS -- A man who offered three teen girls a ride exposedhimself and began masturbating when they refused, police said today. The girls, ages 14 to 16, told police the man drove up to them3:15 p.m. Friday in a white sport-utility vehicle and offered them aride. The girls had ...
Saving land difficult, worth it
May 02, 2007 ... Being a proponent of land conservation can be frustrating.Learning the "processes," the rules of the game and all the playerscan be daunting. Garnering community support and convincing decisionmakers can be darn near impossible. The competition for landacquisition grants can be fierce ....
Job creation is Job One for Inland Valley
May 02, 2007 ... It's great to see Ontario's long-anticipated New Model Colony getgoing with its first community, Edenglen. The development of the New Model Colony, 13 square miles of formerdairy land that is expected to hold 120,000 new residents along withretail, commercial and recreational ...
A hero's life cut short
May 02, 2007 ... Our sympathies go to the family of Deputy Raul Gama of Chino, andto his fellow officers of the Los Angeles County Sheriff'sDepartment. Deputy Gama, a Medal of Valor recipient, was killed Tuesday when ateen driver plowed into the deputy's parked surveillance van on the20th ...
Letters to the Editor: May 3
May 02, 2007 ... Dear eighth-grader, Yes, you can; look at me I would like to respond to the eighth-grade writer who stated thatshe felt the teachers were giving her too much homework. ("Teachersunfair; no more homework," April 25) There are many reasons for the teachers doing this, and I ...
The Buzz: May 3
May 02, 2007 ... What's your community buzzing about? Check here Tuesday throughSaturday to find out. Want to know what's new in your neighborhood orwhen your least-favorite intersection will be fixed? Write us at buzz@dailybulletin.com. Slow zone ahead! POMONA - Starting Monday, Rio ...
Planning to set off 4th of July fireworks?Not in Ontario... It'll cost you a $1,000 fine
May 02, 2007; ... ONTARIO - A $1,000 fine has been established for anyone caughtpossessing or using fireworks in the city. The City Council on Tuesday decided to impose the fine after thecity reached a crescendo last year in the use of illegal fireworks,Mayor Paul Leon said. Because the ...
Firefighters put out trailer blaze
May 02, 2007 ... FONTANA - The San Bernardino County Fire Department responded to atrailer fire on the property of a pallet store on Boyle Avenue. The fifth-wheel trailer was fully involved when firefightersarrived about 6:35 p.m ....
No hearing date yet for trustee
May 02, 2007 ... SAN BERNARDINO - A preliminary hearing date still has not been setfor Bobby Grizzle, the Chino Valley Unified school board memberaccused of perjury and conflict of interest. Grizzle appeared briefly in court Wednesday and was ordered toreturn June 6 for another conference at the ...
Baker to Vegas Challenge results
May 02, 2007 ... Many local law-enforcement agencies participated in the Baker toVegas Challenge Cup Relay on April 21-22. The race is 120 miles overdiverse terrain. The teams consist solely of members of law-enforcement agencies. Departments with fewer than 1,000 sworn personnel (12 teams) ...
More officers to be out on patrol
May 02, 2007 ... CLAREMONT - There will be extra police officers on patrolthroughout the weekend looking for intoxicated drivers during CincoDe Mayo celebrations. On Saturday, the Claremont Police Department will be deployedthroughout the city from 8 p.m. to 2 ...
Move to regulate trains rejected
May 02, 2007; ... An attempt to restrict idling by locomotives was shot down by afederal judge this week. U.S. District Court John F. Walter agreed with railroads that theSouth Coast Air Quality Management District does not have thejurisdiction to regulate locomotives. The AQMD in 2005 and ...
Car-pool lanes get under way on 60 Freeway
May 02, 2007; ... INDUSTRY - Relief is on the way - provided no one slows down tolook at the construction workers. Officials broke ground Wednesday on a $125 million car-poolproject on the 60 Freeway, part of a broader effort to relievecongestion on the region's major east-west arteries. The ...
Pastor picks up the pieces
May 02, 2007; ... SAN BERNARDINO - A man or woman of God sees hope amid ruin. In Pastor Lenton Lenoir's case, he has to, because his luck hasbeen bad enough to bury lesser men.On the evening of April 27, tragic deja vu swept over Lenoir whenan associate pastor at Holy Land Church of God in ...
Pollution emergency?
May 02, 2007; ... With air pollution killing several thousand people each year inthe region, Southern California officials today may ask the governorand president to declare a state of emergency. "We need pressure to be placed on the (U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency) and the California Air ...
Infamous intersection scrutinized
May 02, 2007; ... ONTARIO - Manuel Medina was just one mile away from home when hismotorcycle slammed into an oncoming SUV Tuesday night at Grove Avenueand Fifth Street. He died at the scene. The intersection is known by residents and travelers to bedangerous based on its limited visibility, ...
Home market seen as puzzle
May 02, 2007; ... The housing market is looking like a complex puzzle that will takesome deciphering. That's the word from Dallas-based Metrostudy, a think tank thatclosely follows residential sales and construction. The problem begins with a national economic picture that's full ...
Amtrak derails in Ontario
May 02, 2007; ... A passenger train Amtrak derailed in Ontario on Wednesdayafternoon. The train, which originated in Los Angeles, made stops in Pomonaand ...
Benefit show planned for baby
May 02, 2007 ... CORONA - A benefit show for baby Aiden Koch will take place at 8p.m. Friday. Aiden Koch's mother, Natalie Canton, 21, of Chino died in a caraccident Feb. 15. Aiden, 10 months, survived the crash.The doors open for the show at 7:30 p.m. The event will take placeat The ...