Chino Police Department Taking Back Unwanted Medication

The Chino Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public another opportunity to prevent medication abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted medication.  OnSaturday, April 26, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the public is invited to bring medications for disposal to the Chino Police Department, located at 5450 Walnut Avenue. (The DEA cannot accept liquids, needles, or sharps, only pills or patches.) The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.

In addition, the Chino Police Department is now offering year-round medication disposal through the newly installed drop-box, which is located in the lobby of the Police Department.  Residents can now safely dispose of their unwanted medication as needed; further reducing access and possible misuse. 

Last October, Americans turned in 324 tons (over 647,000 pounds) of prescription drugs at over 4,114 sites operated by the DEA and thousands of state and local law enforcement partners.  When those results are combined with what was collected in the seven previous Take Back events, the DEA and partners have taken in over 3.4 million pounds—more than 1,700 tons—of pills.

This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue.  Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs.  Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines (flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash) both pose potential safety and health hazards.

.For additional information or inquiries call (909) 334-3000.

Modesto Police Investigating Stabbing Involving Adolescent Girls

KFBK - A girls sleepover during the weekend turned violent when a 13-year-old girl attacked her sister and friend.

Modesto Police say a 13-year-old girl stabbed two other girls, then herself early Saturday morning. The girls were taken to a nearby hospital and listed in critical condition. Officers arrived at the home on the 26-hundred block of E. Orangeburg Avenue around 1 AM after getting reports of multiple stabbing victims. Police found two 13-year-old girls and an 11-year old injured. A motive for the stabbings have not been released. 

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High Speed Chase Results in Two Arrests – One Suspect Still at Large

Two burglary suspects are in custody and a third is still at large after leading Chino Police Officers on a high speed chase that started in Hacienda Heights and ended in East Los Angeles earlier this morning. 

Chino Detectives and members of the Special Enforcement Team were following suspects wanted for questioning in regards to five residential burglaries, which took place in Chino on Monday, March 31.  Through the investigative process, Detectives obtained a license plate number for the car the suspects were driving during the Chino incidents.  

The vehicle and occupants were under Chino Police surveillance this morning, when the three occupants of the 2013 gray Nissan Altima burglarized a residence near Cedarlane Middle School in Hacienda Heights.  Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, which resulted in a high speed pursuit topping out at speeds of 80 miles per hour before the suspects pulled over and fled the vehicle at San Pedro Street and Pico Boulevard.  Chino Officers were joined by Officers of the Los Angeles Police Department who quickly surrounded the area. 

Chino and LAPD Officers arrested one of the suspects immediately; a second barricaded himself in a business before surrendering to Officers of the LAPD, a third suspect is still at large.  It is unknown if all three individuals involved in today’s activities are the same three suspects wanted for the Chino burglaries; the investigation is ongoing.  Detectives recovered several weapons from the suspect vehicle including two shotguns, an assault rifle, an M1 riffle, and at least one handgun.  Arrested were Marcus Nelson, and Larry Laniel, both 22 years old and from Los Angeles.  Both will be booked at the West Valley Detention Center for burglary, felony evading, and for felon in possession of firearms. 

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is urged to contact the Chino Police department at 909-628-1234.

Stockton Man Dead After Officer Involved Shooting

KFBK - A man in Stockton was shot and killed after apparently confronting officers with a bayonet.

A man in Stockton was shot and killed after apparently confronting officers with a bayonet.

The incident began Saturday night when Stockton Police officers responded to a domestic violence call to a house on the 1500 block of Carpenter Road. That's when officers heard a woman screaming.

"So our officers had to go inside the house, once we got inside the suspect saw us and drug the female into a back room and we had to force entry," Stockton Police Officer Joe Silva said. 

Silva says officers then detained 45-year-old parolee Donald Haynes. However, he fought with officers and managed to escape.

On Sunday morning, officers following up the incident saw Haynes in a vehicle, and that's when Silva says he came out with a 19.5-inch long bayonet. "Our officers are saying, "Drop the bayonet, drop the bayonet,' and the suspect did not. He continued to walk toward the officer, so the officer had to fire his weapon," Silva said.  

Haynes was shot once and died of his injury at a local hospital. No officers were injured in the incident. 

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AK-47 Bandit still on the loose

By James Rojas

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Nearly a year after the California Bank and Trust in Chino was robbed and an officer shot, law enforcement is still looking for the man responsible,  a man they’ve named the "AK-47 Bandit".

On February 29^th 2012, the chino police department received a 9-1-1 phone call of a bomb that was intended to distract officers from the bank robbery. FBI Assistant Director Bill Lewis says they know things that can lead to the arrest of the bandit. 

A $100,000 reward has been issued for information leading to the arrest of the suspect. 

He has also hit banks in northern California, Washington and most recently in Idaho. 

If you have any information that can lead to an arrest, you can call 1-855-9-BANDIT or submit a tip at Tips.FBI.gov
For more pictures of the suspect, Click Here.

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Road Rage Leads to Shooting in Chino Hills

Police style car belongs to the suspects. Back car belonging to off-duty officer.  

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Anaheim's VICE Unit's New Approach to Prostitution

This is the first installment of a series focusing on the issue of prostitution and how organizations like the Community Service Program (CSP), The Salvation Army and the Anaheim Police Department are on the forefront of helping victims of sex trafficking. 

Part 1 - Anaheim Vice Unit

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"You Are Going To See Blue... LAPD Blue"

There will be a zero tolerance policy at the next and future home games at Dodger Stadium said LAPD Chief Charlie Beck. Extra uniformed police officers will now be patrolling both stadium and parking lot to ensure that another attack like the one on opening day will never happen again.

On opening day, in the parking lot, Bryan Stow was blindsided by two Hispanic males, believed to be gang members. He was repeatably punched and kicked in the head, then the two suspects fled off. Stow, a paramedic, is in a medically induced coma and is showing signs of brain damage according to CNN. He underwent surgery to relieve swelling in his brain. 

Dodger stadium is renowned for their fans' violence to opposing teams and even one another. There is always a high number of gang members who attend the games. Before the attack, Stow texted a family member, saying that he was scared for his safety. In reports from eye witness accounts, the two gang members were trash talking and threatening Stow after the game. Stow said that he was a paramedic and didn't want to fight. That was when he was attacked from behind. 

People said that they don't like taking their kids to the games because it is so dangerous when people start drinking and become violent.

It was announced that former LAPD Chief William Bratton is the new security consultant. Bratton will be in charge of private security details and the placement of cameras and lights. 

In a press conference, Chief Beck said, "You are going to see a sea of blue, and it's not going to be Dodger blue. It's going to be LAPD blue." Along with more uniformed police officers patrolling, there will be undercover officers as well. 

Because there is  a zero tolerance for any misbehavior, questions were raised if booing opposing teams will result in an expulsion or arrest. Beck explained normal booing will be tolerated but if any officer determines it is going too far, police will intervene. 

There is a  reward for information leading to the arrests of both suspects. A councilman who approved $50,000 be added to the $100,000 reward said, "To the cowards who did this...we will find you." He added, "It would be better for you to turn yourselves in."

People all around, especially in the Los Angeles community have been coming out and showing their support for Stow's family who is going through this horrible ordeal. Vigils and fundraisers were formed to help raise money for the medical costs. 


Both Dodger and Giants fans have attended vigils together with a common purpose; to bring hope and try to bring justice to a father, husband and fellow baseball lover. 


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8 Year Old Boy Pepper-Sprayed By Police

What does an eight-year-old boy have to do to get pepper-sprayed by police officers?

In Denver Colorado, police were called to an elementary school where a child was spitting and cussing at his teacher. The boy, Aiden, also allegedly threw a television and threatened to kill the teachers.

When cops arrived to the scene, the boy allegedly became violent and grabbed a sharp piece of wood. According to Daily Mail, he ripped the piece of wood off the wall because he "wanted to make something sharp if they came out because I was so mad at them."

Officers say the boy then tried to stab them, that is when they felt they needed to spray him. "It burned my eyes and I couldn't see," said Aiden.

After the eight-year-old was sprayed, he was arrested and put in handcuffs. The mother of the child says police were called on her son two times before and the officers overreacted.

She said the officers should have showed restraint due to his age. The police department however is standing behind the officers use of the pepper-spray. 

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