Posts From Lee Brown
Suspected cop killer pleads not guilty
RIVERSIDE – In a small courtroom crowded with nearly 10 uniformed sheriff’s deputies, Earl Ellis Green pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of fatally shooting a Riverside police officer last month. Green,
Former Rancho Cucamonga councilman sentenced
SAN BERNARDINO – Former Rancho Cucamonga City Council member Rex Gutierrez could have received probation for his convictions Tuesday on corruption and other charges. But Gutierrez, who committed the crimes while
Man shoots store clerk in early morning robbery
REDLANDS – Police are searching for a hardhat-wearing man who shot a store clerk during an early morning robbery on Saturday. The male suspect hung around an AM/PM convenience store
Seven charged in child care fraud scheme
RIVERSIDE – A fraud investigation that began 16 months ago concluded last week with the arrest of two people, bringing the total number of those implicated in the $500,000 child care scheme
Redlands Walmart shooter still on the loose
REDLANDS – A would-be robber who attempted to shoot open a cash drawer at a Walmart is still being sought by police. On Wednesday, Redlands police spokesman Carl Baker said there were
Ontario mall thieves stopped from leaving
RANCHO CUCAMONGA — Three people believed to have ransacked several stores were apprehended before they could make their getaway from Ontario’s Victoria Gardens Shopping Mall on Monday. The suspects were noticed
Riverside County DA seeks death penalty in officer killing
RIVERSIDE – Riverside County District Attorney Rod Pacheco announced Thursday he would seek the death penalty against Earl Ellis Green, suspected in the Nov. 7 killing of police officer Ryan
Colton police fighting possible layoffs
COLTON – Colton police officers are launching a campaign to prevent 16 possible layoffs of sworn personnel in the face of a $5 million cutback in city budgets next year.
Convicted pimp could get 500 years
SAN BERNARDINO — Reginald E. Christopher, suspected of being onetime president of the Watergate Crips gang, faces 500 years in prison after being the first-ever person convicted in San Bernardino
Drug deal ends with fatal car attack
SAN BERNARDINO — Police spent Thanksgiving chasing down two murder suspects for intentionally striking a pedestrian with a vehicle. Police said a drug deal led to the fatal collision on
