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April is Distracted Driver Awareness Month

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April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month and the Rialto Police Department will be actively looking for drivers throughout the month who are in violation of the state's hands-free cell phone law. "Holding your phone and using it while driving is not only dangerous, but also illegal," Chief Mark P. Kling said. "We strive to keep your family and ot...
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Rialto Police Investigate Homicide of Sasha Pye

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 On Saturday, March 27, 2022, at approximately 12:29 AM, the Rialto Police Department Communications Center received a call regarding a subject being stabbed. Rialto Police Officers arrived and located a single female victim, identified as Sasha Pye, and detained the suspect, the victim's sister Krystina Pye. Sasha was unresponsive and found t...
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DUI and Driver's License Checkpoint To Be Held in Rialto

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Rialto Police Department will hold a DUI Driver's License Checkpoint in the southeast portion of the city on April 1, 2022, from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Checkpoint locations are chosen based on a history of DUI crashes and arrests. The primary purpose of checkpoints is not to make arrests, but to promote public safety by deterring drivers from drivi...
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Pursuit Suspect Murders Two People in Rialto

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On Saturday, April 2, 2022, at approximately 12:57 a.m., a gray 2014 Nissan Maxima entered Rialto city limits being pursued by the Colton Police Department. The suspect was able to elude Colton police officers. Moments later, officers from the Rialto Police Department located the suspect's vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed in the area of Li...
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Fatal Traffic Accident On Riverside Avenue in Rialto

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On Saturday, March 26, 2022, at approximately 8:02 p.m. officers responded to 300 S. Riverside Avenue for an unknown injury traffic collision involving a bicyclist and a motor vehicle. Officers arrived on scene at approximately 8:05 p.m. and observed an adult male, Luther Wills, a 47-year-old resident of Rialto, with life-threatening injuries. Init...
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Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Operation Planned for March 29, 2022

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The Rialto Police Department will conduct a traffic safety operation on March 29, 2022, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. focused on the most dangerous driver behaviors that put the safety of people biking or walking at risk. These violations include speeding, making illegal turns, failing to yield or provide a right of way to bicyclists or pedestrians,...
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News Release - Lethal Force Encounter

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On Sunday, January 9, 2022, at about 1:10 p.m., the Rialto Police Department's Communication Center received multiple 9-1-1 calls regarding a man armed with a knife and whose hands were covered in blood. Officers arrived on scene and located the suspect at the entrance of a gas station. The suspect was found still armed with a knife and entered int...
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*LOCATED* News Release - Critical Missing Juvenile

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The Rialto Police Department is pleased to announce 13-year-old Elijah "Lucky" Bajza, who was reported missing on Saturday, Nov. 13th , has been located. At 12:27 PM on Thursday, Nov. 18th , after several days of around-the-clock investigation by our detective bureau, we were contacted by the San Bernardino Police Department who confirmed they had ...
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News Release - Critical Missing Juvenile

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On Saturday, November 13, 2021, Rialto police officers responded to a report of a missing juvenile, identified as Elijah Bajza. Elijah is described as a 13-year-old male diagnosed with autism. The missing juvenile was last seen in his bed at 04:30 AM on Friday, November 13, 2021. Rialto Police personnel and Detectives responded and are currently us...
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*CORRECTION* News Release - Lethal Force Encounter

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Synopsis: On Friday, October 22, 2021, at about 12:29 a.m., after observing a vehicle code violation, an officer from the Rialto Police Department conducted a traffic stop of a Chevrolet pick-up truck in the 100 Block of N. Encina Ave. During the initial contact, the suspect (driver) exited the vehicle, ignored the officer's commands to stop and fl...
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News Release - Chief's Statement For Arrest of Juvenile

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Rialto, California, February 15, 2022 -- The department is aware of an incident involving a 16-year-old female that occurred on February 11, 2022, at about 4:08 pm, in the area of Linden Ave., and Pinedale Ave., in the City of Rialto. The juvenile was stopped for riding an illegal street pocket bike and traveling at an unsafe speed on a residential...
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News Release - Sexual Battery on School Grounds

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Synopsis: On Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at approximately 6:30 PM, the Rialto Police Department was notified of a sexual battery that occurred at Carter High School. The initial report to police was that a 15-year-old female student had been sexually assaulted by a 17-year-old male student several times over the past three months. When detectives...
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*UPDATE* News Release - Sexual Battery on School Grounds

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Synopsis: On Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at approximately 6:30 PM, the Rialto Police Department was notified of a sexual battery that occurred at Carter High School. The initial report to police was that a 15-year-old female student had been sexually assaulted by a 17-year-old male student several times over the past three months. When detectives...
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News Release - Arrest of Lashay Grayes

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On Friday, February 25, 2022, at approximately 9:51 AM, the Rialto Police Department's Communication Center received a 9-1-1 call from staff at a medical clinic, stating they were scared and requesting officers respond to the location due to an adult female causing a disturbance. Download/View the news release for more information. File Name: arres...
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Rialto Police Policy Regarding Military Equipment Use

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On September 30, 2021, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 481 ("AB 481"), which became effective on January 1, 2022. AB 481 stated goals are to provide legally enforceable safeguards to protect the public's welfare, safety, civil rights, and civil liberties before military equipment is funded, acquired, or used. BACKGROUND AB 481 was codified int...
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Fatal Vehicle Collision

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On Friday, March 12, 2021, at approximately 5:34 a.m., the Rialto Police Department received several 9-1-1 calls reporting a traffic collision on Riverside Ave., south of Alder Ave. in the City of Rialto. Officers responded to the scene and found a deceased male (identified as Tangi Holani) lying on the east shoulder of Riverside Ave. Paramedics fr...
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Four Suspects Arrested for Charges Related to Sexual Assault

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On Sunday, January 17, 2021, at 7:05 P.M. officers from the Rialto Police Department responded to a residence located in the 700 block of West El Molino Street to investigate leads of a runaway juvenile being at the location. The runaway juvenile was subsequently located inside the home along with a large marijuana grow, containing 426 plants. Noah...
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Fatal Vehicle vs Pedestrian Collision

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Decedent: Gail Hansen-Amos, 55-year-old female, resident of San BernardinoInvolved Party 1: Marco Burgos, 37-year-old male, resident of RiversideInvolved Part 2: Felipe Santoyo, 58-year-old male, resident of San Bernardino On Friday, January 15, 2021, at approximately 5:08 a.m., the Rialto Police Department received several 9-1-1 calls re...
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Arrest of Shawn Monaco for 2018 Murder

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On November 9, 2018, at 11:00 p.m., Johnny Hausman was shot behind a business in the 200 block of West Foothill Blvd and later died as a result of his injuries. Detectives from the Rialto Police Department responded to the scene on the night of the homicide and initiated a murder investigation. Shawn Monaco was subsequently identified as a person o...
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Vehicle Theft Suspect Dies in Vehicle Collision

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On Saturday, October 17, 2020, at about 5:35 p.m., the Rialto Police Department received several 9-1-1 calls reporting a three-vehicle traffic collision that occurred in the intersection of Baseline Road and Sycamore Avenue. Officers responded to the scene and confirmed three vehicles were involved in a major collision.  The driver of a red 19...
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Fatal Hit and Run Collision, Vehicle vs. Pedestrian

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*UPDATED INFORMATION* After disseminating a photograph of the suspect's vehicle to various social medial platforms, the Rialto Police Department received a tip leading officers to the suspect's residence. On October 14, 2020, at about 5:30 p.m., officers from the Rialto Police Department responded to the 1100 block of South Riverside Avenue in the ...
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Fatal Vehicle Collision

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On Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at approximately 7:13 p.m., the Rialto Police Department received several 9-1-1 calls reporting a collision in the area of Locust Ave., south of Renaissance Parkway in the City of Rialto. Officers responded to the scene and located a deceased male (later identified as Juan Luna) in the driver's seat of a white 2012 Chev...
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Robbery Suspect In Custody

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A San Bernardino man is in custody for robbing two Rialto 11-year-old girls at gunpoint. On Saturday, October 10, 2020, at 5:10 p.m., two female juveniles were robbed at gunpoint in the 400 block of N. Sycamore Avenue in the City of Rialto. The victims reported the suspects drove up and parked in their pathway. David McClain exited a Burgundy Honda...
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