2 Chino Women Arrested for Kidnapping, Attempted Murder

Staff Reports Chino – Two women were arrested, following a vehicle pursuit in Chino. Police discovered an unconscious woman in the passenger seat of their vehicle with a cord wrapped around her neck, said officials on Wednesday, August 22. Authorities indicated the suspects and the victim may be acquainted. It seems they had been involved […]

Chino Loses $1.5 Million Dollar Lawsuit

Staff Reports Chino – The City of Chino reached a $1.5 million settlement with a mobile home park owner who brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging the council’s actions caused a loss of income by delaying and interfering with plans to convert the park to resident ownership. The lawsuit originally asked for $34 million […]

Chino Hills Woman Faces 12 Years For Sex Trafficking

Staff Reports Chino Hills – A chino Hills woman pled guilty to racketeering and aiding and abetting four other suspects for sex trafficking. The charges could result in up to 12 years in federal prison. Although the trafficking was out of state, Ms. Nava ran the business from her Chino Hills home in the 15500 […]

Chino Hills Man arrested for felony spousal abuse, torture, false imprisonment and assault

Lowell Nichols of Chino Hills is arrested for felony spousal abuse, torture, false imprisonment and assault DATE/TIME: Between Sunday, July 22, 2018 and Tuesday, July 31, 2018 INCIDENT: Felony Spousal Abuse, False Imprisonment, Criminal Threats, Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Torture LOCATION: 3800 block of Eucalyptus Avenue, City of Chino Hills SUSPECT(S): Lowell Nichols, age […]

CHPD Investigate Homicide in Butterfield Ranch Chino Hills

Specialized Detectives investigate a homicide at a Butterfield Ranch Rd. apt. complex; suspect found deceased DATE/TIME: Saturday, July 28, 2018 12:58 a.m. INCIDENT: Homicide Investigation LOCATION: 16301 Butterfield Ranch Rd., Chino Hills SUSPECT: Name withheld pending family notification – 26-year-old male VICTIM(S): 29-year-old female 25-year-old male SUMMARY: On Saturday, July 28, 2018 at 12:58 a.m. […]

Sexual Hazing at Chino High School

By Anthony Saude Chino – Students at Don Lugo High School in Chino were accused of sexually hazing other students in a classroom that was not being supervised by a teacher. A student caught some of the incident on video. The video shows two football players holding another player down on the ground while simulating […]

Chino Hills Photo Contest Entries Due August 29th

City of Chino Hills Chino Hills – Chino Hills residents are invited to enter their best photos of Chino Hills in the City of Chino Hills’ second annual Photo Contest. First through third place winners will receive gift cards ranging from $50 to $100, with the grand prize winner receiving a $250 gift card. The […]

Man Arrested In Chino for Las Vegas Murder

By Anthony Saude Chino – A 31-year-old man wanted in the homicide of two Vietnamese tourists in Las Vegas was apprehended and arrested after a short police pursuit from Chino to Chino Hills. He is currently awaiting extradition to Nevada. Julius Trotter is being held without bail at the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho […]

Chino Player Places at Angel Stadium

City Of Chino Chino– Kaylee Pitts has some bragging rights.  The 12-year-old softball player from Chino Girls Fastpitch league took 3rd place in the Scott’s Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit & Run Team Championship competition at Angel Stadium on June 2.   To make it to this point, she had to win a few other […]

Chino Community Leader Arrested

By Anthony Saude Chino – Robert Basile a City of Chino community services commission member was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of theft. An elder abuse investigation uncovered a scheme that the suspect concoted to embezzle $130,000 from an elderly family member living in Idaho. Mr. Basile, 60, of Chino, is the Chino Valley Unified School […]

Chino Hills Man Crashes Into Fire Hydrant

By Anthony Saude Chino Hills – On Saturday, May 26, at approximately 12:25 am, a red Chevrolet Corvette, hopped the curb and tore out a stop sign in the center median of Glen Ridge Drive at the intersection of Pipeline Avenue. The corvette didn’t stop there. It continued driving south until it crashed into a […]

Chino Hills Police Awarded Wetip 2018 Police Department Of The Year

 Staff Reports Chino Hills, CA – The Chino Hills Police Department was recently awarded the Police Department of the Year honor for 2017 from WeTip. WeTip is an anonymous national crime reporting resource that was started by citizens to encourage those who have information regarding a crime to share it without fearing for their safety. […]

Water Rate Increase For Chino Hills

By Anthony Saude Chino Hills -The Chino Hills City Council has approved a new system to bill residents for their water use. Beginning July 1, the city will give households a “water budget” – or allocation. This allocation will be based on the number of people living at the residence and their daily usage. Outdoor landscaped areas […]

Suspect in Chino Hills Robbery Arrested

3rd man still sought by deputies By Anthony Saude Chino Hills – A Hemet resident, a suspect in a brazen robbery at a Chino Hills residence in April was arrested Wednesday, while another man from Perris was already in custody. Deonta Simuel, 18, of Hemet, was arraigned on robbery charges Thursday in Rancho Cucamonga Superior Court after […]

Chino Hills to change water rates, allocations for residents

Anthony Saude  Chino Hills – City leaders in Chino Hills are going to propose a plan to allocate water to customers based on their needs.  The proposal would allow all households a “water budget” – or allocation. Their budget would be based on the number of people living at the location, their daily household usage, the landscaped outdoor area and the weather. Customers would pay a lower rate for water if […]

Chino Hills Man Arrested for Wielding Knife

By Anthony Saude Chino Hills – Deputies were dispatched at 2:08 p.m. to a residence on the 12800 block of Sunburst Trail. They had received a report of a knife- wielding man fighting with his family members. Chino Hills deputies arrested and jailed a 50-year-old man Saturday afternoon on suspicion of arming himself with two […]