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FUGITIVE EX LAPD OFFICER SENTENCED FOR 40 YEARS TO LIFE FOR MURDER IN POMONA
OC Health Care Agency Reports Two Presumptive Positive Cases of COVID-19 The OC Health Care Agency’s (HCA) Public Health Laboratory today confirmed two presumptive positive cases of COVID19, a man in his 60s and a female in her 30s with recent travel to countries with widespread transmission. The HCA is sending the samples to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for confirmation and results are pending. “The more you look for something, the more likely you are to find it,” said
Dr. Nichole Quick, County Health Officer. “Now that our Public Health Laboratory is able to perform COVID-19 testing, we expect to see more cases here in Orange County. Our residents should take everyday precautions to prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses like covering your coughs and sneezes, avoiding touching your face, and washing your hands frequently.” The HCA is following up directly with all individuals
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Riverside County Sheriff’s Arrest Man for Assault with a Deadly Weapon/Criminal Threats
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former Los Angeles Police Department officer was sentenced Wednesday to 40 years to life in state prison for killing a 23-year-old man in downtown Pomona five years ago, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Henry Solis was found guilty last month of one count of second-degree murder. The special allegation that Solis personally used a firearm was found true. Deputy District Attorneys Martha Carrillo and
Deann Rivard of the Justice System Integrity Division prosecuted the case. On March 13, 2015, Salome Rodriguez walked past Solis as he stood outside a bar in Pomona. The defendant pursued the victim and fatally shot him. Solis fled to Mexico and was arrested two months later. Case BA434593 was investigated by the Pomona Police Department.
Colorado River Station (CRS) deputies responded to an Assault with a Deadly Weapon/Criminal Threats in the 24600 block of School Rd. in the unincorporated area of Ripley, CA. Upon arrival, Deputies detained Travon Tyndale, 24 years old, of Ripley. The investigation revealed that a verbal altercation between Travon and the victim, escalated into a physical altercation. During the assault the victim was knocked to the ground and repeatedly kicked and punched in the face and head. During a break in the fight, Travon left the location, but returned a short time later brandishing a machete. The machete was not used in the
assault. Witnesses confirmed that during the verbal altercation Travon threatened to burn the victim’s house down, and threaten to “kill” the victim during the assault. The victim was later transported to the hospital due to the severity of his injuries. Travon was booked into the Blythe Jail for assault with a deadly weapon and criminal threats. RCSD is asking anyone with additional information to contact Deputy Livingston at (760) 921-7900 and reference incident #A200690025. Callers can remain anonymous. Citizens may also submit a tip using the Sheriff’s CrimeTips online form.
San Bernardino County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison Brought rifle into restaurant after being denied alcohol A convicted felon who brought an assault rifle into a restaurant and brandished it at the manager after employees refused to serve him an alcoholic beverage was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison.
Francisco Alvarado Felix, 33, of Hesperia, was sentenced by United States District Judge R. Gary Klausner. Felix and a friend visited a BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse in Victorville during the
early morning hours of December 29, 2018. He attempted to order an alcoholic drink, but BJ’s employees declined to serve him because he did not have proper identification. When restaurant employees later saw Felix
sipping from his friend’s alcoholic beverage, the manager warned Felix he was not allowed to drink alcohol without identification and he would be forced to leave the restaurant if he did it again. Felix then went to his
car and returned with a concealed AR-15 rifle. He flashed the rifle at the manager and the two ended up in a fight on the ground, which resulted in one round being discharged from the rifle. No one was hit. Felix fled
the scene with the rifle and hid until the next morning when officers executed a search warrant and arrested him at his house. During the search, officers recovered the
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