POMONA, Calif.—An 18-year-old man who police believe triggered a violent hit-and-run crash in Pomona, killing two people and critically injuring another, was arrested after he checked himself into a hospital in neighboring Montclair, authorities said May 29. “Our officers responded and were awaiting his medical clearance so we could process the booking at our jail…
California Man Gets Life Sentence for Killing Woman, Dog, Burning Down House
POMONA, Calif.—An Inglewood man who fatally stabbed a woman he had briefly dated and killed her dog before setting fire to her Pomona apartment was sentenced Tuesday to more than 66 years to life in state prison. Jurors found Chaumon Tyner, now 54, guilty last Sept. 19 of one count each of first-degree murder, animal…
Man Arrested After Barricading Almost 7 Hours in Pomona
POMONA, Calif.—A man was arrested March 20 after barricading himself inside a Pomona home, prompting a standoff that attracted a large police presence and forced the shutdown of surrounding streets. According to the Pomona Police Department, officers responded to the 600 block of North Reservoir Street around 4:15 a.m. following a call from a woman…
Pomona Man Gets Life in Prison for Fiery Murder in Domestic Dispute
POMONA, Calif.—A man who doused the mother of his four children with gasoline and set her on fire during a domestic dispute in Pomona on Christmas Day 2015 was sentenced Nov. 30 to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Clarence Durell Dear, 58, was convicted in October of first-degree murder, and jurors found…
Judge Rules 2 California Police Officers Can Take Retaliation Suit to Trial
LOS ANGELES—Two sworn members of the Pomona Police Department who allege they were subjected to disparate treatment by the former police chief when they returned to work despite being acquitted of charges related to a confrontation with a teen patron at the 2015 Los Angeles County Fair can take their case to trial, a judge…
Gascón Launches Diversion Program to Decriminalize Some Human Trafficking Victims
LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón unveiled on March 31 a diversion program in which a judge can dismiss and vacate the arrests, convictions, and probation violations of human trafficking victims in misdemeanor or non-serious, non-violent felony cases. The county’s first Human Trafficking Diversion Court program will be first launched at the Pomona courthouse,…
Three Arrested in Pomona on Gun, Drug Charges
POMONA—Three people are in custody on Feb. 24 after police arrested them on drug and weapons charges in Pomona. San Dimas resident Daniel Angulo, 32, and Pomona residents Jesse Quinteros, 38, and Rachelle Lopez, 41, were arrested on various drug and weapons charges, authorities said. Angulo was also arrested for being a felon in possession…
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