Full Notification

DATE/TIME: March 18, 2021 2:15 p.m.

INCIDENT: Illegal Gambling Operation

LOCATION: 10100 block of Church Street, Bloomington

SUMMARY:
On Thursday, March 18, 2021, at approximately 2:15 p.m., deputies from the Fontana Sheriff's Station responded to a medical aid call in the 10100 block of Church Street in the city of Bloomington. The fire department reported a male subject had overdosed and was not breathing. When deputies arrived, they secured the scene, while paramedics provided medical aid to the victim. As deputies conducted a safety sweep for additional victims, they discovered the location was an illegal gambling operation in the basement of a commercial building. There were other subjects present during the incident who were detained and interviewed.

Fontana Station Detectives authored a search warrant and located approximately seven large commercial gambling machines, a large amount of cash, narcotics and other items of value that were recovered as evidence. The building was red tagged and shut down by code enforcement at the conclusion of the search warrant. Fontana Station Detectives are actively working the case with suspect leads.
Updates will be posted as suspects are identified and arrested.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact investigators at the Fontana Sheriff's Station. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or you may leave information on the We-Tip Hotline at www.wetip.com

Refer: Station Detectives

Station: Fontana Station

Phone No. 909-356-6767

Case No. 032100721

JOHN McMAHON, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department