Full Notification

DATE/TIME:       Saturday, June 5, 2021 / 2:31 P.M.
 
INCIDENT:          Felony Vandalism, Brandishing a Firearm, Resisting a Peace Officer
 
LOCATION:        9700 block of Sandalwood Avenue, unincorporated Bloomington
                                9800 block of Linden Avenue, unincorporated Bloomington
 
SUSPECT(S):      Eduardo Fonseca-Benitez, age 37, a transient who frequents Bloomington
 
VICTIM(S):         Several adults
                                People of the State of California
 
SUMMARY:        On Saturday, June 5, 2021, at 2:31 P.M., deputies responded to a report of a subject with a gun in the 9700 block of Sandalwood Avenue in unincorporated Bloomington. The reporting party told dispatch the suspect, later found to be Eduardo Fonseca-Benitez, age 37, a transient who frequents Bloomington, had a gun, and ran from a residence on Sandalwood Avenue. Deputies arrived and began investigating the call.
 
At 2:54 P.M., deputies received a second call of a subject with a gun in the 9800 block of Linden Avenue, also in unincorporated Bloomington. The location on Linden Avenue was near the first location on Sandalwood Drive. The second reporting party told dispatch Fonseca entered his residence with a gun and was hiding from the police. Deputies were on scene almost immediately and encountered Fonseca, who matched the description from the first call, in the front yard of a residence. Fonseca was possibly armed, acting erratically, and refused to comply with deputies, which forced them to use less than lethal force to arrest him, overcome his resistance, and protect the public. A firearm, later found to be a realistic-looking bb gun, was recovered where Fonseca was found.

Through investigation, deputies learned Fonseca entered the yard with the gun, tried to hide from deputies, and scared the reporting party and several family members. Fonseca was later treated at a local hospital and booked into West Valley Detention Center for felony vandalism, brandishing a firearm, and resisting a peace officer.
 
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact the Fontana Sheriff’s Station at (909) 356-6767.  Callers wishing to remain anonymous may contact the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27463), or you may leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
 
Refer:                     Deputies S. Ramos / J. Spinney
 
Station:                  Fontana
 
Phone No.             (909) 356-6767
 
Case No.                032101446
 
JOHN McMAHON, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department