DATE/TIME: Saturday, September 3, 2022 / 5:00 a.m.
INCIDENT: Resist / Obstruct Peace Officer, Parole Violation
LOCATION: Cherry Avenue and Valley Boulevard, Fontana
SUSPECT: David Blakley, a 37-year-old Male Transient
SUMMARY: On Saturday, September 3, 2022, at about 5:00 a.m., a deputy sheriff from the Fontana Station observed a pedestrian standing in traffic lanes on Valley Boulevard west of Cherry Avenue, in Fontana. The pedestrian, later identified as David Blakley, was difficult to see in the road and the deputy contacted him to keep him from getting hit by passing vehicles.
Upon contact, Blakley was uncooperative with the deputy, reached into his waistband as if he was grabbing a weapon, and fled. The deputy chased after him and, after a short foot pursuit, Blakley surrendered.
Through investigation, deputies learned Blakely was bothering customers at a nearby gas station, was required to register as a sex offender by law, and was currently on parole for indecent exposure. A weapon was never found, and it is not known why Blakely reached into his waistband.
Blakely was arrested and booked into West Valley Detention Center for resisting / obstructing a peace officer and violating the terms of his parole.
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: Deputy B. Christensen
Station: Fontana
Phone No. (909) 356-6767
Case No. 032202463
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
