DATE/TIME: Thursday, May 11, 2023 / 5:00 P.M.
INCIDENT: Suspicious Device
LOCATION: Valley Boulevard and Calabash Avenue, Unincorporated Fontana
SUMMARY: On Thursday, May 11, 2023, at about 5:00 P.M., the California Highway Patrol notified Fontana Station deputies of a suspicious device found in the center median of Valley Boulevard, near Calabash Avenue, in unincorporated Fontana.
Deputies arrived and found a metal, cylindrical object, and could not immediately determine if the device was an explosive. The roadway in the immediate area was closed and people were kept away from the area for their safety. Members of the Sheriff’s Arson / Bomb Division responded and rendered the item safe. It was later found to be harmless and was not an explosive.
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 leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Deputies T. Esposito / S. Boggust
Station: Fontana
Phone No. (909) 356-6767
Case No. 032301139
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
