DATE/TIME: July 18, 2023, at approximately 10:20 a.m.
INCIDENT: Criminal Threats
LOCATION: 14500 block of Valley Boulevard, Fontana
SUSPECT(S): Vincent Navarro, 46 year-old resident of San Bernardino
VICTIM(S): Confidential
SUMMARY: On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at approximately 10:20 a.m., deputies from the Fontana Sheriff's Station responded to a 9-1-1 call from an employee at a business regarding a hostile male, threatening staff with a hammer.
Deputy Gentry responded to the call for service and arrived within minutes. Gentry noticed an angry and erratic white male adult, later identified as Vincent Navarro, waving a hammer and making threats in the lobby area. Gentry coordinated with other deputies and formulated a plan to safely evacuate staff from the rear of the building. Deputies attempted to gain Navarro's compliance, but he refused to cooperate and follow commands. Deputies used less lethal impact munitions causing Navarro to drop the hammer. Navarro was taken into custody without further incident. He was transported to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center for treatment and booked at the West Valley Detention Center for criminal threats.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact investigators at the Fontana Sheriff's Station. Callers wishing to remain annonymous 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: Detective Bustamante
Deputy Gentry
Station: Fontana Station
Phone No. 909-356-6767
Case No. 032301633
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
