DATE/TIME: March 11, 2026 / 7:57 A.M.
INCIDENT: PC 211- Robbery
PC 243(D)- Battery with Serious Bodily Injury
PC 245(A)(2)- Assault with Firearm on Person
LOCATION: 26000 Block of East Highland Avenue, Highland
SUSPECT(S): Clarence Banks, Age 40, Resident of Chino
VICTIM(S): Confidential
SUMMARY:
On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at 7:57 A.M., Highland deputies took a report of an assault in Highland. The victim met a male subject, later identified as Clarence Banks, at a local business.Banks and the victim left the location in a vehicle together and while driving, Banks reached over and forcefully took approximately one thousand dollars from the victim’s pocket.
During the altercation, Banks pulled out a black semi-automatic handgun and demanded the victim get out of the vehicle. The victim refused and Banks struck him in the face with the handgun, causing serious injury to the victim’s face. The victim complied, exited the vehicle, and the suspect fled the location.
On Thursday, March 12, 2026, Highland detectives located Banks at his home where he was arrested. A search of the home was conducted where detectives found a firearm with high-capacity magazines and suspected narcotics. Banks was transported and booked into the Central Detention Center.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Highland Police Department at (909)425-9793. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Deputy B. Nastase/ Deputy L. Guerra
Station: Highland Police Department
Phone No. 909-425-9793
Case No. 132600883
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
