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SBSD - Rancho Cucamonga Police Department
Friday April 10th, 2026 :: 10:09 a.m. PDT

Advisory

Riverside Man Arrested after Assaulting Victim with a Hammer in Rancho Cucamonga



DATE/TIME: April 8, 2026 / 1:30 P.M.

INCIDENT: PC245(C)- Assault with a Deadly Weapon, not a Firearm
PC422(A)- Criminal Threats
PC417(A)(1)- Exhibit a Deadly Weapon, not a Firearm

LOCATION: 8000 Block of White Oak Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga

SUSPECT(S): Prabhugoud Anupam Patil, Age 25, Male Resident of Riverside

VICTIM(S): Confidential Male Adult



SUMMARY: On Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at approximately 1:30 P.M., deputies from the Rancho Cucamonga Sheriff’s Station responded to a call for service for an assault with a deadly weapon. 

Deputies arrived on scene and contacted the victim. Through investigation, deputies learned the suspect, later identified as Prabhugoud Anupam Patil, arrived at the location, armed with a hammer and threatened the victim. During the altercation, Patil attacked the victim and swung the hammer several times. The victim suffered minor injuries from the altercation.  

Patil was later arrested and booked into the West Valley Detention Center for PC245(C)- Assault with a Deadly Weapon, not a Firearm, PC422(A)- Criminal Threats, and PC417(A)(1)- Exhibit a Deadly Weapon, not a Firearm. 

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Rancho Cucamonga Sheriff’s Station at (909)477-2800. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 844-909-3006 or text REPORT to 844-909-3006.They can also use link Index - Catapult EMS or the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.

Refer: Deputy E. Gutierrez / Deputy S. Ibarra

Station: Rancho Cucamonga

Phone No. (909)477-2800

Case No. 112603912




SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department

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SBSD - Rancho Cucamonga Police Department
10510 Civic Center Dr
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730

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Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 909-477-2800

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