Big Bear Murder Suspect To Make Court Appearance
A disposition/reset hearing for Ronald Michael Hitchcock, accused of the 2012 murder of Deborah Ann Crouch, has been set for 8:32 a.m. on Wednesday, April 30. (File Photo) By G.T. Houts San Bernardino,...
View ArticleRestaurant Manager Charged With Unlawful Sexual Acts
A manager of the Big Bear Lake McDonald’s is facing sex crime charges following his arrest by Big Bear Sheriff’s Deputies. (File Photo) By G.T. Houts Big Bear Lake, CA – A 32-year-old manager of...
View Article20 Grams Of Methamphetamine Prompts Probationers Arrest
By Michael P. Neufeld Big Bear City, CA – A 51-year-old Big Bear City parolee — Jack David Mills — was arrested May 29 by the Multiple Enforcement Team (MET) of the Big Bear Sheriff’s Station after...
View ArticleBig Bear Murder Suspect To Appear In Superior Court
Ronald Michael Hitchcock, accused of the 2012 murder of Deborah Ann Crouch, has a disposition/reset hearing set for 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 3. (File Photo) By G. T. Houts San Bernardino, CA – Big...
View ArticleGreen Valley Lake Burglary Suspected Ordered To Appear In Court
Green Valley Lake burglary suspect Evan George Hadjes, 21, has been ordered to return to court June 13 after refusing to be transported fro the Adelanto Detention Center on June 10. (File Photo) By...
View ArticleShots Fired In Erwin Lake Neighborhood
The discharge of a firearm near Erwin Lake Park is being investigated by the Big Bear Sheriff’s Station. (File Photo) By G. T. Houts Erwin Lake, CA – Big Bear Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Trial Date Set For Highway 330 Murder Suspect
A jury trial has been scheduled for 9 a.m. on Monday, August 4, for Kenneth Jerome Blow, Jr. 26. Blow is accused of murder related to the 2012 fatal crash on Highway 330 that claimed the life of an...
View ArticleMOST WANTED: Justin Dee Hightower
By G. T. Houts Twin Peaks, CA – The Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Station has added 38-year-old Justin Dee Hightower to its list of the Mountain’s Most Wanted fugitives, according to Captain Rick Ells. On...
View ArticleTeen Father Accused Of Child Abuse Back In Court
The teenage father of a 22-month-old girl — Aaron Wayne Degrise, 19 — will appear in Superior Court for a disposition/reset hearing on Monday, June 23, related to felony charge of assault on a child...
View ArticleFormer Most Wanted Fugitive Has Two Court Appearances June 23
By G.T. Houts Twin Peaks, CA – Former Most Wanted fugitive Justin Dee Hightower, 38, who was recognized by an ROTWNEWS reader who alerted authorities of his location at a casino and arrested, returns...
View ArticleSuspected Embezzler Arrested: Deputies Seeks Other Possible Victims
A 42-year-old man is charged with embezzling money for work never performed and the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Station is seeking possible additional victims. (File Photo) By G.T. Houts Twin Peaks, CA – The...
View ArticleDriver Killed After Police Pursuit Ends In Crash Is Identified
An 18-year-old San Bernardino man was killed near the Mitsubishi Plant on Highway 18 June 17 following a high-speed police pursuit that began in Baldwin Lake. The man’s name — Jeremy Kalamaku Engstrom...
View ArticleA Plea Bargain May Be In The Offing For Murder Suspect
Ronald Michael Hitchcock, accused of the 2012 murder of Deborah Ann Crouch, will now have a disposition/reset hearing on Tuesday, July 1, after the defense counsel requested a continuance last month....
View ArticleUPDATE: Homicide Victim And Suspect Identified By Authorities
The victim of the fatal shooting in Crestline has been identified as Michael Clark, 39. (File Photo) By G.T. Houts UPDATE – Tuesday, July 1 – 10:55 a.m. Crestline, CA – The victim of the Crestline...
View ArticleCrestline Murder Suspect To Make First Court Appearance
Steve Michael Baumgartner, 53, is scheduled to be arraigned on murder charges at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 2. He is accused of the June 30 shooting death lof Michael Paul Clark, 38. (File Photo) By...
View ArticleSupervisors Adopt Synthetic Drug Ordinance
By G.T. Houts San Bernardino, CA - The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors have unanimously approved an ordinance designed by the Sheriff’s Department to combat synthetic drugs by using a...
View ArticleCourt Hearing For Crestline Murder Suspect July 11
The 53-year-old former Riverside County Deputy Sheriff facing murder charges stemming from a June 30 shooting death in Crestline — Steve Michael Baumgartner — returns to court July 11 for a...
View ArticleMOST WANTED: Tien “Tina” Hoang Mai
The Mountain’s Most Wanted list now includes 41-year-old Tien Hoang Mai. She was added by the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Station. (File Photo) By G. T. Houts Twin Peaks, CA – A warrant has been issued for...
View ArticleAlleged Twinkies Bandit Scheduled For Pre-Trial Hearing
A pre-trail hearing for the alleged Twinkies Bandit — Charles Steve Ortez, Jr. — has been scheduled for August 20 at 8:30 a.m. (File Photo) By G.T. Houts San Bernardino, CA - The alleged Twinkies...
View ArticleDeath Penalty Unconstitutional: 41 San Bernardino County Inmates On Death Row
A federal judge has ruled California’s death penalty unconstitutional. But the ruling will have little immediate impact on the 41 inmates housed in San Quentin and the Central California Women’s...
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