A police officer responding to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon fatally shot a sword-wielding man, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. Pomona police were called to the scene at 7:15 p.m. Monday and an officer attempted to detain the suspect. “The suspect produced a sword and advanced on the officer, at which point an...

The Sheraton Fairplex Hotel in Pomona will open more than 200 beds to those affected by coronavirus who need to be quarantined, filling one-person hotel rooms to help battle the spread, Los Angeles officials said Friday.  Some 244 rooms will open on a first-come, first-served basis to people who need to be quarantined after testing positive, those showing symptoms or…

The Coroner’s Office released the name of a 41-year-old motorcyclist Saturday who was struck and killed by an SUV in Pomona. The motorcyclist was identified as Pomona resident Andreas Dimopoulos, according to the coroner’s office. The fatality occurred on Reservoir Street, near Ninth Street, at 3:25 a.m. Friday, according to the Pomona Police Department. Dimopoulos was pronounced dead at...

A 27-year-old convicted felon was arrested in Pomona Friday afternoon after police served a search warrant at the home of a documented gang member and found guns, ammunition and methamphetamine inside. Officers from the Pomona Police Department’s Major Crimes Task Force served the warrant at a home in the 1000 block of West Fourth Street, west of South White Avenue,…

Tearful family members shared pain at the sentencing of a former LAPD officer convicted of committing murder while off duty. Patrick Healy reported on NBC4 News at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2020.

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges that he sexually abused a teenage foster child. Carlos Nava, 30, is charged with four counts of committing a lewd act on a child 14 or 15 years old and three counts of oral copulation of a person under 18, according to Deputy District Attorney Kelsey…

Sweet makers, and lovers of snickerdoodles, oatmeal raisin, and chocolate, will convene for two days of gooey goings-on.

Eight dogs were killed Wednesday morning in a house fire in Pomona. Firefighters were called to a home near Park and McKinley avenues at 1:25 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The fire was extinguished about 2:10 a.m. and eight dogs were discovered dead, the department said. No people were injured. The cause of the fire was…

Three people got out safely, but the dogs didn’t make it after a house fire on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020.

A former probationary Upland police officer pleaded not guilty Monday to assault and sexual battery of a woman he previously dated. Joshua Duarte of Rowland Heights, 31, is facing one felony count each of sexual battery by restraint, dissuading a witness from prosecuting a crime and assault with intent to commit a sex crime. Bail was set at $200,000, and Duarte —…

A man was shot and killed Monday in Pomona, and police were working to solve the crime. The shooting occurred about 8:45 a.m. in the 2400 block of South San Antonio Avenue, according to the Pomona Police Department. The victim, about 45-50 years of age, died at the scene. Information was not immediately available on his identity. No suspect description…

A former probationary Upland police officer has been arrested by Pomona police officers for an alleged sexual battery, authorities said Tuesday. Joshua Duarte, 31, was arrested on Saturday, shortly after he was “released from employment” by the Upland Police Department, where he had worked since Aug. 19, said Upland police Capt. Marcelo Blanco. Duarte was released from custody on Sunday after posting an undisclosed bond,...

An officer on a probation period after just getting sworn in was let go after he was accused of sexual battery. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020.

During opening statements in the murder trial of former Los Angeles Police Department Officer Henry Solis, his attorney raised new allegations that the deceased had previously attacked Solis and contended that the off-duty officer acted in self-defense. Solis is accused of shooting to death truck driver Salome Rodriguez, Jr., 23, in an intersection of downtown Pomona in the early morning…

A former Los Angeles Police Department officer, who was off-duty at the time, is on trial for killing a man in Pomona while out clubbing. Patrick Healy reported on NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020.

Pomona police arrested three men after a rooftop alarm at an indoor swap meet sounded an alert, authorities said Saturday. The alleged burglary was reported at 9:45 p.m. Friday at the Pomona Indoor Swap Meet at 1600 E. Holt Ave., according to Pomona police. Officers on the ground and in a helicopter arrived, police said. The officers in the helicopter…

A mother and her adult son were in the hospital after both shot during a robbery in Pomona. Christine Kim reported on NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. (Elliot Mendoza)

A man and his mother were hospitalized Saturday morning with gunshot wounds they sustained during a robbery in a Pomona apartment and the suspects were at large. Officers were called to an apartment complex in the 800 block of Buena Vista Avenue at 9:50 p.m. Friday and found the injured woman and her son,according to Sgt. Iain Miller of the Pomona Police Department....

A 50-year-old woman died at a hospital from injuries she sustained in a hit-and-run crash in Pomona and the driver was at large Saturday morning. Officers responded to Holt Avenue and Short Street at 9:20 p.m. Friday and found the woman suffering from severe injuries and evidence at the scene that suggested she was hit by a vehicle while crossing the...

Authorities are searching for multiple people after a mother and son were shot during an attempted robbery in Pomona. John Cádiz Klemack reports for Today in LA on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020.