--- title: "FSTOP: Fontana Serious Traffic Offender Program" type: "pdf" year: "2003" canonical: "/projects/428" --- # 2003 # Table of Contents - [2003](#2003) - [Herman Goldstein Award Submission](#herman-goldstein-award-submission) - [FONTANA POLICE DEPARTMENT](#fontana-police-department) - [Fontana Police Department](#fontana-police-department) - [SUMMARY](#summary) - [Fontana Serious Traffic Offender Program](#fontana-serious-traffic-offender-program) - [(F-STOP)](#f-stop) - [3). RESPONSE](#3-response) - [PROJECT DESCRIPTION](#project-description) - [PROJECT DESCRIPTION](#project-description) - [A. Scanning](#a-scanning) - [B. Analysis](#b-analysis) - [C. Response](#c-response) - [1). Enforcement:](#1-enforcement) - [F-STOP "IN-CAR-CERATOR"](#f-stop-in-car-cerator) - [D. Assessment](#d-assessment) - [References](#references) - [AGENCY AND OFFICER INFORMATION](#agency-and-officer-information) - [MEDIA](#media) - [Population](#population) - [Chino Hills, Fontana show most growth in Inland Valley](#chino-hills-fontana-show-most-growth-in-inland-valley) - [Fontana is now third largest city](#fontana-is-now-third-largest-city) - [Fontana traffic faces slow going](#fontana-traffic-faces-slow-going) - [Improvements at Sierra Etiwanda and Cedar avenues to take awhile](#improvements-at-sierra-etiwanda-and-cedar-avenues-to-take-awhile) - [Fontana growth clashes with Interstate 210 project](#fontana-growth-clashes-with-interstate-210-project) - [Freeway will help bring economic development](#freeway-will-help-bring-economic-development) - [Economic](#economic) - [Fontana Congestion relief for](#fontana-congestion-relief-for) - [Project set for Interstate 10/Sierra Avenue interchange](#project-set-for-interstate-10sierra-avenue-interchange) - [of freeway interchange](#of-freeway-interchange) - [Groundbreaking marks long-awaited improvement](#groundbreaking-marks-long-awaited-improvement) - [TRAFFIC](#traffic) - ['. . . WE ARE PUTTING OUT THE MESSAGE'](#we-are-putting-out-the-message) - [Fontana Police Impound 29 cars during safety checkpoint Feb. 28](#fontana-police-impound-29-cars-during-safety-checkpoint-feb-28) - [FONTANA](#fontana) - [58 vehicles impounded](#58-vehicles-impounded) - [120 lose their cars to police impound](#120-lose-their-cars-to-police-impound) - [Sting aims at unlicensed-drivers](#sting-aims-at-unlicensed-drivers) - [STING](#sting) - [CONTINUED FROM 1](#continued-from-1) - [Eight cited for violations as they leave traffic court](#eight-cited-for-violations-as-they-leave-traffic-court) ## Herman Goldstein Award Submission **Fontana Serious Traffic Offender Program** **F-STOP** # FONTANA POLICE DEPARTMENT ![img-0.jpeg](https://popdatasets.blob.core.windows.net/popdatasetmdimgs/03-13/img-0.jpeg) # Fontana Police Department 17005 Upland Avenue $\cdot$ Fontana, CA 92335 909 $350-7740$ Frank J. Scialdone Chief of Police May 2, 2003 PERF: Attention Herman Goldstein Award 1120 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 930 Washington, DC 20036 To Whom It May Concern: As the Chief of Police for the Fontana Police Department, I proudly present to you the Fontana Serious Traffic Offender Program (F-STOP) and submit it for consideration for the Herman Goldstein Award for 2003. The outcomes of the program were far superior to anything our organization had hoped for when the program was conceived and ultimately the City of Fontana has become a far safer place to travel through than it otherwise would have been were it not for this program. In the late 1990's leading into the early 2000's we became aware of a very serious traffic issue that was looming on the horizon. The question we asked ourselves was, with the population explosion we were experiencing combined with the massive freeway and roadway construction projects that were ongoing, how could we prevent a significant increase in our fatal and injury traffic collisions? Members of our Traffic Unit secured funding, developed the F-STOP program, and implemented it in such a way that not only prevented an increase in fatal and injury collisions, but dramatically reduced that number while our population grew by $24 \%$. Fontana Police Officers consistently and routinely engage in problem solving and do great police work. We believed this was just another example of that. More importantly, based on the research we had conducted prior to implementation, and the assessment phase following the program, we believe we are able to show a direct correlation between the removal of unlicensed and suspended drivers from the roadway and a reduction in fatal and injury traffic collisions. One only needs to look at the remarkable outcome numbers in the attached submission to see that there is really no other explanation for such sharp reductions. I would like to thank PERF and the Herman Goldstein Award panel for the opportunity to showcase this program. The Fontana Police Department and the community it serves are both very proud of what it has been able to accomplish. Sincerely, Frank J. Scialdone Chief of Police FJS:ash # SUMMARY # Fontana Serious Traffic Offender Program ## (F-STOP) 1). SCANNING > Fontana was experiencing explosive residential, commercial, and industrial growth along with associated population growth in the late 1990's and it continues today. We are consistently ranked as one of California's top ten fastest growing cities. > Numerous major roadway construction projects including construction of a new freeway through the north end of town and a demolition and construction project of a major freeway overpass in our largest business district. $>$ Traffic issues are the greatest concerns of the members of our community. $>$ Traditional methods of enforcement were not very effective in reducing traffic collisions. $>$ Extremely large number of unlicensed and suspended drivers operating in our city - a dangerous and collision prone group of drivers. $>$ One of the smallest, understaffed traffic units in the region combined with the aforementioned issues equaled a looming traffic safety crisis of significant proportions. $>$ With all of this growth, a very small traffic unit, and an incredibly large number of unlicensed and suspended drivers, how would we prevent a major increase in traffic collisions in Fontana? 2). ANALYSIS - Demographic pattern in Fontana: Very young, low income, large undocumented immigrant population. This pattern resulted in a very high number of unlicensed and suspended drivers operating in our city. - Research proves that the unlicensed and suspended drivers are one of the most dangerous and collision prone groups on our roadways. - Fresno study showed that targeting this group could have a significant impact on reducing traffic collisions. - The City of Fontana lacked the financial resources to develop and implement a broad and effective program to combat this problem. # 3). RESPONSE $\checkmark$ Secured \$434,000 in grant funding. $\checkmark$ Hired personnel and purchased material and equipment to develop program (F-STOP) that would target unlicensed and suspended drivers. $\checkmark$ Program included strict and aggressive enforcement, which included a department-wide zero tolerance philosophy, checkpoints, sting operations, and specialized officers assigned to the problem. This was coupled with a far-reaching education and public relations campaign. $\checkmark$ Program included close cooperation and support of many facets of the police department and business community. 4). ASSESSMENT > Massive increases in the numbers of citations issued to and vehicles impounded from unlicensed and suspended drivers. $>$ During the two year period of the program, while undergoing explosive development and population growth we achieved the following outcomes: * Overall fatal and injury collisions reduced by $21 \%$. Per capita decrease was $38 \%$. * Nighttime collisions were reduced by 6\%. Per capita decrease was $34 \%$ * Speed related collisions were reduced by 7\%. Per capita decrease was $25 \%$. * Hit and run fatal and injury collisions were reduced by $31 \%$. Per capita decrease was $52 \%$. # PROJECT DESCRIPTION # PROJECT DESCRIPTION ## A. Scanning Throughout the 1990s, the City of Fontana saw tremendous growth. Between 1990 and 2000, the population of the City increased $46 \%$. We were consistently ranked as one of the top ten fastest growing cities in the State of California. Along with this growth rate came significant problems. Major construction programs were on-going throughout the city, including a new freeway interchange in the center of the city's business district and a new freeway being constructed through the north end of the city. Traffic congestion and traffic collisions related to that congestion and population explosion were expected to increase dramatically. Traffic related problems were consistently identified by citizens attending community meetings as the number one issue in our city. Our City council had also identified traffic related problems as a major issued that needed to be addressed by city staff. As our crime rate continued to drop, traffic problems became a progressively more critical issue in our city. Police staff felt that one way of improving traffic flow in the city would be to reduce the number of traffic collisions. The city had a small yet aggressive traffic enforcement program. All patrol officers were encouraged to write traffic citations. By the late 1990's, the police department was issuing over 20,000 citations for traffic violations each year. When we started looking for ways to reduce our traffic collision rate we first attempted to look at targeting locations where collisions were occurring or specific violations that were causing most of our collisions. We were unable to see any patterns of either violations or locations that could be targeted. The primary collision factor in our collisions varied and the worst location for collisions was an intersection that had only eight collisions in the last year. One thing we did notice was the serious issue of the large number of unlicensed drivers operating in our city. In April of 1998 the Fontana Police Department conducted its first Driver's License Checkpoint and by September of 1998 we had conducted three. During these checkpoints, which lasted 5 hours each, we towed 154 vehicles (over 10 an hour) for license violations. In addition to these checkpoints, a review of statistics showed that the Fontana Police Department averaged 5,682 misdemeanor arrests per year during calendar years 1996, 97, and 98. Of those misdemeanor arrests, an average of 2,077 arrests per year were for driving on a suspended license or driving with no license. This represents a staggering $37 \%$ of all misdemeanor arrests. Adding to this problem, Fontana has a large population of undocumented immigrants, many of whom are found to be driving regularly without a driver's license. The challenge facing the Fontana Police Department was to find a method by which we could reduce traffic collisions in Fontana during a population and development explosion while remaining fiscally prudent as an organization. We believed that if we could find a way to begin targeting unlicensed violators, rather than our standard practice of targeting traffic violations in general, we could make a significant impact on traffic safety in our community. The ultimate goal of our organization was to combine an aggressive and proactive traffic enforcement component with a broad yet effective public relations and education campaign in order to make our streets safer. This problem was selected from among other problems the department faced because we believed it was the most pressing issue related to the safety of all of our citizens. While violent crimes affect relatively few people throughout our city, a looming traffic safety crisis would affect the actual physical safety of our entire community. We felt that we owed it to our growing community to get ahead of this problem and cut it off so that it would not get beyond our control. Organizationally, we were engaged in basic risk management. We were making a sound prediction based on residential, commercial, and industrial development along with massive roadway and freeway construction projects throughout the city. We viewed these factors in the context of our community's demographic make-up (young, lower income, large undocumented population) and our understaffed traffic unit. When all of these factors were looked at together, our prediction was that the current method of enforcement would result in continuing increases in fatal and injury collisions of various types over the course of the next several years. # B. Analysis Research indicated that drivers with convictions for driving while intoxicated or who have received a significant number of citations are identified as "high-risk" and typically have their licenses suspended or revoked for varying amounts of time. A California DMV study released in 1998 showed that at any given time there are 2 million unlicensed and suspended drivers throughout the state. About $75 \%$ of these drivers drive without regard to their license status and this group causes four times as many fatal accidents as the average driver (DMV 97/98). The same study showed that the 30 day impound law passed in 1995 that allowed for the impoundment of vehicles for up to 30 days if a driver was suspended or unlicensed had reduced crashes involving this offender group by $38 \%$. It had also reduced subsequent traffic convictions by these same offenders by $22 \%$. We were able to find several studies from around the country that demonstrated that the use of vehicle-based sanctions (impounding the offender's vehicle) had a much greater impact on the offender than citations alone. In 1996 the City of Fresno received a two-year grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety. Fresno assigned five full time officers to target subjects driving with suspended licenses or who were unlicensed. Those officers were also required to present educational programs directed at unlicensed drivers and serve arrest warrants on subjects wanted for license violations. They had one deputy district attorney hired and assigned to file cases and vertically prosecute offenders. Fresno Police Department reported that over the two years of the grant they saw a $54 \%$ increase in the number of vehicles impounded for license violations over the base year of 1995. During the first year of the grant, fatal and injury collisions were reduced by $30 \%$. During the second year there was an increase in fatal and injury accidents of $12 \%$. While there was a slight increase in the second year, a significant overall reduction in the number of injury and fatal collisions over the twoyear period did occur (Fresno PD, 1999). After Fresno started their program a 1997 California Department of Motor Vehicles study evaluating the effectiveness of California's thirty day impound law found that a weakness in the law was the difficultly of detecting violators. Since subjects who were unlicensed but not violating any other law could not be stopped, the deterrent effect of the law was found to be diminished. That study speculated that large-scale use of driver's license checkpoints might help solve that problem. There was no mention about the possibility of courthouse sting operations in his report but it would appear that they are an example of another type of program that would address that problem. We believed that we could build on the success of the Fresno program by concentrating our resources on what appeared to be its most effective parts and incorporating the suggestions made in the 1997 DMV study. Fresno was more effective during the first year of the program when they concentrated on citing violators and impounding their vehicles than during the second year when they spent more time serving arrests warrants on previous violators. This was consistent with our research that showed that impounding an offender's vehicle was a more effective deterrent than subsequent prosecution. By including the use of license checkpoints and courthouse stings operations, which Fresno had not included in their program, we would be adding to the deterrent impact of the program as suggested in the DMV study. Prior to implementation of the F-STOP program, Fontana PD responded to traffic collisions and problems of traffic safety in the traditional way. We would attempt to identify "high collision" locations and the associated primary collision factors that appeared to be responsible for those collisions. We would send traffic officers to those locations and strictly enforce traffic laws in that location, paying particular attention to the specific collision factor that seemed to be involved in the majority of collisions. We would also pay close attention to traffic related complaints that came in to the police department from members of the community and watch carefully for any patterns that might emerge from these complaints. Our traffic officers were and are one of the best sources of information on what is occurring in the city as it relates to traffic safety. The result of this traditional type of enforcement is that it is primarily reactive. This was a very common, yet somewhat ineffective, form of traffic enforcement for most police departments in the 1980's and 1990's. Targeting unlicensed and suspended drivers and impounding their vehicles, or the instrument of their crimes, as a primary means of traffic enforcement and collision reduction strategy represented a sea change in thinking for our organization. The studies that we reviewed along with a review of our own circumstances and statistics revealed that the City of Fontana had a significantly high number of unlicensed and suspended drivers operating in our city. One example of the depth of this problem prior to F-STOP being implemented is to compare statistics in the City of Fontana to similar statistics of our neighboring city, Rancho Cucamonga. During calendar years 1996, 1997, and 1998 Fontana towed nearly as many vehicles for drivers being unlicensed or suspended (average of 2,202 per year) as Rancho Cucamonga did for ALL violations (average of 2,290 per year). At the time this occurred, Rancho Cucamonga had a traffic unit nearly twice as large as Fontana's and there were approximately 15,000 more residents in Rancho Cucamonga than in Fontana. Fontana averaged 4,465 total impounds per year compared to Rancho Cucamonga's 2,290 impounds. There are a number of factors that have caused this to occur. We have a very young population. The median age of a Fontana resident at the time the analysis was taking place was 26 years old (A.O.B. 98/99). This compared to a statewide median age of 33 (US Census, 2000). We have a large number of undocumented immigrants that live in and travel through our city. The sheer nature of their undocumented status tends to cause this group to avoid applying for government identification or driving privileges. For many citizens and noncitizens living in our community, English is a second language. While the median income is beginning to climb in Fontana, the population can still be described as primarily "blue collar" and oriented towards service industries. According to the City of Fontana Operating Budget, the median income in Fontana during the analysis phase of this program was $\$ 43,600$ and per capita income was $\$ 14,230$ (A.O.B. 98/99). This compares to the statewide median income of $\$ 47,493$ and statewide per capita income of $\$ 22,711$ (US Census 2000). While none of these factors in and of itself were responsible for this large number of unlicensed drivers operating in our city, the combination of all of them seems to have caused Fontana to see more of these violators than many other surrounding cities. # C. Response All of our research indicated that targeting our high-risk drivers (those that were unlicensed or had a suspended license) and impounding their vehicles would be an effective way to reduce traffic collisions. We were also aware that impounding a large number of cars could be a public relations problem. We had talked to several cities that had reduced their emphasis on impounding vehicle due to public pressure. Based on our analysis however, we believed we could avoid that problem by adding an aggressive public relations / education component to our program. In order to start our program we applied for grant funding through the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS). We submitted the facts of our traffic safety problem to the funding source and made a pitch for a large amount of money in order to support a very ambitious program. Fortunately for us, the Office of Traffic Safety clearly saw the serious nature of our problem and awarded us over \$434,000 over two years to combat it. Our program had two major components with several strategies included in each one: # 1). Enforcement: As part of the "F-STOP" program we decided to concentrate on traffic violators rather than strictly traffic violations. We felt, based on research, that we would have the greatest impact on traffic collisions by targeting these high-risk drivers and removing them from our roadways. We did this by developing the "F-STOP" motto, 'No License=No Vehicle, No Exceptions!" The following activities were undertaken in order to give true meaning to that motto: Checkpoints- We conducted bi-monthly driver's license checkpoints. During the driver's license checkpoints we set up a roadblock for traffic and randomly checked driver's to determine whether or not they had a valid drivers license. One of the strengths of our checkpoints is our use of Citizen Volunteers to assist in the operation. As much as half of all of the personnel working the checkpoints were citizen volunteers. One of our checkpoints was conducted in conjunction with another local agency. We focused our efforts on one side of the roadway and they focused theirs on traffic traveling the opposite direction on the other side of the roadway. With the same number of officers working, we were able to impound over twice as many vehicles as did that other agency. We were able to do this because of the assistance of our Citizen Volunteers, who while not able to actually write tickets or impound vehicles, assisted by counting cars, making sure cars were parked in the proper spaces, handling traffic control, running the command post and filling out paperwork. Court House Sting Operations- During a courthouse sting operation, a plain-clothes officer sits in the courtroom during traffic court. When subjects come into court and plead guilty to driving without a license or a suspended license, the officer gives their description to officers outside the courtroom. They then stop that person if they drive away from court in a vehicle. While we do not generally catch as many violators on these operations as we do in other types of operations, they target the most serious offenders, those who have multiple counts of driving without a license. Zero Tolerance- Using the funds from the California Office of Traffic Safety Grant, we were able to assign two full time motor officers whose primary duties were to stop unlicensed drivers and impound vehicles. They also attended patrol briefings and trained all officers on impound laws and laws related to unlicensed and suspended drivers. The zero-tolerance philosophy was reinforced with all officers in the department during this training. 2). Public and Community Involvement - One thing that sets Fontana's "F-STOP" program apart from other programs is our partnership with community members, businesses, and organizations. The following are examples of what the community has done to assist in making "F-STOP" an effective program: - Volunteers supplied thousands of hours assisting us on enforcement related programs. - Community Volunteers have participated in, and in many cases conducted, presentations on the "F-STOP" program at community events around the city. - The "IN-CAR-CERATOR" used to publicize the "F-STOP" program was built and maintained by the department's Explorer Scouts. ![img-1.jpeg](https://popdatasets.blob.core.windows.net/popdatasetmdimgs/03-13/img-1.jpeg) # F-STOP "IN-CAR-CERATOR" - Numerous community businesses have participated by donating free food and turkeys for good drivers. ## D. Assessment When the grant was originally submitted to OTS in 1999, the last full year of traffic collision data that we had was calendar year 1998. The F-STOP program actually was staffed and started in September of 2000 and it ended in September of 2002. For statistical purposes, we compared calendar year 1998 with the two consecutive 12-month periods after the grant officers actually started to work the grant program. The first 12month period was September 2000 through August 2001. The second was September 2001 through August 2002. By any standard, the F-STOP program has been an overwhelming success. Using a combination of strategies which included checkpoint and courthouse sting operations, a massive public relations and education campaign, along with training our officers on the appropriate laws and taking a department-wide zero tolerance approach towards unlicensed and suspended drivers, we accomplished the following: - During the first year of the program we increased 30 day impounds for license violations from the 1998 total of 1,697 to 3,390 . This represents a $100 \%$ increase. - During the second year of the program, impounds for license violations were down slightly to 2,959 however this still represented an $85 \%$ increase over 1998. - During the first year of the program we increased the number of citations written to unlicensed / suspended drivers to 3,660 from 2,000 in 1998, an $83 \%$ increase. - During the second year of the program we increased the number of citations written to unlicensed / suspended drivers to 4,283 from 2,000 in 1998, a $114 \%$ increase. - Over the two-year program period Fontana impounded a total of 10,996 vehicles. Of even greater significance than enforcement statistics were the outcomes related to traffic collisions in the city of Fontana. When compared with the 1998 data, fatal and injury traffic collisions were down significantly in all categories: > Overall fatal and injury collisions dropped from 602 to 476 by the end of the program - a $21 \%$ decrease. $>$ Nighttime collisions were down from 248 to 235 by end of program - a $6 \%$ decrease. > Speed related collisions were down from 180 to 168 by end of program - a $7 \%$ decrease. $>$ Hit and run fatal and injury collisions were down from 52 to 36 by end of program - a $31 \%$ decrease. * Statistics taken from Fontana Police Department Final Grant Report, 2002 These reductions, while significant standing on their own, are even more significant when one considers that the population of the city of Fontana during the base year in 1998 was 112,000 people. The average population of the city of Fontana during the last 12-month period of the F-STOP program was 139,000. The city saw a $24.2 \%$ increase in population from 1998 to the second 12-month period of the grant, which ended in September 2002. Based on this population growth rate analysis, the per capita collision rates are even more impressive and the decrease in collisions even more astounding: $\checkmark$ Overall fatal and injury collisions - a $38 \%$ per capita decrease. $\checkmark$ Nighttime collisions - a $34 \%$ per capita decrease. $\checkmark$ Speed related collisions - a $25 \%$ per capita decrease. $\checkmark$ Hit and run fatal and injury collisions - a $52 \%$ per capita decrease. * Fontana Police Department Final Grant Report, 2002 The city of Fontana has also been extremely successful in our public education efforts. During the grant program period, media representatives were routinely invited to cover and publicize our program. Grant officers and other members of our traffic unit participated in and conducted programs in over 50 community events that were attended by a total of over 30,000 people. These events ranged from our school and community safety fairs, where educational and informational booths were set up, to the Fontana Days Parade where the department showcased our Motor Santa program. In this program, motor officers dressed as Santa and his elves and gave out coupons for free holiday turkeys to good drivers. As a result of these efforts, we had over 65 positive articles and stories about our program that appeared in local print and regional broadcast media. We used a number of different strategies to get out the message of our F-STOP program including our motto, "No License = No Vehicle, No Exceptions!" During the entire course of the grant, both the community at large and the city council were extremely supportive of the entire grant program and philosophy of targeting high risk and unlicensed drivers using vehicle-based sanctions. We believe that it was our aggressive and comprehensive public relations and education program that allowed us to tow almost 11,000 vehicles in a two-year period while receiving very few complaints from the community. The most obvious way to make our response more effective would have been to have a larger program in place. We included our Patrol Division, Multiple Enforcement Team, Traffic Unit, Explorer Scouts and Citizen Volunteers in the program. All of these groups worked the driver's license checkpoints and when officers from any unit stopped an unlicensed driver, the vehicle would be impounded under the zero-tolerance policy. With more personnel assigned specifically to the grant program, there is no doubt that we would have removed even more unlicensed and suspended drivers from our roadways, further enhancing traffic safety in our community. We did not have any concerns regarding displacement as we conducted this program. It is somewhat difficult and inconvenient for drivers to drive around an entire city, particularly when they live in that city. Most likely, rather than displacing a problem into another jurisdiction, we unwittingly assisted our surrounding jurisdictions through our efforts. It can be safely assumed that all of our surrounding jurisdictions, whether knowingly or not, felt some positive benefit by our taking as many unlicensed and suspended drivers off of the road as we did. The overall impact can be assumed to be regional. Our response will require continued monitoring and effort to maintain these results. We will continue to examine our collision rates and look for signs of an increase in the number of unlicensed and suspended drivers. We continue to maintain our "impound account" so that revenue generated from impounding these vehicles will go directly towards making this a self-funding and sustainable program. While we believed that targeting high-risk drivers with vehicle-based sanctions would reduce traffic collisions, no study or program had been able to demonstrate a direct long-term relationship between increasing impounds and reducing traffic collisions. The success of the F-STOP program demonstrates that targeting unlicensed and suspended drivers using vehicle-based sanctions is a very effective method of reducing traffic collisions. # References DeYoung, D.J., Peck, R.C., \& Helander, C.J. 1997 Estimating the Exposure and Fatal Crash Rates of Suspended / Revoked and Unlicensed Drivers in California. Accidents Analysis and Prevention, 291, 17-23 DMV News (Winter 1997/98) Study Shows Impound Law Boosts Safety. Sacramento, Ca. Fresno Police Department. 1999. Traffic Offender Program Final Report. Fresno, Ca. Fontana Police Department 2002. F-STOP, Final Grant Report, Fontana, Ca. Griffin, L.I., DeLaZarda, S. 2000. Unlicensed to Kill. Safety and Structural Systems Division, Texas Transportation Institute. College Station, Tx. City of Fontana. 1998. Adopted Operating Budget. 98/99, Fontana, CA. U.S. Census 2000. http://www.dof.ca.gov/html.demograp # AGENCY AND OFFICER INFORMATION 1). This problem solving initiative was adopted through our Traffic Unit. Once funding was obtained and the program was developed and implemented, the entire organization was brought into the problem solving process through training and adoption of the zero tolerance philosophy. 2). Our entire organization prides itself on being a community and problem oriented policing agency. This philosophy permeates every facet of our organization, all of our officers receive training in this style of law enforcement, and all officers in all units are expected to engage in community and problem oriented policing. 3). Standard management incentives (commendations and recognition) were given to officers who performed particularly well in this program. 4). The additional $\$ 434,000$ provided by the California Office of Traffic Safety and the grant guidelines provided by them were the primary resources and guidelines used in this program. A number of research materials were used to study, analyze, and respond to the problem (see reference section). 5). We did not have any major issues to deal with in applying the problem-solving model to this community problem. This type of problem fits nicely into the SARA model and, due to the large amount of data regarding traffic issues, is easy to assess upon completion of any traffic program. 6). The large majority of the program was funded outside of our existing budget through grant funding. We did provide some "in-kind" contributions of personnel and equipment, however this program would not have gotten off the ground without the OTS grant funding. Revenue raised through vehicle impounds now goes into a separate account that is for the purpose of maintaining this program. 7). Contact Person: Alan S. Hostetter Lieutenant Fontana Police Department 17005 Upland Ave. Fontana, CA 92335 909 356-7128 (work phone) 909 829-2714 (fax) ahostetter@fontana.org # MEDIA # Population ## Chino Hills, Fontana show most growth in Inland Valley By Nioone White and Winer Far outpacing most of California, the Inland Valley is one of the fastest growing portions of the fastestgrowing region in the state, according to figures re. based Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The population of the Inland Valley - including Potoma, Claremont, San Dimas, La Verne and west. ern San Bernardino County - grew nearly 20 percent over the past decade, far faster than the state's 13.5 percent growth rate, cesous figures show. The Inland Valley's 13 cities grew in just under 1.5 million people, up from 1.2 million a decade ago. Perhaps nowhere is the growth more obvious than Chino Hills, which grew 142 percent, more than doubling in population, incorporating in 1991, the city grew from 27,808 residents a decade ago to 66,757 today. Residents of Orange and San Diego counties poured into the Inland Empire's vast rolling hills, localized and desert, many seeking more affordable homes. Riverside and San Bernardino counties' median home price is as much as $\$ 150,000$ less than the median home price of some neighboring counties, such as Orange County. Rancho Cuatamanga Mayor Bill Alexander said public safety, past schools, parks and athletic programs contributed to his city's 28 percent growth. "I think it's enough" the of the last really upscale communities that "females affordable," he said, "When you look around, particularly as you get closer to the The population of Los Angeles grew 6 percent in the last decade, surprising some who expected to see double-digit growth / A8 as Orange County. Rancho Cuatamanga Mayor Bill Alexander said public safety, past schools, parks and athletic programs contributed to his city's 28 percent growth. "I think it's enough" the of the last really upscale communities that "females affordable," he said, "When you look around, particularly as you get closer to the The two counties have a combined population of 3.2 million people, compared to 2.3 million in 1980. Fontana also surged in population, growing by 47 percent in 123,929 residents. Sialto grew 27 percent. Ontario and Montclair also outpaced overall state growth. California overall grew 13 percent. With 33.9 million people, California can boast that nearly 1 in 5 Americans is a Californians. The state's booming economy, fueled in part by a huge labor force, is ranked sixth in the world. The Inland Empire rebounded after a number of economic setbacks that drove business and people from the region, such as the closing of Norton Air Force Base in San Bernardino and the decline of the aerospace in- # Fontana is now third largest city Fontana's population is nearly 129,000, census says; City had biggest growth (41,000) in county since 1990 By ED TIEDGEN and HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD HOBARD # Fontana traffic faces slow going ## Improvements at Sierra Etiwanda and Cedar avenues to take awhile By Emily Sachs 2019-06-12 **FONTANA** - Sierra Avenue already is a tangle of traffic at Interstate 10, and a project to rebuild the interchange is barely under way. Nearby freeway exits at Etiwanda and Cedar avenues are just as packed, and improvement projects scheduled for, these areas are still weeks or months away. By December, the three projects all could be under construction, with motorists trying to maneuver around orange barrels, construction crews and freeway lane features. The expansion of the superropolis of Los Angeles has reached no finally, and Fontana Mayor David Esbensen, "It's time now to get all these on-ramps and off-ramps improved. There hasn't been major improvement in 50 years. It can't be ignored. It has to be addressed." Since construction in the 1960s, the Sierra Avenue interchange at I-10 has rarely been updated. It was designed to handle 25,000 vehicles a day. It handles more than 65,000 today. When done, the interchange will be expanded to include more lanes, including some entrance onto I-10 with no traffic lights. The city received the $17.5 million for construction from state and federal sources. Since starting in January, construction on the interchange has amounted to little more than clearing construction trees and installing cement rails on freeway off-ramps. ![img-2.jpeg](https://popdatasets.blob.core.windows.net/popdatasetmdimgs/03-13/img-2.jpeg) **LAVANDA RECEIVE CENTER** **CONGESTED:** Traffic backs up at Sierra Avenue and Valley Boulevard in Fontana. Now workers are partially demolishing the bridge at the interchange. Much of the new interchange will be built around the existing bridge. Traffic then will be routed onto the new lanes, and the old bridge will be demolished to make way for the remainder of the project. Construction at Etiwanda Avenue could begin after the fall, when cleanup of materials on the former Kaiser Steel mill property north of the freeway is completed. The cleanup begins next month, said Caltrans spokesman Charles Wabson. Catalina Development Corp., which plans to build a commercial and industrial business based on trucking and railroad transportation on the site, is paying for the estimated $10 million project. Within 20 months, new ramps will replace roadway loops, and merging lanes will be extended on the freeway. The smallest project is at the Cedar Avenue interchange in Bloomington, where widening and ramp improvements will serve the way for a $25 million Roadway Express distribution center on Slover Avenue south of I-10. One-based Roadway Express is 8, cladding the $150,000, four-month project. A start date hasn't been established, but the work is expected to be completed by summer 2002, company spokesman John Hyre said. If there is good news in construction, Caltrans officials point to a traffic management plan limiting freeway and road features to one of a time. Still, the simultaneous bridgework isn't likely to end with the trio of projects, officials said, further testing the patterns of residents and commuters. Road projects are already a daily sight around the city. "The problem is there's so much development in the city that we're sort of in a constant state of construction," said Ray Bragg, city redevelopment and special projects director. A free commuter guide stopping all the musceting roadways in the city will be distributed soon by Caltrans and the Fontana Area Chamber of Commerce. In the meantime, many drivers are taking the four-lane Valley Boulevard which runs along I-10 to avoid the construction, Bragg said. From Interstate 15, other motorists are taking San Bernardino Avenue east into the city. Some motorists are taking the Sierra Avenue exit at I-15 and driving south into the city. So far, businesses and commuters are finding the traffic tolerable. Emily Sachs can be reached at 909 280-3578. ## Fontana growth clashes with Interstate 210 project But soon, officials say construction woes will be over and the freeway will serve the city's new residents. By Louis Ram The Press Enterprise 12/24/00 **FONTANA** To some, construction of the Foothill Freeway, soon to be Interstate 210, could have come at a worse time for Fontana. The 19-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "There's a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. Obviously, having the freeway completely open is going to improve traffic quite a bit," Britt said. Green says the full project, stretching from Sierra Avenue in Fontana to La Verne, is also on schedule and should be completed by the end of 1992. The future I-210 - now High- The city has grown by a third in the last 10 years, and much of that growth has come on its north side, where the dust and noise from construction have become a way of life for owners of homes and businesses there. In 1996, Fontana's population was 87,535, according to U.S. Census data. Ray Bragg, redevelopment/special projects director for the city, says it's now about 117,000, as increase of 32 percent. But relief is in sight, at least for those living along the zone-to-be Interstate 210 corridor. The final few Fontana bridges today completely - with other insular airports - motorists who commute to Orange and Los Angeles counties another choice, with four lanes of traffic each way. That's good news to area residents. "I-10 is horrible," says Emilio Lopez, who recently moved to north Fontana from Orange County. "Anything would be better than (I-10). From what I can see, the new freeway would be great. Hopefully, they'll make it big enough so they don't have to tear it up and start all over in 10 years." For the last three years, construction along the Foothill Freeway has clogged collector roads that connect southern and northern Fontana. Bragg says the abundance of quality property in the north has helped fuel growth in the foothills of Fontana. "The majority of the growth is probably above Foothill (Boulevard), although there was considerable growth in Southridge," said Bragg, attributing much of the northern boom to "flat, easily developable land." Jim Knudsen, sales manager for Century 21's Fontana office, says ![img-3.jpeg](https://popdatasets.blob.core.windows.net/popdatasetmdimgs/03-13/img-3.jpeg) **FORTANE** To some, construction of the Foothill Freeway, soon to be Interstate 210, could have come at a worse time for Fontana. **FREEWAY** Continued from B-2 "We expect to open that section of the freeway in March or April, depending on weather," Green said. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "There's a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. "Obviously, having the freeway completely open is going to improve traffic quite a bit," Britt said. Green says the full project, stretching from Sierra Avenue in Fontana to La Verne, is also on schedule and should be completed by the end of 1992. The future I-210 - now High- **FORTANE** The city has grown by a third in the last 10 years, and much of that growth has come on its north side, where the dust and noise from construction have become a way of life for owners of homes and businesses there. In 1996, Fontana's population was 87,535, according to U.S. Census data. Ray Bragg, redevelopment/special projects director for the city, says it's now about 117,000, as increase of 32 percent. But relief is in sight, at least for those living along the zone-to-be Interstate 210 corridor. The final few Fontana bridges today completely - with other insular airports - motorists who commute to Orange and Los Angeles counties another choice, with four lanes of traffic each way. That's good news to area residents. "I-10 is horrible," says Emilio Lopez, who recently moved to north Fontana from Orange County. "Anything would be better than (I-10). From what I can see, the new freeway would be great. Hopefully, they'll make it big enough so they don't have to tear it up and start all over in 10 years." For the last three years, construction along the Foothill Freeway has clogged collector roads that connect southern and northern Fontana. Bragg says the abundance of quality property in the north has helped fuel growth in the foothills of Fontana. "The majority of the growth is probably above Foothill (Boulevard), although there was considerable growth in Southridge," said Bragg, attributing much of the northern boom to "flat, easily developable land." Jim Knudsen, sales manager for Century 21's Fontana office, says **FORTANE** The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "There's a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. "Obviously, having the freeway completely open is going to improve traffic quite a bit," Britt said. Green says the full project, stretching from Sierra Avenue in Fontana to La Verne, is also on schedule and should be completed by the end of 1992. The future I-210 - now High- **FORTANE** The city has grown by a third in the last 10 years, and much of that growth has come on its north side, where the dust and noise from construction have become a way of life for owners of homes and businesses there. In 1996, Fontana's population was 87,535, according to U.S. Census data. Ray Bragg, redevelopment/special projects director for the city, says it's now about 117,000, as increase of 32 percent. But relief is in sight, at least for those living along the zone-to-be Interstate 210 corridor. The final few Fontana bridges today completely - with other insular airports - motorists who commute to Orange and Los Angeles counties another choice, with four lanes of traffic each way. That's good news to area residents. "I-10 is horrible," says Emilio Lopez, who recently moved to north Fontana from Orange County. "Anything would be better than (I-10). From what I can see, the new freeway would be great. Hopefully, they'll make it big enough so they don't have to tear it up and start all over in 10 years." For the last three years, construction along the Foothill Freeway has clogged collector roads that connect southern and northern Fontana. Bragg says the abundance of quality property in the north has helped fuel growth in the foothills of Fontana. "The majority of the growth is probably above Foothill (Boulevard), although there was considerable growth in Southridge," said Bragg, attributing much of the northern boom to "flat, easily developable land." Jim Knudsen, sales manager for Century 21's Fontana office, says **FORTANE** **FREEWAY** Continued from B-2 "We expect to open that section of the freeway in March or April, depending on weather," Green said. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "There's a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. "Obviously, having the freeway completely open is going to improve traffic quite a bit," Britt said. Green says the full project, stretching from Sierra Avenue in Fontana to La Verne, is also on schedule and should be completed by the end of 1992. The future I-210 - now High- **FORTANE** The city has grown by a third in the last 10 years, and much of that growth has come on its north side, where the dust and noise from construction have become a way of life for owners of homes and businesses there. In 1996, Fontana's population was 87,535, according to U.S. Census data. Ray Bragg, redevelopment/special projects director for the city, says it's now about 117,000, as increase of 32 percent. But relief is in sight, at least for those living along the zone-to-be Interstate 210 corridor. The final few Fontana bridges today completely - with other insular airports - motorists who commute to Orange and Los Angeles counties another choice, with four lanes of traffic each way. That's good news to area residents. "I-10 is horrible," says Emilio Lopez, who recently moved to north Fontana from Orange County. "Anything would be better than (I-10). From what I can see, the new freeway would be great. Hopefully, they'll make it big enough so they don't have to tear it up and start all over in 10 years." For the last three years, construction along the Foothill Freeway has clogged collector roads that connect southern and northern Fontana. Bragg says the abundance of quality property in the north has helped fuel growth in the foothills of Fontana. "The majority of the growth is probably above Foothill (Boulevard), although there was considerable growth in Southridge," said Bragg, attributing much of the northern boom to "flat, easily developable land." Jim Knudsen, sales manager for Century 21's Fontana office, says **FORTANE** **FREEWAY** Continued from B-2 "We expect to open that section of the freeway in March or April, depending on weather," Green said. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "There's a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. "Obviously, having the freeway completely open is going to improve traffic quite a bit," Britt said. Green says the full project, stretching from Sierra Avenue in Fontana to La Verne, is also on schedule and should be completed by the end of 1992. The future I-210 - now High- **FORTANE** **FREEWAY** Continued from B-2 "We expect to open that section of the freeway in March or April, depending on weather," Green said. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "There's a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. "Obviously, having the freeway completely open is going to improve traffic quite a bit," Britt said. Green says the full project, stretching from Sierra Avenue in Fontana to La Verne, is also on schedule and should be completed by the end of 1992. The future I-210 - now High- **FORTANE** **FREEWAY** Continued from B-2 "We expect to open that section of the freeway in March or April, depending on weather," Green said. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "There's a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. "Obviously, having the freeway completely open is going to improve traffic quite a bit," Britt said. Green says the full project, stretching from Sierra Avenue in Fontana to La Verne, is also on schedule and should be completed by the end of 1992. The future I-210 - now High- **FORTANE** **FREEWAY** Continued from B-2 "We expect to open that section of the freeway in March or April, depending on weather," Green said. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "There's a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. "Obviously, having the freeway completely open is going to improve traffic quite a bit," Britt said. Green says the full project, stretching from Sierra Avenue in Fontana to La Verne, is also on schedule and should be completed by the end of 1992. The future I-210 - now High- **FORTANE** **FREEWAY** Continued from B-2 "We expect to open that section of the freeway in March or April, depending on weather," Green said. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. "Obviously, having the freeway completely open is going to improve traffic quite a bit," Britt said. Green says the full project, stretching from Sierra Avenue in Fontana to La Verne, is also on schedule and should be completed by the end of 1992. The future I-210 - now High- **FORTANE** **FREEWAY** Continued from B-2 "We expect to open that section of the freeway in March or April, depending on weather," Green said. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. "Obviously, having the freeway completely open is going to improve traffic quite a bit," Britt said. Green says the full project, stretching from Sierra Avenue in Fontana to La Verne, is also on schedule and should be completed by the end of 1992. The future I-210 - now High- **FORTANE** **FREEWAY** Continued from B-2 "We expect to open that section of the freeway in March or April, depending on weather," Green said. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. "Obviously, having the freeway completely open is going to improve traffic quite a bit," Britt said. Green says the full project, stretching from Sierra Avenue in Fontana to La Verne, is also on schedule and should be completed by the end of 1992. The future I-210 - now High- **FORTANE** **FREEWAY** Continued from B-2 "We expect to open that section of the freeway in March or April, depending on weather," Green said. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. "Obviously, having the freeway completely open is going to improve traffic quite a bit," Britt said. Green says the full project, stretching from Sierra Avenue in Fontana to La Verne, is also on schedule and should be completed by the end of 1992. The future I-210 - now High- **FORTANE** **FREEWAY** Continued from B-2 "We expect to open that section of the freeway in March or April, depending on weather," Green said. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. "Obviously, having the freeway completely open is going to improve traffic quite a bit," Britt said. Green says the full project, stretching from Sierra Avenue in Fontana to La Verne, is also on schedule and should be completed by the end of 1992. The future I-210 - now High- **FORTANE** **FREEWAY** Continued from B-2 "We expect to open that section of the freeway in March or April, depending on weather," Green said. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. "Obviously, having the freeway completely open is going to improve traffic quite a bit," Britt said. Green says the full project, stretching from Sierra Avenue in Fontana to La Verne, is also on schedule and should be completed by the end of 1992. The future I-210 - now High- **FORTANE** **FREEWAY** Continued from B-2 "We expect to open that section of the freeway in March or April, depending on weather," Green said. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. "Obviously, having the freeway completely open is going to improve traffic quite a bit," Britt said. Green says the full project, stretching from Sierra Avenue in Fontana to La Verne, is also on schedule and should be completed by the end of 1992. The future I-210 - now High- **FORTANE** **FREEWAY** Continued from B-2 "We expect to open that section of the freeway in March or April, depending on weather," Green said. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. "Obviously, having the freeway completely open is going to improve traffic quite a bit," Britt said. Green says the full project, stretching from Sierra Avenue in Fontana to La Verne, is also on schedule and should be completed by the end of 1992. The future I-210 - now High- **FORTANE** **FREEWAY** Continued from B-2 "We expect to open that section of the freeway in March or April, depending on weather," Green said. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. "Obviously, having the freeway completely open is going to improve traffic quite a bit," Britt said. Green says the full project, stretching from Sierra Avenue in Fontana to La Verne, is also on schedule and should be completed by the end of 1992. The future I-210 - now High- **FORTANE** **FREEWAY** Continued from B-2 "We expect to open that section of the freeway in March or April, depending on weather," Green said. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. "Obviously, having the freeway completely open is going to improve traffic quite a bit," Britt said. Green says the full project, stretching from Sierra Avenue in Fontana to La Verne, is also on schedule and should be completed by the end of 1992. The future I-210 - now High- **FORTANE** **FREEWAY** Continued from B-2 "We expect to open that section of the freeway in March or April, depending on weather," Green said. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. "Obviously, having the freeway completely open is going to improve traffic quite a bit," Britt said. Green says the full project, stretching from Sierra Avenue in Fontana to La Verne, is also on schedule and should be completed by the end of 1992. The future I-210 - now High- **FORTANE** **FREEWAY** Continued from B-2 "We expect to open that section of the freeway in March or April, depending on weather," Green said. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. "Obviously, having the freeway completely open is going to improve traffic quite a bit," Britt said. Green says the full project, stretching from Sierra Avenue in Fontana to La Verne, is also on schedule and should be completed by the end of 1992. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to drastically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to drastically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to drastically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to drastically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to drastically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to drastically increase the population in the next few years," said Chester Britt of SAN-BAG's public information department. The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years." The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years." The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years." The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is sharing construction work with San Bernardino Associated Governments. "They've a tremendous amount of development in Fontana, and the city has a lot of projects that are going to dramatically increase the population in the next few years." The 28-mile link between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, which will cost about $1.1 billion in build, is at least five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is about five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is about five years from completion, according to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is about five years from completion, according to Green. 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Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is about five years from conception, said to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is about five years from conception, said to Green. Caltrans has oversight of the project, but is about five ![img-4.jpeg](https://popdatasets.blob.core.windows.net/popdatasetmdimgs/03-13/img-4.jpeg) Numerous public officials (including Gov. Gray Davis, center) and Caltrans workers enajit in a chear following the ribbon-cuttirig ceremony for the new 210 freeway in # Freeway will help bring economic development By RUSSELL BIGOLD Fontana Herald News Editor The Route 210 freeway opened in Fontana last Monday, and not too many people were bappiay about this historic occasion than Ray Allard. "This is wonderful," said Allard, reflecting his opinion as a Fontana resident, as a business owner (Allard Engineering), and as president of the Fontana Area Chamber of Commerce. "For the business community and for residents, one - this freeway will be great," he said. "I live in Sierra Lakes and my business is in the north end of town. This will decrease transportation costs for everyone, including employees getting to work." ![img-5.jpeg](https://popdatasets.blob.core.windows.net/popdatasetmdimgs/03-13/img-5.jpeg) Allard said that the new freeway, which cuts across northern Fontana along the former Highland Avenue (just south of the Sierra Lakes development), will serve a vital role in the continuing revitalization of Fontana's economy. "So many businesses and home builders have been waiting so long for this freeway," he said. "Something like this can help carry the city through from the tough times." Fontana Planning Commission Chairperson Ken Galasso, the owner of Sierra Realty, agreed # Economic Continued from previous page of several components of Fontana's explosive potential. "It's all coming together," he said. Galasso is a member of the citizens' group which will make recommendations for the city's new general plan, focusing much attention on the area surrounding the freeway. "There are a lot of things that could happen up in northern Fontana, but whether we get commercial or residential development, is will all benefit the city," he said. City Councilmember Josie Gonzalez, who owns Mexico Linda, said the freeway's opening means that Fontana's future is ![img-6.jpeg](https://popdatasets.blob.core.windows.net/popdatasetmdimgs/03-13/img-6.jpeg) bright. "There are unforeseen opportunities that will be opened up by the freeway," Gonzalez said. "There will be unimaginable revenue sources." City Manager Ken Hunt, who lives in Rancho Catamonga, enjoyed driving on the freeway to work on Tuesday morning. "The freeway opens up a whole window on the north end of town," ![img-7.jpeg](https://popdatasets.blob.core.windows.net/popdatasetmdimgs/03-13/img-7.jpeg) Hunt said, "I view the north end as a land of opportunity. As you drive from Rancho to Fontana, you can see the wide open spaces that are available for us. Fontana has all of this outstanding land, and we want to use it for a combination of commercial, housing, and job-generating opportunities." Will the freeway help bring about those opportunities? "Absolutely," Hunt said. ![img-8.jpeg](https://popdatasets.blob.core.windows.net/popdatasetmdimgs/03-13/img-8.jpeg) The new 210 freeway has on- and off-ramps at Sierra, Citrus, Beech, and Cherry avenues in Fontana. # Fontana Congestion relief for ## Project set for Interstate 10/Sierra Avenue interchange By James Good and Dan Lee The Press-Glazerline After years of suffering through congestion on the heavily traveled Interstate 10/Sierra Avenue interchange, relief is finally on the way for motorists. About 100 people celebrated the start of the $14.3 million project with a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday morning at the Inland Empire Shopping Center along Sierra Avenue, with cars winning toward the interchange in front of them. "Fontana citizens and travelers have been waiting for this for ten years," Fontana Mayor David Echeman said. "It's finally here." Several encounters said late Thursday afternoon that while they're not looking forward to the bamles of construction, these bamles will be worth it if they ease congestion. "It's pretty crazy. It takes forever to get across," said Eric Leon of Victorville, who often commutes to Fontana for his job as a swimming-pool service repairman. Louis Romero, who lives near interchange and drives it frequently, said that on Fridays at 4 p.m. it can take almost a half an hour to cross in the overpass. "I think it'll be good but I know it's going to be a pain for the next two years," Romero said. The construction project would relieve the traffic bottleneck at the interchange by expanding the overcrossing and freeway ramps. Built in 1955, the interchange was Mence see TRAFFIC, 6-7 ## of freeway interchange ## Groundbreaking marks long-awaited improvement Funding freezes, flies couldn't stop long-awaited project in Fontana. By Emily Sachs The Press-Glazerline FONTANA - Against a backdrop of heavy traffic, local elected officials and transportation officials broke ground Thursday on a long-awaited project to improve one of the county's busiest interchanges. The $17.5 million interchange project at Interstate 10 and Sierra Avenue has been in the works for more than a decade, falling victim several times to funding freezes and flies. A host of political troubles celebrated the project's start as a ceremony next to an existing interchange built 45 years ago to serve just 75,000 commuters a day. "Fonana was just a small, rural community with 10,000 residents," Mayor David Echeman said. "Today we are an urban center. Our population exceeds 120,000." With that growth, interchange traffic has jumped to 65,000 vehicles a day. Morning and afternoon commutes come to a standstill, often blocking traffic from reaching Kaiser Permanente Medical Center and keeping emergency vehicles from reaching fires and medical patients. The congestion has also hurt schools and businesses. With better ![img-9.jpeg](https://popdatasets.blob.core.windows.net/popdatasetmdimgs/03-13/img-9.jpeg) ![img-10.jpeg](https://popdatasets.blob.core.windows.net/popdatasetmdimgs/03-13/img-10.jpeg) LaFonda Recital Center: Bait Pomegranate CRUMON TIME: Construction was started Thursday to begin improving the interchange between Interstate 10 and Sierra Avenue in Fontana. City officials hoped will improve traffic conditions for Fontana's 120,000 residents. Traffic flow, downtown Fontana could become a reachable destination again, officials said. "This interchange is going to go a long way to encourage people to come back to Sierra Avenue," San Bernardino County Supervisor Fred Aguiar said. Rep. Joe Bara, O-Raiba, joked that with a poll course at the north end of Sierra and another one under construction near the south end, the interchange will be necessary for golfers to make tee times. In October, Banshee Construction Co. of Colton was awarded a contract for $19.5 million. $300,000 less than the engineering estimate for the project. Additional money was used for land acquisition and related costs. Construction probably won't start until after Christmas, officials said. The federally protected Delta Sands flower-loving fly, which came close to halting holding in the project, may be a thing of the past - it hasn't been spotted in 212 years. On-school negotiations have taken place all year with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which has taken issue with the project's potential to harm habitats for endangered species, including the fly. The city has maintained that the traffic problem needs to be improved now, and has argued that Fish and Wildlife is trying to protect species, including the California guacamher and the San Bernardino Longome rat, that no longer inhales the sand. Fish and Wildlife was offered land in the city to save last-minute restrictions on the project. The agency never responded to the offer and has fallen silent on the matter, city-Roiovelongment Director Ray Bragg said. Colton has also negotiated with Fish and Wildlife over the fly and attempts to get aside land near Interstate 10 for development. Emily Sachs can be reached by phone at 908 386-3877. ## TRAFFIC Continued from 8-1 Designed to handle 23,000-35,000 vehicles a day. But the current volume has grown to more than 65,000 vehicles daily. Echeman said nothing has been done in the 45 years since the interchange was built to increase the capacity of the interchange even as Fontana grew from a rural town of 15,000 to an urban center with 125,000 residents. The city has had plans on the drawing board to rebuild the interchange since 1989. But Fontana did not get the funding until two years ago when it received $17.5 million in federal, state and regional funds. The remaining $600,000 will come from city funds. The construction bid is expected to be awarded to Banshee Construction Company Inc. of Colton, the lowest, at $19.5 million, of seven bids for the contract. Now that the wait for the project is over, city officials said residents will have to go through a different kind of waiting as they put with the delays at the intersection. "Have some patience," Councilman Manuel Mancha advised residents. "We're going to go through two years of construction here." Construction is expected to take 30 months and be completed by fall 2003. Except for all-year hours during the night, "we don't anticipate ever having a full (read) closure," said Denise Green, Caltrans' construction liaison to the community while the project is built. Green said major work won't begin until after Jan. 1, partly so that holiday shopping around the commercial corridor won't be hurt. But preparatory work will start soon and drivers will also start seeing signs advising them of the construction work. Green said Caltrans will start holding a series of meetings this month to address issues that will come up during the construction period. A first meeting will be held with police, fire and other emergency services departments, followed by one with business owners and then one for the general public. Future meetings will be held on an ongoing basis. Manamman Radwan, owner of Audio America, a car audio store at the Inland Empire Shopping Center, said he was worried about the 20-month construction period. "It's better for the community, it's better for all the businesses," Radwan said. # '. . . WE ARE PUTTING OUT THE MESSAGE' ![img-11.jpeg](https://popdatasets.blob.core.windows.net/popdatasetmdimgs/03-13/img-11.jpeg) Staff photos by LaFONZO RACHAL CARTER ABOVE: Fontana police Officer Mike Dorsey tickets William Quinones for not carrying proof of vehicle insurance at a cheapoint on Sierra Avenue in Fontana. BELOW: Officer Phil Hinkle checks cars for proof of insurance. # Fontana Police Impound 29 cars during safety checkpoint Feb. 28 By ED TROOKY, WASHINGTON, and the chief incident victims, and the chief incident victims, and the chief incident victims, and an proof of financial responsibility, in addition to the licensing violations. The Fontana Police Department is committed to the protection of the public of the area. 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More than 4,300 vehicles passed the checkpoint, police said. Most of the vehicles impounded were for unlicensed or suspended driver’s licenses, police said. Officers issued 201 traffic citations for equipment and licensing violations and for lack of proof of financial responsibility, police said. ## 120 lose their cars to police impound **CHECKPOINT:** Fontana sets drivers and those who violate a record for number of confiscated vehicles. **BY RICHARD BROOKS** The Press BetterPRESS, a company whose sole history is a law, said police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **FONTANA:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **BY RICHARD BROOKS** The Press BetterPRESS, a company whose sole history is a law, said police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **FONTANA:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. **RECORDING:** Police impounded a record 120 cars and trucks in the same manner as the rest of the world. # Sting aims at unlicensed-drivers - Fontana police officers ticket offenders as they leave court after entering guilty pleas. Gene Maddaut gene.maddaut@aolmes.com and isanna Corman isanna.corman@aolmes.com ![img-12.jpeg](https://popdatasets.blob.core.windows.net/popdatasetmdimgs/03-13/img-12.jpeg) Fernando Rivas, 25, talks with Sgt. Eric Wendt as he writes him a citation for driving on a suspended license while fellow Fontana Officer Danny Gare looks on. Rivas was one of three people caught during a sting conducted by Fontana police. ## STING ## CONTINUED FROM 1 2/2/92 impound bar will likely be about $\$ 1,000$. Fontana Sgt. Eric Wendt said, and the cost of the ticket could go as high as $\$ 2,000$. "After angrily removing speakers, cell phones, a sledge hammer and other items from his truck, Payne calmed down. "I try to do good. I try to come and take care of my ticket," he said. "All this does is make more money for them." Three undercover officers watched from the back of Commissioner Deborah Daniel's courtroom as offenders pleaded guilty Wednesday afternoon. Then they redised their descriptions to three motorcycle officers and one officer in an unmarked car. Several people walked home, others waited for the bus and one actually arranged for someone to pick him up. But three, including Payne, drove their own cars out of the courthouse parking lot. They were among about 80 people who went before Commissioner Daniel in a little more than two hours Wednesday. "Ohio Arciniega, 26, drove his black pickup to court, even though he lives around the corner from the courthouse, Officer Wayne Blessinger said. He pleaded guilty to driving with an expired license. The license had been invalid for more than a year. Fernando Rivas, 25, was pulled over after pleading guilty to driving on a suspended license. He paid a $\$ 351$ fine on the 4 -year-old ticket. He told police he was on his way to the Department of Motor Vehicles on Wednesday to pay an $\$ 80$ fine when he was pulled over. "I haven't driven in about two years," he said, before walking home to Ruino. After Payne was pulled over, he called his mom. Pearl Payne showed up a few minutes later, and after the officers explained the ticket, she turned to her son. "You could have called me on the cell phone!" she said, "I have a license. You should have called me." Wendt said this is the fifth time police have conducted a sting at the courthouse since receiving funding for the program from the California Office of Traffic Safety. Police at the other courthouses in the Island Valley, in Pomona and Rancho Cucamonga, do not do such stings, though Pomona Cpl. Michael Olivieri said he would like to do them in the future. ![img-13.jpeg](https://popdatasets.blob.core.windows.net/popdatasetmdimgs/03-13/img-13.jpeg) Ottito Arciniega, 26, holds his head after being pulled over for driving on an expired license. Arciniega had just pleaded guilty to a prior citation of driving with an expired license at Valley Superior Court in Fontana. # Eight cited for violations as they leave traffic court **FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty. **FONTANA FONTANA:** A "courthouse sting" program focuses on drivers who have just pleaded guilty.