Fontana Police Foundation

On July 5, 1980 at approximately 1640 hours, Victim Michelle Jones was found murdered in a grapefruit grove located in the area of Live Oak Ave and Santa Ana A...ve in the City of Fontana. Responding officers located Victim Michelle Jones deceased. An autopsy was performed on Vicitm Michelle Jones shortly after her body was discovered. During the autopsy, forensic evidence was collected but was unable to be processed due to the lack of technology at the time. Detectives exhausted all investigative leads in 1980 and the case went cold. In 2020, items of evidence that were previously collected at Victim Michelle Jones’ autopsy were sent to the Riverside/San Bernardino CAL-DNA Laboratory for processing. DNA was located and was identified as an unknown single male contibutor. This profile was entered into CODIS (Combined DNA Index System) and no positive matches were present in the system. Investigators conducted follow-up interviews with Victim Michelle Jones’ family members which lead to Leonard Nash as a person of interest in the investigation. In June of 2020, Investigators located Leonard Nash in Las Vegas, Nevada and collected his discarded DNA. These items containing Leonard Nash’s DNA were sent to the Riverside/ San Bernardino CAL-DNA Laboratory to be directly compared to the DNA collected at Vicitm Jones’ autopsy. The results of the comparisson revealed the DNA collected from Victim Jones at her autopsy were a match to Leonard Nash’s DNA. Investigators obtained a warrant for Leonard Nash’s arrest and he was taken into custody on 09/08/2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Suspect Leonard Nash is currently awaiting extradition to San Bernardino County, California. @fontanapd #Fontana #CityOfFontana #FontanaPD #SBSO #ColdCase #1980s #Detectives #Homicide #SuspectArrested #JusticeDelayedNeverDenied

Be safe and aware. There have been reports of citizens receiving suspicious mail from China that contain seeds of an unknown nature. This has been reported an...d happening in all 50 states. Please be cautious and careful with them. If you receive one of these packages in the mail please put them in a safe place away from children and animals, then call the San Bernardino Agricultural Commissioners Office at 909-387-2105. They will give further instruction and will be investigating these suspicious seeds and packages. @fontanapd #fontanapd #fontana See more

On July 5, 1980 at approximately 1640 hours, Victim Michelle Jones was found murdered in a grapefruit grove located in the area of Live Oak Ave and Santa Ana A...ve in the City of Fontana. Responding officers located Victim Michelle Jones deceased. An autopsy was performed on Vicitm Michelle Jones shortly after her body was discovered. During the autopsy, forensic evidence was collected but was unable to be processed due to the lack of technology at the time. Detectives exhausted all investigative leads in 1980 and the case went cold. In 2020, items of evidence that were previously collected at Victim Michelle Jones’ autopsy were sent to the Riverside/San Bernardino CAL-DNA Laboratory for processing. DNA was located and was identified as an unknown single male contibutor. This profile was entered into CODIS (Combined DNA Index System) and no positive matches were present in the system. Investigators conducted follow-up interviews with Victim Michelle Jones’ family members which lead to Leonard Nash as a person of interest in the investigation. In June of 2020, Investigators located Leonard Nash in Las Vegas, Nevada and collected his discarded DNA. These items containing Leonard Nash’s DNA were sent to the Riverside/ San Bernardino CAL-DNA Laboratory to be directly compared to the DNA collected at Vicitm Jones’ autopsy. The results of the comparisson revealed the DNA collected from Victim Jones at her autopsy were a match to Leonard Nash’s DNA. Investigators obtained a warrant for Leonard Nash’s arrest and he was taken into custody on 09/08/2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Suspect Leonard Nash is currently awaiting extradition to San Bernardino County, California. @fontanapd #Fontana #CityOfFontana #FontanaPD #SBSO #ColdCase #1980s #Detectives #Homicide #SuspectArrested #JusticeDelayedNeverDenied

For several years now we have partnered with a local elementary school to read books to their children about America in remembrance of 9/11. The school’s Patri...ot’s Day was an event our staff looked forward to each year. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, we were unable to read to the children in person this year. We decided to continue with a virtual version of Patriots Day to continue with this tradition and share the event with everyone. We hope you enjoy watching Officer Mark Wyrick and K9 Goose reading America The Beautiful in remembrance of 9/11. Most of us are parents and we understand the struggles in this virtual learning world. We hope these videos will bring some joy to your children and virtual classrooms. Thank you to our teachers and parents. We will always remember our first responders and the loved ones lost on 9/11. This book will make a wonderful addition to your home or classroom. America The Beautiful: By Katharine Lee Bates (ISBN: 978-0-316-06923-6)

Mental illness happens everywhere and has many faces. The Fontana Police Department wanted to bring awareness to this often sensitive subject. Officer M. Hall w...ho is not only a police officer, but the team leader for swat negotiations team. He is a trainer other officers and helps bring awareness the entire department. Officer A. DeLaCruz recently had an encounter with a person having a mental health crisis which was captured by his body worn camera. In this video you will see the compassion Officer A. DeLaCruz conveyed to the female which ended in a positive outcome for everyone involved. If you are experiencing a mental crisis, please call (909)886-4889. @fontanapd #FontanaPD #cityoffontana #police #policeofficer #wecare #help #helpingothers #hostagenegotiation #hostagenegotiator #mentalhealthawareness #5150 #mentalhealth #vision4safety #mentalcrisis

Be safe and aware. There have been reports of citizens receiving suspicious mail from China that contain seeds of an unknown nature. This has been reported an...d happening in all 50 states. Please be cautious and careful with them. If you receive one of these packages in the mail please put them in a safe place away from children and animals, then call the San Bernardino Agricultural Commissioners Office at 909-387-2105. They will give further instruction and will be investigating these suspicious seeds and packages. @fontanapd #fontanapd #fontana See more

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Thank you to Lisa Young and all the people making masks for our first responders! We appreciate you!

Samson @k9samson was born in the Czech Republic in July of 2009, purchased and imported to Adlerhorst Kennels in Riverside where the Fontana Police K9 Pals pu...rchased and donated him to the Fontana Police Department. After certification, Samson served the Fontana citizens and his four handlers for nearly 8 years, one of the longest serving police K9s in the history of the K9 unit. Samson was certified as an apprehension, narcotics and gun detection K9. During his service, Samson was credited with approximately 73 apprehensions, the seizure of approximately 1 ton of narcotics and over $2.5 million dollars in U.S. currency, and saved an estimated 7,500-man hours with his olfactory ability. - Samson retired in August of 2018 where he lived with his final handler enjoying long walks, playing with the numerous toys gifted to him during his retirement party, visiting elementary school students performing demonstrations, swimming in his pool at home and enjoying the Colorado river! He made occasional visits to the police department & K9 trainings to visit his human & K9 colleagues whom he never forgot. - Sadly, in February of 2020, Samson had emergency surgery where it was discovered he had two cancerous tumors on his spleen, all of which were removed. He made a brief recovery; however, on April 2nd, 2020, his handler made the very emotional and difficult decision to let Samson rest in peace. Thank you to all the men & women of the Fontana Police Department with whom he interacted and made a positive impact on his long and successful career, especially his former handlers, trainers and the members of the Fontana Police K9 Pals. - Samson will be sorely missed. It was my honor to have been his final partner. R.I.P. K9 Samson Officer R. Brunn @fontanapd @k9samson @fpd_k9goose #FontanaPD #Police #K9 #RIP #coolestK9 #K9Samson #K9unit #policedog #wemissyou #bestpartner # #

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM JASON DELAIR, PRESIDENT OF FONTANA POA See the Fontana Herald News https://www.fontanaheraldnews.com//article_4714b76c-74f7-1

Deputy Sheriff Terrell Young died from COVID-19 after contracting the virus from an infected inmate at the Cois Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta, CA. It is b...elieved he contracted the virus after escorting an infected inmate to hospital on 16 March 2020. On 22 March, Deputy Young became ill while at work. Deputy Young is a 15-year veteran of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department and leaves his wife and four children. God bless you Deputy Young.

https://www.walklikemadd.org/team/16512 The Fontana Police Foundation is proud to be sponsoring a team in the Inland Empire Walk Like MADD 5K Join our team!!!!

Join us today to raise money at our Kegs for Cory event!!

L-R: Travis Parke, Det Luis Valenzuela, Ofc Jason Delair (President Fontana POA) & Cristina Parke. Travis and Cristina Parke are owners of California Recycler...s, a local Fontana business. Just like Fontana POA, California Recyclers is Connected with the Community. One of Fontana POA’s principal community connections is our on-going barbecue program. Each month throughout the year, we barbecue at numerous community events. We needed a commercial grade freezer to store food. Through our partnership with the Fontana Chamber of Commerce, Travis and Cristina learned we needed a freezer. Our thanks to California Recyclers. The freezer will help us better serve the community. Also, the donation represents the full circle of community connections: Police Business Social Sector Faith-Based Government. Because we are Connected with the Community, we are collectively making Fontana a better place to live, work, play and invest. ABOUT CALIFORNIA RECYCLERS California Recyclers serves communities throughout Southern California and is well known for their efficiency, superior customer service and cleanliness. Each month, California Recyclers recycles millions of pounds of cardboard and plastic. The materials DO NOT go to landfills but are recycled so they can return to us in another form. It’s not waste, its recycled.