A cultural shift within the Fontana School Police Department appears to be in the offing, one that has resulted in what some have characterized as radical personnel changes that have materialized in the last year. Accompanying the makeover have been at least two instances of litigation, ones that carry with them cost considerations which at least some of the parents of the students who attend the district’s schools feel may be detracting from the Fontana Unified School District’s educational mission.
While district officials are unwilling to say whether those lawsuits precipitated the reorientation of the department, there are indications that the intense internal discord among the school police’s officers has created a circumstance in which the value of the organization has come into question. Consequently, for the first time since the school police force’s creation, the dissolution of the department, which employs 19 sworn police officers and 64 non-sworn personnel, has come up for earnest discussion.
In January 2020, after the November 2019 departure of Martin Sissac as the department’s police chief, the department took on Lee J. Powell Jr. as it police chief, what many considered to be the most significant step forward for the force since its inception. Arguably, Powell boasted the most impressive set of law enforcement credentials among any of its chiefs. Continue reading →

The mental stability of a Yucaipa couple who engaged in a series of staged accidents which netted them several hundred thousand dollars in insurance payouts appears to be in question as they wend their way through the justice system.
Christopher Allen Phelps, 40, and his wife, Kimberly Phelps, also 40, were arrested on March 22.
Christopher was charged at that point with six felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon, 11 felony counts of insurance fraud, and five felony counts of child endangerment with the potential for great bodily injury, which were added to one felony count of assault with a deadly weapon and one felony count of causing a vehicle collision for the purpose of presenting a false claim filed against him in February.
Kimberly was charged with two counts of felony child endangerment with the potential for great bodily injury and one count of felony insurance fraud. Continue reading →

Barry Brandt, a mainstay in a law firm which by multiple yardsticks was one of the most accomplished in San Bernardino County history, has died.
A self-made man with a fierce streak of independence who quietly celebrated his personal iconoclasm, he nonetheless was rooted in tradition and the establishment, where he functioned professionally by networking with divergent elements of the community.
Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on December 13, 1933 to Irene Brandt née Kelley and Adolph William Brandt, he was of Swedish, Irish and Polish ancestry. The Brandt family was well-established in Connecticut, and one of his great-great grandmothers sewed bridles for the Union Cavalry during the Civil War.
His father was the owner of a successful cable building company. Adolph Brandt was inventive, and had recorded patents for a type of hook and cable used to land planes and another patent for an electrical cable bundle used in household settings for placement underneath a rug. Continue reading →

Approaching 35 years after the murder of Angel Martinez, the Fontana Police Department and La Paz County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona report they have solved the long dormant case, arresting a Wisconsin man investigators say was the perpetrator.
Around 5 a.m. on June 8, 1988, the then-52-year-old Martinez left his home in Cypress, driving his 1987 dark blue Buick Skyhawk to Fontana, where he owned the Arrow Wood Apartments. Heading eastward on the 91 Freeway, then north on the 57 Freeway and east again on the 10 Freeway at that hour, he drove quickly, not having to contend with the heavy morning commuting traffic that was moving, for the most part, in the opposite direction. Just before 6:00 a.m., Martinez rendezvoused with the Arrow Wood’s property manager, who gave him rent money that had been collected from the apartments’ tenants.
Martinez had other appointments and meetings in Fontana that day and was supposed to meet his wife in the afternoon. The property manager was the last person known to have seen him. Martinez failed to show up to any of the appointments he had that morning or early that afternoon. At 8 p.m., his wife contacted the Cypress Police Department to report him missing. Continue reading →

The mental stability of a Yucaipa couple who engaged in a series of staged accidents which netted them several hundred thousand dollars in insurance payouts appears to be in question as they wend their way through the justice system.

FBN 20230002097
The following entity is doing business primarily in San Bernardino County as J’S TOUCH 11553 FOOTHILL BLVD RANCHO CUCAMONGA 91730: JAILYN E ELLINGTON 1423 WHITE CLOUD LN BEAUMONT, CA 92223
Mailing Address: 1423 WHITE CLOUD LANE BEAUMONT, CA 92223
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: FEBRUARY 28, 2023.
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ JAILYN ELLINGTON
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 3/6/2023
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy I9576
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on March 17, 24 & 31 and April 7, 2023.

FBN 20230002044
The following entity is doing business primarily in San Bernardino County as RVR AHA 420 E ST NEEDLES, CA 92363: RUTH MUSSER-LOPEZ 420 E ST NEEDLES, CA 92363
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A.
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ RUTH MUSSER-LOPEZ, Manager
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 3/2/2023
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy J3108
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on March 17, 24 & 31 and April 7, 2023.

FBN 20230002479
The following entity is doing business primarily in San Bernardino County as FMZ AUTOSALES 1680 S E STREET SUITE B-202 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408: FRANCISCO MARTINEZ 10332 COUNTRY GROVE DR. MORENO VALLEY, CA 92557
Mailing Address: 10332 COUNTRY GROVE DR. MORENO VALLEY, CA 92557
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: MARCH 6, 2023.
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ FRANCISCO MARTINEZ, Owner
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 3/14/2023
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy M4750
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on March 17, 24 & 31 and April 7, 2023.

FBN 20230002419
The following entity is doing business primarily in San Bernardino County as BRIGHT FOREST BOUTIQUE 1621 WEST RIALTO AVE F117 FONTANA, CA 92335 JAMES J SHERWOOD 1621 WEST RIALTO AVE F117 FONTANA, CA 92335
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A.
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ JAMES J SHERWOOD, Owner
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 3/13/2023
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy J2523
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on March 17, 24 & 31 and April 7, 2023.

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