Does anyone know why roughly eight cop cars were roaring up the road toward Icehouse Canyon at about 10:00 this (Saturday) morning? A cop had pulled someone over near Chapman ranch, but I'm not sure if that was related.
Perhaps some hikers were ascending Icehouse Canyon without wilderness permits . . .
Cops!
Upland man suspected of raping, robbing woman he met at San Manuel casino
By Brian Day, Staff Writer
Posted: 04/17/2010 06:24:44 PM PDT
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST - A wanted parolee allegedly raped, robbed and pepper-sprayed a woman he met at a San Bernardino County casino early Saturday before abandoning her in the Angeles National Forest just south of Mount Wilson, authorities said.Frederrick Bruno, 31, was booked on suspicion of rape, robbery, assault with a caustic chemical and parole violations, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Bruce Vallerand said. His permanent city of residency was not clear, however he has been staying with a friend in Upland.
Bruno and the 25-year-old alleged victim, an Upland woman, met at San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino in Highland and left together in a vehicle Bruno was driving shortly before 3 a.m., the sergeant said.
He drove the woman to Mount Baldy Road, about two miles south of Mount Baldy, where the alleged attack took place.
"He raped her and Maced her in the face," Vallerand said. "He then took off with her purse and left her stranded in a roadside turnout."
"She ended up walking down the mountain in the middle of the night until a good Samaritan picked her up," he added. She was hospitalized for treatment of apparently minor injuries.
Officials from the sheriff's San Dimas Station, which is investigating the incident, contacted San Bernardino County sheriff's officials to check the casino surveillance tapes, Vallerand said.
The San Bernardino investigators were able to locate surveillance footage of Bruno and the woman leaving the casino together, complete with a license plate number.
Officials tracked the license plate to a home in the 1200 block of North Monte Verde Avenue in Upland, Upland police Lt. John Moore said.
Upland police assisted as Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies arrested Bruno about 11:30 a.m. at the home without further incident, officials said.
According to sheriff's booking records, Bruno was being held without bail and was due for arraignment Tuesday in Pomona Superior Court.
By Brian Day, Staff Writer
Posted: 04/17/2010 06:24:44 PM PDT
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST - A wanted parolee allegedly raped, robbed and pepper-sprayed a woman he met at a San Bernardino County casino early Saturday before abandoning her in the Angeles National Forest just south of Mount Wilson, authorities said.Frederrick Bruno, 31, was booked on suspicion of rape, robbery, assault with a caustic chemical and parole violations, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Bruce Vallerand said. His permanent city of residency was not clear, however he has been staying with a friend in Upland.
Bruno and the 25-year-old alleged victim, an Upland woman, met at San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino in Highland and left together in a vehicle Bruno was driving shortly before 3 a.m., the sergeant said.
He drove the woman to Mount Baldy Road, about two miles south of Mount Baldy, where the alleged attack took place.
"He raped her and Maced her in the face," Vallerand said. "He then took off with her purse and left her stranded in a roadside turnout."
"She ended up walking down the mountain in the middle of the night until a good Samaritan picked her up," he added. She was hospitalized for treatment of apparently minor injuries.
Officials from the sheriff's San Dimas Station, which is investigating the incident, contacted San Bernardino County sheriff's officials to check the casino surveillance tapes, Vallerand said.
The San Bernardino investigators were able to locate surveillance footage of Bruno and the woman leaving the casino together, complete with a license plate number.
Officials tracked the license plate to a home in the 1200 block of North Monte Verde Avenue in Upland, Upland police Lt. John Moore said.
Upland police assisted as Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies arrested Bruno about 11:30 a.m. at the home without further incident, officials said.
According to sheriff's booking records, Bruno was being held without bail and was due for arraignment Tuesday in Pomona Superior Court.
Thanks for the link, asbufra. That is absolutely horrible. I was driving up Mt. Baldy road from about 3:15-3:45AM and don't remember seeing anything out of the ordinary.
The article is confusing on one point. It first says that she was abandoned just south of Mt. Wilson, then says she was abandoned just south of Mt. Baldy.
The article is confusing on one point. It first says that she was abandoned just south of Mt. Wilson, then says she was abandoned just south of Mt. Baldy.
Taco...... have you done the math on this?Sam Page wrote:cop cars were roaring up the road toward Icehouse Canyon
Fast cars roaring up mountain roads, guns, guns and more guns ---- AND they'll pay you for handling both!
How do you look with a mustache? And remember, donuts, plenty of them - both kinds!
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Make fun of the police now... but you'll be glad to see them when the bad guys have your mother up on that mountain road!outwhere wrote:Taco...... have you done the math on this?Sam Page wrote:cop cars were roaring up the road toward Icehouse Canyon
Fast cars roaring up mountain roads, guns, guns and more guns ---- AND they'll pay you for handling both!
How do you look with a mustache? And remember, donuts, plenty of them - both kinds!
