Crime & Safety
Man Who Fled from Police is Sought
Police found 1,000 Ecstasy pills inside a vehicle that the man abandoned.
Redlands Police are searching for a man they say carried about 1,000 Ecstasy pills in his vehicle.
The pills were discovered on Jan. 13 during a DUI checkpoint. Police said they were stopping vehicles and questioning motorists when one driver drove through the cone pattern and fled west into Loma Linda.
The man, described as a stocky, abandoned his 2006 white Honda Pilot in a residential driveway near Mountain View Avenue and Redlands Boulevard. Officers tracked the small SUV and found about 1000 ecstasy capsules inside, officials said.
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Narcotics officers are continuing to investigate.
Police ask anyone with information to call Sgt. Ricky Smith at (909) 798-7662 or email at rsmith@redlandspolice.org.
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Four drivers were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence at the checkpoint, which was set up at Tennessee Street and W. Park Avenue. Investigators said they screened 137 drivers. Two were cited for being unlicensed drivers, officials said.
One driver was arrested for DUI on Sunday evening during a Grant funded saturation patrol.
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