DATE/TIME: January 23, 2025 / 12:21 PM
INCIDENT: PC 451(c)- Arson
LOCATION: Foothill Blvd / Lion Street
SUSPECT(S): Rhonda Ramos, 59-year-old, Resident of Upland
VICTIM(S): City of Rancho Cucamonga
SUMMARY:
On Thursday, January 23, 2025, at about 12:21 PM, deputies from the Rancho Cucamonga Police Department responded to a brush fire in an open field at the intersection of Foothill Boulevard and Lion Street. Sheriff’s Dispatch received several calls of an adult female fleeing the area as the fire started. Witnesses provided dispatch with a description of the female, who fled on foot to a nearby business.
Firefighters from the Rancho Cucamonga Fire District responded and extinguished the fire. Deputies arrived and located a subject, later identified as Rhonda Ramos, in front of a nearby business. Ramos was determined to be the subject fleeing from the burning field and matched the description provided by witnesses.
Ramos was detained and arrested for PC 451(c) – Arson. Ramos was transported and booked at the West Valley Detention Center.
The Rancho Cucamonga Police Department would like to thank the community for their support by reporting what they observed. Anyone with additional information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Rancho Cucamonga Sheriff's Station at (909) 477-2800, or report it anonymously by calling WE-TIP at (800) 78-CRIME or online at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Deputy V. Garica
Station: Rancho Cucamonga Sheriff's Station
Phone No. (909) 477-2800
Case No. 112500790
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
