DATE/TIME: February 26, 2025
INCIDENT: PC 368(d)-Elder Abuse
PC 532(a)-Theft by Fraud
PC 487(a)-Grand Theft
LOCATION: Confidential, Fontana
SUSPECT(S): Rosalba Bernal-Sanchez, 60-year-old citizen of Colombia
Jairo Naranjo-Lopez, 58-year-old citizen of Colombia
Kevin Prieto-Bernal, 21-year-old citizen of Colombia
Unidentified Female Suspect
VICTIM(S): Confidential
SUMMARY: On Thursday, February 20, 2025, a 72-year-old victim was approached by two females while shopping in the city of Montclair. The suspects coerced the elderly victim into believing the suspects had recently won a lottery jackpot, but needed the victim's assistance with collecting the money. The suspects gained cooperation from the victim and directed the victim to drive them all to her bank. The victim drove the two female suspects in her vehicle, while being followed by additional suspects in a white 2016 Kia Sorrento. The victim withdrew $18,000 in cash from her bank account and told the suspects she had an additional $2,000 at her residence in Fontana. The two female suspects directed the victim to drive them all to the victim's residence where the victim gave the suspects the additional $2,000. Before the two female suspects were picked up by additional suspects in the white Kia Sorrento, they gave the victim a package and told the victim it contained her portion of the lottery winnings. When the victim opened the package, she found it was filled with cut up newpapers.
Fontana Sheriff's Station Deputy A. Saraghi was dispatched to the call for service and quickly established the victim had been targeted because of her age. Saraghi developed investigative leads which were turned over to the Fontana Sheriff's Station Detective Bureau. Fontana Sheriff's Station detectives positively identified the suspect vehicle.
On Tuesday, February 25, 2025, with the assistance of the Fullerton Police Department, the suspect vehicle was stopped in the city of Fullerton. Fontana Station detectives responded and took custody of Rosalba Bernal-Sanchez, Jairo Naranjo-Lopez, and Kevin Prieto-Bernal, along with the suspect vehicle. Kevin Prieto-Bernal also had a felony warrant for burlgary in Illinois and is on felony probation for burglary in Minnesota.
Rosalba Bernal-Sanchez was positively identified by the victim as one of the two female suspects. Detectives recovered a large amount of phsyical evidence linking the suspects to this investigation. All three suspsects were booked at the West Valley Detention Center and are currently being held without bail.
The investigation is ongoing and detectives are working to identify the second female suspect. Detectives believe there are additional victims and are releasing photos of the suspects and their vehicle.
Anyone with information on this case, or anyone who may have been victimized by these suspects, is urged to contact the Fontana Sheriff's Station at 909-356-6710. Callers wishing to remain anonymous should contact We-Tip at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or go wetip.com.
Refer: Deputy A. Saraghi / Detective D. Pedersen
Station: Fontana Sheriff's Station
Phone No. 909-356-6710
Case No. 032500509
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
