EL CHICANo Weekly
Vol 62, NO. 39
July 17, 2025
Retail Theft Down 13% in San Bernardino’s Southern District as Police Ramp Up Felony Enforcement By Manny Sandoval
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etail theft in San Bernardino’s Southern District is down 13% year-to-date, a promising trend highlighted by San Bernardino Police Department leadership during Coffee With a Cop on July 15 at the DoubleTree by Hilton.
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Southern District Lieutenant Nick Oldendorf attributed the decline to targeted felony enforcement and proactive work by the department’s retail crime task force. “With Prop 36, it now makes it a felony,” Oldendorf said. “They’re doing 2–3 [felony retail theft cases] per week. We’re going to push forward for results on the retail task force.”
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PHOTO MANNY SANDOVAL Southern District Lieutenant Nick Oldendorf speaking during the July 15th Coffee with a Cop meeting at the Double Tree by Hilton on Hospitality Lane.
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Oldendorf added that the department will soon deploy new surveillance integration tools in collaboration with local businesses. “They’ll soon be able to place a device inside local stores to access the businesses’ surveillance,” he
said. According to Oldendorf, the task force has made an impact at key hotspots including Target, Marshalls, Food 4 Less, and WSS Shoes, where repeat offenders had previously driven up theft rates. “We’re going after the locations that show an increase,” he said. “We started doing undercover operations, and the theft numbers immediately started going down—word travels very fast.” The Southern District Crime Statistics through June 2025 show consistent year-overyear improvement in nearly all categories. According to Oldendorf: Burglary: down 27% Larceny: down 26% Shoplifting: down 13% Motor vehicle theft: down 11% Property crime: down 24% Retail Theft cont. on next pg.
Fontana Resident Purchases, Revives FOX Sports 1270 AM with High School Sports and Digital Focus
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PHOTO ARRINGTON New owner of FOX Sports 1270 AM, Brian Arrington, behind the mic and audio board as he is live during the Coachella Valley Sports Report.
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ontana resident Brian Arrington has officially purchased and relaunched FOX Sports 1270 AM/Palm Springs, giving the station new life with a strong emphasis on high school sports coverage, grassroots programming, and nationwide accessibility via the iHeart Radio app.
PHOTO ARRINGTON From left: Brian Arrington, Brandi Arrington, Briana Arrington, and Brandon Arrington all play a vital role in the operations of FOX Sports 1270 AM.
Arrington took over the station on January 1, 2025, and soft-launched programming in April with the help of his family, who now work alongside him to operate the station. “This is already a family-owned and operated effort,” said Arrington. “If I’m going to bring people in, I myself need to know how to do everything. So right now
I'm doing everything from running commercials, running the board, and even fixing toilets.” His wife, Brandi Arrington, who works in the nursing field, helps manage operations and serves as a trusted advisor. Their daughter, Briana Arrington, offered crucial insight that helped shape the station’s digFOX Sports Cont. on next pg.