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Resident thanks Ontario police, urges state rep. to lift constraints

Ontario City Council · May 6, 2025
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Summary

A resident praised the Ontario Police Department's handling of encampments and asked state representative Mrs. Rodriguez to help counter constraints the speaker said were limiting local policing efforts. She named Deputy Chief Lopez, Chief Lorenz and Officer Ornelius.

A resident who identified herself as Kizzy thanked the Ontario Police Department for its work addressing vagrancy and encampments and urged state leadership to support the local department. "Ontario PD has done an admirable job. 90% of my residents are very happy with the job they've done," she said, and she named Deputy Chief Lopez, Chief Lorenz and Officer Ornelius as officers she wanted to recognize.

Kizzy asked that the city’s state representative, identified in her remarks as Mrs. Rodriguez, intervene to help with state agencies that she said are "handcuffing Ontario PD" and preventing some enforcement actions. No formal council action followed; the comment was recorded as public testimony for the council's consideration.