Police Assaults San Bernardino County

A San Bernardino County sheriff's helicopter pilot was recovering from surgery Sunday after being shot twice from the ground by a man fleeing arrest, authorities said. After Deputy Robert Hill was shot in the leg and hip by bullets that pierced the helicopter, he temporarily lost control of the craft, although he and his observer were able to make an emergency landing, said San Bernardino Sheriff's Sgt. Rick Carr.

Seven police officers opened fire on a pickup truck, killing a 66-year-old dentist after a high-speed chase and standoff that ended when the man allegedly tried to run down officers, authorities said. All seven officers, now on administrative leave, fired at John Rozema outside the entrance to his home in the Mentone area. He died at the scene Monday night. "The officers made every attempt to try to resolve the situation without injury to the suspect.

Authorities are investigating the death of a Camp Pendleton Marine who was shot and killed by a San Bernardino police officer. A report released Thursday by the San Bernardino Police Department said Lance Cpl. Raymond W. Quiroz, 20, was shot after he jumped on a patrol car, yelled at the officer and attacked her when she got out of her vehicle. The officer was flagged down by two women about 4 a.m. Saturday in San Bernardino, authorities said.

Authorities are investigating the death of a Camp Pendleton Marine who was shot and killed by a San Bernardino police officer. A report released Thursday by the San Bernardino Police Department said Lance Cpl. Raymond W. Quiroz, 20, was shot after he jumped on a patrol car, yelled at the officer and attacked her when she got out of her vehicle. The officer was flagged down by two women about 4 a.m. Saturday in San Bernardino, authorities said.

A woman wanted on suspicion of shooting a mechanic to death in Pacoima was arrested after a 15-mile chase in San Bernardino County, during which 18 shots were fired at a pursuing CHP officer before her auto overturned on a desert road. The officer was not injured and his car was apparently hit by only one bullet during the chase that ended Wednesday night when the suspect's car overturned on a ranch road about 35 miles east of Victorville.

Three teen-agers were arrested in El Monte early Sunday after leading authorities on a high-flying chase in a stolen twin-engine plane, authorities said. Michael Reed and Jeffery Dudgeon, both 18, and a 17-year-old boy whose name was not released, stole a Cessna from Brackett Field in La Verne 30 miles east of Los Angeles late Saturday night, sheriff's deputies said.

A San Bernardino police officer was killed when he and a suspect were struck by a car as they struggled in the street, authorities said Sunday. Officer Robert Shultis, 34, was pronounced dead at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, about 35 minutes after he was hit in the 2700 block of North Arrowhead Avenue, Police Sgt. Dan Malone said. Police were still trying to confirm the identity of the suspect injured in the accident.

A San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy was seriously wounded in a shoot-out with a forgery suspect who was then killed by the lawman and other officers, authorities said. Deputy Thomas Garcia, 39, of Victorville, was shot at least five times by the suspect, who was armed with a 9-millimeter semi-automatic handgun, a Sheriff's Department spokesman said.

An off-duty Fontana police officer was shot in the stomach when he walked out of a local convenience store that may have been targeted for robbery, authorities said Saturday. The 33-year-old officer, whose name was withheld pending notification of relatives, was in fair condition at an area hospital, Fontana police said. The shooting took place shortly after 11 p.m. Friday at a Stop & Go Market in the 16800 block of Slover Avenue, police said.

A sheriff's sergeant fatally shot a man Sunday in a hospital lobby after the man grabbed the officer's baton and struck him several times, authorities said. David Chism, 28, of Yucca Valley died at Hi-Desert Medical Center in the 9 a.m. shooting, said San Bernardino County sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Rick Carr. The unidentified sheriff's sergeant had been called to the hospital's emergency room response to a disturbance, Carr said.

A San Bernardino County sheriff's helicopter pilot was recovering from surgery Sunday after being shot twice from the ground by a man fleeing arrest, authorities said. After Deputy Robert Hill was shot in the leg and hip by bullets that pierced the helicopter, he temporarily lost control of the craft, although he and his observer were able to make an emergency landing, said San Bernardino Sheriff's Sgt. Rick Carr.

A sheriff's sergeant fatally shot a man Sunday in a hospital lobby after the man grabbed the officer's baton and struck him several times, authorities said. David Chism, 28, of Yucca Valley died at Hi-Desert Medical Center in the 9 a.m. shooting, said San Bernardino County sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Rick Carr. The unidentified sheriff's sergeant had been called to the hospital's emergency room response to a disturbance, Carr said.

An off-duty Fontana police officer was shot in the stomach when he walked out of a local convenience store that may have been targeted for robbery, authorities said Saturday. The 33-year-old officer, whose name was withheld pending notification of relatives, was in fair condition at an area hospital, Fontana police said. The shooting took place shortly after 11 p.m. Friday at a Stop & Go Market in the 16800 block of Slover Avenue, police said.

A woman wanted on suspicion of shooting a mechanic to death in Pacoima was arrested after a 15-mile chase in San Bernardino County, during which 18 shots were fired at a pursuing CHP officer before her auto overturned on a desert road. The officer was not injured and his car was apparently hit by only one bullet during the chase that ended Wednesday night when the suspect's car overturned on a ranch road about 35 miles east of Victorville.

A San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy was seriously wounded in a shoot-out with a forgery suspect who was then killed by the lawman and other officers, authorities said. Deputy Thomas Garcia, 39, of Victorville, was shot at least five times by the suspect, who was armed with a 9-millimeter semi-automatic handgun, a Sheriff's Department spokesman said.

A San Bernardino police officer was killed when he and a suspect were struck by a car as they struggled in the street, authorities said Sunday. Officer Robert Shultis, 34, was pronounced dead at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, about 35 minutes after he was hit in the 2700 block of North Arrowhead Avenue, Police Sgt. Dan Malone said. Police were still trying to confirm the identity of the suspect injured in the accident.

Seven police officers opened fire on a pickup truck, killing a 66-year-old dentist after a high-speed chase and standoff that ended when the man allegedly tried to run down officers, authorities said. All seven officers, now on administrative leave, fired at John Rozema outside the entrance to his home in the Mentone area. He died at the scene Monday night. "The officers made every attempt to try to resolve the situation without injury to the suspect.

Three men were being held on $1 million bail each after a bank robbery in which a police officer was shot and critically wounded, authorities said. Officer John Carroll, 35, was in critical condition Wednesday in the intensive-care unit at San Antonio Community Hospital in Upland, about 40 miles east of Los Angeles. Authorities said Carroll was the first officer to arrive after a silent alarm was triggered Tuesday inside the Home Savings of America branch on Euclid Avenue.

Three men were being held on $1 million bail each after a bank robbery in which a police officer was shot and critically wounded, authorities said. Officer John Carroll, 35, was in critical condition Wednesday in the intensive-care unit at San Antonio Community Hospital in Upland, about 40 miles east of Los Angeles. Authorities said Carroll was the first officer to arrive after a silent alarm was triggered Tuesday inside the Home Savings of America branch on Euclid Avenue.

Two bank robbery suspects were arrested in Upland on Tuesday after a running gun battle in city streets that left an officer critically wounded after being shot numerous times, authorities said. A third man was arrested several hours later in Gardena.