Local Informant 01

11/17/2025

11.17.25
Banning , CA

At 2:29 pm fire crews where dispatched to a vegetation fire off Mt Edna rd and Care Free rd .

First unit on scene advised of a fully engulfed double wide mobile home with no threat to vegetation.

As of 3:21 pm no containment time has been put on notes per PIO and no reported injuries at the time .

Crews are currently engaged on scene . I’m unable to access since it’s a private road .

Round IC

11/14/2025

11.13.25
Banning , CA

At 2:54 pm units where dispatched to a traffic collision in the areas of Mia’s Canyon and Bluff St in Unincorporated Banning ,CA .

First unit on scene advised of a single vehicle traffic collision with fire onto the vegetation on a 50x50 spot .

The forward rate of spread was stopped at 3:09 pm and the fire was contained at 3:31 pm .

The occupant of the vehicle declined further medical treatment.

Preliminary info is that the driver lost control of the brakes and decided to stop onto the vegetation to avoid a head on collision with another vehicle.

This was the Mia’s IC

10/28/2025

Procession held today for Deputy Andrew Nuńez of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.

10/16/2025

10.16.25
Beaumont , CA

Beaumont PD Press release regarding an incident that occurred yesterday 10.15.25 copy and pasted

A Beaumont police officer located a stolen vehicle driving through the city that was reported stolen out of San Diego County. A traffic stop was initiated and the vehicle eventually yielded to the side of the road.

After a brief standoff with the driver refusing to exit, he eventually complied and was taken into custody without injury.

The driver was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle and various other narcotics violations.

10/13/2025

10.13.25
Banning , CA

Early morning traffic collision involving a DUI driver off Wilson st across from Coombs Intermediate School around 12:40am today .

The victim says the driver was so drunk he didn’t even react to the accident . The victim was not hurt and has a statement for the City Of Banning .

This is my message;

To Whom It May Concern,
I address you not as one voice alone, but as a citizen bearing the weight of repeated grief and preventable harm. On the street where I dwell — a road meant to carry neighbors to work, children heading to the school across the street, and people to the safety of their homes — I have borne witness to no less than five automobile accidents. I have seen two innocent animals struck down by reckless speed, a man wrap his car around the power pole, and I, myself, have 3 vehicles been struck by drivers under the influence of alcohol, (in one instance, a sergeant from the Banning police department was also hit the same night and was hospitalized). That I write to you still breathing is no small mercy, yet it ought not be left to providence to protect where city policy has failed. Our streets are the arteries of community life. When danger and reckless driving rules them, so too does fear, ptsd, disorder, and the erosion of trust in those charged with our safety. The unchecked speed of vehicles, the absence of stop signs, and the want of traffic-calming measures have turned a public way into a hazard of daily life. I entreat you — not as a mere complainant, but as a fellow citizen invested in the common welfare — to consider the immediate installation of speed bumps and stop signs along our street. These are not radical inventions, but simple instruments of restraint, by which lives might be spared, injury prevented, and peace restored. It is said that a government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish. But such a government must also listen to its people — especially when they cry out not for privilege, but for protection. Let not another voice be raised only in mourning or despair. Rather, let action be swift, and just, and in keeping with the duties of those elected to serve. I ask that you take my words to heart with the resounding question, “when is enough enough?”

From Banning PD -

A traffic collision reported at approximately 12:39 AM, involving suspect vehicle (one occupant) and parked vehicle. No injuries were reported. The driver was identified as Jaime Felipe Octavo, 47, of Banning. He was arrested for 23152(a) CVC - driving under the influence and the additional charge of 4573(a) PC - transporting a controlled substance into jail.
Banning Police Case 25-1910

10/09/2025

the suspect was identified as 43-year-old Anthony Edward Cuenca of Chino Hills.

10/09/2025

10/08/2025

10.08.25
Cabazon, CA

Press release copy and pasted from RSO

At 2:11 p.m., deputies were dispatched to the 49000 block of Seminole Drive regarding an assault with a deadly weapon. Upon arrival, deputies located a subject with injuries consistent with a gunshot wound.

The subject was transported to a local hospital in critical condition.

Deputies obtained a description of the suspect vehicle and searched the area. The suspect was later located and taken into custody in the area of Seminole Drive and Malki Road. The suspect was identified as 43-year-old Anthony Edward Cuenca of Chino Hills.

The investigation is ongoing, and no additional details are available at this time.

First two pictures are of where the incident occurred.
3rd picture is of the suspect being arrested by RSO.

Pictures provided anonymously

10/08/2025

10.08.25
Banning , CA

I decided to look back into the damaged fence incident that occurred at Central Elementary on 09.19.25 late at night after I received messages from parents .

Per Banning USD they confirmed damage was done to a fence outside school hours , no student or staff where affected .The fence was repaired immediately.

It was alleged that a license plate was left behind that belong to a school District Director. There are also several cameras that face the area the fence was hit. A name was brought up withing the community but unable to confirm physically since I don’t have access to the cameras . It was also alleged the person was intoxicated after a night of drinking .

After doing some digging , I was able to confirm an arrest was made for a DUI causing bodily injury early morning Saturday 09.20.25 at 3:35 am on the 3200 N Riverside Block in the City of Rialto . This aligns with the timeframe of the Central elementary incident 09.19.25. The person arrested at the time is a Banning USD Director for Student Services for Division of Educational Services . Public records show him as Dr. Moises Merlos .

Dr. Merlos was released on 09.21.25 and no scheduled court appearance as of yet on the San Bernardino Court system . His birthday would be that Monday as well .

09.19.25 Central elementary incident ( night )
09.20.25 DUI arrest at 03:35 am Rialto
-VC23153(A)
-VC23152(B)
09.21.25 released on bail
09.22.25 Birthday

A school board meeting is scheduled for 10.09.25 at the Banning City council chambers at 5:30 pm . Concerned parents can voice their opinions there .

Information obtained was thru public records easily found online and all persons are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. This information was gathered after several request from parents of students in the school district .

10/07/2025

I attached the suspects booking photo in comments

10/03/2025

On Thursday, October 2, 2025, at approximately 6:42 PM, Banning Police Officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of Butterfly Way, reference the report of an assault with a deadly weapon. Officers contacted a victim who had been visiting a residence as a real estate agent. Upon entering what was supposed to be a vacant residence, the victim was attacked by a male subject who was already inside the house. After describing the attack to officers, the victim was treated on scene by medical personnel and later transported to a trauma hospital with serious injuries.

While on scene, Officers received information regarding a possible suspect vehicle, described as a Hyundai Elantra, fleeing the location. Officers located a vehicle in the area matching the description and attempted to conduct a traffic stop to contact the occupants). The vehicle failed to stop, and a vehicle pursuit was initiated. The vehicle pursuit traveled through city streets, to the westbound Interstate 10 Freeway, and then California State Route 60, and into the City of Moreno Valley.

The pursuit ultimately terminated near Frederick Street and Atlantic Circle, in the City of Moreno Valley, when a Riverside County Sheriff's unit successfully implemented a pursuit intervention technique (commonly referred to as a PIT maneuver). The driver and solo occupant of the vehicle was identified as 32-year-old, Daniel Moreno.

Currently from the City of Corona, Moreno has prior contacts in the City of Banning.
Moreno was taken into custody without further incident. No officers were injured during the pursuit and arrest of Moreno.

Moreno was later transported back to the City of Banning and later booked at Larry D.
Smith Correctional Facility. He was booked for violation of PC 664/187 (a) - attempt murder, PC 245(a) (1) - assault with a deadly weapon, PC 211 - robbery, PC 203 - mayhem, CVC 2800.2 (a) - felony evading.

The Banning Police Department would like to thank the officers and deputies from the Beaumont Police Department, Riverside County Sherrif's Office, and California Highway Patrol for their assistance in taking Moreno into custody. This was an excellent example of allied agency teamwork to take a violent suspect into custody.

Anyone with information related to this investigation is asked to contact the Banning Police Department at 951-922-3170. Reference Banning Police Case # 25-1839.