Category: City, Police and Fire News

  • 2019 Beautification and heroes awards

    April 1, 2019 – The deadline is May 2, for nominations for the City of Redlands’ 2019 Beautification and Redlands Heroes Awards. Winners will be honored at the State of the City event at noon on Friday, June 28, at the University of Redlands Orton Center, 1200 E. Colton Ave. More than one winner may…

  • Movies in the Park Spider-Man

    March 27, 2019 – The City of Redlands’ second Spring Movies in the Park event this season will feature the movie “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” at Ed Hales Friday, April 19. This is a free, family-friendly event located on the corner of 5th and State Street in Historic Downtown Redlands. The movie begins at dusk. Bring…

  • Glow Out II

    March 27, 2019 – Join the Redlands Community Center for Laser Tag “Glow Out II” Family Fun Night from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 26. Enjoy laser tag for just $1 per session, a meal of grilled hot dogs and chips provided by the Redlands Police Officers Association for $1, a free cosmic game…

  • Structure fire in abandoned home March 25

    March 26, 2019 – Firefighters responding to reports of a vegetation fire behind a home in the 1100 block of Webster Street Monday arrived to find an abandoned home on fire. The fire was reported shortly after 11 a.m. Monday, March 25. Firefighters from Redlands and San Bernardino County Fire contained the blaze to the…

  • March 14 residential structure fire

    March 14, 2019 – A residential fire sprinkler did its job, activating moments after a fire began and likely saving a home from catastrophic damage and a family from potential injury or loss of life. Redlands Firefighters responded to reports of a structure fire in the 700 block of Creekside Drive shortly after 7 a.m. Thursday,…

  • Apartment structure fire

    March 11, 2019 – Redlands Firefighters responded to a fire in the kitchen of a second-floor apartment in the 400 block of East Cypress Avenue Friday evening. One person was transported to the hospital with complaints of shortness of breath. Fire crews arrived to the three-story apartment building at 475 E. Cypress Ave. shortly after…

  • 2019 CVP graduation

    Feb. 27, 2019 – The Redlands Police Department welcomed five new members of its Citizen Volunteer Patrol at a graduation ceremony Monday, Feb. 25. Chief of Police Chris Catren presented the new volunteers their badges and spoke about the importance of the volunteers to the department, noting that RPD Citizen Volunteers donated more than 18,000…

  • RPD re-establishes traffic unit

    RPD re-establishes traffic unit

    Jan. 10, 2019 – Responding to public demand for increased enforcement of traffic violations and a commitment to reduce injury collisions in the City, the Redlands Police Department has reinstated a dedicated traffic unit, which began work this month. The traffic unit consists of two officers, patrolling full time in cars and on motorcycles. The…

  • RFD responds to fire at vacant home

    Jan. 8, 2019 – Redlands Fire crews responded to a structure fire in the 500 block of Texas Street Tuesday morning. No injuries were reported. Crews responded to the blaze at a vacant residence shortly before 4 a.m. Arriving units found smoke coming from a single-story building with boarded up doors and windows. The fire…

  • Two injured in residential fire Monday night

    Jan. 8, 2019 – Two people were injured in a residential fire Monday night. Redlands Fire and Paramedic crews responded to a report of a structure fire in the 1100 block of Country Place at about 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7.  Responding units arrived to find the fire out with two burn victims. A woman in…