San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department - Chino Hills Station

If a family member, a loved one, a friend or you have been arrested by or are being investigated by the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department from the city-operated Chino Hills station, it can cause a lot of apprehension, mostly just from not knowing what will happen or can happen.  Moreover, one is dependent upon the competence, honesty and accuracy of a sheriff’s deputy who may or may not be experienced or have the same sense of urgency as you in having the police report properly written.  

Facing such a situation, knowing the bail amount (if any) associated with the offense or offenses at issue if police deny an own recognizance (OR) release may decrease the stress.  It is also prudent to know what evidence is needed to convict one for the crime or crimes that allegedly took place, the defenses possible and the sentence a judge can impose if one is convicted of the crime or crimes.

  
We at Greg Hill & Associates believe it is good to know a few more things before interacting with any branch of law enforcement.  It can be smart to know the size of the police or sheriff’s department, the area’s demographics, a bit of history about the town, city or area, and the most common types of crimes the department investigates to make one’s communication with law enforcement more meaningful, more savvy and perhaps, more respectful.  This can lead to a better outcome than if one lacks such perspective and makes assumptions that may be wrong.

This article is presented with these goals in mind.

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is operated by the City of Chino Hills.  The station is located at 14077 Peyton Drive in Chino Hills.  It is a small station with 52 sworn police officers and 15 civilian support personnel assigned to it.  

The City of Chino Hills is 44.70 square miles and has a population of 78,411 as of 2020.

Chino Hills (chino is Spanish for “curly”) is a city located in the southwestern corner of San Bernardino County.  The city borders Los Angeles County (Pomona and Diamond Bar) on its northwest side, Orange County (Brea and Yorba Linda) to the south and southwest and Riverside County (Corona) to its southeast.

For arrests along the 71 Freeway crossing Chino Hills, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will normally handle this work, although one may be thereafter transported to the Chino Hills Police Department for processing, a breath test (if a DUI) and booking.  The person may also be held at the Chino Hills jail until bail is posted or the person is transferred to the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga or the Central Detention Center in San Bernardino.

As of 2010, Chino Hills’s population was 33.4% non-Hispanic white, 30.3% Asian, 4.6% African American and 29.1% Hispanic.

Most cases arising out of the city-operated Chino Hills station areas of responsibility are brought at the Rancho Cucamonga courthouse, but some are also brought at the San Bernardino Hall of Justice at 4100 Main Street in downtown San Bernardino.  

Over the last 25 years, our office has handled perhaps five cases arising out of Chino Hills and prosecuted in the Rancho Cucamonga Courthouse.  We remember one particular DUI along the 71 Freeway and a violation of a restraining order case that we had dismissed.  We would expect other cases to include, but not be limited to domestic violence, shoplifting and possession of and / or sales of a controlled substance.     

Nonetheless, we have received phone calls from people in Chino Hills asking about hiring a criminal defense attorney.  We find that locals to the Chino Hills often distrust local criminal defense attorneys as being social friends with prosecutors and judges, so they are unwilling to fight too hard to preserve their friendships, so we are considered as counsel instead because we are not located in Chino Hills and presumably have no such ties or loyalties.

Areas Served:  City of Chino Hills

Below is the Google Map to the Chino Hills Station.