Raid on San Bernardino Sunshine Motel leads to pimping charges and 'red tag' closure
Key takeaways
- With a helicopter circling overhead, police in armored vehicles rolled up to the Sunshine Motel in downtown San Bernardino and jumped out with assault rifles at the ready.
- On Wednesday, they battered down doors and swept the modest, two-story structure beside the 215 Freeway with military precision.
- The raid was the culmination of an “extensive investigation” into allegations of pimping and pandering at the hotel, according to posts on the San Bernardino Police Department’s X account.
The San Bernardino Police Department serve a search warrant as part of a pimping and pandering investigation at the Sunshine Motel in the 500 block of North H Street in late April 2026. (San Bernardino Police Dept.) By Jack Dolan Staff Writer Follow May 2, 2026 3:39 PM PT 1 2 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X Linked In Threads Reddit Whats App Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.
With a helicopter circling overhead, police in armored vehicles rolled up to the Sunshine Motel in downtown San Bernardino and jumped out with assault rifles at the ready.
On Wednesday, they battered down doors and swept the modest, two-story structure beside the 215 Freeway with military precision. Startled young women, hands in the air, staggered out of darkened rooms.