News From Around The County
COACHELLA – Sheriff’s officials arrested a man Friday, Dec. 23, after an investigation into allegations of lewd acts with a minor. The alleged suspect was arrested in the 52-000 block of Las Palmas in Coachella. Sheriff’s investigators from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Thermal station began the investigation Thursday, Dec. 22, according to Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Jessica Vanderhoof. After their investigation, […]
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THERMAL – A man who was struck by a hit and run driver and left to die in the roadway was run over by a second vehicle Tuesday, Dec. 20. The hit and run and second accident happened on Hwy 86 south of Avenue 52. The man died from his injuries. Coroner’s officials later identified the victim as Juan Hernandez, […]
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A pilot whose airplane crashed in the area between Painted Canyon and Box Canyon was rescued by sheriff’s officials Sunday, Dec. 11. The rugged, mountainous area where the plane went down is eight miles east of the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport and two and one half miles north of Box Canyon. The pilot and sole occupant of the private aircraft, who was identified […]
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COACHELLA – Firefighters found themselves having to battle yet another pallet fire in Riverside County Wednesday, Dec. 7. The fire broke out at a pallet company in the 52000 Block of Grapefruit Boulevard in Coachella. Wednesday’s pallet blaze was the third pallet-related fire that Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters have had to battle in the last 18 days. There have also […]
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RANCHO MIRAGE – Sheriff’s officials have arrested a 16-year-old who has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman near the Michael F. Wolfson Park in Rancho Mirage. The park is southeast of the intersection of Frank Sinatra and Da Vall Drives. The assault was reported Thursday, Nov. 3. The teen was arrested four days after the alleged incident occurred on Nov […]
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PALM DESERT – A pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle Monday, Nov. 7. The fatal accident happened on Hwy. 74 near the intersection of Desert Heights Circle in Palm Desert and was reported to Riverside County emergency dispatchers at 5:10 p.m. The victim’s name and age have been withheld by coroner’s officials pending identification and notification of her family. Deputies […]
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CABAZON – A Florida resident was killed in an early-morning, single-vehicle accident when he lost control of his motorcycle on Interstate 10 Nov. 6. The fatal accident happened near Railroad Avenue, about two miles east of Main Street in Cabazon, according to a California Highway Patrol official. The location of the accident was east of the Desert Hills Premium Outlets, Morongo […]
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UPDATE: 10/23/2016 2 p.m. PALM SPRINGS, CA — 13 people were killed and as many as 31 victims were injured in a tour bus crash on the Interstate 10 Freeway north of Palm Springs just before sunrise Sunday morning, Oct. 23. The bus smashed into the back of a tractor-trailer semi-truck, according to CHP and fire officials. By late Sunday morning, […]
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PALM DESERT – A Palm Desert resident was killed in a two vehicle traffic collision at Monterey Avenue and Dinah Shore Drive, Palm Desert Saturday Sept. 3. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Palm Desert Police Station responded to the reported accident at 10:07 p.m. The accident involved a silver Ford Expedition and a white Ford Mustang, according to Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Chris […]
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INDIO – An elderly man who was allegedly armed with a knife and threatening innocent bystanders was shot and killed by an Indio Police officer Saturday, August 20, according to Riverside Sheriff’s Public Information Officer Deputy Mike Vasquez. The fatal officer-involved shooting happened in front of the Rancho Fresco Market, located in the 44500 block of Jackson Street in Indio. […]
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