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PALM DESERT, Calif. — A man who officials say was out of jail on bail or early release when he arranged to meet with a person he believed was a 13-year-old girl was arrested when he showed up at the prearranged meeting place only to discover he had actually been corresponding with Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (RCAHT) agents […]
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PALM DESERT, Calif. — Authorities say a man who stabbed a Riverside County sheriff’s deputy was apprehended after a violent and bloody struggle in Palm Desert Tuesday afternoon, March 30. Both the stabbed deputy and suspect, Christian Matthew Choi, 51, of La Quinta, were hospitalized after the armed encounter, which happened in the area El Paseo and Lupine Lane, near […]
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Authorities investigating the May, 2017 disappearance of 28-year-old, Jonathan Reynoso, of Palm Desert, and his girlfriend, 26-year-old, Audrey Moran, of Indio, announced today that the couple has been positively identified after their remains were located in an undisclosed area of Riverside County. “It is with great sorrow to announce we have confirmed the human remains located have been positively identified […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, Aug. 6, 1:30 p.m. Originally published June 23 See Original Story below. PALM DESERT, Calif. — In a video update released this morning, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco provided further details and information about a deadly deputy-involved shooting that happened at a Palm Desert gun store last June. In the video, which can be viewed below, Bianco discusses […]
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PALM DESERT, Calif. — Authorities investigating a deadly two-vehicle crash that fatally ejected one driver and injured two other people say alcohol intoxication was possibly a contributing factor in the fatal collision Saturday evening, July 11. Despite life saving efforts the victim ejected from his vehicle died at an area hospital several hours after the accident, which happened at the […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, May 7, 7:15 p.m., With additional details. RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. — A Palm Desert registered sex offender remains hospitalized pending murder and other charges after he allegedly hurled his one-year-old daughter to her death from a steep cliff Wednesday morning, May 6. The child’s murder happened after a series of violent crimes that began at an Indian Wells […]
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PALM DESERT — Two people were killed and a man was arrested after a double fatal shooting in Palm Desert yesterday afternoon, Wednesday, Sept. 11. The deadly incident happened inside the normally quiet gated community of Desert Breezes on the 43000 block of West Calle Las Brisas, near the intersection of Fred Waring Dr. and Washington St. LEADING THE RCNS […]
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PINYON PINES — Two drivers were hospitalized after a head-on crash along Highway 74 yesterday afternoon, Saturday, July 21. The two-vehicle crash, which happened near mile marker 86.28, between Palm Desert and Mountain Center, temporarily closed access between the two communities, a CHP incident log and witness statements indicated. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Speed cited in fatal Jurupa Valley crash […]
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PALM DESERT — Two Palm Desert men were arrested after an investigation revealed they were allegedly involved in the sexual abuse of a juvenile Friday, June 28. Although sheriff’s officials have not released the victim’s name or age, jail records and official statements have indicated the victim was younger than 10-years-old. A sheriff’s press release regarding the incident and arrests […]
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UPDATED: Friday, June 21, 12:13 p.m. See Original Story below. PALM DESERT — Sheriff’s officials announced the arrest of a man they say was responsible for at least two recent bank robberies that happened in Palm Desert this month. The robberies happened just three days and four miles apart; and occurred at Rabobank, on the 41900 block of Cook St., […]
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