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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Authorities have announced the arrest of two men who stand accused of placing and discharging an explosive device in Rancho Mirage on Halloween, October 31, 2020. The explosion, which occurred in the 70200 block of Highway 111, caused a debris field that extended across all six lanes of the highway, according to officials. LEADING THE RCNS […]
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UPDATED: Wednesday, Aug. 12, 3:45 p.m., with additional details from Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. UPDATED: Wednesday, Aug. 19, 1:30 p.m., with release of suspect’s name and CORRECTED to reflect the type of weapon used, since described as a screwdriver. Originally published on Saturday, Aug. 8: Repeatedly stabbed during Rancho Mirage scuffle, deputy fatally shoots man RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Authorities […]
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RANCHO MIRAGE — Officials today identified a knife-wielding man who was fatally shot by deputies during an encounter in Rancho Mirage earlier this month. The deadly shooting happened Tuesday evening, July 9, in the area of Bob Hope Drive and Ramon Rd. In an updated press release dated Wednesday, July 17, Riverside Sheriff’s spokesperson Deputy Robyn Flores identified the man […]
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RANCHO MIRAGE — A bicyclist sustained fatal injuries and passed away after riding his bicycle into a pole in Rancho Mirage, Wednesday morning, July 10. The fatal accident happened in a parking lot near the intersection of Dinah Shore Dr. and Monterey Ave. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: AT-4 rocket launcher among weapons seized from Menifee home Body found inside car […]
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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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RANCHO MIRAGE — The driver of a motorized scooter suffered “severe” but non-life threatening injuries after she reportedly ran a red traffic signal and was struck by a mini-van Tuesday afternoon, April 2. The rider was thrown off her scooter by the impact, and her scooter was then struck by another vehicle. The three-vehicle crash happened at the intersection of […]
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RANCHO MIRAGE — A hiker was seriously injured and eventually airlifted from a popular desert hiking trail this morning, Sunday, March 17. The remote area rescue happened on the Bump and Grind Trail, south of Rancho Mirage and west of Palm Desert. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Massive Hemet fire, countless explosions, rock area residents Fiery Cajalco wreck leaves three dead, […]
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RANCHO MIRAGE — Authorities yesterday confronted and killed a gun-wielding man who had reportedly been discharging a weapon at a Rancho Mirage health clinic Monday afternoon, Mar. 4. The fatal officer-involved shooting happened at Desert Orthopedic Center, within Eisenhower Medical Center’s campus, in the 39000 block of Bob Hope Drive. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Missing SD camper’s body found at […]
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Officials are asking for the public’s help locating a woman who was last seen leaving a friend’s La Quinta house last Tuesday, Feb. 5. According to family and friends, the missing woman, 33-year-old, Rebecca Rachel Modrall, has not been seen or heard from since. LEADING THE DESERT HEADLINES: Man faces att’d murder, kidnap, torture, other charges, after DHS incident UPDATE: […]
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RANCHO MIRAGE — The body of a 50-year-old, Palm Desert woman who disappeared last month after leaving her home to go to work was discovered yesterday in a Rancho Mirage field, southwest of the intersection of Monterey Ave. and Verbenia Rd. Sheriff’s officials investigating the woman’s death do not suspect foul play; however, they say the investigation into how she […]
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