Tag: Thousand Palms

CHP: Mother, 27, and child, 3, were not wearing seatbelts when fatally ejected in Thousand Palms rollover crash

THOUSAND PALMS, Calif., — Authorities say a mother and her young child were killed when a vehicle they were in was involved in a rollover traffic accident in Thousand Palms Tuesday morning, Feb. 15. The deadly solo-vehicle crash happened on Varner Road, east of Monterey Avenue, according to officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: $2 million bail each for Orangecrest parents accused […]

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Cathedral City man murdered in Thousand Palms – Suspect(s) outstanding

THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. — Authorities say a homicide investigation is underway after a Cathedral City man was murdered in the unincorporated area of Thousand Palms late Friday evening, May 28th. No arrests have been made related to the deadly incident, which happened in the 30900 block of Las Flores Way, between Del Norte and El Centro ways. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: […]

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Arizona woman, 67, ID’d after fatal Desert Center rollover crash

DESERT CENTER, Calif. — Authorities say an elderly Arizona woman was killed in a solo-vehicle, rollover crash in Desert Center Wednesday evening, May 19. The deadly crash happened on the eastbound I-10, about one and a half miles east of Eagle Mountain Road, according to officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Fight between women leaves five shot, one dead in Hemet Wanted […]

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UPDATE: Victim, 29, ID’d after deadly Thousand Palms crash

UPDATED: Thursday, May 20, 12:06 p.m., With Coroner’s release of information. Originally Published: Tuesday, May 18, 5:36 p.m. THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. — Authorities have identified a man who died after a two-vehicle crash in Thousand Palms Friday afternoon, May 14. The deadly crash happened on Ramon Road east of Vista De Oro, according to officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Fight […]

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Videos of fatal Thousand Palms officer-involved shooting released

UPDATED: Wednesday, March 17, 2:20 p.m. Originally Published: Jan. 29, 2021 See Original Report: Rifle-wielding man trying to kill estranged wife fatally shot after high-speed chase RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. — Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco yesterday released a Critical Incident review that included a more detailed explanation of last January’s fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred at the end of a […]

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Thousand Palms shooting leaves local man, 39, dead

THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. — Officials say a local man was murdered in Thousand Palms early yesterday morning, Friday, Jan. 29. The fatal shooting happened inside a private residence in the 73000 block of Stanton Drive near Hopi Drive, between Wells Fargo Road and Chiricahua Drive, according to officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Rifle-wielding man trying to kill estranged wife fatally shot […]

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Rifle-wielding man trying to kill estranged wife fatally shot after high-speed chase

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. — Authorities say that a rifle-wielding man who had been chasing his estranged wife while threatening to kill her before leading Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies and CHP officers on a dangerous high-speed chase was fatally shot after crashing his vehicle and refusing to surrender Friday afternoon, Jan. 29. The deadly incident began at a business in the […]

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Copper theft causes $50K in damages to FAA radar tower – Man arrested

THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. — Authorities investigating a copper theft from a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) radar tower that occurred last month have identified and arrested a Thousand Palms man they say was responsible for the theft. The theft caused more than $50,000 in damages to the radar tower, according to officials who investigated the incident, which occurred near the Edom […]

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Body of Palm Desert man, 62, found in truck stop parking lot

THOUSAND PALMS — Authorities are investigating after the body of a 62-year-old Palm Desert man was found in the parking lot of a Thousand Palms truck stop Thursday afternoon, Dec. 27. The victim’s lifeless body was discovered outside the Flying J Travel Center, at 72235 Varner Rd. Foul play was not suspected in the man’s passing, according to sheriff’s officials. […]

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THOUSAND PALMS: La Quinta resident arrested for theft of golf cart

THOUSAND PALMS – A La Quinta resident was arrested Thursday, Dec. 29, after an investigation into the theft of a golf cart. The golf cart was stolen from Hillcrest Drive, inside the gated community of Montecito Estates Wednesday, Dec. 14. Deputies  from the Palm Desert Sheriff’s station investigated reports of a theft of the golf cart. During their investigation, deputies developed […]

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