Indio, CA A man accused of killing his mother in Palm Springs, then leading South Dakota authorities on a New Year’s Day chase with the woman’s body in an SUV, will be extradited to Riverside County to face a murder charge, South Dakota officials confirmed Thursday. Tosten David Walsh-Lommen, 30, has been in custody in […]
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Indio, CA A gang member was convicted of second-degree murder Thursday for gunning down a rival at an apartment complex in Indio nearly three years ago. Jurors deliberated for about two days before finding Salvador Yanez IV, 34, guilty of the March 11, 2015, slaying of 23-year-old Gilbert Lopez of Indio, who was found at […]
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Indian Wells, CA Police are working to locate an alleged robbery suspect in the city of Indian Wells. The man is accused of robbing a business in the 74-900 block of Velie Way in Palm Desert just before 2 p.m. Thursday. Police Investigate Robbery at Indio Business, Suspect Wanted The suspect then got into a black 4-door sedan […]
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Palm Springs, CA Palm Springs police Wednesday sought the public’s help in identifying a man who robbed a convenience store at gunpoint last week. The armed robbery occurred in the early morning hours of Feb. 13 at the am/pm store adjacent to the Arco gas station at the corner of Vista Chino and Sunrise Way. […]
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Desert Hot Springs, CA Police today were investigating reports of possible embezzlement occurring at Desert Hot Springs High School, the Palm Springs Unified School District confirmed. School district officials said police were looking into suspicions of embezzlement from a school fund. Details, including who or how many people are suspected to be involved, were not […]
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Palm Desert, CA Two men suspected of committing a strong arm robbery in Palm Desert were in custody Wednesday. The robbery was reported at 5:28 p.m. Tuesday in the 73000 block of Highway 111, said sheriff’s Sgt. Brent Irvine. Story: Ten Parolees Arrested in Cathedral City Sweep One suspect grabbed a woman’s purse, Irvine said. She […]
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Los Angeles, CA A man wanted in connection with a Los Angeles-area rape died Wednesday at the end of a pursuit in Ventura County. The man likely consumed a poisonous mixture of sodium chloride and potassium cyanide before striking a median on the 101 Freeway near Seward Avenue, authorities said. The man earlier told officer […]
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Whittier, CA A security guard helped thwart a student’s plot for a mass shooting at a Southern California high school, according to authorities. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Tuesday that a security guard at El Camino High School in Whittier overhead a "disgruntled student" threaten to open fire on the school on Friday, […]
