Crime – Page 98

April 22April 22
Man Accused of Sex Acts With 15-Year-Old He Met Via Grindr
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California police say a teenage victim of sexual assault was lured through a dating app. Santa Ana police arrested 59-year-old Michael Komoto April 18 on a charge of engaging in sex acts with a minor. Police say Komoto told a 15-year-old boy he was 39 years old during communication on the Grindr app and promised […]
April 22April 22
Suspect Exchanges Gunfire with Police in Apartment Building
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- Local
Police chased a man suspected of committing an assault to an apartment complex in Bermuda Dunes where an officer-involved shooting occurred, though no one was injured, sheriff’s officials said Sunday. The pursuit began at the Tropics Motor Hotel in Indio where the assault was alleged to have occurred. It ended at about 10:30 p.m. Friday […]
April 19April 19
Perris Parents Who Imprisoned, Tortured Kids Sentenced to Life in Prison
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- Local
In an emotionally wrenching hearing in which several of their children professed continued love for their parents, a Perris couple were sentenced Friday to 25 years to life in prison for imprisoning and torturing 12 of their 13 children, turning their home into a house of horrors. David Allen Turpin, 57, and Louise Ann Turpin, […]

Ceci Partridge
April 18April 18
Mother of Man Charged With Murdering Two Palm Springs Police Officers Testifies
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[bc_video video_id=”6027808012001″ account_id=”5728959025001″ player_id=”Hkbio1usDM” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] Day two of the ‘People v. Felix’ focused on the family of John Hernandez Felix’s family, his mother Margarita Felix took the stand to talk about what she remembered about the day her son killed Palm Springs Police Officer Jose ‘Gil’ Vega and Officer […]

Kitty Alvarado
April 18April 18
Border Patrol Arrests Convicted Sex Offender
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- Local
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a previously deported sex offender on Tuesday. On Apr. 16, at around 7:30 p.m., agents assigned to the Calexico Station, arrested a man suspected of illegally entering the U.S. approximately 12 miles east of the Calexico West Port of Entry. Agents arrested the man […]
April 18April 18
Border Patrol Agents Seize more than $1M in Narcotics at Checkpoint
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- Local
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint arrested a man suspected of smuggling fentanyl and methamphetamine valued at more than $1 million on Wednesday afternoon. The incident occurred at approximately 5:35 p.m., when 24-year-old Mexican man who had valid Border Crossing Card approached the checkpoint driving a grey Nissan […]
April 18April 18
Shooting Suspect’s Mother: Family Knew Slain Officer for Nearly 3 Decades
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- Local
The mother of a man accused of gunning down two Palm Springs police officers testified through tears Thursday that she had known one of the slain officers for nearly three decades and he often helped the family deal with her son, who is now charged with killing the veteran lawman. Margarita Felix said she and […]
April 17April 17
Arrests Decrease Again During Coachella Opening Weekend
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- Local
For the second year in a row, arrests dropped during the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, with police announcing Wednesday that 99 people were arrested during the fest’s opening weekend. Of the 99 people taken into custody — out of more than 120,000 festival attendees — roughly 90% were arrested […]

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