Crime – Page 99

September 13September 13
Fight Over Pizza Slice Led to San Francisco Beating Death
- Crime
San Francisco police are looking for a woman they say beat a 65-year-old man to death with a cane in an argument over a slice of pizza. The San Francisco Chronicle reports Wednesday that Harvey Grosser of San Francisco has died, nearly a week after he was struck with a metal cane in the South […]
September 12September 12
Trash Prowlers in your Neighborhood
Some desert residents are having issues with so called “dumpster divers” allegedly trespassing on their properties and stealing trash. A surveillance camera caught a man rushing onto a Riverside property and stealing several trash bags from the front door then rushing back again to grab more and quickly speeding off. Another instance in Riverside shows […]

Daytona Everett
September 12September 12
Murder Charge Filed In Palm Springs Hotel Slaying
- Crime
- Local
Murder charges were filed Wednesday against a man accused of killing a man found dead in a Palm Springs hotel bathtub over the weekend. Rogelio Cruz Maciel, 36, of Palm Desert pleaded not guilty to all counts Wednesday afternoon and is due back in court Sept. 20 for a felony settlement conference. He was arrested […]
September 11September 11
Downey Kaiser Hospital Evacuated as Officers in Riot Gear Search for Possible Active Shooter
- Crime
A report of gunfire at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Downey Tuesday prompted a massive law enforcement response and an evacuation as authorities scoured the facility, but no shots were actually fired, and an upset patient who allegedly claimed to have a weapon was detained. No injuries were reported. Downey police and county sheriff’s deputies went to […]
September 10
Man Sentenced in L.A. to Five Years for Joshua Tree National Park Arson
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- Local
A 26-year-old arson parolee was sentenced Monday in Los Angeles to five years behind bars and ordered to pay $21,000 in restitution for setting fire to historic trees and brush in the Oasis of Mara area of Joshua Tree National Park, which straddles the Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert and offers sweeping views, including […]
September 07September 07
The Social Impact of Matthew Shepard 20 Years After His Murder
Matthew Shepard was an active student with the LGBT Student Alliance at the University of Wyoming, he was only 21 years old when two men cut his life short over his sexual orientation. The tragic story of Shepard changed the course of the country and its treatment of the LGBTQ community. News reports from 1998 […]

Max Rodriguez
September 06September 07
State of the City Highlights “Growing Pains” in Palm Springs
The State of the City commenced Thursday at the Palm Springs Convention Center. Mayor Robert Moon discussed what the past year has meant for Palm Springs and what residents can look forward to in the future. “The bottom line is Palm Springs is booming,” Hank Plante, a political analyst, said. “Five million visitors a year […]

Daytona Everett
September 05September 05
Man Accused in Sky Valley Residential Armed Robbery Arrested
- Crime
- Local
A man accused of breaking into a Sky Valley home and striking one of the occupants in the head with a shotgun, as well as leveling the firearm at a pregnant woman, was in custody Wednesday facing felony charges. Weston Jay Bright, 33, of Desert Hot Springs, is one of two men accused in the […]

Ceci Partridge

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