Over the last week, Desert Hot Springs police responded to multiple calls of shots fired. One on Calle Las Tiendas on July 8th, another on 6th Street on Sunday, and an overnight shooting Wednesday morning that sent two men to the hospital. Members of the community say this pattern isn’t uncommon. “You know typically when […]
In the aftermath of a mass stabbing in a New York suburb Saturday and a string of other attacks in recent weeks targeting the state’s Jewish community, officials are calling for more protection. Grafton Thomas allegedly stabbed five people who had gathered in a rabbi’s home in Rockland County for a Hanukkah celebration — adding […]
The number of hate crime incidents reported to the FBI last year remain at the heightened levels they surged to in 2017, according to statistics released Tuesday by the bureau. The statistics released in the annual Hate Crime Statistics report are a compilation of bias-motivated incidents submitted to the FBI by 16,039 law enforcement agencies. The new […]
The FBI reported more than a 17 percent rise in hate crimes across America, officials said Tuesday — the third consecutive year the numbers have increased. The annual report showed there were 7,175 bias crimes, which targeted 8,493 victims based on their race and sexual orientation, reported in 2017. There had been 6,121 hate crimes reported […]
State prison terms ranging from five to 12 years were handed down Wednesday for a man and two women who put a 15-year-old runaway to work as a prostitute in Riverside. Ramon Avina Chavez, 21, Gabriella Ann Alvarado, 19, and Alicia Monet Thao, 22, pleaded guilty last month to human trafficking of a minor. Chavez […]
Rep. Duncan Hunter, who was indicted along with his wife earlier this week on federal charges for having stolen more than a quarter million dollars in campaign funds, appeared to blame his spouse of two decades for the alleged crimes in an interview Thursday night. Hunter, a California Republican representing parts of San Diego, told Fox […]
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s team is requesting that witnesses turn in their personal phones to inspect their encrypted messaging programs and potentially view conversations between associates linked to President Donald Trump, sources told CNBC. Since as early as April, Mueller’s team has been asking witnesses in the Russia probe to turn over phones for agents to examine […]
