The stabbing death of CashApp founder Bob Lee has prompted comments perpetuating the notion that San Francisco is dangerous and crime-riddled, but data shows violent crime — especially homicides — are well below that of many other cities of a similar size.
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A Chihuahua was stabbed to death in Thousand Palms, and a suspect was arrested on suspicion of carrying out the attack, authorities reported Tuesday. Alfredo Leon Ruiz, 37, was taken into custody Monday morning on suspicion of animal cruelty for allegedly killing the Chihuahua, which was approximately 10 months to a year and a half […]
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A Las Vegas man who stabbed his co-worker several times inside an Airbnb rental in Cathedral City was awaiting transfer to state prison Thursday to serve out a seven-year sentence after striking a deal with prosecutors. Francisco Michael Fisher, 21, pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of assault with a deadly weapon and a sentence-enhancing […]
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An elderly Asian woman was stabbed to death while walking her dogs Saturday morning in Riverside, California, police said. But investigators say they don’t think it’s a hate crime. Riverside police received several calls about a woman suffering from stab wounds on Golden Avenue in the city’s La Sierra neighborhood. The woman, 64-year-old Ke Chieh […]
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UPDATE 2/10/21: The Palm Springs Police Department announced Wednesday the stabbing victim has died from his injuries. The victim was a 17-year-old boy from Palm Springs and died Tuesday, February 9. Detectives are continuing to look for the person of interest, Benjamin Olsen, 31 of Desert Hot Springs. If you have knowledge of the case […]
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A man was stabbed at a resort in Rancho Mirage Sunday and authorities were looking for the suspect, sheriff’s officials said. It happened at about 3 a.m. at the Westin Mission Hills Resort in the 7100 block of Dinah Shore Drive, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The victim, who was stabbed in the […]
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A man was stabbed early Tuesday morning in the parking lot of a Cathedral City movie theater by an attacker who remains at large. The stabbing occurred around 3:30 a.m. in the southeast parking lot of the Mary Pickford Theater at 36850 Pickfair St. The unidentified victim was walking through the lot when he was […]
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A man who allegedly pepper-sprayed several people to steal a cell phone during a large fight at Palm Springs’ weekly VillageFest was in custody Friday. Dylon Cooke, 33, of Palm Springs, is accused of pepper-spraying an unidentified victim about 10 p.m. Thursday in the 100 block of South Palm Canyon Drive. Officers responded to the […]
