THOUSAND PALMS (CNS) – An abandoned dog suffering extensive chemical burns that authorities are unsure were inflicted intentionally or by accident received veterinary treatment at the Coachella Valley Animal Campus in Thousand Palms Wednesday. The male Australian shepherd mix was brought into the shelter by a good Samaritan and had a large section of its backside […]
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A 92-year-old man who was reported missing in Thousand Palms was found safe in Los Angeles County, sheriff’s officials said Friday. Benjamin Camargo, who was found on Thursday, had “voluntarily left” his home at Calle Helene and La Canada Way about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday and drove off in a Toyota RAV4, according to the Riverside […]
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A previously convicted felon received a four-year sentence Friday after pleading guilty to being the getaway driver in a string of Coachella Valley armed robberies, one of which resulted in a high-speed police chase. Guillermina Delara, 48, was arrested after leading police on a nearly 20-minute chase from the scene of an alleged robbery around […]
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A Thousand Palms man was in custody Friday in connection to a commercial robbery and suspicion he was selling heroin and methamphetamine. Investigators arrested Scott Stoltz, 29, in the 32-500 block of Harry Oliver Trail in Thousand Palms Thursday after identifying him as a suspect in a commercial burglary that occurred Dec. 2 in the […]
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Fire damaged a mobile home in Thousand Palms Tuesday evening, but no injuries were reported. Firefighters responded to 73650 Pacheta Square, south of Ramon Road, at 10:50 p.m. and located a single-story mobile home with fire showing from the rear, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. A total of 20 firefighters were able to […]
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A July 2 sentencing date is scheduled for a Palm Desert man who targeted elderly victims in carrying out a string of residential and commercial break-ins throughout the Coachella Valley. Joseph Foster Ramey, 28, faces a maximum of 34 years and four months in state prison, according to John Hall, a spokesman for the Riverside […]
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A Chevron gas station in Thousand Palms was robbed early Thursday, and a suspect was arrested a short time later. The robbery occurred around 1:30 a.m. at the gas station in the 72-200 block of Ramon Road, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff’s officials said a man wielding a knife confronted an employee, […]
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A Riverside County sheriff’s sergeant suffered major injuries Thursday when a car carrying an infant crashed into his patrol vehicle while he was en route to an emergency call in Thousand Palms, the California Highway Patrol reported. The sergeant, whose name was not released, was driving north on Monterey Avenue through the intersection about 10:50 […]
