Month: June 2018

A pair of key court dates have been set in the Perris Prison home case. David and Louise Turpin, who are accused of imprisoning and torturing their children, appeared in court at the Riverside County Hall of Justice on Friday. The Turpins will appear in court for another hearing on May 4, for a felony

An amended criminal complaint was filed today alleging multiple acts of perjury by a Perris man who’s accused, with his wife, of imprisoning, abusing and starving 12 of their 13 children. Prosecutors submitted the revised complaint against 56-year-old David Allen Turpin during a status hearing at the Riverside Hall of Justice. The document alleges the

Riverside County sheriff’s officials had no prior contact with a Perris couple accused of starving and imprisoning their 13 children — some of them adults — inside their home, where at least three of the siblings were shackled to furniture, a sheriff’s captain said Tuesday. “We had no prior contacts at that residence regarding any

Many are asking how such a thing could go unnoticed by neighbors, 13 children shackled and starved by their parents. How could neighbors not know what was going on? Neighbors say they were shocked to hear the news. One neighbor said they had noticed some of the children were skinny, describing them as “super skinny,

David and Louise Turpin have been barred by a court from contacting their 13 children for three years in an abuse case that has captured the attention of the world. The Turpins appeared in a Riverside courtroom on Tuesday afternoon. Their defense attorneys are also looking to have the venue changed for the case, citing

NEWS CONFERENCE 11 A.M.: Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin announced the Perris couple, David Allen Turpin and his wife Louise Ann Turpin face 12 counts of torture, 12 counts of false imprisonment, 7 counts of abuse of a dependent adult, 6 counts of child abuse. David Allen Turpin faces a single count of lewd

A defense motion to have perjury counts dismissed against a Perris man accused with his wife of imprisoning and starving 12 of their 13 children was denied today, and a June preliminary hearing for the couple was confirmed. Riverside County Superior Court Judge Bernard Schwartz considered a motion from Deputy Public Defender David Macher seeking

Newly discovered video shows life inside the so-called Perris prison home where police say 12 children were held captive. The video comes from David and Louis Turpin’s 17-year-old daughter who appears to have posted videos on YouTube under a different name. The most recent clip was posted just one week before police say she broke

One of three men suspected in a gang-related shooting that killed one man and wounded two others outside a Cathedral City strip club pleaded not guilty today to charges of murder and attempted murder. Christian Miramontes, 24, is accused along with Manuel Vargas, 30, and Guillermo Gomez, 22, in last Wednesday’s slaying of Jason Rosas,

Authorities are searching for a missing couple from Virginia on their way to Palm Springs who have been missing for 10 days. According to investigators, William & Susan Schmeirer left their home in Williamsburg, Virginia on May 27 to go on a cross-country road-trip vacation. The couple was due to arrive in Palm Springs on

Police were investigating a shooting in the area of northbound Palm Drive at Ironwood Drive Tuesday morning. A department spokeswoman, Doria Wilms, said one person was shot. Police on scene said the shooting happened at 6:05 a.m. during a fight between two individuals. The injured was shot in the upper torso and taken to Desert

Some families with mixed citizenship status are living in fear due to the Trump administration’s controversial “zero-tolerance” policy that separates some children from their parents at the border. New numbers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection show that undocumented families caught trying to cross the border in San Diego have increased 135% from the same

Firefighters are currently on scene of a three-acre vegetation fire growing in Thermal. The fire was reported at 4:19 p.m. Avenue 60 X Polk Street. Crews on scene said multiple vehicles and containers have been engulfed. According to Cal Fire, first responders reported the one-acre fire is burning at a medium rate of spread in

Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters are on the scene of a residential structure fire on the 10 block of Furman Court in Rancho Mirage. The first arriving fire crew reported a single story home with smoke visible from the attic. As of 12:49 p.m., the crews were still battling the “active heavy fire” in the home’s

The Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy on immigration has drawn ire from both the left and right. Children are being torn from their families at border crossings, and one local family is concerned that these issues may extend beyond the immigration process. A family living roughly 45 miles outside of the central Coachella Valley sat down

A man has been arrested in connection with Monday’s honey oil lab explosion in Desert Hot Springs. Desert Hot Springs Police Department arrested 26-year-old Tyler Lee Ropac on charges of arson, child endangerment, cruelty to animals, and operating a clandestine laboratory. He was booked into Larry D. Smith Correctional facility in Banning. At approximately 12:15

Las familias inmigrantes hoy en dia están viviendo una pesadilla con las nuevas leyes de la administración Trump de cero tolerancia,ya que esta separando a las familias. Elisa y Arcadio viven con el temor de que sean separados de su única hija. Elisa se encuentra enferma y dice que muchas veces no visita el hospital

La Patrulla Fronteriza arresta un delincuente sexual convicto previamente , como Jose Prado-Muniz fue indentificado el sujeto por Agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza de Estados Unidos. El delincuente sexual, identificado como ciudadano mexicano Jose Prado-Muniz, de 61 años, fue arrestado el domingo justo antes de las 3 p.m. por hacer una entrada ilegal a los

Un autobús escolar de niños con necesidades especiales estuvo involucrado en una colisión de cinco vehículos cerca de la intersección de Jefferson y Country Club. Afortunadamente no había niños dentro del autobús en el momento del choque. Una persona fue llevada al hospital en condición desconocida. Un testigo informó que la persona lesionada estaba despierta

Una mujer está bajo custodia depues de una persecución policial que se extendió por cuatro ciudades del desierto, según el investigador Muñoz del Departamento del Sheriff del condado de Riverside. La mujer, que no ha sido identificada, supuestamente tomó un camión sin permiso de su dueño el día de hoy. Aproximadamente a las 11:30 a.m.,