Brooke Beare, Author at KESQ

6 months later: Where is Rebecca Modrall? A mother’s mission continues

August 5, 2019 4:54 PM Brooke Beare

A mother’s mission to find her daughter continues on the six month anniversary of Rebecca Modrall’s disappearance. August 5, 2019 marks six months since Rebecca Modrall was last seen.The last time she spoke with her family, or interacted with her friends. “We care more about finding her body than we do about someone being arrested

Valley district earns “unsatisfactory” rating in annual school bus inspection

July 8, 2019 5:44 PM Brooke Beare

THERMAL, Calif. – The California Highway Patrol visited the Coachella Valley Unified School District the same day News Channel 3’s special report Left Behind aired, and the district essentially failed its annual terminal inspection. Documents obtained by News Channel 3 show the inspection was conducted between June 25-28 and earned the district an “unsatisfactory rating.” Failure to make the

Left Behind: The I-Team exposes local school districts without child check systems

June 25, 2019 1:29 PM Brooke Beare

After another child was left behind on a local school vehicle, Brooke Beare discovered not all Valley school districts are following the law. “They’re transporting little people, so we need to make sure these vehicles are in safe operating condition,” explained California Highway Patrol Motor Carrier Specialist Karen Brown. Brown confirmed child check compliance isn’t just

A Mother’s Mission: An I-Team investigation into the disappearance of Rebecca Modrall

May 13, 2019 4:48 PM Brooke Beare

“She was a very beautiful, beautiful little girl…She woke up in the morning smiling ready for the day,” reflected Sarah Modrall from the sofa in her home in Portland Oregon. Sarah Modrall speaks in the present about her daughter, Rebecca. “She turned 34 on April 15th.” But no one has heard from Rebecca for more

I-Team: Sex Scandal update as CVWD hires outside investigator

March 27, 2019 11:22 AM Brooke Beare

The Coachella Valley Water District has confirmed they’ve hired an outside investigator to look at allegations that a longtime employee was forced into an affair by his supervisor and his supervisor’s wife, a human resources specialist at the CVWD. Alfonso Cruz filed a lawsuit earlier this month accusing the couple of harassment and threats during

I-Team: CVWD Sex Scandal

March 19, 2019 11:20 AM Brooke Beare

“I’m asking if you would like to f*** her.” That’s the opening line meter reader Alfonso Cruz says a supervisor used in October 2016 about his own wife. The woman was a fellow employee and senior human resources specialist at the Coachella Valley Water District. A lawsuit filed in March in Riverside Co. Superior Court