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Board to consider $100K allotment to install new lights at Coachella Valley parks

The Board of Supervisors is slated tomorrow to approve a $100,000 project to install new lights at parks in Indio Hills and North Shore for security and to improve recreational opportunities. The Riverside County Executive Office is seeking the board’s approval to allocate the required set-asides from the Unincorporated Communities Fund for the benefit of

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24 drivers cited during Sheriff Department’s distracted driving operation in La Quinta

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department cited 24 drivers today in La Quinta for violating the hands-free cell phone law.    “Despite repeated efforts to warn drivers about the hands-free cell phone law, some drivers continue to use their phones while operating a vehicle,” Deputy Timothy Garfin said in a statement. “Our ultimate goal is to

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Tennessee teen allegedly targets RivCo school with bogus bomb threats

A series of bogus bomb threats targeting San Jacinto High School originated from a teenager in Tennessee, who is now under investigation, authorities said today. Beginning March 5 and continuing to Wednesday, the school “received multiple bomb threats,” resulting in responses by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Hazardous Devices Team, according to the agency.   “On

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Riverside County Supervisors vote not to separate Coroner’s office from Sheriff’s Department

The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday not to separate the coroner’s office from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, based on an Executive Office recommendation that was criticized by multiple members of the public.    “With trust needing to be really shored up and rebuilt, and community trust so vital to all county services, particularly

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Man charged after Torrance mail inspectors link him to turtle trafficking case

A 53-year-old man has been charged with turtle trafficking after wildlife inspectors at a Torrance mail facility intercepted packages containing protected eastern box turtles allegedly addressed to one of the defendant’s aliases in China.    Sai Keung Tin, of Hong Kong, was charged Friday in Los Angeles federal court with four counts of exporting merchandise

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