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Law enforcement agencies create joint task force to address smash-and-grabs

Law enforcement agencies across the County of Los Angeles have partnered to establish a task force to investigate, apprehend and prosecute suspects who have committed retail theft as businesses grapple with an uptick of smash-and-grabs in recent weeks. In a press conference Thursday morning, Mayor Karen Bass announced the Organized Retail Crimes Task Force that

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“It’s a trend that we see happening statewide:” Police take action after attempted robbery

Some local business owners are on high alert after an attempted smash-and-grab armed robbery in downtown Palm Springs Tuesday. The suspects are still at large.  Organized retail theft like smash and grabs and flash mob robberies have sadly become much more common. This is not the first smash-and-grab attempt in the Coachella Valley within the past

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Ex-Anaheim mayor to plead guilty to federal corruption charges stemming from Angels Stadium sale attempt

Former Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges including obstruction of justice, wire fraud and lying to federal investigators stemming in part from his actions during an aborted city effort to sell Angel Stadium, according to court documents filed today.   “While serving as Anaheim’s mayor, Mr. Sidhu took a series

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Palm Desert High School students produce on human trafficking awareness video

Students from Palm Desert High School have produced an original video to combat human trafficking, the Riverside County Office of Education announced today. Production of the four-minute video was a partnership among the Riverside County Office of Education, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Riverside County District Attorney’s Office and the Coalition to End Human Trafficking Coachella

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Texas woman suspected of DUI after hitting ‘Don’t Drink and Drive’ sign in Palm Springs

 A 27-year-old woman was arrested early today on suspicion of almost hitting a group of pedestrians before colliding into a “Don’t Drink and Drive” signboard during a DUI checkpoint, but was later released on bond. The woman, a Texas resident, was arrested shortly after midnight Friday at the intersection of East Tahquitz Canyon Way and

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