Two schools in Thermal, as well as the CVUSD office, were briefly placed on a preventative lockdown due to police activity in the area, officials confirmed. John Kelly Elementary, La Familia High School, and the District Office were lockdown, CVUSD spokesperson Andrea Pasolini confirmed. The lockdowns were lifted by 2:10 p.m. The Riverside County Sheriff’s
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A third-grade student from Bella Vista Elementary School is being remembered as a “baseball angel” by the school community after a deadly car crash. A spokesperson for Palm Springs Unified School District confirmed the death and that a crisis team was on campus to assist students. Donations are now being accepted online and at the
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A suspected DUI driver was arrested after a rollover crash with a three-year-old in the passenger seat over the weekend in Yucca Valley. The crash was reported on Friday just after 11 p.m. at the intersection of Twentynine Palms Highway and Kickapoo Trail. San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies learned the driver, a 21-year-old Yucca Valley
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Two people have been arrested in connection with the murder of two teenagers last year in Coachella. The shooting happened on July 20, 2022 at the 86000 block of Calle Geranio. Witnesses told deputies they saw two people shooting at a vehicle in the area, Sgt. Edward Soto of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department told
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A 33-year-old Oregon man who traveled to Riverside County for a dalliance with a Banning girl was sentenced today to eight months behind bars, but after receiving credit for time served in a local correctional facility awaiting disposition of his case, he was immediately placed on parole. Devon Richard Decerto of Gresham, Oregon, in May
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Border Patrol agents arrested two 18-year-old men allegedly found with over 99 pounds of fentanyl pills. According to USBP Chief Patrol Agent Gregory K. Bovino, the arrest happened during a traffic stop on Interstate 10 near the Coachella Valley. There was no word on exactly when and/or where the traffic stop occurred. We’ve reached out
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A 67-year-old man charged with sexually assaulting a child in the High Desert was arrested in Desert Hot Springs, authorities announced on Tuesday. Jerry Wheeler of Landers was arrested on Oct. 11 in the 18000 block of Corkill Road in Desert Hot Springs. Wheeler’s arrest came nearly a month after San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District warned families today about scam phone calls targeting parents, making them believe their children were kidnapped and asking for a ransom. “According to law enforcement agencies, unscrupulous individuals use advanced technology, including artificial intelligence, to make these calls seem more convincing and terrifying,” CVUSD Superintendent Luis R. Valentino wrote
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A 33-year-old woman who killed her newborn son and dumped him in a Perris trash bin pleaded guilty today to child cruelty and other offenses and was immediately sentenced to 12 years in state prison, though the term was reduced due to incarceration credits. Brittany Suzanne Peevyhouse of Perris admitted the abuse count and
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A 41-year-old man who tried to snatch a Moreno Valley girl at gunpoint as she walked home from school pleaded guilty today to attempted abduction of a minor. Arturo Ramirez Cisneros admitted the felony count under a plea agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. No charges were dismissed as part of the deal.
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A 34-year-old child care service provider from Costa Mesa was convicted today of molesting 16 boys, aged 2 to 14, and showing another victim child pornography. Matthew Antonio Zakrzewski was convicted by the Orange County Superior Court jury of 34 felony sex charges related to 17 victims in crimes that prosecutors said took place from
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A 51-year-old man suspected of sexually assaulting a Lake Elsinore girl and fleeing south of the border, where he was apprehended, was being held today on $2 million bail. The suspect was booked into the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning Wednesday on suspicion of aggravated sexual assault of a child, lewd acts on a minor
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A felon accused of supplying a fatal dose of fentanyl to a Perris boy was charged today with murder and other offenses. Daniel Francisco Ramirez, 21, of Perris, was arrested Monday following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation that began in May. Along with the murder count, Ramirez was charged with furnishing drugs
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A student was suspended from classes Thursday after allegedly making threats against Yucca Valley High School, according to a statement from the Morongo Unified School District. Administrators at the school notified the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Wednesday after being made aware of a student who’d reportedly made threats against the campus and other students, according
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A 50-year-old youth football coach suspected of striking and seriously injuring a boy from another team during a game in Murrieta was out of custody today on a $35,000 bond. The coach was arrested and booked into the Byrd Detention Center Saturday on suspicion of child abuse and battery. He posted bail Sunday and was
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A 32-year-old Norco woman who abused and allowed her 17-month-old daughter to ingest a fatal dose of fentanyl was bound for state prison today to serve a sentence of 15 years to life behind bars. Jennifer Johanna Allen pleaded guilty Thursday to second-degree murder for the death of her daughter, identified in court documents only
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A student was found with a loaded gun in Banning High School Friday morning, police announced. At 11:37 a.m., police responded to a report of a student possibly armed with a gun at the school. According to the Banning Police Dept., the School Resource Officer contacted the student, along with school campus security. Authorities conducted
Continue Reading A 26-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a child at a Banning church was charged today with lewd acts on a child under 14 years old and other offenses. Nicholas Garrett Corl of Banning was arrested earlier this week following an investigation by the Banning Police Department. Along with the lewd acts count, Corl
Continue Reading Police arrested a church faculty member in Banning after accusations of sexually assaulting a child. The crime was reported on Tuesday at around 3:45 p.m. Police said officers were called to the Mountain Avenue Baptist Church in Banning. Authorities said a church employee reported criminal acts against a child that occurred on the church property.
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A GoFundMe page has been set up to help family with funeral expenses for a 16-year-old boy killed in a shooting in Coachella over the weekend. Joseph Aroz, 16, was pronounced dead after being shot Sunday at around 9:07 p.m. in the 53500 block of Cesar Chavez Street. Family said the shooting happened at the
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