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DA Mike Hestrin calls for support of legislation to crack down on fentanyl dealers

Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin today joined the father of a college student who died from fentanyl poisoning, along with a federal law enforcement official, in calling on the state Legislature to pass laws that would mandate warnings to drug suppliers that they could face murder charges if what they sell kills someone.   “We

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Man who sold deadly dose of fentanyl to 20-year-old college student sentenced

A man who sold fentanyl pills that killed a 20-year-old college student in Temecula, prompting her father to initiate a nationwide campaign calling for action to break the fentanyl supply chain and bust the dealers, was sentenced today to nine years in federal prison.   Brandon Michael McDowell, 24, pleaded guilty in August to possession with

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Man alleged to have cocaine arrested with Coachella teen suspected of possessing a ghost gun

A 21-year-old man was arrested for allegedly being in possession of 26 grams of cocaine and a Coachella teen was arrested on suspicion of being armed with a loaded ghost gun, authorities said today. During a robbery investigation Thursday, the Thermal sheriff’s station Special Investigations Unit and the Fugitives and Warrants Enforcement Team were in

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Husband of housekeeper of LA County Auxiliary Bishop arrested for his murder

The husband of a housekeeper who worked for Archdiocese of Los Angeles Catholic Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell was arrested in connection with the bishop’s shooting death at his home in Hacienda Heights. Although the motive for the crime remained uncertain, Luna said neighbors told investigators that Medina had been heard making comments about O’Connell owing

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Man accused of shooting two Jewish men leaving LA synagogues arrested in Cathedral City

The Department of Justice filed federal hate crime charges against a Riverside County man accused of shooting two Jewish men as they left synagogues in Los Angeles earlier this week. The shootings happened in the Pico-Robertson district less than 24 hours apart. On Thursday, authorities arrested Jaime Tran, 28, formerly of Riverside, in the Cathedral

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