A woman whose parents and sister were killed last week in the alleged “catfish” triple homicide in Riverside, California, is urging families to speak to their children about online safety. Michelle Blandin, whose father, Mark Winek, 69, mother, Sharie Winek, 65, and sister, Brooke Winek, 39, were killed November 25, warned parents to monitor their
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A 34-year-old man suspected of stabbing three of his family members, one fatally, following a dispute in Indio, pleaded not guilty to murder today. In addition to the murder charge, Anthony William Piña-German of Indio was charged with two felony counts of attempted murder, according to court records. He also faces sentence-enhancing allegations of using
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The grandmother and aunt of a 5-year-old boy who died in Coachella re-entered not guilty pleas today to murder charges, and to abuse allegations involving other children. Hilaria Rangel, 55, and Miriam Silva, 39, were charged along with the boy’s mother, 37-year-old Vanessa Cervantes Rangel, with one felony count of murder in the boy’s death
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A man suffered three non-life-threatening gunshot wounds in Cathedral City Monday evening and underwent surgery. Cathedral City Police Department officers responded at 6:54 p.m. to the intersection of Via De Anza and Dinah Shore Drive after receiving a 911 call regarding shots fired at the location, said Sgt. Mark Robles. During the call, a woman
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The Riverside County District Attorney’s office released body cam footage of a DA investigator involved shooting with a murder suspect in Sky Valley. The shooting happened back on Oct. 14, 2022. The incident started at around 7:40 a.m. in Desert Hot Springs when police found a man dead with a gunshot wound at the 13500
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A multi-convicted DUI offender accused of killing an off-duty Riverside County sheriff’s deputy and his 19-year-old daughter in a driving-under-the-influence wreck north of San Jacinto pleaded not guilty today to two counts of second-degree murder and other charges. Scott Brandon Bales, 47, of Moreno Valley, was arrested earlier this month following the collision that claimed
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A former Virginia police officer, believed to have murdered a teenager’s family in Riverside after “catfishing” her online, was killed in a shootout while trying to flee authorities, the city’s police department said in a news release. Austin Lee Edwards The suspect was identified as Austin Lee Edwards, 28, of North Chesterfield Virginia. Detectives learned Edwards
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UPDATE 11/28/22: NEW DETAILS: Ex-Virginia state trooper accused of catfishing Riverside teen before killing her family, police say Police said the murders of a husband and wife and their daughter in Riverside stemmed from a catfishing incident involving the teenage daughter of one of the victims. Riverside County Sheriff deputies from the Morongo station and sheriff’s
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A man was killed in a shooting Friday in Desert Hot Springs The shooting was reported at around 11:45 a.m. on Cactus Street near 6th Street. Police said they received a report of two shots fired in the area. Officers arrived and found a man dead outside of a residence with gunshot wounds. Cactus Drive
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A Coachella man has been charged with the murder of his children’s mother and grandmother during a custody exchange over the weekend in Moreno Valley. Salvador Velasquez, 39, was arrested on Saturday during the service of a search warrant at his home in Coachella. His arrest came a day after deputies found Esmeralda Casillas, 36,
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A woman was sentenced in Los Angeles federal court today to 20 years in federal prison for soliciting over $22.8 million in funds for a condominium and hotel complex in the Coachella Valley, then spending part of the money on luxury cars, travel and designer clothing. Ruixue “Serena” Shi of Arcadia, in L.A. County, was
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Update 11/21/22 Police confirmed a man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Police revealed that the victim ran out of gas and was parked on the right shoulder of Highway 111. The investigation revealed that the suspect, a 39-year-old Beaumont man, made an unsafe turning movement toward the victim, for reasons that
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A man was rushed to the hospital after being shot in Cathedral City Friday night. The shooting happened at around 7:40 p.m. in the area of Pauline Avenue and Vega Road. Police said the victim, a 33-year-old man, told officers he was riding his bicycle when a brown sedan stopped, and the vehicle’s passenger leaned
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Police in Palm Springs are searching for a man they say stole an ATM device from a downtown business last month. The theft happened at a business on the 300 block of N Palm Canyon Drive on the afternoon of Oct. 16, 2022. Police said the business owner contacted detectives on Oct. 20 to report
Continue Reading A multi-convicted DUI offender accused of killing an off-duty local Riverside County sheriff’s deputy and his 19-year-old daughter in a driving-under-the-influence wreck north of San Jacinto was charged today with two counts of second-degree murder. Scott Brandon Bales, 47, of Moreno Valley was arrested Sunday following the collision that claimed the lives of sheriff’s Corporal
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The Palm Springs Police Department is searching for a man seen on camera stealing an ATM device from the front counter of a store last month. The theft happened at a business on the 300 block of N Palm Canyon Drive on the afternoon of Oct. 16, 2022. Police said the business owner contacted detectives
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According to the Daily Mail, convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell has befriended a former Rancho Mirage woman convicted of fraud. The Daily Mail is reporting Maxwell is making friends with high-profile women in her federal prison including, they say, Linda Morrow, 70, who helped her plastic surgeon husband, David Morrow, bilk insurers out of millions.
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A Riverside County sheriff’s correctional deputy and his daughter were killed in a head-on collision near San Jacinto caused by a suspected drunken driver, authorities announced on Monday. Daniel Jacks Jr., 45, and Hannah Jacks, 20, both of San Jacinto, were fatally injured about 9 p.m. Sunday on Gilman Springs Road, just east of Bridge
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents believe a recent spate of threats and false reports of shooters at high schools and colleges across the U.S. may be coming from outside of the country, an FBI official said Monday. So far, officials have identified calls to about 250 colleges, 100 high schools and several junior high schools
Continue Reading A Corona man was sentenced today to 102 months in federal prison for submitting false loan applications that brought him more than $6.6 million in Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan funds. Muhammad Atta, 39, was also ordered to pay $6,643,540 in restitution. He pleaded guilty in August in Los Angeles to
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