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Ex-Riverside County sheriff’s correctional deputy pleads guilty to sexually extorting women

A former Riverside County Sheriff’s Correctional Deputy could face five years in prison after pleading guilty to extorting female inmates on home detention as part of an extortion scheme. Christian Phillip Heidecker, 32, of Menifee agreed to a five-year prison sentence on Friday after pleading guilty to five counts of extortion, four counts of witness

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Repeat DUI offender accused of killing RivCo deputy and his daughter in crash to stand trial

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 must stand trial on two counts of second-degree murder and other charges, a judge ruled today. Scott Brandon Bales, 48, of Moreno Valley allegedly caused the 2022 collision that claimed

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$3M in cocaine found in shipment of limes seized at Otay Mesa border crossing

Cocaine worth an estimated $3 million was discovered hidden in a shipment of limes at the Otay Mesa border crossing, officials said today. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, at about 11:22 a.m. Thursday, CBP officers encountered a 42-year-old man driving a commercial tractor-trailer with a shipment manifested as Persian limes at the Otay

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OC mother and man found in Palm Springs with abducted 2-year-old charged with kidnapping

A 2-year-old girl’s mother and her friend were charged today with abducting the toddler at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in Garden Grove this week. Ileane Unique Shelton, 21, the girl’s mother, was charged with kidnapping a child and child stealing by a non-custodial person, both felonies, as well as misdemeanor counts of battery and

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Businesses damaged in Palm Desert shooting

Several Palm Desert businesses saw windows damaged in a Thursday night shooting. Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies were investigating the incident reported shortly before 10:00 p.m. in the area of Highway 111 and Portola.  Deputies said the suspect fired several shots and that multiple businesses received damage from the shooting near Fashion Nails, and Golden Smoke Shop

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Former ‘Home Improvement’ star, Zachery Ty Bryan, arrested for DUI in La Quinta

According to reports Zachery Ty Bryan, 42, was booked on felony and misdemeanor charges. A spokesperson with Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that deputies conducted a traffic stop early Saturday morning after identifying a vehicle suspected of being involved in a recent traffic collision. When deputies approached the driver in the area of Washington Street

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