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Ex-Cathedral City police officer to stand trial for alleged domestic violence

A former Cathedral City policeman accused of assaulting and harassing a former girlfriend must stand trial for making criminal threats and other offenses, a judge ruled today. Claudiu Murzea, 46, of Rancho Cucamonga was arrested earlier this month following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation into the alleged acts of domestic violence. He had already

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Thursday hearing set for ex-CCPD officer charged in domestic violence, drug cases

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Thursday for a former Cathedral City police officer accused of assaulting and harassing a former girlfriend, as well as swiping fentanyl and ingesting it following a drug raid.   Claudiu Murzea, 46, of Rancho Cucamonga is charged with making criminal threats, battery on a domestic partner, violating a protective order,

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Arrest made in homicide investigation of 19-year-old killed in a shooting at an Indio apartment building

UPDATE SUNDAY: An arrest was made and confirmed by Indio police in this homicide investigation. An 18-year-old suspect was arrested Saturday on Sunset Drive in Coachella. There is no word of a motive as of Sunday at 9:30 p.m. INDIO, CA (KESQ) – Detectives in Indio are investigating a deadly scene at an apartment building

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$1.5M worth of meth found in tractor-trailer fuel tank at Highway 86 checkpoint

A man was arrested after allegedly attempting to smuggle more than $1.5 million worth of liquid methamphetamine through the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint. The arrest happened last Thursday at around 9:00 p.m. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the driver, a 40-year-old from Mexico, approached the immigration checkpoint in a white commercial tractor. While

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CVUSD Superintendent warns about scam calls targeting parents

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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Southern California jury delivers $135M verdict in molestation case involving middle school teacher

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A jury has delivered a $135 million verdict in a molestation case involving a middle school teacher, determining that negligence by a Southern California school district allowed the abuse of two students during the 1990s. Jurors in Riverside County Superior Court decided Tuesday that the Moreno Valley Unified School District is

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