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Jury seated in trial of man accused of killing man at Cathedral City Applebee’s

A jury was seated Monday and opening statements were delivered in the trial of a man accused of gunning down a 31-year-old Cathedral City restaurant customer during an altercation. Willie Ramirez Bustamante, 34, of Cathedral City, is charged with murder and sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations in the slaying last year of Ernesto

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Child sex crime investigation: 5-hour standoff ends with arrest of Yucca Valley man

A 27-year-old Yucca Valley man was arrested, accused of lewd acts with a minor and assault with a deadly weapon. Investigators said deputies from the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station received information the suspect had repeatedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old victim. The suspect was also accused of providing the victim with methamphetamine and marijuana. Investigators said

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Desert Hot Springs man pleads guilty after sexually assaulting ride-booking service drivers

A 21-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a ride-hailing service driver at the conclusion of the ride while he was out on bail for a similar assault entered guilty pleas to charges on Thursday. Luis Enrique Lora of Desert Hot Springs pleaded guilty to three sexual battery-related felony counts and admitted one sentence-enhancing allegation of

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Undercover operation leads to the arrest of suspected child sexual predator in Coachella

A 41-year-old man from Coachella was arrested on Friday after allegedly attempting to meet a minor for sexual acts in an undercover operation. On Tuesday, deputies from the Thermal Sheriff’s Station, Coachella Community Action Team assumed an investigation regarding a man soliciting sex from a minor through electronic communications, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office announced

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