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Turpin children care investigation delayed due to bureaucratic hurdles

The investigation into Riverside County’s foster care and dependent adult programs following the mishandling of the Turpin children case is delayed due to bureaucratic hurdles, an attorney said on Tuesday. In Jan. 2018, authorities discovered the 13 Turpin siblings were held captive, abused, and tortured by their parents, David Allen Turpin, 59, and Louise Ann

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Man accused in Coachella shooting acquitted of attempted murder; Convicted of illegal firearm possession

A 30-year-old man who was accused of shooting at three men at a Coachella convenience store in 2015, injuring two of them, was acquitted today of attempted murder and assault charges, but convicted of illegally possessing a firearm.   Alonso Vega Aguilar was originally charged with two felony counts of attempted murder and one felony count

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Coachella Valley gang leader sentenced to nearly 22 years in federal prison for dealing meth

A self-proclaimed gang leader from Palm Springs was sentenced today to nearly 22 years in federal prison for selling methamphetamine on five occasions, following a series of previous convictions, prosecutors said today.   Efrain Chavez, 37, pleaded guilty in November to five counts of distributing methamphetamine, admitting that he sold a total of roughly 6.3 pounds

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Man killed in Cathedral City shooting

UPDATE 3/28/22 Police have arrested one person in connection with the shooting. A photo was released of a second suspect seen during the shooting Photo shows suspect in deadly Cathedral City shooting (3/24/22) The victim was identified as Juan Gonzalez, 48. Details: Arrest made in deadly Cathedral City shooting; Police searching for second suspect Original

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Court of Appeals reverses judge’s decision to drop charges against developer in ex-Palm Springs mayor bribery case

The California 4th District Court of Appeals has reversed a judge’s decision to drop the charges against one of the developers indicted in the bribery case of an ex-Palm Springs mayor. On Dec. 4, a judge dismissed charges against real estate developer John Wessman. Wessman was originally indicted on nine counts of bribery of an

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