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2 dead, 3 injured during violent rampage in Southern California
A 42-year-old man is in custody in connection with a violent crime spree that left two people dead and three injured in Ventura County Thursday, officials confirmed to KTLA. The first incident, according to Captain Dean Worthy with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department, unfolded just after 1 p.m. near the intersection of Rice Road […]
Police arrest 62-year-old man in connection with Redlands missing couple
An arrest has been made in connection with the disappearance of an elderly couple who vanished from the Olive Dell Ranch nudist resort in San Bernardino County on Saturday. Redlands police said at a news conference Friday that they arrested Michael Royce Sparks, 62, the neighbor of Daniel Menard, 79, and his wife, Stephanie Menard, 73. Sparks was charged with murder and booked at the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga.Carl Baker, a spokesman for the city of Redlands and Redlands Police Department, said that around 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Sparks was found underneath his home and surrendered to police. "Let me say...
San Bernardino County man arrested in child predator operation
Deputies arrested Guy Schneider, 63, of Yucaipa in an undercover child predator operation where he allegedly arranged to meet with a 13-year-old girl for sexual acts. The 13-year-old girl was in fact an alias created by Perris Sheriff’s Station Special Enforcement Team deputies for this investigation. They received a response from Schneider ultimately expressing his […]
Suspected DUI driver in custody after chase from Inland Empire to Los Angeles
CHP officers chased a suspected DUI driver from the Inland Empire to Los Angeles for more than an hour on Thursday.The pursuit of the driver in a silver Mercedes sedan, which had visible damage along the passenger side door panel, started in the San Bernardino area around 2:45 p.m.The driver fled from officers through Riverside County and eventually headed west on the 91 Freeway at a high rate of speed. The driver later transitioned to the 5 freeway and then ended up on the 10 freeway through Los Angeles, passing downtown and heading west in relatively light traffic.The driver then exited onto surface streets in the Jefferson Park area.Just before 4 p.m. the driver pulled into a parking lot on Crenshaw Boulevard and parked the vehicle. He emerged from the car, waving and gesturing toward officers, and eventually surrendered. He was taken into custody without further incident.Officers approached the vehicle with guns drawn and determined no one else was inside.
Loaded Revolver Seized and Highland Resident Arrested in Loma Linda Traffic Stop
In a routine traffic stop gone anything but ordinary, deputies in Loma Linda made a notable discovery on Friday morning. The San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department reported that a loaded revolver was found inside a vehicle that had been stopped for a vehicle code violation, near the intersection of Redlands Boulevard and Anderson Street—a prime example of unexpected finds in day-to-day police work.
CHP recovers nearly $850,000 in stolen merchandise
Sacramento, CA–Governor Gavin Newsom lauded the work of the California Highway Patrol’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force, which shut down organized retail theft rings in Orange and Alameda counties in recent weeks. Officers seized nearly $850,000 in stolen merchandise and made multiple felony arrests. The California Highway Patrol...
Want to prevent your home from being broken into? Expert details ways to scare off burglars
Thieves are finding creative ways to break into homes across Southern California, but experts say homeowners can better protect themselves by taking certain measures.Don Moore is a certified security professional and owner of Moore Protection. His job is to make sure his clients' homes don't wind up on the news as victims of a break-in."One thing I don't want people to do about it is panic," Moore said. "I would like them to be empowered."In what feels like the summer of burglaries, Moore said the key to securing your home is to focus on three areas of your property."You start...
Missing Siblings Found Safe in L.A., Parents in Custody after Multi-County Search Effort
In a case that engaged communities across Southern California, two missing children, Willow Bryant, aged 2, and Wyman Bryant, aged 4, have been found safe, as confirmed by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The siblings had been missing since August 14 when they were allegedly taken by their biological parents, Tiffany Bryant, 39, and David James, 53, during a supervised visit in the Vermont Knolls neighborhood of Los Angeles. The situation compelled authorities to issue an Amber Alert and spurred a multi-county search, KTLA reports.
Canyon Country Couple Accused of Facilitating Crime Tourism Group
The United States Attorney’s Office, Central District of California has announced that law enforcement arrested six defendants on Wednesday, Aug. 28, that a federal grand jury charged in a 46-count indictment alleging a Canyon Country couple facilitated a crime tourism group, then laundered millions of dollars in illicit proceeds.
Investigators say dispatching errors led to Union Pacific train crash that killed 2 workers
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Dispatching errors combined with the failure of two backup systems allowed a Union Pacific train to slam into 75 railcars that had been parked on a side track for nine months in Southern California two years ago, killing an engineer and a conductor, according to a report issued Thursday. The National Transportation Safety Board’s final report detailed what caused the crash in the desert near the Salton Sea in September 2022. Investigators determined that mistakes made by dispatchers at the railroad’s headquarters in Omaha led to the train being routed directly into the parked railcars. One dispatcher even overruled the train crew who said they had been told by a colleague that cars were still parked on that siding, because his computer screen didn’t show anything on that track. The NTSB said a dispatcher inappropriately removed a note in the computer indicating the track was occupied two weeks earlier without verifying the tracks were empty. Another dispatcher that night ignored a separate warning about the siding and sent the train into it also without checking to be sure the tracks were empty. Both actions violated Union Pacific’s rules.
YUCAIPA, CA VICTIM IDENTIFID IN FATAL CRASH ON INTERSTATE 5 IN JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON
JACKSON COUNTY, OR - Oregon State Police are reporting that on Monday, August 26, 2024, OSP responded to a single vehicle crash on Interstate 5, near milepost 43, in Jackson County. The preliminary investigation indicated a southbound Chevrolet Trailblazer, operated by Shawn L. Hayes, age 74 of Medford, struck a...
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