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FORMER DEFENSE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CHARGES OF TAKING CASH TO AID CONTRACTOR’S REQUEST FOR $6.4 MILLION PAYMENT
A former civilian government employee who worked as a construction manager at the Twentynine Palms Combat Center pleaded guilty Monday (July 12) to two felony charges of taking $37,000 in illegal cash payments from a private contractor in…
STATE APPROVES $12 MILLION FOR NEW YUCCA VALLEY FIRE STATION
The Town of Yucca Valley will receive a new fire station thanks to $12 million in state funding recently approved in the 2021-2022 state budget package. According to a county press release, the $12 million in funds were requested by State…
TWO INJURED, ONE DOG KILLED, IN TWENTYNINE PALMS HOUSE FIRE MONDAY
Two people were injured, one severely, and one dog was killed in a house fire in Twentynine Palms Monday morning (July 12). According to San Bernardino County Fire Chief Mike McClintock, arriving fire crews responded to the location near the…
YUCCA VALLEY DRIVER CRASHES THROUGH A FENCE AFTER DROPPING HIS PHONE WHILE DRIVING
Any regular listeners to Z107.7 have heard our “put down your cell phone” PSA, warning of the dangers of distracted driving. But some drivers still don’t understand how dangerous it can be. According to Sheriff’s reports, a unidentified male…
TWENTYNINE PALMS MAN ACCUSED OF ANIMAL CRUELTY AFTER THROWING HIS DOG ONTO THE SIDEWALK
A Twentynine Palms man was arrested Thursday night (July 8) accused of animal cruelty after reportedly picking up his dog and throwing it on the sidewalk. According to Sheriff’s reports, a witness reported seeing a man, later identified as…
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SUSPENDS SEARCH FOR MISSING MORONGO VALLEY WOMAN
The Sheriff’s department has suspended the search for a Morongo Valley woman who went missing June 28. According to Sheriff’s reports, Lauren Cho, 30, was reported missing by a friend who said she disappeared into the desert near a Morongo…
TWENTYNINE PALMS MAN ARRESTED ON MULTIPLE COUNTS OF SPOUSAL RAPE
A Twentynine Palms man was arrested Tuesday (June 29) accused of multiple counts of forcible spousal rape. The victim reported that her husband, Glen Lantzy, 58, raped her repeatedly over the course of five hours. Sheriff’s Deputies were…
DRIVER CRASHES VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY 62 AFTER FALLING ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL
A Morongo Basin driver crashed their vehicle on the highway last Monday (June 28) when they fell asleep at the wheel. According the Sheriff’s reports, the vehicle was traveling along Highway 62 around 3:30 a.m. when the driver fell asleep at the…
MAN FOUND DEAD IN HIS VEHICLE IN JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK
A man was discovered dead inside his vehicle in the Cottonwood Springs entrance of Joshua Tree National Park late Friday morning (July 2). According to Sheriff’s reports, Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff's department were called…
INDEPENDENCE DAY CLOSURES IN THE MORONGO BASIN
All government offices, banks, libraries, schools, and post offices will be closed Monday, July 5, in observance of Independence Day. Copper Mountain College will be closed as well and will resume its normal summer operating hours on Tuesday,…
TWO LANDERS MEN ACCUSED OF ROBBERY FOLLOWING BREAK-IN AND ASSAULT IN JOSHUA TREE
Two Landers men were arrested early Thursday morning (July 1) accused of residential robbery after breaking into a Joshua tree home and assaulting the homeowner. According to Sheriff’s reports, Deputies responded to a report of a break-in at a…
TWENTYNINE PALMS FELON WANTED FOR FIREARM POSSESSION AFTER PURSUIT WITH DEPUTIES
The Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a Twentynine Palms felon who led deputies on a high-speed pursuit. According to Sheriff’s reports, deputies were patrolling the area near David Way and Adobe Road in Twentynine…
ELDER SCAM WARNINGS PART 4: HOME IMPROVEMENT SCAM
Each year, millions of elderly Americans are targeted by scammers who use a variety of deceptive tactics to con them out of their savings. To help keep seniors informed, the FBI is highlighting common scams. In today’s installment of elder…
MARIJUANA ENFORCEMENT RAIDED TWENTYNINE PALMS HOME BEFORE IT BURNED DOWN
A Twentynine Palms home that burned down Thursday night (June 24) had been raided by a Sheriff’s marijuana enforcement team earlier that day. According to Sheriff’s reports, Deputies responded around 7 a.m. to a home in the 6000 block of Regino…
CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER ARRESTED IN TWENTYNINE PALMS
Derek Latimer A Twentynine Palms registered sex offender was arrested Wednesday (June 23) accused of making sexual comments to a child. According to Sheriff’s reports, a deputy responded to the intersection of Adobe Road and Samarkand Drive…
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