The Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station took possession Thursday of a new 2020 Jeep Wrangler to enforce off-highway vehicle regulations over Labor Day weekend. From Friday through Monday, Sheriff’s deputies responded to 13 calls from residents of illegal OHV activity, and made 38 OHV patrols based on previous complaints of illegal OHV activity All together, deputies made 70 individual contacts with the public. They recovered one vehicle that had been abandoned and stripped in the desert; made one arrest for possession of narcotics; conducted one investigation of cruelty to animals; and issued nine traffic citations.
To report illegal OHV activity, call the Sheriff’s Department at 760-366-4175.
