The suspected arsonist who led law enforcement officers on a pursuit that ended with a use of lethal force has been identified as Antonio Garza, a 44 year-old resident of Joshua Tree. A discrepancy between two of the agencies investigating…
A man suspected of arson in Yucca Valley led Sheriff’s Deputies on a chase ending in a lethal force encounter on the 10 freeway. At approximately 10:12 a.m. on Sunday (February 5), San Bernardino County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a…
A man was arrested for arson after allegedly setting fire to a Twentynine Palms tavern. On Saturday, January 14, at around 10:30 PM security staff at the Virginian Cocktails on Twentynine Palms Highway alerted Sheriff’s Deputies to an…
A Yucca Valley man was arrested after Sheriff’s deputies say he barricaded himself into a home with two children inside and set the house on fire. A Sheriff’s press release says Tuesday, May 31 at about 7:15 P.M., deputies responded to a…
According to a release from the County Sheriff’s Department, Thursday (May 26), deputies from the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station responded to reports of a fire near Elk Trail in Yucca Valley. When deputies arrived, they immediately identified…
Local firefighters were kept busy Saturday with fires that destroyed a Landers Home and a Joshua Tree RV. County Fire Battalion Chief Mike McClintock said Early Saturday morning (4/22) at 1:15 a.m. Fire crews were dispatched to a reported…
A second suspected case of arson occurred in Morongo Valley this week. Yesterday (February 9) just before 8 a.m., the Morongo Valley Fire Department received a dispatch call regarding a vehicle fire in the 48000 block of Tamarisk Dr. in Morongo…
A vehicle fire in Morongo Valley over the weekend is being investigated for possible arson. On Sunday, (February 6) shortly after 10 a.m., the Morongo Valley Fire Department received a dispatch call regarding a vehicle fire in the 51000 block…
15 people were arrested, and 18 illegal marijuana grow operations countywide were shut down, including three in Twentynine Palms and three in Wonder Valley, during the twentieth week of illegal marijuana grow raids. According to Sheriff’s…
A Coachella woman was arrested in Twentynine Palms over the weekend, accused of arson. On Friday (December 10) shortly before 4 p.m., deputies were called to the 6300 block of Adobe Road in Twentynine Palms for a report of arson. According to a…
A Twentynine Palms man was arrested over the weekend accused of attempted murder, arson, and stalking. On Friday (November 26), shortly after 2 a.m., Sheriff Deputies working in Twentynine Palms responded to a caller reporting a violation of a…
The Sheriff’s bomb squad was notified Tuesday morning (September 14) after the Sheriff’s department received notice of possible military explosives on a property in Landers. According to Sheriff’s reports, Deputies were called to the 57300…
A Yucca Valley man was arrested Thursday, accused of arson. According to Sheriff’s reports, deputies and fire personnel responded to reports of multiple fires in Twentynine Palms, including the trash cans at the Jack-in-the-Box restaurant and…
A Twentynine Palms woman was arrested Saturday (May 29) accused of arson. According to Sheriff’s reports, Yolanda Middleton, 49 of Twentynine Palms found out on Saturday (May 29) that her husband had cheated on her three days prior. Middleton…
A man who was arrested for the second time in three days is accused of setting a fire Saturday night. About 10 p.m., fire crews were called to a wash south of the America’s Best Value Inn, in the 71800 block of Highway 62 in Twentynine Palms…
Sheriff deputies are investigating a case of suspected arson in Joshua Tree. Shortly before 8 p.m. on Monday (March 8), deputies responded to the 59300 block of Sunny Sands Drive in Joshua Tree for a report of items burning in a driveway. When…
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