Jan Young
InstantRiverside.com
An earthquake struck today at 4:55 p.m. in the Yucca Valley area near Joshua Tree.
The USGS has reported the magnitude as 3.2.
There have been no reports of injuries or property damage.

News headline from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department:
A motorcyclist was killed in the early hours on Monday as an oncoming minivan turned left in front of him in Victorville.
At around 5:00 a.m. on May 7th, deputies from the Victorville Police Department responded to a traffic collision that had occurred at […]

News headline from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department:
On May 6th, deputies from the San Jacinto Police Department responded to the 800 block of Yorkshire Lane regarding a reported vehicle burglary and theft of credit cards.
The victim’s access card was used at several local businesses in a matter of hours to obtain hundreds of dollars in […]

News headline from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department:
Beginning in early March, the city of Calimesa and neighboring city of Yucaipa have fallen victim to a rash of vehicle burglaries from residential areas.  These burglaries were from both locked and unlocked vehicles, where several vehicle windows were broken to gain entry. Items stolen consisted of wallets […]

Announcement from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department:
On May 4th, the Coachella Police Department participated in the MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers) event at Coachella Valley High School.  The Coachella Police played basketball against the varsity basketball team in efforts to bring awareness to the dangers of distracted driving.  At half time, Lieutenant Matthew Martello spoke […]

Announcement from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department:
The Moreno Valley Police Traffic Unit conducted a D.U.I. Awareness Presentation for all of the seniors at Moreno Valley High School. Approximately 400-500 students attended, along with approximately 20 faculty members.
The event was organized by members of the Moreno Valley Traffic Unit along with members from the Riverside […]

News headline from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department:
On April 20th, an officer from the San Jacinto Police Department responded to 1800 block of Rue Chenin Blanc regarding a past residential burglary.  During the investigation, it was learned that numerous items were stolen from the residence.  Some of the stolen property was reportedly pawned in local […]

News headline from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department:
Shortly after 7:oo p.m. on May 2nd, a Rancho Mirage Police officer saw a blue Chrysler traveling southbound on Monterey Avenue at Dinah Shore Drive in Rancho Mirage.  A woman was yelling for help from the front passenger seat of the vehicle, as she was hanging out […]

News headline from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department:
Three juveniles have been arrested in connection with a string of thefts that occurred over a period of several days in the Norco area.  In two of the incidents, they used a knife to rob another juvenile.
On April 24th, deputies responded to the area of Temescal Avenue […]

News headline from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department:
Palm Desert High School was placed on lock-down Wednesday afternoon while police negotiated with a student who was on the roof of the second floor.  The student was threatening to jump, then pulled a knife on the officers during negotiations.
At around noon on May 2nd, the Palm Desert […]