Los Angeles, Ca
Retired truck driver charged in decades-old killing of young mother found in Riverside County
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A retired cross-country truck driver has been charged within the chilly case killing of a younger mom whose physique was discovered close to an interstate in Riverside County practically 30 years in the past, officers introduced Friday.
The suspect, 67-year-old Douglas Thomas, is already in custody in Texas, the place he was arrested in late Could on suspicion of killing a girl there in 1992.
Now, the lately retired truck driver has been linked to the killing of Sherri Herrera, a 30-year-old mom of 4 from Tulare, the Riverside County District Lawyer’s Workplace mentioned.
On March 30, 1993, Herrera’s physique was discovered on the eastbound Hayfield Highway onramp to I-10 within the Desert Middle space of Riverside County. She was final seen alive only a few days earlier than her physique was discovered.
Thomas had traveled extensively all through the US throughout his greater than 40 years as a truck driver, in accordance with authorities.
He was solely tied to the 1992 Texas killing after authorities discovered a DNA match to proof from the crime scene.
Investigators with a Riverside County chilly case staff then discovered that Thomas’s DNA was additionally related to proof gathered through the investigation into Herrera’s homicide, officers mentioned.
Riverside County investigators traveled to Texas and interviewed Thomas about Herrera’s killing.
Based mostly on their investigation, the DA’s Workplace charged Thomas with homicide, together with a particular circumstance allegation of homicide through the fee of a rape.
Thomas will first be prosecuted in Texas for the 1992 killing, after which the DA’s Workplace in Riverside County will request his extradition to California to face prosecution for Herrera’s killing.
Authorities are asking that anybody who could have any details about the sufferer or suspect to contact the Riverside County Regional Chilly Case Murder Staff at 951-955-2777.
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Los Angeles, Ca
Driver killed in crash involving San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy
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Authorities are investigating after a driver died in a crash involving a deputy in San Bernardino County Saturday.
At around 4 p.m., a deputy from the Apple Valley Police Department responded to a service call while activating emergency lights and sirens.
The deputy was driving westbound on Bear Valley Road. That’s when a driver in a Toyota Corolla, who was turning left into a parking lot, collided with the deputy, officials said.
The collision killed the Toyota driver on impact and left the deputy with minor injuries.
Video from the scene showed both vehicles were left with severe front-end damage. Bystanders were seen surrounding the crash site which was bordered by shopping plazas on both sides.
The Toyota driver was only identified as a male. His name was not released. The injured deputy was transported to the hospital for treatment.
Bear Valley Road was closed to traffic between Kiowa Road and Snapping Turtle for several hours while authorities worked to clear the debris.
The deadly crash remains under investigation.
Anyone with additional information can contact the Apple Valley Police Department at 760-240-7400 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at 760-956-5001.
Anonymous tips can be provided to We-Tip at 1-800-782-7463 or online at wetip.com.
Los Angeles, Ca
Man arrested for having 17 guns after pistol-whipping neighbor
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A convicted felon was arrested after pistol-whipping his neighbor and being found in possession of 17 firearms.
According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, the victim – whose identity has not been released – was riding his dirt bike in front of his residence in the 20100 block of Piedmont Drive in Apple Valley just before 8:45 p.m. on Thursday when he was flagged down by his neighbor.
The neighbor, identified by deputies as 42-year-old Kenny Lattinville, allegedly pulled out a handgun and pistol-whipped the victim, who left his dirt bike in the roadway and ran back to his home to call 911.
He sustained “a visible injury consistent with the assault,” SBSD said.
Responding deputies quickly contacted Lattinville, who was said to be standing in his front yard with a rifle and a handgun yelling towards the victim’s residence, and were able to arrest him without any further incident.
“A search warrant was authored for Lattinville’s residence…inside the residence, deputies located and seized 17 firearms,” law enforcement officials stated.
Lattinville, a convicted felon, was booked into the High Desert Detention Center for assault with a firearm and being a felon in possession of a firearm. He is being held in lieu of $140,000 bail.
Anyone who may have information regarding the incident is asked to contact Victor Valley Sheriff’s Station Detective S. Bowman by calling 760-552-6800.
To submit information anonymously, call 1-800-782-7463 or visit www.wetip.com
Los Angeles, Ca
Downtown Los Angeles street takeover ends in inferno
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Video shows a wild street takeover in downtown Los Angeles coming to a fiery conclusion overnight.
Preliminary information from stringer service OnSceneTV indicates the takeover occurred at the intersection of 18th and Main streets before 3 a.m. Saturday.
A Log Angeles Police Department spokesperson confirmed the location and stated that upwards of 50 cars were present.
Officers were originally dispatched on calls of fireworks being lit, the spokesperson added.
The sideshow, which was attended by hundreds of people, ended with two vehicles ablaze in the middle of the intersection; it was not immediately clear if they were deliberately set on fire or if they caught fire due to another source.
Traffic was seen maneuvering around the inferno and while some motorists honked their horns, others seemed to drive by as if all were normal.
Los Angeles Fire Department crews attempting to extinguish the flames were hampered by the crowds and vehicles, who blocked their access to the burning vehicles, but they were eventually able to put the fire out within ten minutes.
No arrests were made, LAPD said. What was left of both cars was impounded.
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