PSUSD Patrol Officer arrested in domestic extremism probe
A Cathedral City man who works as a District Patrol Officer for Palm Springs Unified School District has been arrested as part of an investigation into domestic extremism by an FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force.
The FBI task force alleges the suspect was an adherent of the QAnon conspiracy theory and a right-wing militia group involved in storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
According to documents filed in Riverside County Superior Court, Alfredo Luna Jr., 41, a former Cathedral City police employee, was arrested on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, after a prior search of his home turned up an unregistered assault rifle.
CVUSD’s security director arrested in anti-human trafficking operation
The security director of the Coachella Valley Unified School District has been placed on administrative leave after being arrested for alleged solicitation of prostitution.
“These are our kids our babies, who go to school there and for them to have someone like that in power especially in the district in schools around kids we don’t know if thats happening to our children, said Bianca Calderon, CVUSD parent.
Adam Sambrano, 39, was among 66 people arrested as part of a four day multi-agency anti-human trafficking operation that took place in Lake Elsinore, La Quinta, Murrieta, Riverside, Palm Desert and Temecula. 18 of the people arrested were from the Coachella Valley.
MORENO VALLEY, Calif. (KABC) A Moreno Valley man and woman accused of defrauding the state out of thousands of dollars in unemployment insurance are facing charges stemming from an investigation involving inmates filing for those benefits while in custody, prosecutors announced Thursday.
Blake Fallon and Jessica Kay were arrested on Jan. 28 at a home in the 8000 block of Pigeon Pass Road, according to a press release from the Riverside County District Attorney s office.
Both are facing one felony count of conspiracy to commit unemployment insurance fraud. Fallon is also expected to be charged with additional felony counts of perjury and unemployment insurance fraud.