On Dec. 22, the Blythe City Council accepted a $5,000 donation towards preventing and combating local homelessness.
âJust to give a little background â I received a phone call last week from a classmate of mine, who wished to remain anonymous. She wanted to donate $5,000 to the city of Blythe homeless program. Which is very generous, and very gracious of her and her family to give this donation,â said Blythe Mayor Dale Reynolds. âIt will go towards different projects; whether it be for the HOT (Homeless Outreach Team), to help with some of the issues they may need help with. It will go towards a travelerâs fund â so, if someone gets stranded in the city of Blythe and doesnât want to become homeless, we can help them get to their destination wherever they may be going. And also, it could be used as seed money for our all-access center. Where itâs a one-stop shop for the needs of the homeless community. Programs that are available to them. If th
Man charged in death of 4-year-old found decomposing inside home after two adults overdose
As Beaumont police continue the investigation into the death of a four-year-old, a man who was found overdosing inside their apartment has been charged with child cruelty.
The girl was found dead inside an apartment on Dec. 16. According to the Beaumont Police Department, the initial investigation revealed that the girl had numerous bruises throughout her body and appeared severely malnourished. Investigators said that based on the rate of decomposition, she had been deceased for approximately 1-2 days.
Cal Fire was initially called to the apartment to respond to a report of a person having a seizure. When first responders arrived they found two adults overdosing.
22-year-old arrested in connection with 2017 Desert Hot Springs murder
The Desert Hot Springs Police Department arrested a suspect on Tuesday in connection with a 2017 murder in the city.
Not much information was available about the arrest on Tuesday, however, police confirmed it was related to the murder of Emmanuel Jenkins, 35, who was killed on June 15, 2017, in the area of Cactus Drive and Pierson Boulevard.
Jenkins body was found dead in front of a restaurant in the early morning, but police did not reveal what he died of. Police did confirm they were investigating the death as a homicide.
The suspect, a 22-year-old, was arrested for first-degree murder but has not been offiically charged by the Riverside County District Attorney s office as of this writing.
Sheriff Chad Bianco discusses investigation into death of man after violent arrest
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco held a news conference discussing the investigation into the death of Ernie Serrano.
Bianco presented the cell phone footage that has gone viral, surveillance video from the store where the incident occurred and a body cam video worn by responding deputies.
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Ernie Teddy Serrano of Jurupa Valley died on Dec. 15 after a struggle with patrol deputies at a store on Crestmore Road. According to Bianco, an initial autopsy indicated Serrano had methamphetamine, marijuana and other drugs in his system.
Powell was not allowed to make medical decisions for herself, but was signed out of a medical facility in late May against her doctor s advice at Zemek s behest, prosecutors said.
One week prior to her death, the victim drafted a new will giving Zemek power of attorney and naming her as the beneficiary on Powell s Edward Jones brokerage account and the recipient of all her possessions, including every item in the victim s house, according to court documents.
That will superseded one that Powell drafted in November 2015 naming several others as her beneficiaries. Zemek was not among those listed in that document.