Increase in skimming devices reported at local gas pumps and ATMs, how to prevent identity theft
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Palm Springs police say they’ve seen an increase in skimming devices placed inside local gas pumps and ATMs.
“Those things are out there. They’re active in the area again,” said Sgt. Mike Casavan, Palm Springs Police Dept.
The skimming device can read your card once you place it in the machine. Police say your personal information can then be accessed wirelessly by the suspect while a hidden camera catches your pin number as you enter it on the keypad.
“Currently we’re getting reports from businesses and reports from people who have been victims of identity theft,” said Sgt. Casavan.
‘You never know what’s in your neighborhood,’ valley law enforcement warns of illegal firework danger after LA explosion
A neighborhood in Los Angeles is still dealing with the aftermath of an explosion that happened as police were removing 5,000 pounds of illegal fireworks from a home.
The impact of the blast was so great, it flipped nearby cars, shattered windows and scattered debris across nearby streets.
The explosion happened while LAPD was trying to safely detonate ten pounds of homemade explosives inside an armored police vehicle.
“Something happened inside that containment vehicle that should not have happened,” said Chief Michel Moore, Los Angeles Police Dept.
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Unlicensed bail agent to argue self-defense in deadly Palm Springs shooting, attorney says
The man who investigators said was posing as a bail agent when he shot and killed a Palm Springs man last month appeared in court Tuesday. He s facing a murder charge that could put him in prison for the rest of his life.
Fabian Herrera is charged in the deadly shooting of David Spann, 33, who police said was murdered on April 23 in his home on Via Escuela. They said he was working as a bail agent without a valid license, and tried to bring Spann into custody in the middle of the night.
By Joel Malkin
Apr 2, 2021
With Florida lowering the age requirement to 18 and over next week, all of our members of law enforcement will be able to get the COVID vaccine, but many say they don t plan on it. I had put out a poll to the officers to see who d be willing to take the vaccine and I d say about a third were willing to take it. That was a couple of months ago, but police departments everywhere are all in the same boat.about a third are willing to get it.
Palm Springs Police Chief Tom Ceccarelli says he s gotten his shots and he s urging his employees to get theirs.