M3.0 earthquakes strikes near Yucca Valley Friday night
A 3.0 magnitude earthquake struck in Yucca Valley Friday at around 8.57 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The USGS map shows the epicenter was located between Pioneertown and Yucca Valley.
Three people were injured in a roll-over crash in Yucca Valley Friday afternoon. Firefighters were called to Avalon Avenue and Highway 62 just before 2 p.m. where they found a two-vehicle crash with one vehicle rolled over and one vehicle in a field. The female victim from the rolled over car was treated at the scene and declined transport to the hospital. The two victims in the car in the field received moderate injuries and were taken to Desert Regional Medical Center. The Sheriff’s Department is investigating.
The two occupants of this car received moderate injuries and were taken to Desert Regional Medical Center.
A 49-year-old man was arrested in Yucca Valley Friday on an Imperial County warrant, for allegedly contacting a minor for sex more than three years ago. According to an Imperial County Sheriff’s lieutenant, a Sheriff’s investigator was posing as a minor on the Internet. On September 11, 2017, Jose Romero of Yucca Valley, who believed the investigator was a minor, made contact and communicated via social media for about two weeks before making arrangements to meet in Salton City for sex. On September 22, 2017, investigators met Romero at the pre-arranged location. Jose Romero was arrested on suspicion of contacting a minor for sex, arranging to meet a minor for sex, and attempting lewd acts with a child, booked into an Imperial County jail, and released. When Romero did not show up for a follow-up court appearance, a warrant was issued for his arrest. Romero was arrested about 12:30 a.m. Friday morning near Joshua Lane and Hardesty Drive in Yucca Valley, and booked into the Morong