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On October 31, 2020, about 12:29 AM, deputies responded to the 70200 block of Highway 111, within the city of Rancho Mirage, reference an explosion. The Riverside County Hazardous Device Team along with the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) responded to conduct the investigation.

On Saturday, October 31, 2020, at 1:35 AM, deputies from the Moreno Valley Station responded to a shots fired call in the area of the 21000 Block of Dracaea Avenue in Moreno Valley. Upon arrival the deputies located a male deceased.

The Rancho Mirage Special Enforcement Team conducted a follow-up investigation regarding several commercial burglaries from a business in the 70000 block of Hwy 111, Rancho Mirage. The investigation lead them to another business in the 73000 block of El Paseo Drive, Palm Desert, where the stolen property was believed to be located.

In October of 2020, the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station Investigations Bureau began an investigation into allegations of sexual assault against a child. After an extensive and rigorous investigation, the suspect was identified as Angel Moreno-Salazar, 26 years old, a resident of Lake Elsinore.

Phil Ayala, Brian E. Hawkins, Crystal Ruiz, Cynthia Stroffolino, and Russ Utz are running for the three council seats. Ruiz and Utz are current council members trying to win another term.