Reporting Deputy: Sergeant Ed Baeza
File # C221950005
Details:
On July 14, 2022, at 2:02 a.m., deputies from the Thermal Sheriff’s Station responded to assist Cal Fire with a report of a burned body inside a vehicle on the 83000 block of Avenue 60, in Thermal. Upon arriving, deputies met with Cal Fire personnel who located the deceased victim’s body while extinguishing the fire. The victim and vehicle were located in a date orchard. A crime scene was secured and the Central Homicide Unit responded to assume the investigation. Central Homicide Investigators are being assisted by arson investigators from Cal Fire. The victim has not been identified.
If anyone has information regarding this investigation, they are encouraged to call Investigator Loureiro of the Central Homicide Unit at 951-955-2777 or Investigator Glasper of the Thermal Sheriff’s Station 760-863-8990.
Citizens may also submit a tip using the Sheriff’s Homicide Tipline online form.
For media inquiries regarding this incident please contact the Media Information Bureau.
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