An illegal marijuana growing operation where seven people were fatally shot in a small, rural Southern California town had the markings of organized crime, authorities said Tuesday.
On September 8, 2020, about 6:10 PM, the Coachella Community Action Team (CCAT) served a weapons related search warrant within the 49100 block of Pluma Verde Place, Coachella. Ulises Serrano-Cortez, 23 of Coachella and Adrian Serrano-Cortez, 21 of Coachella were arrested for weapons charges. Both were booked into jail.
On Tuesday, September 8th, 2020, at 5:30 P.M. the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force (CVVCGTF) conducted a parole compliance check at a residence in the 82000 block of Requa in the city of Indio.
On June 30, 2020, at 11:08 PM, Thermal Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a reported alarm at a business within the 90400 block of Avenue 66 in Mecca. On arrival, deputies determined entry had been made to the business and a fire had been started within. CalFire responded and extinguished the flames. Thermal Station Investigator’s assumed the investigation and immediately began working the case.
On June 30, 2020 at 9:09 AM, Moreno Valley Station deputies were dispatched to the 24000 block of Alessandro Blvd., city of Moreno Valley, regarding a robbery. The victim, an employee at the recycling center, reported the suspect, a Black male adult wearing dark clothing, approached him, brandished a semi-automatic handgun and demanded money.
The Sept. 21, 2026 Valley-Wide agenda packet lists a Winchester Zone 33 parks-tax maximum of $1,697 per single-family unit and an Annexation 14 WQMP maximum of $175. Landowner election results and final adoption are not confirmed in posted minutes.
Mason Drew Kohler, 31, was booked on felony murder, hit-and-run death, and DUI charges, according to the Riverside County jail roster, which lists a Hemet PD arrest at Palm Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue. Hemet police say two pedestrians on an electric scooter were struck there about 6:55 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22; one was pronounced dead. Police have not named the driver, and the decedent's identity remains withheld.
The San Jacinto Planning Commission voted 3-0 Tuesday to recommend two sphere-of-influence annexations to the City Council, including Tentative Tract Map 34271 for 151 single-family lots south of Ramona Expressway. Neither file is a completed annexation.