On April 22, 2021, about 4:10 PM, Thermal Sheriff’s Station Deputies were dispatched to a call of an unresponsive male adult in the 53000 block of Troon Trail, city of La Quinta. Upon deputies' arrival, it was determined a 35-year-old male adult was deceased.
n Thursday, November 18, 2021, at 9:30 A.M. the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force with the assistance of the Coachella Community Action Team, served a search warrant at a residence located in the 84000 block of Via Durango in Coachella. During the service of the search warrant Gang Task Force Officers located a bag containing several hundred fentanyl pills.
Golden Era Productions Truth About Drugs Running Team raced in the San Jacinto Virtual Fun Run 5K to raise awareness about fentanyl, a dangerous drug that took the lives of 227 Riverside County residents in 2020.
The Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District Easter Run, known as "The Bunny Hop," went the "social distance" this year by going virtual. Valley-Wide, which operates more than 40 facilities, has been holding this popular family race for over 30 years as part of its mission: "to responsibly provide exceptional programs and quality park facilities that promote community involvement and healthy lifestyles."
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.
Shooters Sports Bar & Grill at 121 E. Florida Ave. was approved Sept. 22 to open back to full permit status, and the A placard was re-posted. The county report lists a manual score of 92, with no live or dead cockroach activity observed and a surveillance recheck by Sept. 29.