A 21-year-old Twentynine Palms Man was taken into custody on Wednesday after police say he led them on a pursuit through Twentynine Palms while committing several dangerous violations on a dirt bike. Deputies from the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station attempted to stop a dirt bike rider on Gorgonio Drive, near Ocotillo Avenue about 8:30 am, according to a news release from the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department. Police say that the rider failed to yield and committed “several dangerous vehicle code violations in an attempt to evade deputies, including speeding through residential areas, running ..read more

A Marine stationed at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms is dead, officials announced Wednesday. The Marine, who was not identified, collapsed during training and was taken to the hospital, where life-saving measures were attempted. The Marine was pronounced dead at the hospital. “On behalf of the command team, I would like to offer my deepest condolences to the Marine’s family, friends, and unit,” Brigadier General Roger Turner wrote on the base’s Facebook page. MCAGCC TeamI regret to inform you that a Marine died during physical fitness training at Marine Corps A ..read more

A 23-year-old active duty Marine was arrested on Tuesday for the rape of an unconscious person in Twentynine Palms in June. San Bernardino Sheriff’s deputies were called to Cactus Drive in Twentynine Palms on June 9 at about 7:24 am for a report of a rape of an unconscious person, according to a news release. After an investigation, it was discovered a group of civilians and active duty Marines drank alcohol at the incident location and spent the night. Witnesses told police that they saw Juan Cruz-Cornejo engage in a sexual act with the unconscious victim in the early morning hours. Cruz-Corn ..read more

Two Marines from Twentynine Palms were arrested on Wednesday after police say they were spotted street racing. During the unrelated traffic stop, a red Camaro and a black Mustang traveling southbound on Adobe Road honked their horns and revved their engines. The deputy then observed the vehicles accelerate to a high rate of speed and race door-to-door down Adobe Road, according to a news release from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Police then pulled over both vehicles in the lot of Circle K, near the intersection of Adobe Road and Two Mile Road. Steven Gutierrez, 21, and Juan ..read more

A late-night adventure to the Old Dale Mining District near Twentynine Palms ended with a 20 hour search and rescue operation this weekend. San Bernardino County Fire crews were called early Sunday to Golden Crown Road, according to a Facebook post. They were told that a group had entered a mine, and one of the members, an adult male, was unable to get out. While uninjured, he was stuck hundreds of feet in the mine. Officials were alerted to the man in the mine by another man who was able to crawl out. Inside of the mine were a series of horizontal and vertical shafts that went down about 700 ..read more

A Twentynine Palms man was arrested at his home on Friday after federal prosecutors claim he made more than 10,000 harassing phone calls to government offices between January and November of this year. Robert Stahlnecker, 48, made death threats to an intern and a congressional staffer in the calls, the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California said in a news release. On August 28, Stahlnecker called a congresswoman’s office in San Mateo, California three times within a span of five minutes, according to an affidavit filed with a criminal complaint that was unsealed today. During th ..read more

A Twentynine Palms woman was arrested on Tuesday after police say she threatened to kill a father and son with a shovel. Police were called at about 1:15 pm on Tuesday and were told by a victim that an argument between him and Laurie Wallace, 52, escalated into a physical fight, according to Z107.7. The victim told officers that during the fight, Wallace swung a shovel at him and his elderly father, who uses a walker and told them that she would kill them both. Wallace was arrested on suspicion of assault with a weapon ..read more

A Twentynine Palms man was arrested on Thursday after police say he threatened his mom and dad with a broken glass bong after they told him to clean up after himself. Police were called to Cactus Drive about 11:45 am. They were told that Jeremy Mason, 30, had become upset after his father asked him to clean up his things, according to Z107.7. The parents told police Mason picked up a broken glass bong and threatened to hit them with it. They also said he threatened to stab them and burn their bodies. They say he then threw things at them while he attempted to run outside. The mother sustained ..read more

A corporal in the Marine Corps stationed in Twentynine Palms was arrested on Saturday, accused of bigamy. Zakarius Harper was questioned at his Yucca Valley home on Saturday after officials say he tried to register two wives in different states for military benefits, reports Z107.7. He was arrested just before 1 pm on suspicion of bigamy by deputies with the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department. It’s not clear if the Marine Corps will pursue charges against Harper, who enlisted with the Marines in 2017 ..read more

Well, that’s a helluva way to start off a week. Light 4.36 earthquake: 09:26:56 on 07/22. Loc: 9.9mi S of Twentynine Palms, CA. Depth: 4.8 mi https://t.co/H00ixRKDqC — CA/NV Earthquakes (@CAquake) July 22, 2019 Did you feel it? Because plenty of people did. Hey #CoachellaValley peeps? How you doing after that shaking? #PalmSprings #earthquake — Greg Lee (@abc7greg) July 22, 2019 4.4 earthquake in Palm Springs to start the week off with a rumble! — Jasper Cole (@jaspercolesays) July 22, 2019 another California earthquake! In Palm Springs it was a bam and shaking…no damage but still kind ..read more