On Saturday 12/15/18 at 1746 hours, Cathedral City Police officers were dispatched to the intersection of East Palm Canyon Drive and Perez Rd. regarding a traffic collision. Officers arrived and determined that a traffic collision involving an SUV and a male on a motorcycle had just occurred, approximately 100 feet west of the intersection. Officers determined the motorcyclist was traveling west on East Palm Canyon Dr. He had just passed through the intersection on Perez Rd. when he collided with a motorist merging from the parking lot of 7-11 (located at 67990 East Palm Canyon Dr.) into the roadway.
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Press Releases from the Cathedral City Police Department
Press Release Case #1812C-2433
On Tuesday, December 11th 2018, A Cathedral City Police detective was traveling in the area of the 32500 Blk. of Shifting Sands Trail in Cathedral City. He observed a female adult run to the front door area of a residence where packages had just been delivered. The female grabbed two boxes from the front door and ran to an awaiting vehicle. The female entered the vehicle and the driver fled from the scene. The suspects apparently did not know their crime was witnessed by a police detective and the detective directed uniformed police officers to the vehicle, which was stopped by patrol officers. Patrol officers watched as the female passenger tried to discard narcotics out of the window of the car, again thinking she would not be seen. Both the driver and the female theft suspect were identified by the police detective and both were placed under arrest. The stolen packages were located inside the vehicle and the ownership of the packages was confirmed; the packages were returned to the owner/victim.
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The Cathedral City Police Department has organized a “Gun Buyback Program” for December 2018. The Cathedral City Gun Buyback Program will reward the voluntary surrender of firearms, while engaging our community towards a common goal of reducing gun violence. It is an anonymous process in which individuals can surrender their weapons, no questions asked.
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On Friday October 28th, 1988, Police Officer David Vasquez was struck and killed by a vehicle at the Intersection of 35th and Date Palm Drive while assisting at the scene of a traffic collision. Officer David Vasquez has served with the Cathedral City Police Department since its formation in June 1984.
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On Monday 11/26/18 at 7:02 P.M., Cathedral City Police officers were dispatched to the intersection of Ramon Rd. and Crossley Rd. regarding a traffic collision. Officers arrived and determined a traffic collision involving a pedestrian and a minivan had just occurred. Upon preliminary investigation, officers leaned that Palm Springs Fire Department and AMR paramedics were dispatched to a collision at the Ramon Rd. and Crossley Rd. intersection. CCPD officers determined the collision had occurred in the westbound lanes of Ramon Rd., approximately 300 feet east of the intersection, within the jurisdiction of Cathedral City. The injured pedestrian had already been transported to Desert Regional Medical Center (DRMC) for emergency medical treatment while CCPD officers remained on scene and conducted a traffic accident investigation.
Continue readingMore TagPress Release 1811C-4422_2
On November 21st, 2018 at 3:38 a.m., an officer was on patrol in the area of Avenida La Paloma and Ramon Rd. The officer observed two vehicles in the middle of the roadway with no headlights activated and noticed people exiting and entering the vehicles. The vehicles drove away and the officer conducting a traffic stop on both vehicles. As the officer approached the vehicles, one of them drove away at a high rate of speed, and a short vehicle pursuit ensued. The suspect vehicle traveled west on Ramon Rd., into the City of Palm Springs.
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On November 21st, 2018 at 3:38 a.m., an officer was on patrol in the area of Avenida La Paloma and Ramon Rd. The officer observed two vehicles in the middle of the roadway with no headlights activated and noticed people exiting and entering the vehicles. The vehicles drove away and the officer conducting a traffic stop on both vehicles. As the officer approached the vehicles, one of them drove away at a high rate of speed, and a short vehicle pursuit ensued. The suspect vehicle traveled west on Ramon Rd., into the City of Palm Springs.
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On Tuesday, October 16th, 2018, at 2:04 am, Cathedral City Police Officers were dispatched to a single vehicle rollover traffic collision in the northbound lanes of Date Palm Drive near Tachevah Drive and Tortuga Rd. Cathedral City Fire Department paramedics were also dispatched to the scene.
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On Wednesday 9/26/18 at 0715 hours, Cathedral City Police officers were dispatched to the 68000 Block of Hermosillo Rd for a traffic collision involving a single vehicle and two people on a bicycle. Cathedral City Fire Department paramedics arrived to assist the injured parties involved in the collision and eventually transported two people to an area hospital. The two transported were an adult mother and her 8-year old son.
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