San Bernardino County employee Jim Erwin, who assumed the position of new Third District Supervisor Neil Derry’s chief-of-staff on December 1, was arrested at the County Government Center today (March 19), and is being held on $220,000 bail. The arrest stems from ten felony counts, including eight counts of perjury, according to San Bernardino County District Attorney Michael … [Read more...] about Jim Erwin, Supervisor Derry’s Chief of Staff, Arrested on 10 Felony Counts Today
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Big Bear’s Chief Master Sergeant Furniss Honored for 34-Year Career in Three Branches of the Military; Local Ceremony on April 11
Members of the Bear Valley Detachment 1038 of the U.S. Marine Corps—Steve Schindler, Joe Haeckel and Jerry Kinney—were present at this week’s CSD meeting, to honor one of their fellow veterans. As Schindler pointed out in a presentation recognizing Chief Master Sergeant Noel Mark Furniss, “It is not often that we get to recognize someone with this much service.” It was in … [Read more...] about Big Bear’s Chief Master Sergeant Furniss Honored for 34-Year Career in Three Branches of the Military; Local Ceremony on April 11
Third Murder Conviction Stemming from 2003 Allison Home Invasion Robbery Results in Life Sentence for James Franklin
The San Bernardino County Superior Court has handed down sentencing for the third murder conviction resulting from the September 2003 home invasion that ultimately led to the death of Big Bear resident Allen Allison, who died in May 2004 as a result of severe injuries, which included paralysis. Defendant James Franklin, who was one of four men from Barstow to rob the home of … [Read more...] about Third Murder Conviction Stemming from 2003 Allison Home Invasion Robbery Results in Life Sentence for James Franklin
No Suspects Yet Named in Case of Cori Daye Desmond, Woman Found Off Highway 330; South Bay Friends Remember Her in Funeral This Week
It was two weeks ago Monday that a CalTrans snowplow operator and some motorists in a turn-out off Highway 330 found a bagged body off the side of the road, which the San Bernardino County Coroner since identified as 28-year-old Cori Daye Desmond of Torrance. Though the coroner’s office has since completed an autopsy on Desmond, who was last seen outside a bar in Redondo Beach … [Read more...] about No Suspects Yet Named in Case of Cori Daye Desmond, Woman Found Off Highway 330; South Bay Friends Remember Her in Funeral This Week
Wanted: Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Station Seeking Armed and Dangerous Parolee
The Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Station has issued an alert regarding a parolee-at-large, who is considered armed and dangerous. Last seen in the Crestline area, Thomas Joseph Murphy, aka “Corporal,” is described as a white male adult, approximately 6’1” and 230 lbs. Murphy has several tattoos, including a swastika on his neck. He is hard of hearing, but can read lips. If you see this … [Read more...] about Wanted: Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Station Seeking Armed and Dangerous Parolee