Crime & Safety
Joshua Tree Couple Rationed Food: Police Log Palos Verdes, Nearby
A look at a few of this week's most interesting police, fire and courtroom incidents across the Palos Verdes area.
PALOS VERDES, CA – The following is a collection of weekly police, court and fire stories from around the Palos Verdes area this week.
- 64-Year-Old Man Found Guilty In 1990 Cerritos Murder: The jury found the defendant guilty of stabbing his ex-girlfriend and killing her employer in 1990.
- Joshua Tree Couple Rationed Food While Missing, Officials Say: Investigators believe Joseph Orbeso and his girlfriend, Rachel Nguyen, rationed their food before dying.
- Single-Story Building Set On Fire In Wilmington: Forty firefighters knocked down the flames at the vacant commercial building.
- Firefighters Drench Brush Fire Near Rancho Palos Verdes City Hall: The quarter-acre brush fire briefly threatened homes in the area.
- Conviction Upheld For Murder Of 4-Year-Old In Rancho Palos Verdes: The father was convicted of murder after the young girl took a plunge over a 120-foot cliff nearly 17 years ago.
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