MOST WANTED: Brian Robert Piechowski
Brian Robert Piechowaski, 40, is the newest MOST WANTED fugitive, according to the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Station. (File Photo) By G. T. Houts Twin Peaks, CA – The Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Station has listed...
View ArticleCrowbar Assault Suspect Chad Marcus Returns To Court
Chad Marcus, 35, returns to court April 24 related to a Valentine’s Day incident in Lake Arrowhead where he allegedly struck a woman in the head with a crowbar. (File Photo) By G.T. Houts San...
View ArticleKidnapping Suspect Arrested — Patrick Sean Mitchell
Patrick Sean Mitchell, 41, is facing a series of felony charges including kidnapping and possession of stolen property related to an incident in Lake Arrowhead last week. (File Photo) By G.T. Houts...
View ArticleAlleged Twinkies Bandit Returns To Court April 30
The so-called Twinkies Bandit — accused of robbing a Twin Peaks market at gunpoint of Twinkies and other items — returns to court April 30 for a disposition/reset hearing. (File Photo) By G.T. Houts...
View ArticleBig Bear Murder Suspect To Make Court Appearance
A disposition/reset hearing for Ronald Michael Hitchcock, accused of the 2012 murder of Deborah Ann Crouch, has been set for 8:32 a.m. on Wednesday, April 30. (File Photo) By G.T. Houts San Bernardino,...
View ArticleRestaurant Manager Charged With Unlawful Sexual Acts
A manager of the Big Bear Lake McDonald’s is facing sex crime charges following his arrest by Big Bear Sheriff’s Deputies. (File Photo) By G.T. Houts Big Bear Lake, CA – A 32-year-old manager of...
View ArticleUPDATE: Another Delay For Alleged Twin Peaks Twinkies Bandit
The court proceedings involving the so-called Twinkies Bandit — accused of robbing a Twin Peaks market at gunpoint of Twinkies and other items — have been delayed again. (File Photo) By G.T. Houts...
View Article20 Grams Of Methamphetamine Prompts Probationers Arrest
By Michael P. Neufeld Big Bear City, CA – A 51-year-old Big Bear City parolee — Jack David Mills — was arrested May 29 by the Multiple Enforcement Team (MET) of the Big Bear Sheriff’s Station after...
View ArticleBig Bear Murder Suspect To Appear In Superior Court
Ronald Michael Hitchcock, accused of the 2012 murder of Deborah Ann Crouch, has a disposition/reset hearing set for 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 3. (File Photo) By G. T. Houts San Bernardino, CA – Big...
View ArticleGreen Valley Lake Burglary Suspected Ordered To Appear In Court
Green Valley Lake burglary suspect Evan George Hadjes, 21, has been ordered to return to court June 13 after refusing to be transported fro the Adelanto Detention Center on June 10. (File Photo) By...
View ArticleShots Fired In Erwin Lake Neighborhood
The discharge of a firearm near Erwin Lake Park is being investigated by the Big Bear Sheriff’s Station. (File Photo) By G. T. Houts Erwin Lake, CA – Big Bear Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Trial Date Set For Highway 330 Murder Suspect
A jury trial has been scheduled for 9 a.m. on Monday, August 4, for Kenneth Jerome Blow, Jr. 26. Blow is accused of murder related to the 2012 fatal crash on Highway 330 that claimed the life of an...
View ArticleUPDATE: ROTWNEWS Reader’s Tip Leads To Justin Hightower’s Arrest
By G. T. Houts UPDATE – Thursday. June 19 – 4:24 a.m. Twin Peaks, CA – Most Wanted fugitive Justin Dee Hightower, 38, was recognized by an ROTWNEWS reader who notified authorities of his location off...
View ArticleTeen Father Accused Of Child Abuse Back In Court
The teenage father of a 22-month-old girl — Aaron Wayne Degrise, 19 — will appear in Superior Court for a disposition/reset hearing on Monday, June 23, related to felony charge of assault on a child...
View ArticleFormer Most Wanted Fugitive Has Two Court Appearances June 23
By G.T. Houts Twin Peaks, CA – Former Most Wanted fugitive Justin Dee Hightower, 38, who was recognized by an ROTWNEWS reader who alerted authorities of his location at a casino and arrested, returns...
View ArticleSuspected Embezzler Arrested: Deputies Seeks Other Possible Victims
A 42-year-old man is charged with embezzling money for work never performed and the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Station is seeking possible additional victims. (File Photo) By G.T. Houts Twin Peaks, CA – The...
View ArticleDriver Killed After Police Pursuit Ends In Crash Is Identified
An 18-year-old San Bernardino man was killed near the Mitsubishi Plant on Highway 18 June 17 following a high-speed police pursuit that began in Baldwin Lake. The man’s name — Jeremy Kalamaku Engstrom...
View ArticleA Plea Bargain May Be In The Offing For Murder Suspect
Ronald Michael Hitchcock, accused of the 2012 murder of Deborah Ann Crouch, will now have a disposition/reset hearing on Tuesday, July 1, after the defense counsel requested a continuance last month....
View ArticleUPDATE: Homicide Victim And Suspect Identified By Authorities
The victim of the fatal shooting in Crestline has been identified as Michael Clark, 39. (File Photo) By G.T. Houts UPDATE – Tuesday, July 1 – 10:55 a.m. Crestline, CA – The victim of the Crestline...
View ArticleCrestline Murder Suspect To Make First Court Appearance
Steve Michael Baumgartner, 53, is scheduled to be arraigned on murder charges at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 2. He is accused of the June 30 shooting death lof Michael Paul Clark, 38. (File Photo) By...
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