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Adolescentes acusados de atacar a un hombre con discapacidad intelectual e intentar incendiar sus cortinas

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Adolescentes acusados de atacar a un hombre con discapacidad intelectual e intentar incendiar sus cortinas

Luis Medina

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (KUNA) – Tres adolescentes fueron arrestados tras presuntamente atacar a un hombre con discapacidad intelectual e intentar incendiar su casa en Twentynine Palms a principios de esta semana.

El incidente se reportó inicialmente el miércoles alrededor de las 9 p. m.

Según el Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de San Bernardino, los agentes acudieron a la cuadra 6400 de East Court Way después de que la madre de un joven de 15 años denunciara que su hijo había sido agredido por un vecino.

Los agentes llegaron al lugar y contactaron a tres adolescentes, uno de los cuales afirmó haber sido agredido.

Durante la investigación inicial, los agentes determinaron que el relato del adolescente fue inventado para ocultar la verdadera naturaleza del incidente.

A medida que avanzaba la investigación, los agentes descubrieron un video en redes sociales que capturaba la agresión.

Las autoridades informaron que el video mostraba a dos niñas y un niño atacando violentamente a un hombre con discapacidad intelectual. Los sospechosos forzaron la entrada al apartamento de la víctima y lo agredieron. Durante el ataque, una de las niñas se armó con un cuchillo de cocina grande y cortó repetidamente los brazos y la cabeza de la víctima. Durante la agresión, la víctima suplicó por su vida.

Antes de huir del apartamento, un sospechoso supuestamente intentó prender fuego a las cortinas del interior de la residencia para provocar un incendio.

Gracias a una investigación conjunta, todos los sospechosos fueron identificados de inmediato.

Los agentes obtuvieron y ejecutaron órdenes de registro en las residencias de la víctima y los sospechosos, y localizaron pruebas relacionadas con la agresión violenta. También recuperaron el cuchillo utilizado en el ataque.

Una de las menores de edad reportó inicialmente haber sufrido laceraciones como resultado de la agresión; sin embargo, la investigación reveló que sus lesiones se produjeron al romper la ventana de la casa de la víctima. Tanto la víctima como el sospechoso herido recibieron atención médica.

Los sospechosos fueron ingresados en el Centro de Detención Juvenil del Condado de San Bernardino y enfrentan múltiples cargos, incluyendo agresión con arma mortal con graves lesiones corporales, robo y amenazas criminales. Las autoridades informaron que la Fiscalía del Condado de San Bernardino determinará los cargos adicionales.

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Federal agents staged vehicles at Santa Barbara City College Thursday afternoon

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Federal law enforcement agents have been confirmed to have been active in Santa Barbara on the afternoon of Thursday, Dec. 11.

According to Santa Barbara City College, eight to nine vehicles with federal agents parked on the 3rd floor of the West Campus Parking lot around 5:45 p.m. Thursday before leaving the vehicles and later returning just after 7 p.m.

At the time, the West Campus Safety Kiosk was not open and campus security received no warning that law enforcement personnel from any jurisdiction would be staging on the community college's campus added Santa Barbara City College.

An alert was issued to students, staff, and members of the public regarding the operation, but it is not currently believed that any federal enforcement operations were conducted on campus noted Santa Barbara City College.

Agents confirmed to staff who responded to the scene that they were federal law enforcement agents and they were leaving the school shared Santa Barbara City College.

Later the same day, 805 Rapid Response posted on social media that federal agents were spotted on Arrellaga Street and multiple people may have been taken into custody from westside homes.

Over the past few days, immigrant rights organization, 805 UndocuFund, has documented multiple potential federal law enforcement actions within the city limits of Santa Barbara.

Your News Channel has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security multiple times to verify the sightings, gather additional information about the actions, and confirm the total number of people taken.

Its response will be added to this article when it is received.

This was also not the first time that federal law enforcement agents affiliated with the Department of Homeland Security used the local community college.

On Nov. 23, agents parked in Lot 1B in front of the Administration Building early in the morning and later left the campus after being asked to leave by security confirmed Santa Barbara City College.

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Santa Barbara & Ventura Make GoFundMe’s “Most Generous Places” List

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CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KEYT) – In its Year in Help report, GoFundMe gave the Central Coast – and its generosity – a special shoutout.

The organization, GoFundMe, released its annual Year in Help report, wrapping up the year 2025 in global donations, support, and generosity.

The United States was ranked #2 amongst the most generous countries, right behind the country of Ireland. California came out on top as the most generous state in the U.S., and five California cities made the top 10 most generous places in the U.S.:

#1: Los Angeles, CA#6: Ulster, NY
#2: Marin, CA#7: Chittenden, VT
#3: Hampshire, MA#8: Santa Cruz, CA
#4: Buncombe, NC#9: Ventura, CA
#5: Kings, NY#10: Santa Barbara, CA

Santa Barbara, Calif. was ranked #10 on the list, following the city of Ventura, Calif. coming in at #9.

According to the report, over 79 million donations were made in 2025, with one coming in every 2.5 seconds.

January 10th was the most generous day recorded. Following multiple wildfires breaking out in Los Angeles County at the beginning of the year, donors from across all 50 states and over 160 countries made donations on GoFundMe towards rebuilding efforts and aid.

About one million donors raised $265 million dollars, over 7,500 grants were delivered to serve those impacted by the fires, along with over 170 organizations.

A statement by GoFundMe reads:

"This year, our community showed that kindness knows no borders. From town to town and across oceans, people came together to give and get help, creating a global network of support. This is the story of how generosity traveled across the world in 2025, connecting us all."

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