CALWIRE Crime Watch (Thursday, October 22, 2026) — Afternoon Edition

Today's top story: Teen girls listed teacher and student targets for planned Riverside County school shooting, officials say. This roundup covers 7 stories from LA Times.

Teen girls listed teacher and student targets for planned Riverside County school shooting, officials say
Two teenage girls who were arrested on suspicion of plotting a mass shooting at a Riverside County high school had a list of inten... — LA Times

Jurors in Palisades arson retrial may be barred from weighing evidence of LAFD missteps
Jonathan Rinderknecht, who stands accused of igniting a small New Year's Day blaze that prosecutors say later became the devastati... — LA Times

5 more Orange County parents charged in e-motorcycle crackdown
Parents whose children were illegally speeding or driving illegally on public streets have been charged in a crackdown by Orange C... — LA Times

Neighbor who allegedly fed a coyote involved in attack on toddler could be charged
A resident who allegedly fed a coyote in Atwater Village for months may now face a criminal charge after a toddler was bitten in t... — LA Times

Delivery worker found dead in trunk of Tesla. Suspect assumed aliases to evade police, officials say
Manuel Salceda, 39, has been charged with murder in the death of Javier Becerril Jr., whose body was found in the trunk of a Tesla... — LA Times

Fugitive child sex offender found dead in a California riverbed, officials say
Authorities had been searching for Merle Wakefield, 69, for nearly a month after he cut off his GPS monitor in San Diego and fled. — LA Times

Son fatally stabs elderly parents and family dog in Westminster double homicide, police say
A 48-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder after his parents and their family dog were found stabbed to death in Westmi...

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