Two Arrested for Alleged Lewd, Lascivious Acts at Rancho Mirage Park

RANCHO MIRAGE (CNS) - Two people were arrested on suspicion of lewd
and lascivious acts in public following a public safety enforcement operation
at Rancho Mirage Community Park, authorities announced today.
  

Eriberto Santana, 45, of Thousand Palms and Kevin Kakela Winston, 62,
of Rancho Mirage were booked at Benoit Detention Center in Indio, according to
the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
  

Deputies and the city's Problem-Oriented Policing team coordinated
with the Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force to conduct the operation Wednesday
after people complained of ``ongoing illegal activity within the park,''
located in the 71000 block of San Jacinto Drive, according to sheriff's Sgt.
Bryan Whitley.
  

The operation aimed to address quality-of-life concerns and to make
sure the park remained safe and family-friendly, Whitley said.
  

Details on the alleged crimes were not immediately available.
  

``These enforcement operations are conducted to preserve the quality
of life for residents and visitors throughout Rancho Mirage and the greater
Coachella Valley,'' the department stated.
  

Anyone with additional information was urged to contact Deputy
Nicholas Cazee at 760-836-1600.
  

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