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Yahoo
7 days ago
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Man accused of kidnapping, beating, trying to strangle girlfriend at Barstow motel
A woman escaped from a Barstow motel room where police say her boyfriend beat her, held her against her will and tried to strangle her with a plastic zip tie. The incident was first reported as a "domestic disturbance" about 12:15 a.m. Monday at a motel in the 1200 block of West Main Street, according to the Barstow Police Department. The victim has been involved in an argument with her boyfriend, identified as Timothy Loring, 34, of Barstow, officials said. Loring began punching and kicking the woman, police said in a written statement. "During the assault, the victim stated she was able to run away from Loring, but he soon caught up with her and threatened to kill her if she did not return to the room," according to the statement. Once back in the room, police said the suspect continued assaulting the victim while "brandishing a knife, insisting he would kill her." "At one point, Loring wrapped a zip tie around the victim's neck, and he tried to cinch it down to choke her," the statement said. "The victim placed her hand between the zip-tie and her neck, preventing the zip-tie from completely cinching down. The victim fled from Loring and contacted police." Evidence corroborating the woman's account was found at the scene. Loring tried to run from officers but was captured following a brief foot chase, authorities added. He was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, kidnapping, domestic violence and making criminal threats, San Bernardino County booking records show. Bail was set at $1 million pending legal proceedings. More: Shooting victim identified as 27-year-old Hesperia man Anyone with information was asked to contact Barstow police Officer Juan Gonzalez at (760) 256-2211, or by email at jgonzalez@ Tips may also be submitted anonymously to the We-Tip hotline a (800) 782-7463. This article originally appeared on Victorville Daily Press: Man accused of kidnapping, trying to strangle girlfriend at Barstow motel
Miami Herald
28-05-2025
- Miami Herald
Man with knife tries zip-tying girlfriend's neck, but she fights back, CA cops say
A man was arrested after being accused of threatening to kill his girlfriend and attacking her during an argument at a motel, California police said. On May 26, Timothy Loring, 34, got into a fight with his girlfriend, then started kicking and punching her, according to a Facebook post by the Barstow Police Department. She tried running away from Loring but he caught her and threatened to kill her if she didn't return to the room, police said. After they got back to the room, Loring, holding a knife, said 'he would kill her,' police said. Loring grabbed a zip tie and put it around her neck, attempting to cinch it down to choke her, police said. The woman put her hands between the tie and her neck to prevent it from being moved down, police said. Eventually, she was able to get away and called 911 just after 12:15 p.m., police said. Officers found Loring and tried talking to him but he ran away, police said. Police said they caught up to him and took him into custody. He was booked into the High Desert Detention Center on charges of domestic violence, criminal threats, kidnapping and attempted murder, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call 760-256-2211. Barstow is about a 120-mile drive northeast from downtown Los Angeles.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Man accused of kidnapping, beating, trying to strangle girlfriend at Barstow motel
A woman escaped from a Barstow motel room where police say her boyfriend beat her, held her against her will and tried to strangle her with a plastic zip tie. The incident was first reported as a "domestic disturbance" about 12:15 a.m. Monday at a motel in the 1200 block of West Main Street, according to the Barstow Police Department. The victim has been involved in an argument with her boyfriend, identified as Timothy Loring, 34, of Barstow, officials said. Loring began punching and kicking the woman, police said in a written statement. "During the assault, the victim stated she was able to run away from Loring, but he soon caught up with her and threatened to kill her if she did not return to the room," according to the statement. Once back in the room, police said the suspect continued assaulting the victim while "brandishing a knife, insisting he would kill her." "At one point, Loring wrapped a zip tie around the victim's neck, and he tried to cinch it down to choke her," the statement said. "The victim placed her hand between the zip-tie and her neck, preventing the zip-tie from completely cinching down. The victim fled from Loring and contacted police." Evidence corroborating the woman's account was found at the scene. Loring tried to run from officers but was captured following a brief foot chase, authorities added. He was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, kidnapping, domestic violence and making criminal threats, San Bernardino County booking records show. Bail was set at $1 million pending legal proceedings. More: Shooting victim identified as 27-year-old Hesperia man Anyone with information was asked to contact Barstow police Officer Juan Gonzalez at (760) 256-2211, or by email at jgonzalez@ Tips may also be submitted anonymously to the We-Tip hotline a (800) 782-7463. This article originally appeared on Victorville Daily Press: Man accused of kidnapping, trying to strangle girlfriend at Barstow motel
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Yahoo
Shooting suspect dies in police custody after being subdued with Taser in Barstow
A man died at a hospital about an hour after police subdued him with a Taser after he allegedly fired gunshots at a Barstow apartment complex over the weekend, authorities said. The encounter took place just after 12:30 p.m. Sunday in the 400 block of North 3rd Avenue, where police were summoned to a report of gunfire, according to the Barstow Police Department. "The reporting party in a neighboring apartment advised they heard gunshots and bullets had made entry into their apartment," police said in a written statement. Officers found the front door of the suspect's apartment open when they arrived and went inside to make a "safety sweep," according to the statement. They encountered the 34-year-old suspect in a bedroom, holding a handgun, police said. "Officers gave the suspect commands to drop the handgun, but he did not comply," the statement said. "After several commands that were ignored, an officer Tased the suspect, and he dropped the handgun. Additional officers took the suspect into custody and secured the handgun." Officials saw no visible injuries to the suspect, but he soon became unresponsive, police said. He was taken to a local hospital, where he went into cardiac arrest, officials said. He died at about 1:40 p.m. The identity of the man was not released pending notification of family. More: Woman arrives home amid burglary in Barstow; 3 suspects jailed No injuries were reported in connection with the original shooting that drew the police response. Simultaneous investigations into the death were being carried out by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Specialized Investigations Division, as well as the Barstow Police Department's Internal Affairs Division, police said. A cause of death will be determined through an autopsy. More: Man accused of kidnapping, attempted murder of ex-girlfriend in Barstow Anyone with information was asked to contact sheriff's Detective Candelario Sahagun at (909) 890-4904, or by email at csahagun@ or Barstow police Sgt. Matthew Helms at (760) 256-2211, or by email at mhelms@ Information may also be provided anonymously to the We-Tip hotline at (800) 782-7463. This article originally appeared on Victorville Daily Press: Shooting suspect dies after police subdue him with Taser in Barstow
