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Express Tribune
13-04-2025
- Express Tribune
Man arrested over suspected bomb threat targeting Coachella
A Santa Monica resident was arrested Saturday after allegedly making a bomb threat near the Coachella Music and Arts Festival, which drew over 100,000 attendees for its opening weekend. According to the Cathedral City Police Department (CCPD), 40-year-old Davis Darvish was taken into custody after he reportedly approached security personnel at the Agua Caliente Casino and threatened to carry out a bombing. The casino, situated approximately 17 miles from the Empire Polo Club — the site of the Coachella festival — promptly contacted law enforcement following the incident around 11 a.m. Police swiftly identified Darvish's vehicle, a Tesla, and employed FLOCK ALPR (automated license plate recognition) technology to monitor its movement across the Coachella Valley. Cathedral City authorities notified security teams at the festival, while Palm Springs police located the car and detained Darvish just over an hour later at 12:11 p.m. No explosives, weapons, or bomb-making materials were found either in Darvish's possession or in his vehicle, CCPD confirmed in a statement released Saturday evening. Darvish was booked into the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio, with bail set at $1 million. The investigation remains ongoing.
Yahoo
13-04-2025
- Yahoo
California man arrested after alleged threat to bomb Coachella
Local police in California said a 40-year-old man was arrested on Saturday after saying he would be responsible for a bombing at the Coachella Music & Arts Festival. Davis Darvish, from Santa Monica, California, allegedly approached security at the Agua Caliente Casino and made the threat, according to the Cathedral City Police Department. When he was detained about an hour later, no weapons, explosives, or bomb-making materials were found in his possession or his vehicle, police said. The casino where the alleged threat was made is located about 17 miles from the Empire Polo Club, where the Coachella music festival takes place. The festival, which draws crowds of tens of thousands, is in the middle of its first weekend. Police responded to the casino's call shortly before 11 a.m. Saturday morning. Officers were able to quickly identify the Tesla that Darvis was driving and notified law enforcement personnel assigned to the festival to be on the lookout, according to police. Cathedral City personnel "used FLOCK ALPR (automated license plate recognition) technology to track Darvish's movement throughout the Coachella Valley," CCPD said. Around 12:11 p.m. local time, Palm Springs police officers located Darvish's vehicle in the city of Palm Springs. PSPD detained Darvish and CCPD detectives responded to the scene and assumed control of the investigation. Darvish is currently being held on $1 million bail at the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio. California man arrested after alleged threat to bomb Coachella originally appeared on
Yahoo
13-04-2025
- Yahoo
California man arrested after alleged threat to bomb Coachella
Local police in California said a 40-year-old man was arrested on Saturday after saying he would be responsible for a bombing at the Coachella Music & Arts Festival. Davis Darvish, from Santa Monica, California, allegedly approached security at the Agua Caliente Casino and made the threat, according to the Cathedral City Police Department. When he was detained about an hour later, no weapons, explosives, or bomb-making materials were found in his possession or his vehicle, police said. The casino where the alleged threat was made is located about 17 miles from the Empire Polo Club, where the Coachella music festival takes place. The festival, which draws crowds of tens of thousands, is in the middle of its first weekend. Police responded to the casino's call shortly before 11 a.m. Saturday morning. Officers were able to quickly identify the Tesla that Darvis was driving and notified law enforcement personnel assigned to the festival to be on the lookout, according to police. Cathedral City personnel "used FLOCK ALPR (automated license plate recognition) technology to track Darvish's movement throughout the Coachella Valley," CCPD said. Around 12:11 p.m. local time, Palm Springs police officers located Darvish's vehicle in the city of Palm Springs. PSPD detained Darvish and CCPD detectives responded to the scene and assumed control of the investigation. Darvish is currently being held on $1 million bail at the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio. California man arrested after alleged threat to bomb Coachella originally appeared on
