Author Archives: Dan OBrien

Dan OBrien

About Dan OBrien

Cactus Thorns has been online in one form or the other since 2001. What started as a personal blog documenting the corruption and lack of Due Process of the 29 Palms Community Development Department has turned into over these many years into a hugely popular Independent Alternative News Media Outlet. We have partnered with other media including The Desert Star Weekly, Joshua Tree Star, other blogs, indie media and an incredible staff of volunteer Reporters, Commentators and Opinion Makers to create one of the most read, honest and dependable alternative to the Local traditional Media services in the country. Thanks to you the reader we are in the 5% of most read sites in the World.
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Scut Monkey: The Duality of Office

April 24, 2013
Instead of attending the city council meeting I had a family emergency…. Instead of keeping up with what is going on  at city hall, I got people peeing all over themselves complaining about Cha...
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Topock Man dies dropping bike in Oatman

April 22, 2013
Mohave County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a motorcycle accident on Oatman Highway at milepost 17.7 on Sunday (4/21) afternoon. Approximately 3:20 pm, deputies responded to an accident where the d...
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Arrested Showing off his Popsicle

April 22, 2013
On Monday, April 15, 2013, officers from the Coachella Police Department responded to an indecent exposure call that occurred in the area of Mazatlan Drive in Coachella. The investigation revealed th...
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Call it “My Hummus Period”

April 21, 2013
A couple of weeks ago I was at the VA in Loma Linda for an appointment. They were at the time holding a small Farmers Market on the grounds. I was told about some killer Tamales I bought the tamales ...
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26 Year old YV mother looses life in Hwy 62 Head on

April 20, 2013
On 04/19/13 at 3:30 PM, Kristin Thrawl, age 26 and a resident of Yucca Valley was driving a 2010 Ford Focus westbound on Highway 62, 1 mile east of White Feather Rd in Joshua Tree. A military Humvee ...
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Murder in Yucca Valley

April 19, 2013
On Thursday, April 18, 2013, at approximately 1:28 p.m., Sheriff’s dispatch received a 911 call regarding shots fired in the area of Barron Drive and Hermosa Avenue. Deputies from the Morongo B...
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Wicked Witch leads Theft Ring

April 18, 2013
Throughout the months of March and April 2013, deputies from the Perris and Menifee Police Departments investigated numerous retail thefts that occurred at various grocery stores and pharmacies in th...
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Nothing to Report….. It’s the Lawyer!

April 17, 2013
Last night’s 3 and a half hour behind the closed door meeting of the Twentynine Palms Council was fruitless. Nothing was reported to the public. So it was relayed to me by my sources. Instead o...
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Theme Messed up… Site not working correctly

April 16, 2013
Last night the company that provides my Blog Theme sent a error infested update…. We are attempting to fix the problem….. Lets hope I can figure this out quickly. Incoming search terms:ma...