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SBSD - Colorado River Sheriffs Department
Monday June 27th, 2022 :: 07:46 a.m. PDT

Advisory

Deputies Locate a Concealed Machete During Contact with a Needles Man on Saturday

DATE/TIME: June 25, 2022, at 4:10 p.m. 

INCIDENT: Carrying a Concealed Dirk or Dagger

LOCATION: Broadway Street / G Street, City of Needles 

SUSPECT(S): Richard Twobulls, 27-year-old resident of Needles

VICTIM(S): State of California 


SUMMARY: On June 25, 2022, deputies from the Colorado River Station / Needles Police conducted a subject check in the area of G Street and Broadway Street in the City of Needles. During the stop, deputies contacted Richard Twobulls. Through an investigation, deputies discovered Twobulls was carrying a machete concealed in a bag slung across his back. 

Twobulls was arrested and booked at the Colorado River Station Jail for Penal Code Section 21310: Carrying a Concealed Dirk or Dagger. Twobulls remains in the custody of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department with bail set at $25,000.00.  

Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact Deputy K.Sutton of the Colorado River Station at (760) 326-9200. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to use the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME(27463), or you may leave the information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com
 
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Refer: Deputy Ken Sutton 

Station: Colorado River Station / Needles Police Station

Phone No. (760) 326-9200

Case No. 212200594

SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department

Address/Location
SBSD - Colorado River Sheriffs Department
1111 Bailey Ave
Needles, CA 92363

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