Some 26 off-roaders were cited Sunday in the Iron Door-area of Indio by deputies on off-road vehicles who also issued 31 warnings, Deputy Mike Martinez said in a written statement.

That same day, deputies in Mead Valley and Woodcrest issued three tickets.

And on Saturday, deputies in the Temecula area issued one ticket and two off-road warnings.

—Richard Brooks
rbrooks@PE.com

Anthony Giannotti, 44, of Palm Springs, was booked into the Palm Springs City Jail on suspicion of evading arrest, reckless driving and a parole violation, according to Mitch Spike, of the Palm Springs Police Department.

Giannotti is expected to be arraigned Thursday, Spike said.

The chase began about 9:10 a.m. when an officer attempted to stop a speeding motorcyclist along North Indian Canyon Drive at the wash, which is south of Interstate 10, Spike said. The motorcyclist refused to stop and continued north at speeds of more than 100 mph to Dillon Road, at which point he drove into the desert and lost the pursuing officer, Spike said.

As officers surrounded the area, a resident reported that a man was hiding a motorcycle in the backyard of a home in the 63700 block of Dillon Road, Spike said. Giannotti was arrested inside that home, Spike said.

—From news services

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"Nothing," Capt. Dean Veik said of emergency calls to the department's dispatch center in Perris. "Apparently it wasn't big enough to shake anybody out of bed."

The magnitude 3.4 temblor struck at 10:39 p.m. Sunday about two miles northeast of Cabazon and nine miles east of Banning, according to U.S. Geological Survey seismographs.

The earthquake came one day a smaller 3.1 magnitude quake that struck at 12:33 p.m. Saturday about five miles south of Idyllwild.

—Richard Brooks
rbrooks@PE.com

The Juliet fire, named for the training range where it started, had grown to more than 1,500 acres by nightfall and was burning southwest on the base toward the city of Oceanside, said Yvette Urrea Moe, a spokeswoman for San Diego County Office of Emergency Services. No containment was reported by 9 p.m.

An unknown number of families were evacuated by military police from houses threatened by the fire, said Marine 2nd Lt. Riley Whaling.

San Diego County's reverse 911 telephone system ordered the evacuation of 1,025 homes in Oceanside, Moe said. Sheriff's deputies went door-to-door and ordered another 100 homes evacuated.

Marine Sgt. Darhonda Rodela, a base spokeswoman, said the American Red Cross set up a shelter on the base for families affected by the fire. She did not know how many families were evacuated from a portion of the base's San Luis Rey housing area.

Outside the base, evacuees were being sent to shelters set up at El Camino High School and Oceanside High School, said Jane McVey, a spokeswoman for the city of Oceanside.

It was not immediately clear how the fire started shortly after 3 p.m., but Whaling said it started in the training area. He did not know whether the range was being used at the time.

Camp Pendleton brush trucks, similar to fire trucks, were joined by county, state and federal firefighting agencies.

Carlsbad Fire Department Battalion Chief Mike Davis told the North County Times that his agency and others lined more than 20 fire engines along the border of the base in case flames or embers carried by the wind blew into the city.

Horses kept in a stable on the base near where the fire was burning were turned loose after workers were forced by military police to evacuate, Heather Gallaher, told the newspaper.

"We have stray horses running down the middle of the road," she said. "The fire is basically right at the barn."

A second, unrelated fire was burning on the base in another training area, Whaling said. No buildings were threatened by that fire.

—The Press-Enterprise

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PDT TUESDAY.

STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. THE
WINDS WILL RE-INTENSIFY LATER TONIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING.

EXPECT NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
70 MPH THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS.

THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS
WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND
DOWNED POWER LINES.

—The Press-Enterprise

City fire spokesman Steve Tracey says sustained winds are stoking the blaze, which began spreading in the freeway median around 5 p.m. Monday. It was not immediately clear whether the fire was the same one that started in the morning and forced the freeway to close for hours.

On Monday night, the fire burned 11 blocks along the freeway into a residential and commercial area.

Tracey says a public storage building and another commercial building are still burning.

The first reported fire started in a homeless camp and tore through brush and palm trees along the freeway. A homeless man has been arrested for allegedly starting the blaze with cigarette butts.

—The Associated Press

A 51-year-old Los Angeles man suffered major injuries in the crash and was taken to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, according to Mitch Spike of the Palm Springs Police Department. The man's passenger, a 34-year-old Rosemead woman, suffered minor injuries and was treated and released from the same hospital, Spike said.

The motorist, Max Moorehouse, 76, of Boise, Idaho, was arrested on suspicion of felony drunken driving and booked into city jail, Spike said. He is expected to be arraigned Wednesday.

The wreck happened about 8:10 p.m. Saturday on East Palm Canyon Drive and Indian Trail, Spike said.

Moorehouse's wife, who was in the front passenger seat, was not injured, Spike said.

—From news services

Emmanuel Espinoza Jr. was arrested Sunday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, exhibition of a loaded firearm, being a felon in possession of ammunition, conspiracy and for an alleged probation violation, police said.

Last month, Espinoza was convicted of grand theft and was sentenced to three years probation, according to court records. A charge of burglary was dropped.

On Sunday, Banning police were called to the Club Latino, at 401 E. Livingston St., in Banning, to investigate the report of an assault.

Police determined that Espinoza and alleged accomplice Jesus Manuel Nunez Jr., 27, had gotten involved in a fight with people having a private party at the club, according to Devon Parr, detective secretary for Banning police.

Following the fight, Espinoza allegedly used his vehicle to hit three people, pinning them between a fence and his vehicle, authorities said. One victim suffered a broken arm and two others suffered bruising, police said.

He tried to shoot another person but the pistol jammed, police said.

Espinoza and Nunez drove from the scene but were immediately caught by police.

—From news services

—Jeff Horseman
jhorseman@PE.com

Porter Valley golf pro Sue Schroer says there was some concern when the fire broke out Monday morning in the Santa Susana Mountains overlooking the club's golf course.

But when strong winds quickly began whipping flames and accompanying blankets of thick gray smoke away from the course, Schroer says the golfers decided to keep swinging their clubs.

About 140 golfers are on the course, taking part in the club's Dennis Casey Memorial Tournament.

Schroer says no one at the club has been ordered to evacuate.

—The Associated Press

—From news services

The fire was reported in the center divider near the Base Line offramp about 5:15 p.m., burning just feet from passing vehicles, CHP officials said.

Motorists began bailing off the freeway as flames spread and northbound traffic is now at a standstill. There are unconfirmed reports of structures on fire.

Some people have abandoned their trapped vehicles and fled on foot, officials said.

Train traffic was again halted on BNSF lines that run along the west side of the freeway.

Smoke cut visibility and surface streets were clogged as motorists tried to find ways around the flames.

--The Press-Enterprise