Crime & Safety

2 Bodies Found Inside Burned Vehicle In Indio

The discovery made on Power Line Road, west of Dillon Road, prompted a homicide investigation.

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INDIO, CA — Police found two bodies in a car destroyed by a fire on an unpaved service road in the desert in Indio Friday, prompting a homicide investigation.

Officers responded around 10:45 a.m. to Power Line Road, west of Dillon Road, to a report of a burned vehicle, according to Officer Ben Guitron, the Indio Police Department's public information officer.

Anyone with information on the case was asked to call Detective Ryan Kitchens at 760-391-4181 or Valley Crime Stoppers anonymously at 760-341-7867 (STOP).

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