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08/08/2026

Support California Senate Bill 381 - Unlock Birth Certificates for Adult Adoptees

08/05/2026

Case solved, Tiffany lamps recovered by Paloma Investigative Services, Palm Springs, California.

In 2008, the Antique Roadshow on PBS was on tour in Palm Springs, California. Two Tiffany lamps, from circa 1905, owned by a Palm Springs resident, were featured on the show and were appraised together at $130,000. Unfortunately, the Palm Springs resident passed away in October 2012. Shortly after h...

07/18/2026

This article is from 4 years ago of a homicide occurring in the City of Beaumont, Ca. in 1996. The female is still unidentified.

On Jan. 27, 1996, a woman's body was found near eastbound Highway 60 and Gilman Springs Road. Investigators believe she was murdered.

07/15/2026

Rest in peace Deputy US Marshall Hanson

RIP. Deputy United States Marshal Drew Hanson,who gave his life in the line of duty, is the 54th officer lost in 2026.

Deputy United States Marshal Drew Hanson, 36, was murdered when he was shot and killed while serving an arrest warrant for a fugitive on Rutland Road in Alexandria, Louisiana.

Around 3:00 p.m., members of the U.S. Marshals Violent Offender Task Force and deputies with the Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office were attempting to arrest a man wanted for sexual battery. When deputies entered the home, they found the suspect barricaded in a bedroom. He fired at officers, striking Deputy Marshal Hanson.

The suspect was apprehended after a three-hour standoff.

Deputy Marshal Hanson had served with the United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service for six years. He previously served with the U.S Border Patrol, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Police Department, the Mississippi Department of Transportation, and the Gulfport Police Department.

He is survived by his wife and two children.

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07/09/2026

Andrew Urdiales (June 4, 1964 – November 2, 2018) was a former USMC veteran, serial killer who was convicted in Illinois in 2002 of killing three women and convicted in California in 2018 of killing five women. He was sentenced to death in California and died by su***de a few months later in San Quentin Prison in Ca. As a Palm Springs PD (Ca) Detective, I handled the case of one of his victims, Denise Maney, a Navy Veteran, who died alone in the desert in Palm Springs at the hands of Urdiales. This video is the Preview of The Sword and Scale documentary. The episode is called "Survival", it is part of Season 1, and it is Episode #11.

07/04/2026

Stay safe this 4th of July weekend

06/13/2026

Never give up looking for your loved ones who have gone missing or given up for adoption. We have brought many families back together. Paloma investigative services, bringing people together, one family at a time. 888-567-7114 

05/23/2026

If you see something, say something

Every year, children are wrongfully removed from or retained outside the U.S. in violation of parental rights. International parental kidnappings (IPK) of U.S. children have been reported in countries all over the world.

Ahead of National Missing Children's Day on May 25, 2026, learn more about the FBI's roles in IPK cases in this Q&A with FBI Special Agent Ingrid Arbuthnot-Stohl of FBI - Seattle—including how to report suspected IPK and how to keep your kids safe.

🔗fbi.gov/news/stories/raising-awareness-international-parental-kidnapping

05/06/2026

In 2016, Ross Carr contacted Paloma Investigative Services for help locating his missing adult daughter, Catherine Mitchell.
Ross explained that Catherine had disappeared 15 years earlier following a difficult divorce, leaving behind her two children. She had briefly moved in with him before leaving on her own. Since then, he had searched for her relentlessly. Her two, now adult children, have their own children and Ross wanted to tell Catherine she was also a Grandmother.
Over the years, Ross heard rumors that Catherine may have been struggling with drug addiction and living either in Las Vegas, Nevada, or Los Angeles, California. His only wish was to see his daughter one more time before he died — to bring her home, give her shelter, and let her know she was loved. The only photo he had of Catherine was over 20 years old.
Investigators with Paloma Investigative Services eventually discovered that Catherine had recently been arrested in the Skid Row area by the Los Angeles Police Department and released. Investigators spent days searching the streets of Skid Row without success. Missing person flyers were posted throughout the area alongside countless others.
During the investigation, investigators entered a local liquor store and showed the clerk Catherine’s flyer. The clerk immediately recognized her as a frequent customer and agreed to contact us if Catherine returned.
The following day, Catherine called from the clerk’s phone.
At first, she was hesitant to reconnect with her father, but eventually agreed to meet with investigators in Skid Row.
Ross and his son, Ross Jr., immediately flew into Los Angeles from their Nevada home and were met by our investigators at LAX. Together, we began searching Skid Row for Catherine. After several hours driving through the area, we finally spotted her walking along a sidewalk.
The video captures Ross’s emotional journey to reunite with his daughter after 15 years apart.
Although Catherine told Ross she did not want to return home — explaining that Skid Row had become her home and the homeless community had become her family — Ross was finally granted his wish: to see his daughter one last time.
Ross passed away in 2024.
Catherine still lives on Skid Row today.