Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Union warns members and public to avoid Indian casino

The Riverside County Sheriff's Assn., a union representing 3,700 employees, has warned its members and the public to stay away from the Soboba Indian casino near San Jacinto, Calif., because of recent violence. The group urged its members to visit other casinos until the situation at Soboba was "stabilized." The reservation was the scene of two shootouts last month between Riverside County sheriff's deputies and several tribe members who used rifles against officers, their vehicles and a helicopter. Three tribal members died in those gun battles.

Read more in the Los Angeles Times.