RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif (KESQ) Union Pacific Railroad Police led an operation Wednesday to clear homeless encampments along railroad property stretching from Monterey Road to Bob Hope Drive, citing safety concerns after multiple small fires in the past week.
Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies assisted during the enforcement effort, but Union Pacific Railroad Police are the lead agency.
The operation comes after several reported camp fires near the tracks, including a brief fire Wednesday morning that Cal Fire crews were able to quickly extinguish…