SHERIFF CAUTIONS ABOUT MOUNTAIN LION SPOTTED IN YUCCA MESA

The Sheriff’s Department is letting residents of the Yucca Mesa area know of multiple sightings of a mountain lion in the area. Deputy Jacob Naylor said wildlife officials think the recent rains and subsequent floods may have displaced the mountain lion from its regular territory and into the populated area. The big cat did attack a dog and was seen drinking water from a koi pond in the 5000 block of Paradise View in the Yucca Mesa area of Yucca Valley. The Sheriff’s Department is concerned about children at the bus stop at Douglas and Yucca Mesa Avenue and suggests that parents may want to drive their children to and from school. If you see the mountain lion, please call 760-365-2364.