On May 31, 1955, Frank Sinatra and Jimmy Van Heusen were awakened from a sound sleep in the middle of the night by a prowler outside of Sinatra’s Tamarisk Country Club home, according to an article in the Desert Sun.
Sinatra and Van Heusen caught the 21-year-old suspect, but he broke away and was chased and recaptured by a private patrolman.
Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies were called and took the suspect into custody, but he was later released when Sinatra and Van Heusen declined to press charges.
There are a multitude of ways to Explore Palm Springs, which turned 75 in 2013.
One of the more intriguing methods is by exploring the city’s history.
The Palm Springs Historical Society will share a weekly story whose time and place corresponds with today.
The Palm Springs Historical Society is located at 221 S. Palm Canyon Drive.
Visit www.pshistoricalsociety.org for more information.
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