Colin Atagi, The Desert Sun1:36 p.m. PDT June 23, 2014 (Photo: Colin Atagi/The Desert Sun ) 74CONNECTTWEETLINKEDIN 5COMMENTEMAILMORE PALM DESERT – Twelve pieces of Coachella Valley Water District equipment were stolen over the weekend, pushing the number of metal thefts for the first six months of the year higher than the 2013 total. Nine backflow devices and three fire hydrants were reported stolen from various locations Monday morning, CVWD spokeswoman Heather Engel said. The thefts come less than two weeks after 17 other backflow devices were taken from the parking lots off of [...]