Month: January 2019

Palm Springs Police recovered a loaded gun and arrested four men during a “high risk traffic stop” early Thursday morning. According to police, officers stopped a vehicle near North Palm Canyon and Tamarisk Road for a code violation. They saw a “handgun lying on the floorboard in the rear passenger area.” The gun was later

La policía está buscando a un sospechoso buscado por un robo matutino de un banco en Indian Wells, según el Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside. El robo ocurrió por la mañana en el Pacific Western Bank ubicado en 74700 Highway 111. El sospechoso entró en el banco y le entregó una nota al

Police are seeking a suspect wanted for a morning robbery of a bank in Indian Wells, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The robbery occurred this morning at the Pacific Western Bank located at 74700 Highway 111. The suspect entered the bank and handed the teller a note at 9:30 a.m. The teller then

Cathedral City’s councilmembers and constituents gathered at the “Fountain of Life,” for a beacon of lights vigil honoring the city’s late mayor Greg Pettis, who died last week. “You look around the community, so many things he was involved in. So, many lives he touched and it’s just appropriate for us to remember that and

The death of a pedestrian who was struck by a pickup truck today at an intersection in Thermal was being investigated as an apparent suicide, sheriff’s officials said. Emergency personnel were sent to the intersection of Grapefruit Boulevard and Avenue 58 around 11:05 a.m., according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and the California Highway

Felony charges were filed today against a man who allegedly held up a Denny’s restaurant in Indio at knifepoint. Christopher Scott Friedman, 50, pleaded not guilty to robbery and assault with a deadly weapon charges stemming from last week’s hold-up of the eatery at 82120 Highway 111. He remains in custody at the Riverside County

Authorities are searching for a 16-year-old girl who went missing after a night out with her friends in Moreno Valley. Aranda Briones was reported missing after leaving her friends on Jan. 14, Moreno Valley police said. Her last known location was believed to be near Moreno Valley Community Park at 13380 Frederick Street, police reported.

A dog abandoned in a Riverside apartment and so severely malnourished that animal control officers doubted he would survive went home with his new owner today, fully restored and ready for a second chance at life. “He was in some touch-and-go situations and we didn’t think he would make it,” Riverside County Department of Animal

The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office will not file charges against an employee of Stepping Stones Learning Center accused of assaulting a student. Darrin Erb, executive director at the center, was accused of locking a 13-year-old student in a room and beating him on May 17, 2018. The Palm Springs Police Department did not provide

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his intention to remove the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) from the California Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation — a move that would mean “the beginning of the end of juvenile imprisonment as we know it,” according to Gov. Newsom. Newsom expressed hopes to transform the juvenile justice system by ending

Some local church members are doing their part to help, TSA agents at the Palm Springs International Airport working without paychecks. Bulk items are being brought in to the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Desert, piled on a table, ready to be given away as part of a donation drive for TSA agents. They’re working

A man was convicted today of attempted voluntary manslaughter for a shooting that wounded two men in the parking lot of a Cathedral City sports bar. Prosecutors had asked jurors to convict Santos Franco, 21, of Palm Springs, of two counts of attempted murder for the shooting that took place outside The Block Sports Bar

Four caretakers whose neglect led to the death of a Palm Springs retirement home resident were each sentenced today to three years of probation. Edna Malagar Pelen, 62, of Thousand Palms, Andronico Malagar Pelen, 30, of Thousand Palms, Josie Rose Dolajan Ramos, 25, of Palm Springs, and Librada Dondonayos Paje, 71, of Cathedral City, pleaded

La muerte de un peatón que fue golpeado por una camioneta hoy en una intersección en Thermal estaba siendo investigado como un aparente suicidio, dijeron funcionarios del alguacil. El personal de emergencia fue enviado a la intersección de Grapefruit Boulevard y Avenue 58 alrededor de las 11:05 a.m., según el Departamento del Sheriff del Condado

A man killed in a crash on Saturday in Thermal has been identified. Jonan Lapena was 25 years old, the Riverside County coroner’s office said. He was from Thermal. The crash occurred at 2:20 a.m. at the intersection of Van Buren Street and Avenue 62, the Riverside County Fire Department said. Lapena was killed and

Los cargos por delitos graves se presentaron hoy contra un hombre que supuestamente intentó asaltar un restaurante Denny’s en Indio armado con un cuchillo que habia pedido prestado en el mismo lugar. Christopher Scott Friedman, de 50 años, debe comparecer en la corte esta tarde por acusación de robo y asalto con un arma mortal.

Un accidente en Thermal esta mañana estaba siendo ivestigado como un aparente suicidio, en el incidente un peatón murió al impacto contra una camioneta, asi lo anunciaron funcionarios del alguacil. El personal de emergencia fue enviado a la intersección de Grapefruit Boulevard y Avenue 58 alrededor de las 11:05 a.m., según el Departamento del Sheriff

La policía está buscando a un sospechoso buscado por un robo matutino de un banco en Indian Wells, según el Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside. El robo ocurrió esta mañana en el Pacific Western Bank ubicado en 74700 Highway 111. El sospechoso, un hombre adulto, entró en el banco y le entregó una