California

MURRIETA, Calif. (KESQ) – A felon who joined a cohort in a fatal robbery at a 460-acre illegal marijuana grow in Anza was awaiting sentencing today after being convicted of first-degree and other offenses which carry a mandatory life sentence. Brandon Noll Pollard, 33, of Escondido killed Khamsene Singnolay in 2019.    After two days

CORONA, Calif. (KESQ) – Two Chinese nationals living in Riverside County pleaded guilty today to participating in a scheme in which counterfeit iPhones and iPads were imported from China, then exchanged at Apple stores across the Southland. Yushan Lin, 31, and Shuyi Xing, 35, both of Corona, pleaded guilty in Los Angeles federal court to

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Jasveen Sangha — the so-called “Ketamine Queen” — pleaded guilty today in Los Angeles federal court to illegally selling the ketamine that killed “Friends” actor Matthew Perry in October 2023.   The North Hollywood woman pleaded guilty to one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises, three counts of distribution of ketamine and

SILVERADO CANYON, Calif. (KESQ) –  A 38-year-old Alabama man was charged Tuesday with making a series of threats toward a Roman Catholic abbey in Silverado Canyon, and he was carrying body armor, ammunition, brass knuckles and knives in his vehicle, sheriff’s officials said today.  Joshua Michael Richardson was charged with criminal threats, possession of a

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Three people were stabbed in the Core-Columbia neighborhood of San Diego and a suspect was arrested, police said today.    Shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday, three people were standing at 1000 Kettner Blvd. when a male suspect “walked up to them and started arguing, for no reason,” the San Diego

HEMET, Calif. (KESQ) – A motorcycle rider was killed in a collision with a Hemet Fire Department truck tonight in Hemet.    The crash occurred at 9:09 p.m. at Chambers and State streets, according to the California Highway Patrol. Additional information was not immediately available.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – The U.S. Air Force will provide full military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt, the San Diego woman who was fatally shot during the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach. The decision reverses a Biden administration denial of a military funeral for Babbitt, 35, and comes months after the federal government

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – White House border czar Tom Homan said today federal officials will “ramp up” immigration enforcement actions in so-called sanctuary cities across the country, including Los Angeles. “You’re going to see a ramp-up of operations in New York,” Homan told reporters at the White House. “You’re going to see a ramp-up of

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Eight people suspected of being part of a prolific burglary crew responsible for 92 heists throughout the Los Angeles area over the past three years were arrested, authorities announced today.    Most of the suspects, who range in age from 20 to 47, were arrested Wednesday, when investigators from the LAPD’s