Crime

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Two people are in the hospital after being shot in Desert Hot Springs early Tuesday morning. The shooting was first reported at around 2:15 a.m. in the 12700 block of Avenida Alta Loma. Officers found a victim at the house. He was transported to the hospital in critical condition,

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) — We’re learning new details about a man accused of killing his elderly parents in Indio. Kevin James Reddy, 51 is being held without bail at the Robert Presley Detention Center. He is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday, according to jail records. Reddy faces two counts of second-degree murder in

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) — A murder suspect was in custody Friday night after Indio Police say he killed his parents. Officers said on Friday, they conducted a welfare check for the elderly couple, both aged 84, in Indio at the 45000 block of Green Hills Court. They said no one was contacted at that residence,

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 25-year-old woman who lured a man to a Cathedral City Park, where he was fatally assaulted over her bogus accusations that he’d raped her, was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole.    Rena Lizette Alaniz of Thousand Palms was convicted in December of first-degree murder

CALEXICO, Calif. (KESQ) – Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Calexico Cargo Facility discovered more than 1,300 pounds of methamphetamine combined after two separate seizures last week. The first discovery was made on the morning of March 12. Officials said CBP officers encountered a 36-year-old man driving a red tractor-trailer seeking entry

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — A juvenile was recovering after a stabbing in Palm Springs Thursday night during VillageFest. There was a heavy police presence near the Kimpton Rowan Hotel on Belardo Road in downtown Palm Springs just before 6:30 Thursday evening. News Channel 3’s crew was at the scene – Emergency vehicles were present,

A 54-year-old woman was arrested Monday in Morongo Basin after being accused of squatting at a house and being in possession of meth. The incident was first reported Monday just before 2:00 p.m. on the 72000 Block of Winters Road. The victim reported that his vacant property had unathorized electrical service in someone else’s name,

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The U.S. Border Patrol is cracking down on weapons trafficking in the Coachella Valley. Agents from the Indio Border Patrol Station posted a photo on social media Tuesday of the latest contraband seizure from the El Centro sector. Agents intercepted four AK-style rifles, eight handguns, pistol magazines, and 50 rounds of

COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – An 18-year-old Coachella resident was in custody today after allegedly making threats to harm members of his family.    Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Thermal station responded to a “family disturbance” at a residence in the city shortly after 3 p.m. Monday, according to the department.   They identified the