Crime

PERRIS, Calif. (KESQ) – A man is in custody, accused of causing a major internet outage in Perris in western Riverside County. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office says a 31-year-old man from Perris is behind a string of fiber optic cable thefts that caused tens of thousands of dollars in damage. The thefts disrupted service

BANNING (CNS) – A multi-convicted DUI offender who killed an off-duty Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy and his 19-year-old daughter in a driving under the influence wreck north of San Jacinto pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of second-degree murder and other charges. He was immediately sentenced to 32 years to life in state prison. Scott

YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – A Yucca Valley man is facing murder charges after allegedly supplying drugs that let to a fatal overdose. The 31-year-old was arrested last week in the death of 63-year-old David Tarbell. He was found dead near the Yucca Valley Community Center and Town Hall in May, and the case has

INDIO, Calif (KESQ)– A car pursuit ending in a vehicle collision took place in Indio, early Monday morning.  Riverside County Sheriff’s Office (RSO) reported that at approximately 8:24 a.m. Monday morning, they contacted the Indio Police Department regarding an active vehicle pursuit for a stolen vehicle on Highway 111 and Adams Street in La Quinta,

PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ)– A Desert Hot Springs man was arrested on suspicion of burglary and assault causing great bodily harm Thursday evening.   Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station says they responded to a call at approximately 2:00 a.m. Thursday morning reporting a burglary occurring on the 69500 block of Dillion Road in the unincorporated area of

PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ)– A Cathedral City man was arrested on suspicion of stealing and using fraudulent checks from his former 90-year-old employer.  The Cathedral City man, 31, was arrested and booked in connection to first-degree burglary, embezzlement of more than $400, check fraud and committing a felony while out on bail for a prior

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Jose Estevan Chavarria, Jr., one of the two suspects arrested and accused of robbing a U.S. postal worker and possibly committing similar offenses in other places, is heading to state prison. Chavarria, 28, of Los Angeles was arrested in March along with Luis Alberto Gonzalez, 32, of Victorville following a Riverside

Two men were each sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a Cathedral City store owner during a botched robbery in 2021. Charles Lamar Campbell, 23, of Beaumont, and Joel Ortiz Hidalgo, 23, of Desert Hot Springs, were convicted in May for the killing of Chris Sgouromitis, 61, of Cathedral City, at the

Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this article stated that Replogle was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole. This was incorrect. The judge sentenced Replogle to life without the possibility of parole. The article has been updated with the correct information. INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A former attorney convicted twice for his role

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ)– A 21-year-old man is facing multiple charges after Indio Police pulled him over for a traffic stop and found fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and a 12-gauge shotgun in his vehicle. Police stopped the man on July 10th around 1:15 a.m. in the 46000 block of Rubidoux Street for an equipment violation, and discovered

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – An Indio jury took less than an hour to convict a man accused of assaulting two women and threatening to kill them in Cathedral City back in 2018. 41-year-old Christopher Elmer Barkley broke into a Cathedral City home late at night in 2018 while the two women and a baby were

BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – A convicted felon accused of gunning down a 50-year-old man in a drive-by attack on the edge of the Morongo Indian Reservation northeast of Banning pleaded not guilty today to first-degree murder and other charges. Robert Eugene Leonard, 43, of Beaumont, was arrested last month following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department