Crime

The Indio Police Department has arrested a suspect in a hit-and-run crash that left a five-year-old in the ICU last week. Jesus Noriega, 31, of Indio was arrested and charged for his fleeing the scene of a crash on Thursday near Indio Boulevard and Fred Waring Drive that injured a pregnant mother and her five-year-old

A high-speed pursuit that spanned several miles along Interstate 10 came to an end when the suspect’s vehicle ran out of gas, a California Highway Patrol officer told News Channel 3. The pursuit started sometime around 2:10 p.m. The suspect led police from the Monroe exit to Cabazon. The vehicle came to a stop on

The Riverside County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of a man killed in a deputy-involved shooting following a police pursuit in La Quinta last month. The suspect was identified as Javier Magdaleno, 60, a resident of the Coachella Valley. The incident happened on January 29. It started when Magdaleno’s estranged wife ran into a

Police have identified a person of interest in the stabbing of a teenager in downtown Palm Springs last week. Benjamin Olsen, 31, of Desert Hot Springs is wanted by police for questioning in the case. “A suspect is someone who we’ve developed enough probably cause and ultimately have the probable cause to arrest them,” said PSPD Sgt.

A parolee accused of attempting to rape a woman in Twentynine Palms last week has been arrested. Manuel Tarango, 34, of Yucca Valley was arrested on Thursday. He was booked into the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga, where he is being held without bail due to violating his parole. In the early hours

A Riverside County jail inmate and two associates not in custody allegedly conspired to steal $18,000 in unemployment insurance benefits by filing a series of fraudulent claims submitted when the state began distributing relief funds stemming from the public health lockdowns, authorities said today. Brian Jay Davidson, 58, Blake Fallon, 51, and Jessica Kaye, 44,

An investigator with the Riverside County District Attorney’s office was among 67 people arrested in a multi-agency anti-human trafficking operation. Bryan Gaboury, 45, was arrested at 11:40 a.m. on January 26 along Casino Drive in Lake Elsinore, county jail records show. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Gaboury is accused of solicitation of prostitution.

The family of an Indio man who died in police custody two weeks ago is demanding answers after video surfaced online of the arrest.  During a vigil Wednesday night at the park across the street from Indio City Hall, family members and friends mourned the loss of Jose Albert Lizarraga Garcia, a brother, father and

Police were investigating a reported shooting in Desert Hot Springs early Tuesday morning. Officers were called to the 5th Street Mobile Home Park at its 6th Street entrances just west of Palm Drive where they told KESQ News Channel 3 they were investigating reports of shots fired. They said they had no suspect or victim

Police say a deputy-involved shooting that left one man dead Friday afternoon in La Quinta began with a man allegedly threatening to kill his estranged wife. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept. said Friday night deputies responded at 12:40 p.m. to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon on the 39000 block of Washington St.

The Riverside County Coroner’s office has identified a man shot and killed early Friday morning in Thousand Palms. The shooting happened on the 73000 block of Stanton Drive in Thousand Palms. Deputies were notified of the shooting shortly after 2 a.m., according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The victim was identified as Edward Pierce,

A 22-year-old man has been arrested after police said he threatened to shoot at bail bondsmen then barricaded himself in a building. The incident happened on the 10800 block of San Miguel Road in Desert Hot Springs. Officers were dispatched to the area at around 1:21 p.m. Desert Hot Springs Police Department Officers responded with