Crime

Two men have been charged in connection with a 2018 crash that killed a cyclist in Rancho Mirage. According to a felony complaint from the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, vehicular manslaughter charges have been filed against 21-year-old Luis Armando Castaneda and 23-year-old Alex Isidro Quiroz. Quiroz and Castaneda were allegedly at fault in a

Two store employees were cited for selling alcohol to minors during a sting operation in Cathedral City, police announced Tuesday. Cathedral City officers worked with agents from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and minor decoys to target at least 10 alcohol license-holders on Monday, netting two arrests at two separate stores. The employees

A third man sought in the murder of a woman whose body was dumped near a lake in the Temescal Valley two decades ago was in custody today, more than a year after another man originally convicted in the murder was exonerated and released from jail following a review of forensic evidence. Googie Rene Harris

Four men accused of conspiring in an operation that involved using an ultralight aircraft to smuggle nearly 200 pounds of methamphetamine into Riverside County from Mexico are facing federal drug trafficking charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today. Victor Bugarin Perez, 28, of Mecca, Mexican nationals Juan Favela Paredez, 25, and Juan Carlos Iturriaga Centeno,

Law enforcement released a photo Monday of a suspect wanted in connection with an armed robbery and kidnapping in the High Desert. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Merisa Robinson, 19, of Desert Hot Springs. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, Robinson, along with 19-year-old Anthony Kamakeeaina of Desert Hot

A wanted parolee sought by authorities in connection with numerous thefts at local businesses was in custody today after being caught by sheriff’s deputies while attempting to steal again, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department reported. Valentin Tienda, 27, of Indio, was located by the sheriff’s La Quinta Special Enforcement Team inside a local business while

On Wednesday, Sheriff’s investigators circulated an image of a suspect sought for a Calimesa bank robbery. The holdup occurred at 2:10 p.m. on Dec. 6 in the 1100 block of Calimesa Boulevard, according to sheriff’s Sgt. Richard Carroll. The suspect walked into the bank, demanded money and left with an undisclosed amount of cash. No

A 38-year-old Utah man who was found guilty of first-degree murder for fatally burning his mother has received his sentence recommendation. On Tuesday morning, jurors deliberated for less than an hour before recommending a death sentence for Israel Ramirez Guardado, who acted as his own attorney during the proceedings. On January 26, 2018, he doused

A Banning man was killed in a hit-and-run accident over the weekend and police are still seeking answers as on Monday. At 5:33 p.m. Sunday night, officers responded to the are of Ramsey Street and Apex Street for a report of a pedestrian suffering from injuries consistent with being struck by a vehicle. Upon arrival,