Crime

Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating an ex-Marine accused of sending and receiving child pornography while in Riverside County. Eric Stiegelmeyer, 24, is wanted for alleged possession and transmission of child porn. A federal warrant was issued for his arrest earlier this year, according to Riverside police Officer Ryan Railsback. Detectives learned

A business owner on El Paseo is asking for the community’s help in identifying a person who attempted to break into his office on Christmas Day. The thief wasn’t able to get into the office but was able to steal the battery out of the Ring security device outside of his building. The suspect looks

A Louisiana man is behind bars for allegedly robbing an elderly woman outside a Coachella Valley home last month. Authorities say a 77-year-old woman was robbed of her jewelry and personal items outside of a home during the early morning hours of November 16, 2019. The woman was returning home from a night of gambling

A La Quinta man accused of robbing two Newport Beach banks and trying to rob two others was arrested Tuesday morning. Barry Allan Buydens, 56, was arrested in La Quinta at around 8:25 a.m. and booked on suspicion of robbery, attempted robbery and felony evading, according to the Newport Beach Police Department. Buydens is suspected

San Bernandino County Sheriff’s Department are investigating a possible father-son murder. According to SBCSD, Monday at approximately 8:23 a.m., dispatch received a 911 call from Keith Putz, Sr., 72, reporting he had just killed his son, Keith Putz, Jr., 43. Medics and deputies were dispatched to the 5900 block of Kickapoo Trail in Johnson Valley.

A man wanted on various warrants in Southern California drove across a cemetery while escaping from police over the weekend. Prior to this incident, Gilbert Gonzalez, 31, of Twentynine Palms was already wanted on separate vehicle theft warrants out of Orange and San Bernardino Counties. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Morongo Basin

A Desert Hot Springs mother, Estela Rojas, warns her neighbors about the home burglary that occurred on Sunday night. “It was just all torn upside down, I went into the other rooms they had ransacked everything,” said Rojas. Rojas replays the break-in of her home over and over again in her mind. “So many scenarios

An Indio man has been charged with defrauding dozens of people in a $15 million phony energy company scheme, the United States Department of Justice announced. Joey Dodson, 55, was arrested Friday morning and charged with four counts of wire fraud, three counts of mail fraud and three counts of money laundering, according to an

UPDATE: PSPD: Vandalism in Palm Springs has indications of gang graffiti Residents of a normally quiet Palm Springs neighborhood woke up Friday morning to find that one of the homes on their neighborhood was hit with graffiti. The home, located near Via Escuela and Avenida Caballeros, has the word “Crip” spray-painted on the side of

A Cathedral City man is in custody after allegedly robbing a convenience store at gunpoint for a beer. According to the Cathedral City Police Department, the robbery occurred at the AM/PM on 68500 Ramon Road on Monday at around 2:30 a.m. Police say Bayron Mata, 28, went into the store armed with a pistol. Mata

Every December, families enjoy twinkling lights and holiday spirit on Candy Cane Lane in Cathedral City. For hundreds of thousands each year, it’s a merry and bright beloved holiday tradition. But for Roxanne Cerda, it’s a haunting time of year. “To this day I can close my eyes and I can still feel the sting