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A 32-year-old worker at a La Quinta residential-care facility pleaded not guilty today to murder and torture charges stemming from the death of a patient whose body was found in a trash bin outside the facility. The murder charge against Cristina Noelle Canimo, of Palm Desert, includes a special circumstance allegation of inflicting torture during
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Last week, Palm Springs Police Department detectives busted an illegal marijuana cultivation after a water leak tipped off law enforcement. On December 5, Palm Springs Code Enforcement officers received a report of water flowing out of a garage of a residence on the 2900 block of Chuperosa Road. Responding officers noticed an intense smell of
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The Department of Justice announced the arrest of a Twentynine Palms man on Friday for allegedly making death threats against a congressional staffer and an intern. Robert Stahlnecker, 48, of Twentynine Palms, was arrested at his residence on charges of threatening federal officers and employees, interstate communications with threat to injure a person, and anonymous
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A Coachella Valley Unified School District employee is behind bars following reports of an alleged sexual relationship with a student. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, on Thursday, CVUSD officials alerted officials and the Thermal Sheriff’s Station began an investigation. RSO revealed that investigators were able to quickly discovered that Edward Noel Alvarado Valadez,
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A 26-year-old convicted felon and current state prison inmate was sentenced to five years in prison today for his part in a robbery of a Cathedral City medical marijuana dispensary in 2017. Travion Riddick, formally of San Bernardino, was also sentenced by Riverside County Superior Court Judge Dean Benjamini to an additional yearfor possessing or
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A 25-year-old mother has been sentenced to life probation for her involvement in the death of her infant daughter who died in a crash on Highway 74 in Palm Desert in May 2016. Kristen Lauer’s daughter was unrestrained at the time of the crash. Lauer, a Rancho Mirage resident, initially plead guilty to murder and
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A Riverside County Sheriff’s Sergeant who was injured in a crash in Thousand Palms on Thursday remains hospitalized Friday in stable condition. The vehicle crashed while en route to a call of a reported bank robbery in at around 10:50 a.m. The call was later confirmed as being unfounded. According to the California Highway Patrol,
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A Canadian man recently convicted of murdering a Palm Springs woman in 1990 in order to drain her bank accounts will not be sentenced next month. In November, 63-year-old Anton Michael Kubica of Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia was convicted of murdering Marie Darling, 78, of Palm Springs in 1990. Darling’s ashes were discovered spread over
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The Riverside County Coroner’s Office released the identity of a body found in a Desert Hot Springs field last week. Last Tuesday at approximately 10:45 a.m., the Desert Hot Springs Police Department received reports of a body found in open field on Verbena Drive and Ironwood Drive. Authorities have identified the victim as Ezequiel David
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A Riverside County Sheriff’s vehicle crashed while en route to a call in Thousand Palms Thursday morning at around 10:50 a.m. According to CHP, an RSO sergeant suffered major injuries. Witnesses on the scene say the RSO SUV was traveling northbound on Monterey Avenue with patrol lights on as it passed through the intersection when
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Jurors today will begin the process of deciding weather a Utah man convicted of first-degree murder for setting his mother on fire outside her Indio workplace will spend the rest of his life in prison or receive the death penalty. Israel Ramirez Guardado, 38, of Salt Lake City, was found guilty on Monday ofdousing his
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Desert Hot Springs Police were serving a search warrant Thursday morning along the 66100 block of Desert View Avenue near West Drive. A city spokeswoman, Doria Wilms, told KESQ News Channel 3 that Riverside County Sheriffs Deputies were assisting in the effort. Viewers contacted KESQ News Channel 3 at 5:45 a.m. saying a helicopter was
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A man pleaded guilty and was immediately sentenced to three years probation for wielding a machete on a man who came to the aid of the defendant’s ex-girlfriend during a fight that turned physical in La Quinta. Christopher Yslas, 33, must also complete 224 hours of community service before this time next year under the
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The Palm Springs Police Department announced a teenager will face charges for allegedly making a bomb threat against their middle school. On Tuesday afternoon, Raymond Cree Middle School staff alerted PSPD to a possible threat made against the school. A Raymond Cree student had made a post on social media that “included a bomb threat
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The Palm Springs Police Department is investigating a bomb threat made against Raymond Cree Middle School. According to PSPD, at about 2:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Raymond Cree Middle School staff notified the department of a possible threat at the school. A social media post by a Raymond Cree student “included a bomb threat that was
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A surveillance video shows a crook stealing packages from a front porch. Unfortunately it seems like we’re seeing videos like this almost daily. It’s happening at homes around the desert. “I definitely think about the safety of our communities in making sure people take precautions when they start having packages shipped for the holidays,” said
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On Tuesday afternoon, the Cathedral City Police Department issued a warning of a possible law enforcement impersonator lurking in the city. On Monday night, a Cathedral City resident sent CCPD video footage from a Ring doorbell camera of a man who went to the front door of the residence, located on the 68600 block of
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A 38-year-old Utah man has been found guilty of first-degree murder for fatally burning his mother in Indio last year. Israel Ramirez Guardado, who acted as his own attorney, offered his summation this afternoon at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. The jury deliberated for about an hour before reaching their verdict. #GUARDADOTRIAL #Verdict has
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Palm Springs Police confirmed Tuesday morning that they were investigating a student who posted a non-specific threat against schools on social media Monday, but that the student stated he never intended to shoot anyone. In an update sent out at 9:30 a.m., PSPD announced that they, in conjunction with CCPD, arrested the juvenile connected to
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There was a heavy police presence in a neighborhood near Highway 111 and Deep Canyon in Palm Desert on Monday evening. Callers into the News Channel 3 newsroom reported hearing shots fired in that area at approximately 7:30 p.m. Deputies said they found no evidence of any shooting or a victim, but they did find
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