Crime

A San Bernardino man pleaded not guilty today to a charge he gunned down another man outside a Cathedral City home. Christian Isaiah Jimenez, 20, was arrested earlier this month in Needles in connection with the Aug. 19 shooting death of Alberto Rafael Sosa Alvarez, 21. Alvarez was found suffering from gunshot wounds at about

A man who allegedly stole beer on 50 separate occasions from a Coachella convenience store has been arrested, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. 35-year-old Coachella resident Marcus Jon Rodriguez remained behind bars Thursday afternoon. He is being held in Indio Jail on $2,500 bail. On Thursday morning, deputies assigned to the Riverside County

A man has been arrested for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars worth of figs and crates from a ranch back in June. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, on June 28, 2019, a ranch at an unidentified location was robbed of $1,500 in Brown Turkey Figs and $450 in plastic crates unique to the

Joshua Hill, 18, and Branden Smith, 18, both from Twentynine Palms were arrested for the attempted murder of a man earlier this month in Twentynine Palms. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, Morongo Basin Station, on Friday, Sept. 6, deputies received reports of attempted murder on the 72000 block of Wildcat Way. Deputies

Police are searching for two men who allegedly robbed a Palm Springs beauty store on Sunday. Sergeant Mike Casavan of the Palm Springs Police Department said the robbery was reported at the Sally Beauty Supply store on 2465 East Palm Canyon at around noon. Casavan said two Hispanic adult males entered the store and took

A man charged with two counts of first-degree murder for allegedly gunning down two people in a Palm Desert home pleaded not guilty to all counts on Friday. Frank Scott Castro III was arrested Wednesday afternoon for allegedly killing the two people in the 43000 block of West Calle Las Brisas, just west of the

An accountant who embezzled roughly a half-million dollars from her Palm Desert employer pleaded guilty today to grand theft and other charges. Traci L. Kunz, 45, admitted the theft count, as well as a forgery charge and a sentence-enhancing allegation of perpetrating multiple fraudulent transactions, just as a preliminary hearing to determine if her case

A report of domestic violence in La Quinta led to authorities to find over 30 firearms in a home in Indio earlier this week. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, on Tuesday deputies from the La Quinta station were called at a residence on the 56600 block of Palm Drive at approximately 6:05 p.m.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting near a restaurant/nightclub in Coachella Friday night. Deputy Mike Vasquez, public information officer for RSO, says there were multiple reports of a shooting at a business near Avenue 49 and Grapefruit Boulevard at approximately 11:31 p.m. Vasquez says investigators have found evidence of a shooting and

A Desert Hot Springs man who pleaded guilty to five felony counts in connection with the sexual assault of a 5-year-old girl was sentenced to almost two decades in prison today. Dion Peralta Duran, 39, reached a plea agreement with prosecutors on five lewd and lascivious acts charges on July 11 — just as jury

A man accused in a near-fatal attack on his 83-year-old mother in Indio was charged today with attempted murder and other offenses. Jeffrey Swaim, 61, was arrested around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday at the victim’s home in the 79800 block of Carmel Valley Drive, after police received a 911 call reporting a man had assaulted his