Crime

A pair of suspects arrested following a burglary investigation in Desert Center were serving a probationary sentence today following guilty pleas. Desert Center resident John Bell, 56, and Andrew Grana, 49, of the San Bernardino County community of Earp, each pleaded guilty to a felony count of burglary Wednesday at the Larson Justice Center in

A judge ordered the assets of Jacob Rostovsky, the CEO of the local non-profit Queer Works, to be frozen as his fraud case continues to move ahead. Rostovsky, 33, was indicted in October on 53 felony counts in a fraud scheme surrounding a universal basic income pilot program in Palm Springs. Charges including fraudulent claims, grand

A 42-year-old Palm Springs resident accused of stabbing a man and threatening to stab an am/pm convenience store clerk was awaiting sentencing today after pleading guilty to attempted murder and other charges. Christopher William Freitas also entered guilty pleas Monday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio to two felony counts of criminal threats and

A Cathedral City man was arrested after being accused of threatening firefighters with a knife after he started several fires in Morongo Valley over the weekend. The incident happened Saturday at around 3:45 p.m. on the 10200 block of Hawk Valley Road, near Cedar Drive. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, fire personnel

A CHP Officer is recovering tonight after being assaulted by the driver of a disabled car on Interstate 8 just west of Imperial Highway in Imperial County on Thursday. CHP reports that the Officer stopped to help the suspect, a 43-year-old male from Phoenix, Arizona. The suspect “displayed altering mood swings” and attacked the Officer

Palm Springs police K9 Axel helped officers locate a loaded firearm during an investigation early Friday morning. The incident started at around 1:15 a.m. on the 2800 block of Avery Drive. Police were called out to the area following a report of a potential disturbance involving a known gang member who was possibly armed, the

An Indio man suspected in an October shooting that left one person injured in downtown Palm Springs has been arrested, police announced Thursday. The 23-year-old suspect was arrested Wednesday morning after Desert Regional SWAT team members, which includes officers from Palm Springs PD, Indio PD, and Cathedral City PD, served a warrant at the 48000

Riverside County Sheriff’s homicide investigators arrested two suspects in the shooting death of a 44-year-old man last month in Coachella. Gael Silva, 18, and a 17-year-old teen boy were arrested Tuesday in Coachella. Silva was booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center on suspicion of murder, while the 17-year-old was booked into juvenile hall. Silva

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department was investigating a shooting in Coachella Wednesday night near the area of Fifth Street and Vine Avenue. Shots were reported just after 7:00 as the tree lighting event was wrapping up around the corner at City Hall on Sixth Street. Gunfire could be heard in the background during an interview

A police pursuit that started in Palm Desert Wednesday morning ended with a suspected stolen vehicle going into a pond on Dillon Road. The incident started at around 7:15 a.m. when Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies located a stolen vehicle in the area of Washington Street and Interstate 10. Deputies attempted a traffic stop but the