Crime

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

A former Riverside County Superior Court clerk who admitted mishandling privileged information connected to a criminal case had the charge reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor today. Thousand Palms residents Michelle Valdez, 59, and Angela Franz, 48, both pleaded guilty to a felony conspiracy-related count in a plea agreement with the Riverside County District

Three people were arrested for allegedly soliciting prostitution in two separate raids in Temecula, authorities said today. On Nov. 6, deputies conducted an investigation of a business in the 31300 block of Temecula Parkway regarding alleged acts of prostitution, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The sheriff’s CORE team coordinated with the Special Enforcement

One person was taken to the hospital after suffering stab wounds Thursday morning in Mecca. The incident was first reported at around 7:49 a.m. on the 91000 block of 6th Street. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called out to the area after a report of an assault with a deadly weapon.

A 42-year-old man suspected of multiple window-smash burglaries throughout the Coachella Valley earlier this year pleaded guilty to almost half of the charges against him today. Charles Emmanuel Cobb of Indio entered guilty pleas Wednesday to eight felony counts each of burglary and vandalism at the Larson Justice Center in Indio, according to court records.

A pair was arrested on suspicion of burglary in Twentynine Palms Friday night Authorities said a 60-year-old man and 45-year-old woman were arrested on the 82000 Block of Twentynine Palms Highway in Wonder Valley. Deputies were originally called for a domestic disturbance and found the pair burglary a victims home, according to the San Bernardino County

A 46-year-old Indio man was sentenced to three years in prison today after pleading guilty to a burglary charge in connection with a break-in at a Palm Springs business. Duane Blunt entered a guilty plea on Friday to a felony count of burglary at the Larson Justice Center in Indio, according to case records. A

A Thousand Palms man accused of stealing a purse in La Quinta and other similar thefts remains behind bars today after pleading guilty to a felony robbery charge. Eddie Ramirez, 40, was arrested in September 2022 on suspicion of robbery and multiple outstanding warrants, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The defendant entered the

A man who carried out a string of commercial burglaries in Rancho Mirage was sentenced to two years in prison after entering guilty pleas to multiple charges, authorities said today. Thousand Palms resident Kenneth Cook, 48, pleaded guilty to six felony counts of burglary Wednesday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio, according to case