Crime

 27-year-old man suspected of assaulting a 24-year-old man in La Quinta and stealing his wallet and cell phone pleaded not guilty to attempted robbery today. Skylar Ray Brannen-Grove of La Quinta pleaded not guilty to the felony charge Tuesday afternoon at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. Deputies responded to the 45900 block of Adams

A Riverside tax preparer pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for filing thousands of tax returns that falsely claimed deductions, such as fake medical expenses and bogus mortgage interest, and which caused more than $3 million in losses to the IRS.   Andrew Hansack, 39, entered his plea in Los Angeles federal court to two

A Whitewater man pleaded guilty and was sentenced today for driving drunk and killing a 56-year-old man, apologizing to the family and hearing the fianceé and daughter of the decedent speak about the life that was taken from them. Austin George Jackson, 35, pleaded guilty Friday afternoon at the Larson Justice Center in Indio to

Murder charges have been filed against an Arizona woman accused of providing drugs that led to an overdose death in Yucca Valley in March 2021. Alicia Hegarty, 47, was arrested in Sierra Vista, Arizona on Thursday. The charges stem from the drug overdose death of Marshall Luppke, 22, of Yucca Valley on March 14, 2021.

A man who sped away from Cathedral City police during a 2018 traffic stop, dragging an officer, pleaded guilty to two felony charges. Steven Flores, 36, of Cathedral City, faced five felony counts, one each of attempted murder, assault with a semi-automatic firearm, robbery, assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer and resisting

A mother and daughter were arrested after border patrol agents said they found them in possession of nearly 700 pounds of meth during a traffic stop on the I-10 near Indio. The arrest happened Tuesday at around 6:00 a.m. Border Patrol agents were conducting anti-smuggling operations on Interstate 10. Agents stopped two separate vehicle stops

 pair of young men suspected of assaulting two people in Palm Desert, one of whom suffered a gunshot wound to his face, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder today. In addition to the attempted murder charge, Cathedral City residents Jorge Arturo Morales, 18, and Jaden Xavier Garcia, 19, were each charged with one felony count

Police have arrested a man wanted for allegedly setting his partner on fire in Beaumont earlier this month. Nicholas Norman, 38, was arrested on the 600 block of Palo Alto Avenue on Thursday afternoon, Beaumont police announced. Police said he was taken to San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital for an evaluation for booking and transported to

Two people were arrested on suspicion of stealing jewelry from an 87-year-old woman in La Quinta, authorities said today. Deputies from the Thermal sheriff’s station responded at around 11:40 a.m. Monday to the 79700 block of Highway 111 in La Quinta to a report of the robbery, according to Sgt. David Aldrich of the Riverside

The Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force arrested 16 people, including one minor, as part of an operation aimed at combating gang violence in the valley, authorities said today. The operation began at 8 a.m. Thursday with assistance from Riverside County Gang Task Force Regions 2, 3, 4 and 6; the East P.A.C.T; the