Crime

A 48-year-old man accused of killing a woman at an Aguanga RV park and setting multiple fires in an attempt to cover up the crime was charged today with first-degree murder and other offenses. Preston Garrett Young of Aguanga was arrested Tuesday following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation.    Along with murder, Young is

Prosecution testimony began Wednesday in the trial of a Desert Hot Springs man accused of shooting more than three dozen bullets at four young men standing outside a Palm Desert mall, causing damage but no injuries.    Daniel Joseph Santacroce was arrested in 2023 following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation into the attack at

MECCA, Calif (KESQ) – Sheriff’s deputies have one person in custody and are searching for a second subject following a train burglary in Mecca Wednesday morning. At around 10:35 a.m., deputies were notified of suspicious activity near the train tracks in the area of Hammond Road and Johnson Street. “Upon arrival, deputies learned that a

AGUANGA, Calif. (CNS) – A 48-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly starting separate fires that proved deadly in a travel trailer and storage yard at a mobile home resort and campground in Aguanga, authorities said today. The blazes were reported shortly before 4:45 p.m. Monday in the Jojoba Hills RV Resort in the 45100

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A man is recovering in the hospital after being shot in the leg following a confrontation Monday night in Indio. The shooting was reported just before 10:10 p.m. near the intersection of Daisy Street and Garden Avenue. Police said officers arrived and found a man with a gunshot wound to one

A trial date was confirmed today for a man and woman suspected of being involved in shooting and pistol-whipping a then-18-year-old customer at a Dollar Tree in Cathedral City. David Anthony William Garcia, 23, of Desert Hot Springs is charged with one felony counts of attempted murder and two felony counts of assault with a

Trial proceedings began today for a Desert Hot Springs man accused in a car-to-car shooting in a Palm Desert mall parking lot almost exactly two years ago. Daniel Joseph Santacroce was arrested in March 2023 following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation. Santacroce is charged with four counts of attempted murder and one count each

A 44-year-old suspected of killing a man in an assault in Coachella earlier this week pleaded not guilty to charges on Thursday. Mario Gonzalez of Coachella was charged Thursday morning with murder, a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a deadly weapon — a knife — in the commission of a felony and committing a crime while

A suspect has been arrested in a deadly hit-and-run crash earlier this month in Joshua Tree, the California Highway Patrol confirmed. The crash happened on Jan. 14 on State Route 62, near Kerr Avenue. Benjamin Perez, 31, of Twentynine Palms was killed in the multi-vehicle crash. On Friday, police arrested Richard Heck, 60, of Yucca

Deputies arrested a robbery suspect Wednesday morning in Palm Desert. The robbery was first reported just before 11:20 a.m. on the 44000 block of San Pablo Avenue. “The victim stated he caught a male attempting to break into his vehicle, and when he confronted the suspect, the suspect threw a rock at him but missed,”

INDIO (CNS) – A 29-year-old man must stand trial for murder stemming from the death of a 20-year-old man whose body was found in the open desert of Desert Hot Springs, a judge has ruled. Gabriel “Vago” Magdaleno was held to answer last Wednesday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio on a felony count