Crime

Two men were arrested after deputies found more than 50 firearms, narcotics, explosives, and a clandestine drug lab in Joshua Tree. The arrests took place Wednesday at around 10:45 a.m. on the 60000 Block of Post Road. The Morongo Basin Station Multi-Enforcement Team investigated suspected sales of narcotics in the area. Deputies served the search

A heavy police presence was reported in the Ruth Hardy Park area of Palm Springs Thursday night as officers searched for a burglary suspect. Details on the crime remain limited, but viewers told News Channel 3 at around 7:00 p.m. that a police helicopter was circling the area telling residents to stay indoors. Police said

Two men were shot by an assailant who attempted to rob them in a Banning park, from which he fled, his whereabouts unknown today.    The attack happened about 11:35 p.m. Wednesday at Repplier Park, near the intersection of George Street and North San Gorgonio Avenue, according to the Banning Police Department. The agency said

A 25-year-old man suspected of carjacking and threatening to shoot someone who gave him a ride while he was out of custody in a separate vehicle theft case is due back in court in late February. Alexis Israel Lizarraga of Mecca pleaded not guilty Feb. 2 to one felony count each of carjacking, taking a

Jury selection began today in the trial of a 25-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend at her Palm Desert apartment. Richard Colin Holbrook of Escondido allegedly killed 33-year-old Nicole Henderson in 2019. Holbrook is charged with murder, child endangerment and a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a deadly weapon — a knife — in

An officer with the Beaumont Police Department was arrested following allegations of sexual misconduct. Diego Francisco Sanchez, 35, was arrested on Monday on Orange Avenue, according to county jail records. The Beaumont Police Department confirmed Sanchez was arrested by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. BPD spokesperson Marcedes Cashmer added that he was relieved of his

Palm Springs Police responded to reports of people having public sex along the Bud Furer Trail Area. The Bud Furer Equestrian trail area is located on the 900 block of South El Cielo Road. The department announced Monday night that they have received multiple instances of inappropriate behavior in public spaces. “Community members got a

A 26-year-old San Jacinto man who supplied a fatal dose of fentanyl to an acquaintance was sentenced today to 12 years in state prison. Samuel Leo Mussaw last month admitted charges of voluntary manslaughter and possession of controlled substances for sale under a plea agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. In exchange for

A Mexican citizen was arrested Monday morning after Border Patrol agents reported finding 154 pounds of meth in a vehicle during a traffic stop in the Coachella Valley. The incident happened at around 5:00 a.m. on Interstate 10 near Dillon Road. According to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency, Border Patrol agents were observing

A 38-year-old convicted felon who fatally shot his helper at an illegal marijuana grow in Anza after the man accidentally caused a vehicle to roll over and kill a puppy was found guilty today of murder. After two days of deliberations, a Murrieta jury convicted Benjamin Franklin Winkle of killing 37-year-old Michael M. Mendoza in

The Palm Springs Police Department’s IMPACT unit, aimed at community-oriented policing and problem-solving, has been working tirelessly to spread a clear message that retail theft WILL NOT be tolerated in this community!  Over the past two weeks, the PSPD’s IMPACT team has conducted three retail theft operations at large corporations such as Walmart, Home Depot,