Crime

Indio Police were asking for the public’s help in identifying a hit-and-run driver who struck a pedestrian Tuesday night but never stopped to help. Authorities say the collision happened at 9:20 p.m. along Highway 111 between Las Palmas and Monroe Street. The man who was struck was hospitalized. There was no immediate word on his injuries or condition. Police said they

One of four men arrested for allegedly stealing more than $36,000 worth of golf carts in the Palm Desert area pleaded guilty to one felony count today. Daniel Vital, 34, of Thousand Palms, was arrested May 16 and subsequently charged with one felony count of purchasing/receiving a stolen vehicle, trailer or motorized vessel, with an

Two 18-year-old campers were arrested for allegedly starting a fire in Yucca Valley that grew to 431 acres. The fire started near Elk Trail in Yucca Valley on Thursday and left the area covered in smoke, making it hard for some to breathe. Several nearby homes and ranches were threatened, but fire crews were able

A Palm Springs insurance agent who allegedly stole over $75,000 from one of his clients, a late prominent art dealer, and philanthropist who lived in Carlsbad, has been arrested, the California Department of Insurance said today.    John Ryan, 64, who operated Calinsured, Greater Palm Springs Insurance, and PS Independent Insurance, was arrested in Palm

PETA is offered a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for shooting a puppy with an arrow in Desert Hot Springs. The four-month-old female Chihuahua puppy was found early Monday morning by a good samaritan on the 15500 block of Avenida Florencita, near Camino

A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to 17 years in state prison for attempted murder stemming from a drive-by shooting that injured a woman in Cathedral City. Jose Angel Flores of Desert Hot Springs, who was behind the wheel of the car involved in the 2014 drive-by, was convicted on April 28 of four counts

A 36-year-old man accused of breaking into a Palm Springs home and striking a resident in the face pleaded not guilty today to three felony counts.   Taylor Donald Hurst of Palm Springs was arrested around 6:30 a.m. Thursday when officers responded to a report of a disturbance between neighbors in the 700 block of San

A 36-year-old man was being held in lieu of $35,000 bail today on suspicion of breaking into a Palm Springs home and striking a resident in the face. The suspect, a 36-year-old Palm Springs man, was arrested around 6:30 a.m. Thursday when officers responded to a report of a disturbance between neighbors in the 700

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department posted a series of home security tips after cases of home invasion robberies throughout Riverside County. “Over the past few weeks, a number of home invasion robberies have occurred throughout Riverside County. As we continue to investigate, we urge you to be vigilant” reads the post by the Sheriff’s Dept.