Felony charges were filed on Tuesday against a 48-year-old man suspected of starting 10 brush fires in rapid succession in Cathedral City. Jose Hernandez was arrested Friday morning and booked into the John J. Benoit Detention Center in Indio on suspicion of arson, according to the Cathedral City Police Department. Hernandez was charged with
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A man suspected of fatally stabbing his wife and another man in what authorities called a domestic violence confrontation at a Palm Desert hotel parking lot is behind bars. The 34-year-old Palm Desert man was formally arrested Sunday afternoon after being treated at a hospital for what authorities described as critical injuries. He was booked
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Update 10:15 p.m. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced Friday night that the dispute that led to the stabbings was domestic violence. “Through the course of the investigation, and video surveillance review, this incident was determined to be a case of domestic violence,” reads a news release by the Sheriff’s Dept. The two people killed
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A drug lord captured today in Mexico following his release from prison nearly a decade ago after serving 28 years of a 40-year sentence for the 1985 kidnap and murder of an American narcotics agent will face extradition to Los Angeles for trial, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Rafael Caro Quintero and co-defendants
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A new law is going to use special technology to better track guns when they are fired, which is ultimately expected to help police solve crimes at a faster rate. This is one of the new laws that went into effect on July 1, 2022. The microstamping bill was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in
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A Whitewater man pleaded not guilty today to murder for allegedly driving drunk and causing a deadly crash. Austin George Jackson, 34, was charged last week with murder and driving under the influence causing great bodily injury. The charges include enhancements such as engaging in violent conduct and having a concurrent sentence on other
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The man accused of breaking into several Palm Springs homes, often times shirtless and on a one-wheeled skateboard, pled not guilty to multiple charges on Thursday. Dylan Thomas Bloor, 31, was arrested on Tuesday in San Bernardino after a nearly three-week search. The search came after a series of break-ins in the city. Police released
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Roughly 1 million counterfeit pills containing fentanyl were seized earlier this month in Inglewood, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced today. “This record-breaking bust is the largest seizure of fentanyl pills (the) DEA has made in California,” the DEA said in a statement. The investigation, which began in May, involved the DEA Los Angeles
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Two people were hospitalized after a rollover crash in Indian Wells Thursday evening. The crash happened on Fred Waring and Colony Cove at approximately 5:15 p.m. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, the investigation revealed that a silver-colored SUV was driving erratically eastbound on Fred Waring Drive, causing a white Range Rover to swerve
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Authorities found illegal firearms after responding to a call of a person who stayed passed their paid time at an Airbnb in Coachella, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced on Wednesday. The initial call came about Monday at approximately 3:30 p.m. The Coachella Community Action Team (CCAT), with the assistance patrol deputies, were called to
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A man was arrested today on suspicion of firing gunshots in Palm Springs while intoxicated. The man, a 24-year-old from Banning, was arrested Wednesday morning and booked into the John J. Benoit Detention Center on suspicion of various weapons violations, according to the Palm Springs Police Department. He was being held on $10,000 bail.
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The Palm Springs prowler, a shirtless man on a one-wheeled skateboard accused in a series of burglaries, has been arrested. On Tuesday, detectives were able to contact and arrest the suspect, a 31-year-old man, police announced. The man faces four counts of burglary and a parole violation. “We want to thank the community for their
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News Channel 3 is getting a first look into a long-awaited report detailing the findings of an investigation into the county’s care of the Turpin siblings, who were abused for years in a Perris home. Part of the assessment reads: “With respect to the Turpin siblings, we conclude there were many times over the last
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A person is on their way to the hospital after being shot in Mecca Thursday afternoon. The shooting happened on 91-800 block of Montenegro Drive, located west of Johnson Road. The person was shot following a family dispute, according to Sergeant Edward Soto, public information officer for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Soto confirmed that the
Continue Reading A 34-year-old man was charged today with murder for allegedly driving drunk and causing a crash that killed one person and injured another. Austin George Jackson of Whitewater was also charged with driving under the influence causing great bodily injury. The charges include enhancements such as engaging in violent conduct and having a concurrent sentence
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The Desert Hot Springs Police Department has arrested suspects connected to two homicide cases. The first arrest was related to a deadly shooting that happened on the night of December 8, 2021, on the 66700 block of Ironwood Drive. Police arrived and found Evan Rivas, 28, with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the
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Three teenagers are suspected of a string of Desert Hot Springs carjackings and armed robberies that led to gunfire in at least one holdup, authorities said Wednesday. The suspects, identified only as teenagers between 15 and 17 years old, were arrested and booked into Riverside Juvenile Hall Tuesday on suspicion of carjacking, robbery, firearm assault,
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About $1.6 million worth of counterfeit merchandise was found at a home in Riverside, the District Attorney’s office announced. The merchandise was found at home in Riverside during a search warrant by the Riverside County District Attorney Bureau of Investigation’s Consumer Protection Unit. It was part of a two-month investigation by the District Attorney’s office
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A 55-year-old man was arrested after Border Patrol agents allegedly found liquid meth hidden in the gas tank of his truck. The arrest happened after the man pulled up to the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint Friday morning. The agency said that at around 5:20 a.m., the man pulled up to the checkpoint in a 2003
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A law enforcement operation led to the seizure of approximately 1,800 pounds of illegal fireworks and an illegally carried handgun in the Coachella Valley. The operation spanned throughout the month of June leading up to the Fourth of July. Members of the Coachella Community Action Team (CCAT), with the assistance of the Southern Coachella Valley
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