Several valley restaurant owners are warning about recent break-ins at their businesses. Security footage shows overnight burglars breaking into Willie’s Modern Fare in Rancho Mirage earlier this month. Putting on gloves outside a back door, a masked and hooded is seen smashing the glass and climbing inside. “They came in with what looked like a
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Update – 4/27/22: Williams’ court appearance was delayed today. He is now scheduled to appear in court on Thursday, April 28. Stay with News Channel 3 for continuing updates. Original Report – 4/26/22: A 32-year-old man suspected of sex-trafficking five minors in Palm Desert, Indio and Desert Hot Springs was being held in lieu of
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A Palm Springs man has been accused of starting a fire that left him injured and damaged several rooms in his home Friday morning. The fire happened Friday, April 22 at around 10:20 a.m. on the 2000 block of Tamarisk Road. Several rooms in the home were damaged and at least one person was taken
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BANNING (CNS) – A young man accused of gunning down a 66-year-old shopper at the Desert Hills Premium Outlets in Cabazon during an attempted hold-up was charged today with murder and other offenses. Reginald Charles Trice, 18, of Victorville was arrested Thursday following a nearly month-long investigation by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department into the
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Deputies have arrested a Cathedral City man in connection with an attempted robbery in Rancho Mirage, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The incident took place at the intersection of Rattler Road and Ramon Road just before 10:00 Thursday night. A male victim stopped and asked the suspect if he needed help getting his
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A Sage man who gunned down his older brother during a brawl and stashed the body where it still has not been found was sentenced today to 15 years to life in state prison. A Murrieta jury in October convicted Edgar Mancia of second-degree murder for the June 2019 slaying of 29-year-old Daniel “Danny” Mancia.
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A 30-year-old man accused of forcing a motorist at gunpoint to lead sheriff’s deputies on a high-speed chase in Mecca in 2020 again pleaded not guilty today to kidnapping and other charges. Gutberto Antonio Rodriguez was ordered to return to court May 20 for a trial-readiness conference. Along with the kidnapping count, Rodriguez pleaded not
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A 32-year-old Orange County man accused of assaulting an Indio police officer and leading law enforcement on a brief chase near the Coachella Music & Arts Festival has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer and other offenses. Michael Anthony Berber of Fountain Valley made his initial court appearance Wednesday
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A 31-year-old Arizona woman accused of gunning down another woman at an Indio motel must stand trial for murder and other offenses, a judge ruled today. Carla Sharese Flores allegedly gunned down 27-year-old Ashley Brito of Thousand Palms at the City Center Motel last year. Following a preliminary hearing at the Southwest Justice Center
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A Banning man is facing 5 felony charges accused of possessing several illegal weapons following a hit-and-run collision. Banning Police took the suspect into custody late Sunday, April 9. A statement from the department said he was hiding in a car that was seen in the area of a collision along the 500 block of N.
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A local musician and high school football coach, who played at Stagecoach in 2010, has been convicted on multiple charges of sexual abuse of a minor. Jonathan Andrew Linn, 56, of the John Linn Band, reached a plea deal on five felony charges, including sexually abusing a minor. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department confirmed
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A 19-year-old felon who shot a man during a confrontation in Cathedral City was bound for state prison today to begin serving a 25-year sentence. Anthony Colon of Thousand Palms pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted murder, firearm assault, being a felon in possession of a gun and sentence-enhancing gun, and great bodily injury allegations for
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An investigation is underway after a mother and her disabled son were found dead inside their home in Yucca Valley over the weekend. Deputies were called to a medical aid on the 7600 block of Lucerne Vista Avenue Sunday just before 10 a.m. Deputies arrived and found Leandra Tronolone, 62, and her son, Jonathan Tronolone,
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Palm Springs Police Department’s Chief Andy Mills is continuing a series of community meetings to hear about chronic problems, this time focusing on businesses in the city. The goal is to listen to the business community and find solutions to ongoing issues. The meeting covered a range of issues from traffic to violent crimes and property
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An Indio man who gunned down his cousin in an ambush outside an apartment complex because he felt that the victim had been disrespectful was convicted today of first-degree murder and other charges. After three days of deliberations, a Riverside jury found 26-year-old Raymond Hernandez guilty of the 2014 fatal attack on 36-year-old Manuel “Lito”
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A felon from Desert Hot Springs accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and using her for child pornography was charged today with 30 felony counts. Cody Michael Hansen, 31, was arrested and booked into the Benoit Detention Center in Indio Thursday following an investigation by the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force. Hansen
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Two men and two women who assaulted a pair of hotel employees in Palm Desert pleaded guilty today to misdemeanor and felony charges and were immediately sentenced to terms of probation. Danei Deborah Davis, 28, Dalon Emil Decoud Jr., 29, Gregory Lamar Pate Jr., 29, and Diane Portillo, 31, admitted to the attack at the
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A Desert Hot Springs accused of human trafficking and giving fentanyl to a minor, among other crimes, was arrested and remained jailed today on $1 million bail. The man, identified as a 31-year-old, was taken into custody at about 6 p.m. Thursday in the 11700 block of Upland Way, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s
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A jury was seated today for the trial of a Palm Desert woman accused of hitting her sister over the head with a mallet and trying to run over her mother during an altercation at their home. Erin Leah Richey, 43, is charged with two counts each of attempted murder, assault and animal cruelty, as
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Over the weekend, a pick up truck and trailer were stolen from Coachella Valley High School’s Agricultural Department. The theft resulted in a damaged fence off of 55th Ave and Van Buren Street. Agricultural department head, Kevin Sleeper, shares what this weekend’s theft at CVHS means to him. “It’s hurtful. And it takes all that
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