Crime

UPDATE 2/18/22 The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has released additional details in the arrest of a now-former Banning police officer accused of distributing harmful matter to a minor. Original Report: 2/17/22 A Banning Police Officer was arrested on accusations of sending harmful material to a minor and using an underage person for obscene material. Officer

The family of Davin Spann, a Palm Springs man killed in a shooting involving an unlicensed bail agent, has filed a lawsuit suing multiple parties, including the city. The lawsuit, which was filed in Riverside County Superior Court on January 18, names the city of Palm Springs, Palm Springs police officers, former chief Bryan Reyes,

Testimony is complete in the murder trial for Jose Larin Garcia, accused of fatally shooting four people in Palm Springs in February 2019. Prosecutors and defense attorneys officially rested their cases Wednesday afternoon after a prosecution expert made a rebuttal to claims his blood spatter analysis was inaccurate. Prosecution blood stain pattern interpreter Craig Ogino

The family of a 28-year-old man who was killed last week in Mecca is asking for the community’s support as they seek to bury him. Gabriel Cervantes, 28, of Mecca was found unresponsive on the ground at the 91800 block of 66th Avenue last Monday. Deputies arrived to the scene and found Cervantes with “trauma

Defense expert Randolph Beasley, a crime scene re-constructionist, was back on the stand Tuesday in the murder trial for Jose Larin Garcia, the Cathedral City man accused of killing four people in Palm Springs in February 2019. Beasley has disputed a prosecution blood spatter report that asserts Larin Garcia was the only other person in

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has released body cam footage of a deputy-involved shooting that ended with a suspect dead and an officer injured a few months ago. Watch the Full Video from the Sheriff’s Dept. Below: The shooting happened in Beaumont on Dec. 31, 2021. The incident started when officers from multiple agencies located

A defense blood expert continued disputing a prosecution blood spatter report Monday in the quadruple murder trial for Jose Larin Garcia, the Cathedral City man accused of killing four people in Palm Springs in February 2019. The debate is over where the shooter was sitting inside the car where the victims were shot. Last week,

An investigation is underway at a home in Desert Hot Springs after first responders discovered a suspected meth lab Sunday night. The incident started at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Sunday. That’s when CAL FIRE crews were called to a fire at a house inside the 9700 block of El Mirador Boulevard. According to DHSPD Deputy

Body camera video of a fatal shooting by a sheriff’s deputy that is being litigated in Riverside County Superior Court was released publicly today, showing the deputy firing multiple rounds from his pistol while pursuing a 26-year-old suspect, including four rounds after the man had collapsed. “Edward Paul Manning was unarmed, nonviolent and was running

The Palm Springs Police Department is investigating a shooting in the northern part of the city. Police confirmed that one person has been shot. The extent of their injuries remains unknown at this time. The shooting happened on the 400 block of W Palm Vista Drive at around 9:15 p.m. According to Lt. William Hutchinson

Police are searching for a suspect in an armed bank robbery in Palm Springs. The robbery happened at the Citibank on the 1600 block of E Palm Canyon at around 4 p.m. The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, who was wearing a black hat, multi-gray gator mask, grey long shirt, blue jeans. Police

A defense expert testifying Thursday in the trial for quadruple murder suspect Jose Larin Garcia said there were “some inaccuracies” in a prosecution blood spatter report. Randolph Beasley, a forensic consultant and crime scene re-constructionist testifying for the defense, gave testimony that disputes analysis by the prosecution’s blood stain pattern interpreter, Craig Ogino. Ogino looked