A man accused of killing an 18-year-old Riverside woman during a planned sexual assault, then abusing her remains, pleaded not guilty today to first-degree murder and other charges. Dezman Markell Hunter, 19, of Banning was arrested earlier this month following a weeks-long investigation by the Riverside Police Department into the slaying of Mandeep Kaur. Along
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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
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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
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A Riverside special needs school bus driver/security guard accused of supplying fentanyl to students, causing at least one to suffer a medical emergency, was charged today with nearly a dozen felony offenses, while her husband was charged with possessing a gun and drugs. Melissa Harloam Garrison, 46, and David Wayne Garrison, 58, were arrested
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A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with the murder of a man in Cathedral City. The teen was arrested on Wednesday by the Riverside County Gang Impact Team, police said. There was no word on where they were found. The teen has been booked into juvenile hall and was arraigned on multiple charges including
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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
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A school bus driver/campus security guard at a Riverside school that serves students with special needs has been arrested, accused of selling fentanyl to students. The arrest came after Riverside Police officers were called to respond to a report of an incorrigible juvenile at the Bright Futures Academy. The school is a non-public school that
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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.
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A teenager was arrested after being found in possession of a loaded non-serialized firearm, 115 prepackaged cannabis products, and over 5 ounces of pre-weighed and labeled marijuana, authorities said on Thursday. The arrest happened Wednesday evening when Gang Task Officers conducted a traffic stop in the area of Beaumont Avenue and 8 Street. The driver,
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El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents in coordination with a joint task force of various law enforcement agencies seized over $1.56 million worth of narcotics in three separate events over the weekend. The first incident occurred on Friday afternoon, at approximately 12:13 p.m. A joint task force obtained a warrant and searched a vehicle suspected of
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A suspect in the death of a Las Vegas casino manager who was trying to stop a purse snatching was arrested earlier this week in Desert Hot Springs The man, identified as a 28-year-old from Las Vegas, was arrested last Monday in Desert Hot Springs by a Los Angeles police fugitive apprehension team, Las Vegas
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Twin brothers charged in connection with the murder of a Palm Springs resident during a hold-up outside an outlet mall in Cabazon have been extradited to Riverside County. Elijah Ray Burt, 19, and Emanuel Rick Burt, 19, were arrested in Las Vegas in late April. Elijah has been charged with murder while Emanuel is charged with conspiracy
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A 17-year-old was arrested after an armed carjacking at the parking structure at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs Monday morning. The theft happened at around 7:45 a.m. Police said the victim told officers that a male approached her after she had just parked her vehicle in the parking structure. The male pointed a
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A woman is undergoing a mental health check after authorities said she barricaded herself inside a Joshua Tree government building and threatened deputies. On Monday, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the building, located in the 63600 block of Twentynine Palms Highway, after a woman found inside the building refusing to leave. Authorities
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A 21-year-old man pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a drive-by shooting a Desert Hot Springs skate park that left a teenager wounded and was immediately sentenced to 27 years and four months in prison, the District Attorney’s Office confirmed today. Jelani Arman Wooten of Desert Hot Springs plead guilty to two felony counts on
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By AMY TAXIN, KEN RITTER and DEEPA BHARATH LAGUNA WOODS, Calif. (AP) — A gunman in a deadly attack at a Southern California church was a Chinese immigrant motivated by hate for Taiwanese people, authorities said. The shooter killed Dr. John Cheng, 52, and wounded five others during a lunch held by Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white gunman accused of a racist rampage at a Buffalo supermarket planned to keep killing if he had escaped the scene, the police commissioner said Monday, as authorities investigated the massacre of 10 Black people as a potential hate crime or act of domestic terrorism. The gunman, who had crossed the state to target
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A personal trainer was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting and blackmailing a teenager, Beaumont Police announced on Wednesday. Ryan Thomas Taylor, 26, was arrested by Beaumont detectives in San Bernardino on Friday, May 6. Ryan Thomas Taylor Police said the accusations date back to 2019 but were reported on April 14, 2022. The victim
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A Palm Desert woman who tried to beat her sister to death and attempted to run over her mother during an altercation was sane at the time of the crimes, but an Indio jury could not reach a unanimous decision as to her mental state when she perpetrated other offenses, and prosecutors will announce Friday
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A juvenile has been rushed to the hospital after being shot at an apartment complex Tuesday evening in La Quinta. The shooting was reported at the Coral Mountain Apartments at Vista Coralina Lane which is located near Highway 111 and Dune Palms Road. The victim was treated at the scene for non-life-threatening injuries. They are
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