Crime

A 23-year-old Escondido man accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend in Palm Desert pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity today.     Richard Colin Holbrook was arrested Oct. 27, 2019, on suspicion of killing 33-year-old Nicole Henderson, who was stabbed in her apartment in the 45200 block of Panorama Drive. Holbrook was less than a

A man arrested with his son following the discovery of drugs and weapons at their Bermuda Dunes home pleaded guilty to felony charges today and was immediately sentenced to a one-year probationary term. John Terrill Hackett, 69, and Collin Daniel Hackett, 36, were arrested on Dec. 30, 2020 at their home along Darrell Drive. During

Two men accused in the drug-related robbery and killing of a Palm Desert man on Christmas Day 2016 allegedly met the victim the same day and decided to rob him because he “had a lot of drugs and a lot of guns,” according to a co-defendant who took a plea deal for lesser manslaughter charges.

A Yucca Valley man pleaded guilty to charges of sexually assaulting a three-week-old infant. Keith Russell Tyerman, 34, was sentenced to 22 years in state prison on Friday, the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s office confirmed. He faced numerous charges but ultimately plead guilty to “Lewd Acts With a Child Under 14” which carried a

A man was rushed to the hospital after being shot in Desert Hot Springs early Monday morning. The shooting happened in the 10-500 block of San Miguel Road at around 3:15 a.m. DHSPD Deputy Chief Steven Shaw said a 41-year-old man was shot in the abdomen. He is expected to survive his injuries. Detectives are

A 31-year-old man accused of killing two Palm Springs residents months apart while burglarizing their homes pleaded not guilty on Monday. Luis Flores Cantor of Palm Springs is charged with two counts of murder, three counts of burglary and one count of assault, with a special circumstance allegation of multiple murders. Cantor is accused in

A 19-year-old Riverside man who tortured a Chihuahua puppy in his apartment, inflicting ultimately fatal wounds depicted in a video he posted online, was sentenced today to two years in federal prison.    Angel Ramos Corrales pleaded guilty in June to one count of animal crushing, which refers to intentionally subjecting animals to violent abuse that

A 31-year-old Riverside man who presented himself as a fortune teller able to rid people of curses and ailments but allegedly used sleight of hand and outright deception to steal thousands of dollars was out of custody today on a $57,000 bond. The suspect was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of grand theft and theft by

Police are searching for an armed suspect who robbed a bank in Palm Springs Friday afternoon. The robbery happened at the Citi Bank on 1675 E Palm Canyon Drive at around 2:39 p.m. “One male suspect entered the location and produced a handgun while demanding money from the teller,” according to Palm Springs police. The

A gang member who was wanted on a $1 million arrest warrant was taken into custody Thursday afternoon in Palm Desert. The man, identified as a 40-year-old from Coachella, was taken into custody by the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force in a residential area at the 49000 block of Highway 74 in Palm

A Texas mother pleaded not guilty today to charges of kidnapping her daughter in Thousand Palms. Sara Lee Almodovar, 36, the biological mother of the child, is accused of forcibly removing the girl from her elementary school in August, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office charged Almodovar with

An Arcadia woman pleaded guilty today to soliciting over $22.8 million in funds for a condominium and hotel complex in the Coachella Valley, then spending part of the money on luxury cars, travel and designer clothing. Ruixue “Serena” Shi, 37, entered the plea to one federal count of wire fraud, which carries a sentence of

One of two convicted felons accused of perpetrating an unemployment benefits scam that involved inmates at Ironwood State Prison in Blythe and netted over $500,000 in stolen funds pleaded not guilty today to 48 charges. Brandon Christopher Avery, 28, of San Bernardino was arrested last week following a months-long investigation by the Riverside County District

PALM DESERT (CNS) – Four people were behind bars today after leading Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies on a high-speed pursuit after a string of commercial robberies in Palm Desert. On Thursday, sheriff’s deputies arrested three San Jose residents, ages 25, 36, and 39, along with a 33-year-old Indio woman after the group allegedly committed multiple