A teacher at a school in Thermal was arrested Monday morning after being accused of being under the influence of alcohol while instructing children. Deputies were called to the school, located on the 86100 block of 66th Avenue, for reports of an intoxicated teacher on campus. “School officials contacted the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department after
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An Indio police officer who was injured after being struck by a vehicle during a foot pursuit Sunday morning has been released from the hospital. The incident happened at around 9:30 a.m. near Downtown Indio. Police originally responded to a suspicious activity call on the 82-100 block of Highway 111. Callers said there were people
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Two teenage suspects arrested in connection to two Coachella robberies and a stolen vehicle pleaded not guilty today to felony charges. Jason Anthony Orosco, 18, of Riverside, Fabian Heredia Mondragon, 18, of Indio were arrested Thursday morning along with a 14-year-old juvenile after a pair of robberies in Coachella, Sgt. Edward Soto of the Riverside
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A convicted sex offender accused of killing a previously convicted murderer in a downtown Riverside jail cell was charged today with murder. Rodney Ronald Sanchez, 61, was arrested inside the Robert Presley Detention Center Tuesday following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation into the death of his cellmate, 41-year-old Kaushal Niroula.  Sanchez made his initial
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Three teens were arrested today in an alleged connection to two Coachella robberies and a stolen vehicle. An 18-year-old from Riverside, an 18-year-old from Indio, and a 14-year-old juvenile were arrested Thursday morning after a pair of robberies in Coachella, Sgt. Edward Soto of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department told City News Service. Soto said
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A suspected murderer in a high-profile Palm Springs case has been killed during an altercation at the Cois Byrd Detention Center on Tuesday. Kaushal Niroula According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, just after 2:30 pm, 41-year-old Kaushal Niroula was found at the jail unresponsive. Deputies and medical staff initiated medical aid while waiting for
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Students at Dr. Carreon Jr. Academy resumed classes Thursday morning after a lockdown due to nearby police activity at the start of the school day. Three people in a Toyota Camry struck a wall and then jumped out of the vehicle at Avenue 48 and Arabia Street at 7:48 a.m., according to police spokesman Ben
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Police announced the investigation of two deaths at a Beaumont home Thursday and said a person of interest had been taken into custody. Officers were called to a home on the 1500 block of Creekside Lane Wednesday evening at 6:21 p.m. for a welfare check, according to a statement from the Beaumont Police Department. The
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A 51-year-old woman suspected in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Desert Hot Springs was charged with murder today. Sheila Johnson of Desert Hot Springs was also charged with a felony count of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, as well as sentence-enhancing allegations for fleeing the scene, being armed, causing great bodily harm and engaging
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A juvenile suspected in a Coachella party shooting where a man died and a woman was injured was in custody today, officials said. Â Â Deputies from the Thermal sheriff’s station responded to a report of a loud party in the 53000 block of Calle Sanborn on Friday night, according to Sgt. Ed Baeza of the
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The Riverside County Coroner’s office has released the identity of the 18-year-old killed in a shooting at a party over the weekend in Coachella. The shooting happened on Friday just before midnight on the 53000 block of Calle Sanborn in Coachella. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were originally called to respond to
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Police have arrested a woman in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a grandfather of seven last week in Desert Hot Springs. On Wednesday, Aug. 24, Desert Hot Springs resident Paul Nava, 58, was struck and killed by a vehicle while crossing the street on Palm Drive near Cahuilla Avenue. Paul Nava A week-long
Continue Reading An unregistered sex offender wanted in two states was arrested in the High Desert on Wednesday. The incident that led to the arrest started at around 2:00 p.m. Deputies conducted a traffic stop in downtown Joshua Tree. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Dept. revealed that from that traffic stop, deputies developed leads that revealed a
Continue Reading An arrest has been made in the fentanyl poisoning death of a 22-year-old Coachella Valley resident earlier this year. On January 1, 2022, Travis O’Brien, 22, was found dead in the 69000 block of Highway 111 in Rancho Mirage. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Overdose Death Investigations and Narcotics Unit (ODIN) determined that O’Brien was
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A local family is remembering Desert Hot Springs resident Paul Nava, 58, who was killed in a hit-and-run crash last week. It happened just after 8 p.m. last Wednesday. Police say Nava was crossing the street, on Palm Drive and Cahuilla Avenue, when he was stuck by car. Police say the car immediately fled, and
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A gang member who shot and seriously wounded a Cathedral City bar patron without provocation, as well as wounded another man accidentally, was sentenced today to 52 years to life in state prison. A Murrieta jury in May convicted 40-year-old Tomas Lucio Zaragoza of Desert Hot Springs of attempted murder, firearm assault and multiple sentence-enhancing
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A woman died Tuesday after authorities said she assaulted a man who was legally armed with a gun at a home in the Tri-Palm Estates & Country Club neighborhood. The shooting happened in the area of San Miguelito and Westchester Drive shortly before 2:30 p.m. “Deputies learned an adult male was assaulted by an adult
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A convicted felon today is facing six years in state prison after pleading guilty to placing a bomb inside a cement trash can on Halloween 2020, causing an explosion that flung debris onto Highway 111 in Rancho Mirage.  Michael Henry Hardisty, 58, of Cathedral City, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one felony count of possession
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A 36-year-old man suspected of carrying out multiple residential burglaries in Palm Desert since June was charged today with two counts of burglary and other offenses. In addition to the burglary counts, Adan Abel Holguin was charged with receiving stolen property, possessing ammunition and having contraband in jail, according to court records. He’s scheduled to
Continue Reading A man suspected of multiple residential burglaries since June was arrested today. The 36-year-old man was arrested Friday on suspicion of burglary, possession of stolen property and being a felon in possession of ammunition, according to Sgt. Rovann Cleveland of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Cleveland said that members of the Palm Desert Station’s Burglary
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