A woman found yesterday afternoon in Palm Desert has just been identified as 93-year-old Jean Grace Willrich. Investigators were called to the 77000 block of Michigan Drive just before 1:00 on Tuesday. They say a woman was found dead in a home with “trauma to her body consistent with a homicide.” Alice McCormick-Mclean, who lives
Continue Reading
A Coachella woman was found guilty today of molesting an 18-month-old boy, while a molestation trial will continue Friday for one of the boy’s relatives — a Desert Hot Springs man. Michael James Flaherty, 35, and Cynthia Fuentes, 25, were arrested in August 2017. They are both charged with three counts of committing lewd acts
Continue Reading
A Twentynine Palms faces attempted murder charges after authorities said he trapped people inside a trailer that he then setting it on fire. The incident started on Friday, Nov 26. Deputies said that at approximately 2:21 a.m. they responded to a report of a violation of a court order. They then received a second call
Continue Reading
A 17-year-old girl who died along with three other people in what prosecutors call a mass shooting carried out by a Cathedral City man nearly three years ago in Palm Springs was pregnant when she was killed, a medical examiner testified today. Jose Larin-Garcia, 22, is charged with four counts of murder stemming from
Continue Reading
Two women are out on bail after being arrested on suspicion of prostitution-related crimes in Desert Hot Springs. The arrest happened after the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (RCAHT) served a search warrant at the 13000 block of Palm Drive regarding a sex trafficking investigation, the Sheriff’s Department announced on Tuesday. One of the
Continue Reading
One of two men charged in the drug-related robbery and killing of a Palm Desert man on Christmas Day 2016 was convicted of murder today, but jurors could not reach a verdict on a murder count against another man. Anthony Garcia, 25, of Indio, was convicted for the killing of 24-year- old Skyler Siva. But
Continue Reading
The defense delivered an opening statement in the Palm Springs quadruple murder case on Tuesday. Jose Larin-Garcia, a Cathedral City man, is accused of killing four people (ages 17-25) on February 3rd, 2019. Larin-Garcia is being represented by criminal defense attorney John Patrick Dolan. Jose Larin Garcia and his defense team in court on November 30,
Continue Reading
The Indio Police Department is asking for members of the community to come forward with information on a seven-vehicle crash that injured five people over the weekend. The crash happened on Saturday, Nov. 27 at approximately 5:34 p.m. on Clinton Street and Miles Avenue. Police say the crash started when a red 2011 Ford F-250
Continue Reading
Opening statements began on Monday in the Palm Springs quadruple murder case. Jose Larin-Garcia, a Cathedral City man, is accused of killing four people (ages 17-25) on February 3rd, 2019. “You will learn that Jose Vladimir Larin Garcia is the executioner,” said Samantha Paixao, Deputy District Attorney, Riverside County, addressing the jury in court. Victims
Continue Reading
A man was arrested after deputies allegedly spotted him impersonating a police officer and attempt to stop a vehicle in Yucca Valley. The incident happened on Onaga Trail and Church Street on Tuesday, Nov. 23. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Dept., deputies from the Multiple Enforcement Team saw a black Dodge Charger with
Continue Reading
A convicted felon accused of stealing a vehicle with a toddler inside in Desert Hot Springs re-entered a not guilty plea on the charges today. Yadira Dolores Flores, 32, of Desert Hot Springs, is charged with kidnapping, wilful child cruelty, vehicle theft, receiving a stolen vehicle and sentence-enhancing allegations of committing an auto theft with
Continue Reading
A man accused of murder has been arrested following a month-long manhunt. Benjamin Franklin Winkle, 36, is suspected in the murder of Michael Mendoza, 37, on Oct. 6, 2021, at a residence in the 61200 block of Indian Paint Brush Rd in Anza. Details on the homicide remain limited. Deputies from the Hemet Station originally
Continue Reading Trial is expected to begin on Monday for a Jose Larin-Garcia, a Cathedral City man facing a possible death sentence for allegedly fatally shooting four people in Palm Springs more than two years ago. Four victims, ages 17 to 25, were found shot and killed in Palm Springs just before midnight on February 3rd, 2019.
Continue Reading
Residents are being allowed back into their homes after deputies surrounded a La Quinta apartment complex during the search for a suspect, which prompted an evacuation. The incident occurred at the Silver Hawk Apartments on the 50-600 block of Eisenhower Drive. A spokesperson for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that the incident began at
Continue Reading
Authorities across the southland and the state are on high alert after a spree of burglaries and break-ins at high-end shopping centers in Los Angeles, San Francisco and even a little closer to home. James Campbell says thousands of dollars of personal items were stolen from his car Saturday afternoon at the outlet malls in
Continue Reading
A bounty hunter accused of fatally shooting a knife-wielding fugitive in front of Palm Springs police officers trying to subdue him re-entered a not guilty plea today and is scheduled for a trial readiness conference on Feb. 3. Fabian Hector Herrera, 36, was arrested in April for the shooting death of 33-year-old David Spann. Fabian
Continue Reading
A Banning man accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a developmentally disabled woman over a five-year span was ordered to stand trial today. Rene Leonel Robles Cerna, 36, was arrested on April 20 following a months-long investigation by the Banning Police Department. Along with three counts of forcible rape of a mentally impaired subject, Cerna is
Continue Reading
A Twentynine Palms man was arrested over the weekend on accusations of child abuse. The investigation that led to the arrest started on Saturday, Nov. 20. That’s when an eight-week-old infant was taken to Loma Linda University Medical Center and was diagnosed with several fractured ribs, fractured leg, ankle, and knee bones, arm and elbow
Continue Reading
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Investigators are looking into whether the SUV driver who plowed through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing at least five people and injuring more than 40, was fleeing a crime, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The joyous scene of marching bands and children dancing in Santa hats
Continue Reading
The family of Debbie Nelson, the 18-year-old pregnant woman who was killed in a hit and run crash on March 9, 2021 in Indio, are renewing their calls for the public to help them find the suspect responsible for causing the crash. Family of Debbie Nelson Family members of the woman were out at the
Continue Reading