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The work of a firefighter can mean long, labor-intensive hours. Multiple Cathedral City firefighters were sent to battle the Kincade Fire that broke out in Northern California’s Sonoma County on October 23rd. A 5-engine strike team headed up from Riverside County. “I think it was a total of 9 days,” said Cathedral City Firefighter Thomas
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Police say a negative Yelp review prompted a man to threaten someone with a gun near Indio High School Thursday afternoon. “The suspect threatened the victim due to the victim writing a negative Yelp Review of the suspect’s business,” reads an IPD news release. The Indio Police Department identified the suspect as 26-year-old Roy Becerra.
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A 19-year-old gang member accused of gunning down a man in Desert Hot Springs last weekend pleaded not guilty today to murder and robbery charges. Matthew James Gallegos of Desert Hot Springs also denied two special circumstance allegations — killing for the benefit of a criminal street gang and killing during the course of a
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Friday, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department released more information about a fatal deputy-involved shooting in Morongo Valley earlier this week. 34-year-old Morongo Valley resident Jacob Cato died shortly after being shot by deputies at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. In Friday’s release, SBCSD stated that Cato fired rounds in the air while a Sheriff’s helicopter flew
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A motion to dismiss a potential new trial for Patricia Brown has been denied in Indio court Thursday. Brown was released from jail in April 2018. She was serving time after being convicted of second-degree murder in the death of her 2-year-old step-son, Deetrick Brown. Deetrick died in 2003, and Brown was convicted in August
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Two juveniles were taken into custody on Thursday in connection with a shooting in Coachella, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. No one was injured in the incident At 11:54 a.m., deputies received a report of an assault with a deadly weapon in the area of 2nd street and Vine Avenue. A short time
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PALM DESERT, Calif – The famous El Paseo shopping district will turn into a winter wonderland for the 12th annual “A Miracle on El Paseo,” on Saturday, November 23rd, 2019 from 5 to 9 p.m. The festive evening is hosted by The Shops on El Paseo, the Coachella Valley’s premier luxury shopping and dining destination, and
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UPDATE: Police arrested Cristina Noelle Canimo, 32, of Palm Desert early Friday morning at a north La Quinta home where a body was found a day earlier. Canimo was charged with Felony Murder with Malice, according to jail records. She was booked into the Riverside County Jail in Indio and held without bail. Canimo was
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A woman was arrested early Friday morning in connection with a La Quinta homicide reported Thursday, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. County jail records show that 32-year-old Palm Desert resident Cristina Noelle Canimo was taken into custody at 3 a.m. on the same street in which the body of the unidentified murder victim
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Several local law enforcement agencies united to serve numerous search warrants throughout the Coachella Valley on Thursday morning. The efforts resulted in nearly two dozen arrests. “The search warrants were served on the residences of suspected gang members as the result of criminal investigations into several separate shooting and gun-related crimes within the city of
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Sunline Transit Agency hosted their 13th annual holiday “Fill the Bus” food drive on Thursday at three valley locations. With the community’s help, the agency is collected non-perishable food items and toiletries to help those in need ahead of the holidays. Three large Sunline buses were parked at the Walmart in Palm Desert, the Ralphs
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Today the family of two young girls shared their story, after both were killed in a distracted driving incident. Police say the driver was on their phone, looking for musing on YouTube. That’s when 14-year-old Marlene and 12-year-old Amy Lorenzo were struck while on a crosswalk while walking to their Los Angeles school in April.
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Three store employees, including a 19-year-old, were cited for selling alcohol to minors during a sting operation in Cathedral City, police announced today. Cathedral City officers worked with agents from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and minor decoys to target several alcohol license-holders on Wednesday. The employees who were cited work at Carniceria
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John Gless, the owner of the sprawling Gless Ranch in Coachella talked about thieves taking a bite out of his profits. “We’re out here farming you know, putting a good California product on the table for everyone and it’s tough,” said Gless. The farm, where they grow citrus, figs and other fruits is one of
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The certified election results for the Palm Springs City Council have been released by the Riverside County Registrar. Voters made history on November 5 in the city’s first round of by-district elections to chose three people to sit on the Palm Springs City Council. The final update kept ultimate results consistent with what early return
Continue ReadingJudge grants new trial for the woman previously convicted in the death of her two-year-old stepson. Riverside County Superior Court Judge John G. Evans ruled that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient for a conviction against Patricia Brown. “The weight of the evidence supports the conclusion that Deetrick was not a normal, healthy child long
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INDIO, Calif. – A La Quinta woman convicted of second-degree murder in the 2003 death of her step-son may be freed from jail in just a few weeks. Patricia Brown was back in court Friday afternoon after she was granted a new trial March 9. Brown’s daughters told News Channel 3/CBS Local 2’s Lauren Coronado they were hoping the case would
Continue Reading Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting in Coachella. At 11:54 a.m., deputies received a report of an assault with a deadly weapon in the area of 2nd street and Vine Avenue. A short time later, deputies arrived on scene and found evidence of a shooting. Neighbors told News Channel 3’s Dani Romero that
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The Palm Springs Police Department released a description of what is believed to be the vehicle involved in a deadly hit-and-run. On the night of October 21, 2019, 30-year-old Raymundo “Ray-Ray” Jaime of Desert Hot Springs was struck and killed while riding his bicycle within the 1200 block of S. Palm Canyon Drive. The driver
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Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a dead body found in a trash can in La Quinta. At 11:41 a. m.. deputies responded to a report of a body found in a dumpster on the 43500 block of East Parkway Esplanade in La Quinta. After investigating the scene, deputies found a dead body inside of
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