Crime

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A pedestrian was rushed to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Palm Springs Wednesday evening. The collision was reported just after 6:30 p.m. in the area of Hermosa Drive and Vista Chino. Police found an 80-year-old woman from Palm Springs suffering from major injuries. She was transported

CABAZON, Calif. (KESQ) – Three suspects are under investigation in connection to an organized retail theft in Cabazon on Tuesday afternoon.  Police said the theft took place on the 48000 block of Seminole Drive and was reported to the Cabazon Sheriff’s Station following the suspects leaving a store with approximately $1,000 worth of merchandise.  Through

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – A 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of a string of burglaries in Twentynine Palms, including one where he entered a room where two children were sleeping. The suspect, identified as Anthony Isaiah Irvin of Twentynine Palms, was arrested on Thursday. He has been charged with two counts of first-degree

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. — More than four decades after a woman’s remains were discovered in a shallow grave in the mountains of Riverside County, investigators have finally restored her identity. The Riverside County Coroner and the Riverside Cold Case Homicide Team (RCCHT) announced that a female homicide victim, known only as “Jane Doe” for 45

LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – Two women were arrested on Thursday after a burglary at a La Quinta business. Investigators later connected the pair to additional thefts in Indio, Palm Springs, Palm Desert, and Beaumont, resulting in a total loss of about $16,000 in merchandise. The investigation started on June 17 when authorities launched an

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A convicted felon accused of gunning down a 44-year-old Mecca man and wounding his friend was charged today with first-degree murder and other charges. Adolfo Suarez Lopez, 50, of Indio was arrested last week following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation into the slaying of Alberto Padron in June. Along with

CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – A 45-year-old Palm Springs man was arrested after allegedly leading officers on a pursuit in a stolen vehicle and being involved in a hit-and-run crash, authorities announced. Detectives from the Palm Springs Police Department Special Enforcement Unit were in the 68800 block of East Palm Canyon Drive in Cathedral City

BLYTHE, Calif. (KESQ) – A Riverside County sheriff’s deputy accused of searching a secure computer network without permission or a legitimate reason pleaded not guilty to felony charges, court records showed today.   Matthew Enrique Estrada, 53, of Blythe was arrested in May following a nearly yearlong probe by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Investigations

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A young man accused of gunning down a 19-year-old Banning resident during a dispute in Moreno Valley must stand trial on murder and other charges, a judge ruled today.   Jacob Nulen Necochea, 20, of Banning allegedly killed Angelo Leivas last August.   Following a preliminary hearing Thursday at the Riverside Hall of

Jessamyn Dodd IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – The defendants accused of murdering a man in Salton City made another court appearance Thursday. Four people are charged in connection with the murder of 34-year-old Pedro Montes Jr. back in May. The hearing was rescheduled due to evidence that has not been turned over to the defense,