Crime

A convicted felon accused of stealing a vehicle with a toddler inside in Desert Hot Springs pleaded not guilty today to kidnapping and other felony charges. Yadira Dolores Flores was arraigned via video conference before Superior Court Judge Alfonso Fernandez at the Banning Justice Center. He set the defendant’s bail at $100,000 and scheduled a

Kidnapping and other felony charges were filed today against a convicted felon accused of stealing a vehicle with a toddler inside in Desert Hot Springs. Yadira Dolores Flores — who was on probation from a prior felony vehicle theft conviction — was arrested about 1:15 a.m. Monday in Cathedral City, about three hours after she

What’s touted as the largest methamphetamine bust in the nation’s history was announced today by federal agents, who seized more than 2,000 pounds of crystal meth, along with nearly a thousand pounds of cocaine and heroin, from a Mexican drug cartel’s stash house in Perris. “This is enough dope (for) a dose of meth for

A man accused with his son of running a butane honey oil operation inside an Indio home, sparking a fire that injured several firefighters last fall, pleaded not guilty today to felony charges. Javriel Rodriguez Ochoa, 60, is charged with four counts of unlawfully causing a fire causing great bodily injury and one count of

Two Los Angeles area burglary suspects were arrested late Tuesday night, accused in a Palm Springs break-in. Police officers were called to the area of Palm Canyon Drive near Gene Autry Trail at 10:30 p.m. for a reported burglary. Officers say they were able to interrupt the crime, and the two suspects ran from the

Police today sought public help in locating a Palm Desert woman accused of posing as a real estate agent to break into homes listed for sale near Lake Tahoe. Lindsay Sowell, 32, is wanted in connection to three recent residential burglaries in the town of Truckee, located on the north side of the lake in

Police today renewed their call for public help in the search for a hit-and-run driver who struck two pedestrians in Desert Hot Springs, leaving them hospitalized with serious injuries. The women were walking northbound on Ocotillo Road at Acoma Avenue when they were struck last Friday about 4:15 a.m., according to the Desert Hot Springs

A Banning man is wanted after allegedly stabbing his own pit bull several times. A photo shows the dog before the animal was stabbed. It happened around 2:00 Sunday morning in a neighborhood in Banning. Investigators say the animal’s owner was antagonizing the dog, when the dog attacked the man, and his injuries required medical

A contractor suffered serious injuries after being thrown off an extended bucket truck that was being stolen early Thursday morning in Beaumont. According to the Beaumont Police Department, the contractor was working in a bucket truck at Beaumont Avenue and Oak Valley Parkway. At approximately 3 a.m., a suspect attempted to steal the truck. Example

A 25-year-old man accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a teenage student over a social media app while employed as a substitute teaching assistant for the Coachella Valley Unified School District pleaded not guilty today to felony and misdemeanor charges. Edward Noel Alvarado-Valadez of Coachella is charged with sending harmful matter to seduce a

A woman with an outstanding felony drug warrant was in custody this morning on suspicion of stealing a Riverside Fire Department engine and striking at least two vehicles. Firefighters responded to a medical emergency at a home on Hole Avenue in the La Sierra area about 6 p.m. Thursday and while firefighters were inside treating

The Riverside County Coroner’s Office has identified a Desert Hot Springs man who was pronounced dead after crashing while leading police on a pursuit in Murrieta early Friday morning. According to the Murrieta Police Department, the pursuit started at 3:05 a.m. in the area of Jefferson Avenue and Murrieta Hot Springs Road. An officer attempted

A convicted felon was sentenced today to 107 years to life in state prison for fatally stabbing a senior citizen after the man kicked the defendant out of his Palm Springs home, then leading police on a high-speed chase in the victim’s car. Jonathan Alan Flora, 33, killed 75-year-old Henry Marshall at his home on

Police recovered two guns but made no arrests after an overnight high-speed chase in Palm Springs that stemmed from a reported shooting, authorities said today. The non-injury shooting was reported Thursday about 10:50 p.m. in the 400 block of Palm Vista Drive, in the Desert Highland Gateway Estates neighborhood, near where dozens of shootings and

The Desert Hot Springs Police Department has arrested a suspect in the shooting of a 16-year-old boy Tuesday afternoon. According to city spokeswoman Doria Wilms, the police were sent about 2 p.m. to Tedesco Park at 12800 West Arroyo on a report of a gunshot victim. Officers spoke to the victim at his home somewhere

The man killed in a deputy-involved shooting last week in front of La Quinta City Hall was a local doctor, a spokesperson for Borrego Health confirmed on Thursday. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Randy Fedorchuk, 66, of La Quinta was armed with a rifle  in the courtyard of La Quinta City Hall on