Crime

The Palm Springs Police Department is investigating two separate shootings in the city that occurred within 8 hours of each other. The first shooting happened on Thursday at approximately 6:45 p.m. on the 4400 block of Camino Parocella. Officers found one person who was injured by gunfire. The preliminary investigation indicated the victim was in

The suspect got out of a dark colored Nissan sedan, and for no apparent reason, walked up to a homeless man and kicked and beat the man. The victim, Tim Richardson, talked to KESQ News Channel 3 about the attack. We asked him why he thought the man attacked him.  “I have no idea,” said

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An inmate sentenced to death for strangling a 9-year-old girl in San Bernardino has died of unknown causes while awaiting trial for a second killing, officials said Wednesday. Dean E. Dunlap, 61, died July 29 at an outside hospital in San Bernardino County and autopsy results were pending, authorities said. Dunlap

UPDATE: 8/19/20 The suspect has been identified as Gutberto Antonio Rodriguez, a wanted kidnapping suspect who is armed and dangerous. If seen, do not approach, call 911. Armed kidnapping suspect last seen in Mecca taken into custody —————————— The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department was searching for a wanted suspect who may have been armed in

The Riverside County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of the man killed in a deputy-involved shooting nearly two weeks ago in Rancho Mirage. The man has been identified as Jeffery Monroy, 33, resident of Cathedral City. Monroy was the suspect in call reporting a suspicious person trying to get entry into a house in

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents seized $946,472 worth of drugs in three smuggling attempts uncovered at the Highway 86 checkpoint near the Salton Sea over the weekend. The first bust happened on Friday afternoon. According to Border Patrol, agents found 54 wrapped packages hidden in an aftermarket compartment in the rear bumper of a

A DA’s Bureau of Investigation-led task force arrested a 30-year-old Beaumont man after receiving a tip from FBI agents in Lousiana regarding the production and distribution of child pornography, the DA’s office announced on Friday. Devynn Michael Perez, 30, was arrested approximately two hours after the tip came in on Wednesday at his place of

The Indio Police Department arrested three suspects after serving several search warrants in connection with a shooting investigation. Gabriel Salazar, 36, of Salton City, Luis Noverola, 30, of Desert Hot Springs, and Ralph Ramos, 44, of Indio were arrested on Tuesday morning. The search warrants were in relation to a shooting that occurred in the

Riverside County Sheriffs Deputies surrounded a La Quinta cove home early Thursday morning where an hours-long standoff continued. A spokesman told KESQ News Channel 3 the activity stemmed from a domestic disturbance reported at 12:48 a.m. Dispatchers received a call for a disturbance involving a man and a woman in a home on Avenida Juarez

A probationer accused of shooting up his cousin’s Palm Springs mobile home after making an unsuccessful demand for money was arrested today and held without bail, police said. Alexander Jason Fisher, 28, was taken into custody at approximately 2 a.m. on suspicion of shooting at an inhabited building, burglary and other crimes, according to Palm

A 17-year-old from Twentynine Palms was arrested on arson charges Sunday night after allegedly setting his parent’s home on fire. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, deputies assigned to the Morongo Basin Station were called to a report of a fire on the 700 block of Canyon Road at around 8:25 p.m. Deputies

CALEXICO, Calif. Border Patrol agents seized 151.25 pounds of methamphetamine in an ultralight aircraft smuggling attempt on Saturday morning.  The meth is estimated to be worth over $340,000. Border Patrol agents observed a low flying ultralight aircraft in the area of Highway 111 and Jasper Road at approximately 1 am Saturday morning. When agents responded

Palm Springs police detectives are investigating a shooting which happened Friday night just after 9:00 in the 500 block of Rosa Parks Road. The city’s 911 dispatchers received a call from a person saying they and 4 friends were shot at.  Police say the victims had just arrived into Palm Springs and had stopped at

Update: The vehicle’s driver died on the scene, according to a press release from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. One of the pedestrians hit by the car died from her injuries. A second pedestrian hit suffered minor injuries. Their names have not been released as authorities notify next of kin. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a deadly deputy-involved shooting Friday afternoon in a residential neighborhood of Rancho Mirage. The deputy-involved shooting happened on the 70800 block of Tamarisk Lane, a neighborhood behind the Sunnylands Estates. The shooting happened at 2:38 p.m. Neighbors at the scene told News Channel 3’s Jake Ingrassia they heard