Crime

Following recent crime in North Palm Springs, Palm Springs police served search warrants in five separate locations Thursday morning.  Police say they were investigating in areas with known rival gang activity. One person, a man in his 20s, was arrested and several weapons were seized in Thursday’s search. Police also found gang paraphernalia and ammunition. Multiple

A man is accused of using a dating app to chat with a 13-year-old girl on a and setting up a meeting with her at a park in Beaumont. Leonides Edgardo Guzman, 27, of Phelan was arrested on suspicion of various felonies, including sending harmful matter to a minor and contacting a minor for sex.

San Bernardino County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating a deputy-involved shooting in Yucca Valley. According to Cindy Bachman, public information officer for the Sheriff’s Department, the deputy-involved shooting happened along the 1400 block of Avalon Avenue. Bachman confirmed that a female suspect was injured and is expected to survive. The Sheriff’s Deparment released more information on

A woman who fatally stabbed her 83-year-old husband at their Rancho Mirage home more than 10 years ago is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 18 after striking a plea deal that averts a second trial in the case, prosecutors announced today. In 2012, an Indio jury found Marsha Kay Esswein, now 74, guilty of first-degree

A vandalism in progress call led to a suspect believed to be armed to barricade themselves in a home in Palm Desert. A spokesperson for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department revealed that deputies were originally dispatched to the 45000 Block of Driftwood Drive in Palm Desert to respond to a vandalism in progress call. When

A Coachella woman accused of helping a convicted felon who allegedly gunned down a man near Indio five months ago was charged todaywith being an accessory after the fact. Martha Perez Espinoza, 40, was arrested last Thursday and booked at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning, where she’s being held in lieu of $1 million

An 18-year-old man accused in a non-injury shooting that targeted a home in Palm Springs was behind bars today, but four other people were still being sought. Jayshaud Chenevert of Palm Springs was arrested Sunday about 10:30 p.m. and booked at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning on suspicion of felony evading, shooting at an

A juvenile suspect in a shooting Friday morning in Desert Hot Springs is in critical condition after a car crash, Deputy Police Chief Steven Shaw told News Channel 3’s Shelby Nelson. Police were called to the 66900 block of Flora Avenue at approximately 5:45 a.m. to investigate reports of a drive-by shooting. Police shut down

A San Bernardino man who shot his girlfriend, who was found wounded in his car along with their uninjured baby when he was pulled over in Cathedral City, was sentenced today to 34 years to life in state prison. Willie Roy Smith III, 29, shot the victim in San Bernardino on May 7, 2016, then

A woman has been arrested for her alleged involvement in a deadly shooting earlier this year near the Indio-Coachella border. Martha Espinoza, 40, of Coachella was arrested on Thursday in the 47000 block of Arabia Street for her involvement as an accessory to murder, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The murder occurred on February 21,

A man wanted by police for a deadly shooting last month was arrested Thursday evening in Indio. Robert Ruiz, 30, of Indio was arrested on the 83800 block of Tierra Court, near Avenue 44 and Golf Center Parkway at approximately 7:50 p.m. Robert Ruiz Many viewers in the area called the KESQ News Channel 3

Desert Hot Springs Police confirmed a shooting investigation was underway Thursday morning in the city and that they’d found an abandoned car with a bullet hole in it. A spokeswoman, Doria Wilms, told KESQ News Channel 3 officers were on the scene on West Drive between First Street and 2nd Street. West Drive was closed

Murder and other charges were filed today against a 31-year-old convicted felon accused of gunning down a man earlier this year near Indio. Ruben Corria Esquivel Jr. of Coachella was arrested last Friday after an hours-long standoff near Mecca with sheriff’s deputies who were serving an arrest warrant following a five-month investigation into the killing

Four men previously convicted in the murder of a retired Palm Springs art dealer will each represent themselves in their retrial. Kaushal Niroula, Daniel Garcia, Miguel Bustamante, and David Replogle made their first court appearance in June. All four are serving life sentences in the brutal murder of Clifford Lambert, 74, for financial gain. Clifford

The Riverside County Coroner’s Office released the identity of the man found dead inside a burning vehicle in Thermal last week. Authorities were initially called to a vehicle fire call at around 1:40 a.m. on July 18 in the area of Avenue 57 and Pierce Street. A body was found inside the vehicle after the

A young man who allegedly injured an officer while resisting arrest and another man were behind bars today following a traffic stop, during which Palm Springs police said they found two loaded guns. Leo Capatin, 20, of Palm Springs, was taken into custody Sunday night and booked at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning on