Crime

Photo courtesy Grome family A pregnant mother who was stabbed by her husband shortly before he killed their one-year-old daughter has been released from the hospital and is recovering. Full details: Girl, 1, thrown from cliff by father after stabbing attack, deputies say Authorities say Ashley Grome, 23, who is six-months pregnant, was found with

Photo courtesy of family A young mother who was brutally attacked outside a local church Wednesday is recovering in the hospital. Her infant baby is dead. The father is in custody after all this led to a rollover crash on Highway 74. UPDATE: RSO confirms the father in custody will be charged for murder The

Several illegal marijuana growing operations were raided and shutdown in the mountains south of the Coachella Valley Wednesday. Riverside County Sheriffs Deputies, along with California Department of Fish and Wildlife Officers, and Riverside County Code Enforcement agents served six marijuana cultivation related search warrants in areas around Aguanga and Anza beginning at 6:00 a.m. The

Deputies with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department were actively looking for suspects involved in a Thermal shooting Wednesday night. Deputies and medics were called to the Mountain View Estates along the 68000 block of Harrison Street near Avenue 68 at 11:31 p.m. Deputies said the man who was attacked suffered minor injuries and did not

A man was arrested for his alleged role in a series of indecent exposure incidents in the area of Avenue 58 and Madison Street in La Quinta. Authorities did not release more information on the previous incidents but did note that the La Quinta Special Enforcement Team conducting an investigation into this for several months.

Three reputed gang members were behind bars today without bail after being arrested in Indio for alleged parole violations, including a convicted felon who was out on bail in an unrelated burglary case. Authorities conducted a parole compliance check Thursday at a home in the 44000 block of Cassia Drive, according to Riverside County sheriff’s

Police were investigating a shooting in Indio that happened just before 11:23 p.m Thursday on the 80700 block of Canyon Trail Street between Youngs Lane and Madison Street. Video from a social media app captured the sounds of gunshots and showed police putting yellow markers out and investigating shell casings on the ground. Indio Police

The Cathedral City Police Department is investigating a break-in at the H&R Block office on Date Palm Drive, near the Cardenas Market. According to Cathedral City Police, unidentified suspects broke into the lockbox attached to the main door. Inside the lockbox was a key to the business. Police say no money was stolen but several

Dr. Leng Thai Ky, 40, an anesthesiologist with ties to some of our local to medical care facilities, was arrested after being accused of sexually assaulting a patient in San Diego County, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced on Thursday. A patient notified police that they were sexually assaulted on March 28. According to the

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department arrested a 28-year-old man following an investigation into a theft in La Quinta on Monday. James Kessler Harper was arrested Monday at approximately 3:26 p.m. at Heritage Palms Drive in Indio. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, on Monday morning, Harper was identified as a suspect in a residential

A La Quinta burglary suspect was taken into custody Tuesday, accused of also possessing a 10-inch knife, which is a violation of his parole terms. La Quinta police responded to a residential burglary and vehicle theft Tuesday morning at approximately 10:00 a.m. on the 53800 block of Ross Avenue. Investigators identified James Harper, 28, of

The theft of a vehicle filled with tools and equipment valued at more than $200,000 from a construction site in Cabazon led to the arrests of four local residents, two of whom posted bail today, sheriff’s officials reported. Deputies responded about 9 a.m. Monday to a stolen vehicle call at the site of a power

A man was recovering Monday morning after being stabbed overnight in Mecca. The attack occurred along the 91000 block of Third Street near Hammond Road at 12:51 a.m. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department says the injured man was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. There was no information provided on the injured man’s

A suspect was behind bars Wednesday, accused of shooting another man in Banning. Mathew Clay Fisher, 21, was arrested Tuesday in Desert Hot Springs on suspicion of attempted murder and booked at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning on a million dollars bail, according to the Banning Police Department. Police responded to the 1400 block

A Mecca armed robber suspect remained wanted Tuesday afternoon. The robbery occurred on the 98000 block of Avenue 69 at around 2:27 p.m., according to Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies say the suspect fled the scene before their arrival. There were no details on what was taken, what kind of weapon was used, or a

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced the arrest of a 16-year-old accused of attempting to rob a bank earlier this week. The robbery was reported Monday at 3:58 p.m. at a bank in the 1000 block of Calimesa Boulevard in Calimesa. Employees told deputies that the suspect, a white male, wearing a black beanie, blue

A Mecca man was taken into custody Tuesday accused of hitting another man over the head with brass knuckles. The Riverside County Sheriffs Department says the assault with a deadly weapon occurred April 3 along the 91000 block of 5th Street, Mecca. Detectives initially thought the suspect, Irving Valenzuela, 29, of Mecca struck the victim

The Desert Hot Springs Police Department arrested a 21-year-old accused in a shooting that left a man hospitalized last week. Manuel Rivera Villa was arrested over the weekend for his alleged role in a shooting Thursday night near the area of First Street and Mesquite Avenue, the Desert Hot Springs Police Department announced on Tuesday.

A Morongo Valley man was arrested after being accused of sexually assaulting a runaway juvenile. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, on March 28, deputies from the Palm Desert station were notified of a runaway juvenile located in Thousand Palms. The juvenile was under the age of 14. The Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task