Crime

A traffic stop conducted by Indio Police earlier this week led to the arrest of three suspects and the seizure of a cache of weapons in Thermal, the Indio Police Department announced Friday. On Wednesday, IPD Street Crimes Detectives conducted a traffic enforcement stop at the intersection of Highway 111 and Oasis Street. During the

Wells Fargo has issued a statement after its Rancho Mirage location was robbed Thursday morning. “Our top priority is always the safety and well-being of our customers and team members, and we are thankful no one was harmed during this robbery. We recognize this has been a very stressful situation for all involved. Counselors, through

The Palm Springs Police Department announced Friday that they had arrested a man earlier this week who was allegedly found in possession of “hundreds of dollars in quarters” and burglary tools that seemed designed to break into coin-operated machines. On Wednesday at 3:45 p.m., a patrolling officer spotted a man, later identified as 31-year-old Nathan

Six people were arrested by members of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Palm Desert Station Burglary Suppression Unit (BSU) Thousand Palms on Thursday. On December 2, a commercial burglary was reported on the 72200 block of Varner Road in Thousand Palms. While investigating the incident, BSU members were able to identify the suspect as 29-year-old

The board of trustees sent News Channel 3 a written statement: “We hired Emily Barry Helm as a part time temporary manager to help us  carry on with business efficiently.  According to her resume she has 35 years of proven administrative, communications, planning abilities and customer service skills.” The board told us Helm currently works

A Mesa Verde woman and her husband pleaded guilty today to second-degree murder for the death of the woman’s 18-year-old mentally disabled daughter and were immediately sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. Jill Williams, 37, and Steven Williams, the victim’s 41-year-old stepfather, entered their pleas just as a preliminary hearing was about to

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department was investigating a bank robbery in Rancho Mirage Thursday morning. According to Deputy Robyn Flores, RSO public information officer, a man entered the Wells Fargo bank on the 43400 block of Bob Hope Drive at 9:16 a.m. while brandished a handgun. The department wasn’t saying how much currency was taken.

A half-dozen rifles, two sets of body armor and about 10,000 rounds of ammunition were among the items seized by deputies at a Coachella home, the Riverside County sheriff’s Department reported today. Deputies served a firearms-related search warrant in the 53000 block of Calle Bonita about 2 p.m. Monday, according to the sheriff’s department. In

A Thermal man must stand trial on charges of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl, but not on a kidnapping count, a judge ruled today. Riverside County Superior Court Judge Russell Moore found that prosecutors had presented sufficient evidence to hold Elit Barroso Miranda, 36, to answer to three counts of lewd acts with a child

A man was arrested on Monday for allegedly stealing agricultural equipment near Mecca. At 7:11 p.m. Monday, Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies assigned to the Thermal Station Agriculture Liason attempted a traffic stop on a green 1997 Dodge Ram near the intersection of Avenue 64 and Pierce Street in unincorporated Mecca. The vehicle failed to yield

A Joshua Tree man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly mortally injuring an acquaintance’s kitten, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. On December 14, SBCSD deputies from the Morongo Basin Station responded to the 62000 block of Twentynine Palms Highway in Joshua Tree for a report of animal cruelty. The investigation revealed

A Desert Hot Springs man was arrested Monday night in La Quinta for failing to register as a sex offender, as well as two other misdemeanors. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, deputies assigned to the La Quinta Special Enforcement Team (SET) arrested 47-year-old Desert Hot Springs resident Julio Hoyas Monday night after conducting

A 43-year-old Indio man was arrested in La Quinta late Monday night for possession of fentanyl and several other drugs after a traffic stop, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. At 11:20 p.m. Monday, deputies assigned to RSO’s La Quinta Special Enforcement Team (SET) conducted a traffic stop on the 78900 block of Adams

A teenager was arrested by Border Patrol agents on suspicion of narcotics smuggling and firearm possession on Thursday night, according to a news release issued by the El Centro Sector Border Patrol. At 7:58 p.m. Thursday, an 18-year-old U.S. citizen driving a white Volkswagen was stopped at the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint near Salton City.