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A previously-convicted sex offender who is accused of installing hidden cameras in the bathrooms of local businesses entered a not guilty plea in Indio court Friday Desert Hot Springs resident Jason Pomare, 41, was charged with three felony counts of possessing matter depicting a child in a sexual act, as well as 10 misdemeanor counts
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shots fired call that stemmed from an argument Wednesday evening in a Thousand Palms neighborhood. The shooting was reported at around 6:40 p.m. near the intersection of Thelma Avenue and Datil Way. Deputy Robyn Flores, public information officer for RSO, told News Channel 3 there was an
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An 18-year-old La Quinta man was arrested after being accused of attempting to meet a minor for lewd purposes. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, the accusation was reported in the city of Coachella on Tuesday at approximately 2:55 a.m. An RSO news release reveals that deputies discovered that Jonathan Joseph Munoz, 18, allegedly
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A man was arrested last week on suspicion of carjacking and elder abuse, among a string of other charges, following a high-speed chase that ended in Desert Hot Springs, according to the Palm Springs Police Department. On December 27 at 4:55 p.m., PSPD received a report of a carjacking in parking lot on the 400
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department urged the public today to celebrate New Year’s Eve responsibly and warned revelers to avoid firing guns into the air. Celebratory gunfire is considered illegal discharge of a firearm and can be dangerous,” according to a sheriff’s statement.Discharging a firearm for celebratory purposes could result in injury or death to
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Two grand theft suspects were taken into custody over the weekend after allegedly stealing from a La Quinta retail store and then fleeing in a loaner car, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. On December 28 at 10:30 a.m., deputies responded to a retail store on the 78800 block of Highway 111 for a
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An exotic animal farm was burglarized Monday, resulting in about two dozen llamas being stolen and other creatures being turned loose, possibly by animal rights activists. The break-in occurred during the predawn hours at the 14-acre private facility near Orange Avenue and Murrieta Road in Perris, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. “We received
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A U.S. citizen suspected of smuggling narcotics was arrested by Border Patrol agents working at the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint Sunday morning. At approximately 7:40 a.m., a 26-year-old man driving a white Jeep Cherokee approached the checkpoint. According to El Centro Sector Border Patrol, agents wanted to further inspect the vehicle, so they sent it
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A judge today ordered a psychological evaluation for a 33-year-old woman accused of torturing an elderly man to death and dumping his body in a La Quinta trash bin. Cristina Noelle Canimo, of Palm Desert, was arrested Nov. 22, the day after the body of Ronald Clarke, 87, was found inside a trash bin outside
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An end-of-year crackdown targeting drunken and drug-impaired drivers in Riverside County will get underway tomorrow tonight. The California Highway Patrol will initiate its New Year’s “maximum enforcement period” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, when all available officers deploy to catch impaired motorists, speeders and other traffic violators. The enforcement campaign will run for 30 hours straight,
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Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies searched for armed robbery suspects Saturday night in Thousand Palms. The search area included El Centro Way and Robert Road near the Thousand Palms Community Center. Police were called there at 9:02 p.m. The Sheriff’s Department had received a call of an armed robbery. KESQ News Channel 3 was told the
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A local man charged with hiding cameras in three local bathrooms. He was at one time a registered sex offender for doing the same thing back in 2013. News Channel 3 reviewed case court documents against Jason Pomare who now faces 13 counts against him including 3 felony charges related to child pornography. Jason Pomare,
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Felony charges were filed today against a 56-year-old man accused of robbing a Newport Beach bank and attempting to stick up two others, then evading police who tried to catch up with him. Barry Allan Buydens was arraigned in the jail courtroom in Santa Ana, where he pleaded not guilty to one count each of
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Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating an ex-Marine accused of sending and receiving child pornography while in Riverside County. Eric Stiegelmeyer, 24, is wanted for alleged possession and transmission of child porn. A federal warrant was issued for his arrest earlier this year, according to Riverside police Officer Ryan Railsback. Detectives learned
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San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department’s detectives are seeking the public’s help to find a man wanted for the armed robbery of an IHOP in Yucca Valley on Thursday. According to SBCSD, at 10:03 p.m on December 26, deputies responded to the IHOP located on the 57000 block of Twentynine Palms Highway for a report of
Continue Reading New charges were filed Friday against a previously-convicted sex offender who is accused of installing hidden cameras in the bathrooms of local businesses, including in the Stater Bros. in Cathedral City. Desert Hot Springs resident Jason Pomare, 41, was charged with three felony counts of possessing matter depicting a child in a sexual act, as
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A business owner on El Paseo is asking for the community’s help in identifying a person who attempted to break into his office on Christmas Day. The thief wasn’t able to get into the office but was able to steal the battery out of the Ring security device outside of his building. The suspect looks
Continue Reading A Desert Hot Springs man was arrested on Monday for allegedly installing a hidden camera in the bathroom of a Cathedral City supermarket, as well as several the bathrooms of several other unnamed area businesses, according to the Cathedral City Police Department. On Monday, CCPD officers responded to the Stater Bros. located at 69255 Ramon
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A Louisiana man is behind bars for allegedly robbing an elderly woman outside a Coachella Valley home last month. Authorities say a 77-year-old woman was robbed of her jewelry and personal items outside of a home during the early morning hours of November 16, 2019. The woman was returning home from a night of gambling
Continue Reading A La Quinta man accused of robbing two Newport Beach banks and trying to rob two others was arrested Tuesday morning. Barry Allan Buydens, 56, was arrested in La Quinta at around 8:25 a.m. and booked on suspicion of robbery, attempted robbery and felony evading, according to the Newport Beach Police Department. Buydens is suspected
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