Originally Published: 20 SEP 23 15:54 ET Updated: 20 SEP 23 15:58 ET By Stephanie Becker and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The 29-year-old man accused of killing a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy in an ambush-style shooting last week entered dual pleas Wednesday of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. Kevin
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A 35-year-old Hemet man has been arrested on suspicion of burglarizing a business in Palm Desert, authorities said. The man was arrested Monday morning on suspicion of burglary, according to Sgt. Rovann Cleveland of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Cleveland said the Palm Desert station’s Special Enforcement Team, Business District Team and Burglary Suppression
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Three men were behind bars today on suspicion of burglarizing about $10,000 worth of high-end items from a Palm Desert business. The suspects, two Indio men, ages 30 and 40, and a 30-year-old man from Palm Desert, were arrested Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of organized retail theft, possession of stolen property, evading and conspiracy,
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Update 9/20/23 A former Riverside County sheriff’s correctional deputy accused of engaging in sex acts with a female inmate on home detention and trying to compel others to do the same pleaded not guilty to nearly 20 felony charges. Christian Phillip Heidecker is charged with three counts each of being a detention officer engaging in
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After deliberating one day, a jury today convicted a 33-year-old felon of murder and other charges for fatally shooting his aunt and seriously wounding an acquaintance during a dispute at a family banquet in Riverside. Abraham David Bonilla killed 39-year-old Beatrice Romo of Beaumont and shot her friend, identified in court documents only as
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A 32-year-old Norco woman who abused and allowed her 17-month-old daughter to ingest a fatal dose of fentanyl was bound for state prison today to serve a sentence of 15 years to life behind bars. Jennifer Johanna Allen pleaded guilty Thursday to second-degree murder for the death of her daughter, identified in court documents only
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A Riverside County sheriff’s correctional deputy allegedly caught transporting a significant amount of drugs on Interstate 10 was being held today in lieu of $1 million bail. The deputy, a 25-year-old man from Banning, was arrested and booked into the Byrd Detention Center on Sunday on suspicion of transportation of drugs in excess of 44
Continue Reading After an hours-long standoff, a 29-year-old man was arrested today for allegedly killing a third-generation sheriff’s deputy who was gunned down near the department’s Palmdale station over the weekend. Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer, 30, was shot around 6 p.m Saturday while sitting in his patrol car near the station at Sierra Highway and East Avenue
Continue Reading Authorities are investigating smash-and-grab robberies at two stores inside the Desert Hills Premium Outlets in Cabazon Thursday night. The robberies were reported at around 6:30 p.m. at the 48000 block of Seminole Drive. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, employees reported multiple subjects entered the businesses wearing masks and dark clothing armed with hammers
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A student was found with a loaded gun in Banning High School Friday morning, police announced. At 11:37 a.m., police responded to a report of a student possibly armed with a gun at the school. According to the Banning Police Dept., the School Resource Officer contacted the student, along with school campus security. Authorities conducted
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A 26-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a child at a Banning church was charged today with lewd acts on a child under 14 years old and other offenses. Nicholas Garrett Corl of Banning was arrested earlier this week following an investigation by the Banning Police Department. Along with the lewd acts count, Corl
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In a landmark development, Governor Newsom unveiled today the largest-ever single investment to combat organized retail crime, with over $267 million allocated to law enforcement agencies across the state. Palm Springs emerged as a significant beneficiary of this financial injection, receiving about $4.5 million to tackle the rising tide of retail theft within the city.
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The Palm Springs Police Department released images of several pool equipment thefts. Police said they have been receiving a significant number of theft reports involving pool pumps and pool equipment. “Our Detectives have noticed certain patterns in these incidents, including victims being out of town or targeted homes being vacation properties,” reads a PSPD news
Continue Reading Police arrested a church faculty member in Banning after accusations of sexually assaulting a child. The crime was reported on Tuesday at around 3:45 p.m. Police said officers were called to the Mountain Avenue Baptist Church in Banning. Authorities said a church employee reported criminal acts against a child that occurred on the church property.
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A suspect accused in an armed carjacking Tuesday in La Quinta was later found and arrested in Thermal, authorities said. The crime was initially reported at around 3:10 p.m. around the area of the Citrus Country Club near Jefferson Street. “Upon arrival, deputies confirmed the victim’s vehicle was taken at gunpoint,” writes Sergeant Deirdre Vickers
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Police are asking for the community’s help in locating a suspect involved in an assault at a bar in downtown Palm Springs back in May. The attack happened on Saturday, May 20 at a bar on the 200 Block of N. Palm Canyon Drive. Police said the victim suffered significant injuries, which required surgery, according
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The Board of Supervisors today formally approved an ordinance intended to crack down on catalytic converter thieves by establishing regulations and penalties in Riverside County where none exist at the state level. Last month, the board tentatively signed off on Ordinance No. 987, and on Tuesday, the second and final reading of the measure occurred,
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SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (AP) — A former California police officer turned serial killer who was on death row after being convicted of murdering six people in the 1980s has died of natural causes, authorities said. Anthony Sully, 79, died Friday at a medical facility outside the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, where he had been housed
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A Cathedral City man suspected in the fentanyl poisoning death of a 22-year-old man on New Year’s Day last year was ordered today to stand trial on a murder charge. At the end of a preliminary hearing Tuesday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio, a Riverside County Superior Court judge ruled that there was
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A probationer accused of supplying a deadly dose of fentanyl to a 29-year-old Lake Mathews man was charged today with second-degree murder. John Frederick Sandoval, 28, of Jurupa Valley was arrested last week following a nearly four-month-long Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation into the death of Gorge Sandoval, a possible but unconfirmed relative of the
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