PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Update 9/13/2025 Palm Springs Police arrested a man in connection with a fatal shooting on Friday in the 500 block of Avenida Cerca. Officers identified a 48-year-old Palm Springs man, as being involved in the homicide. He was arrested and booked into the John Benoit Detention Center. That suspect is
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Nearly three years after a deadly shooting in Indio, Indio Police announce the arrests of two men connected to the 2022 homicide. On December 23, 2022, around 2:00 a.m., Indio Police detectives responded to a homicide investigation at 45955 Grace Street, near Jackson Street and Highway 111. They found Steven Matthew
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MURRIETA, Calif. (KESQ) – A young man who gunned down a 17-year-old Cathedral City boy during a street confrontation that possibly stemmed from prior workplace ill-will was sentenced today to 50 years to life in state prison. Â Â A Murrieta jury in June deliberated one day before convicting Juan Alfredo Landeros Garcia, 26, of Cathedral
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ)Â – A 50-year-old man pleaded guilty on Friday to killing five kittens and leaving them in a trash bag at a Cathedral City residence. Jorge Edwin Ramirez pleaded guilty to five counts of animal cruelty and was immediately sentenced to two years of probation and 180 days in custody, according to court records.
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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – A hit-and-run investigation is ongoing after a pedestrian was killed in a crash Thursday morning in Banning, police announced. The crash was reported at around 5:35 a.m. on E. Ramsey Street, near the intersection with Val Monte Street. Police originally responded to reports of a man lying on the roadway. Injuries to
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – A tragic case in Desert Hot Springs is shining a spotlight on the growing danger of fentanyl — not just for users, but for the most vulnerable: children. An I-Team investigation has uncovered two separate cases in the last two years where children under the age of four died from
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BEAUMONT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office released body-worn camera footage of a deputy-involved shooting in Beaumont this past July. The shooting happened on the evening of July 29 on the side of the road near Redlands Boulevard and San Timoteo Canyon Road. According to the agency, a deputy contacted a motorcyclist. “When
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A retired cross-country truck driver previously convicted of murder in Texas pleaded not guilty to charges in the 1992 murder of a woman found dead in Desert Center. Douglas Thomas pleaded not guilty to charges in the murder of Sherri Herrera, 30, of Tulare, California. He is scheduled to return to
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 40-year-old Cathedral City man accused of targeting vehicles whose owners were touring a popular outdoor art showcase in the Coachella Valley must stand trial for receiving stolen property, a judge ruled today, while dismissing multiple felony counts originally filed against the defendant. Â Â Steven Patrick Porter was arrested in April
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ)  – The search for the suspect who killed Alberto ‘Albert’ Castillo Jr. and wounded 2 other adolescent males continues. The shooting happened around 4 a.m. on August 2nd in the 49000 block of Corte Molino where deputies said they were dispatched for a report of an assault with a deadly weapon. Three teenagers
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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – A 43-year-old Banning man was sentenced to 30 years in prison after being convicted of raping a woman, as well as molesting a 12-year-old girl.  A Banning jury in early July convicted Steven Roy McElroy of forcible rape, lewd acts on a minor, assault with intent to commit rape and a
Continue Reading COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – The search continues for the suspect who killed a 17-year-old boy and wounded two other adolescent males in a shooting early August. Riverside County Sheriff’s identified the 17-year-old boy as Alberto Castillo Jr. The shooting unfolded August 2nd, when deputies said they were dispatched around 4 a.m. to the 49000 block
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 22-year-old man accused of gunning down an Indio resident during a confrontation outside a home must stand trial on first-degree murder and other charges, a judge ruled today.  Ruben Molina was arrested last year following an Indio Police Department investigation into the slaying of 23-year-old Carlos Arriaga.  At the end
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A felony parolee who is a former employee of a Beaumont group home for boys is back behind bars, accused of lewd acts with a child. Riverside County Sheriff’s Office reports that 33 year old David Sanabria was arrested Thursday and charged with lewd acts with a child and oral copulation
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) — Jake and Rebecca Haro pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and filing a false police report in the presumed death of their 7-month-old son, Emmanuel Haro. The Haros were in court for their arraignment Thursday morning in Riverside. Both will return to court on Sept. 16 for a Felony Settlement
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A Palm Springs man accused of lewd contact with a minor from out of the state was arrested Tuesday. The suspect, a 42-year-old man, was arrested in the area of 1200 E. Palm Canyon Drive. Palm Springs police said they were alerted last week to inappropriate online communications involving an
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – A pursuit ended in Rancho Mirage Wednesday morning. The pursuit started at around 8:10 a.m. in the area of Frank Sinatra Drive and Bob Hope Drive in Rancho Mirage for a vehicle code violation, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies attempted a stop for a vehicle code violation but
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A months-long investigation into vehicle thefts throughout the Inland Empire and neighboring locations culminated in multiple arrests and the recovery of stolen cars and trucks, authorities said today. Â Â The Riverside Auto Theft Interdiction Detail, a multi-jurisdictionaltask force, last week completed a nine month investigation with a bevy of search warrants
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Police Department released surveillance video of thieves in action over the weekend at a home. Thieves were seen on camera stealing a Dolphin Nautalis Pool Vacuum, which is valued at a little over $1,000, police said. One thief climbs over the fence to grab the equipment. A
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif We’re tracking new developments in the case of missing 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro, as both parents prepare to return to court. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office says it has a strong indication of where Emmanuel’s remains may be, but recovery efforts are still underway. Jake and Rebecca Haro remain in custody on
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