Tuesday in the trial for Palm Springs quadruple murder suspect Jose Larin Garcia, former criminalist and blood stain pattern interpretation expert Craig Ogino was on the stand. In this case, he was asked to analyze blood stains on a crashed Toyota Corolla and try to determine where the victims were when they got shot. His
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Police are investigating a shooting that damaged a Palm Springs marijuana dispensary early Tuesday morning. The shooting happened at approximately 12:43 p.m. at One Plant, which is located on 2739 N Palm Canyon Drive. PSPD’s Lt. William Hutchinson told News Channel 3 that a vehicle drove by the location and fired several rounds toward the
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Beaumont Police released a composite drawing Monday of a suspect who may have been involved in the murder of a Cherry Valley man in 2020. The department is investigating the death of Leo Miguel Delara, 45, who was shot and killed at a home along the 100 block of Myrl Drive in the City of Beaumont on
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Police were investigating an early morning shooting involving a marijuana dispensary Tuesday. A department spokesman said officers were called to the 2700 block of North Palm Canyon Drive at 12:43 a.m. That’s where someone in a car fired several gunshots toward the business and damaged windows. One Plant Palm Springs is the only such dispensary in that area, according
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We’re taking an in-depth look at a local non-profit that helps to solve crimes. Valley Crime Stoppers has been instrumental in solving many crimes in the valley. News Channel 3’s Peter Daut spoke with the organization’s president, Greg Hough about how it works. You can reach Valley CrimeStoppers at 760-341-7867. Tips can remain anonymous and you
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In the sixth week of the murder trial for the man accused of killing four people in Palm Springs in 2019, a detective testified about ammunition he found in a search of the suspect’s bedroom. Police went to defendant Jose Larin Garcia’s home after the Feb. 2019 murders and searched his bedroom, where Palm Springs
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy injured after being shot has been released from the hospital, the department confirmed. The shooting happened Friday at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Cairo Street, near Cesar Chavez Street, in Coachella. According to the Sheriff’s Dept., the incident started with a traffic stop on Cesar Chavez Street and Avenue 52, right
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A suspect is dead and a Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy has been hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds after a shooting Friday night in Coachella. The Sheriff’s Dept. confirmed the incident happened at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Cairo Street, near Cesar Chavez Street in Coachella. Scene where the deputy-involved shooting took place (85000 block of Cairo
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An Indio man accused of murdering his six-month-old baby appeared in court on Friday. Jawhon Sherod Burts, 30, of Indio was arrested last month on suspicion of murder, torture, willful assault of a child, and domestic abuse. Police said the murder happened on Dec. 19 at the Encanto Apartments on Clinton Street in Indio. Hallie
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An undercover agent gave testimony Thursday about what an accused quadruple murderer Jose Larin Garcia told him while he was posing as an inmate in jail. In what is called a “Perkins operation,” two law enforcement officers disguised themselves as inmates in a jail cell to try to get the truth from the suspected criminal
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The Palm Springs Police Department has put a call out to the community to assist with information on a peeping tom reported in the city recently. PSPD officials said officers have investigated a few incidents of a reported peeping tom in the area of E Palm Canyon and S. Sunrise Way. The suspect has been
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In the trial for accused quadruple murderer Jose Larin Garcia Wednesday, several law enforcement investigators shared more information about the man the defense claims is guilty, and two vehicles crucial to the case. District Attorney’s office investigator Sean Dusek dug into John Olvera, the man the defense says committed the crimes. Earlier in the trial,
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The California Department of Justice announced today it will investigate the killing of a man suspected of selling fentanyl by sheriff’s deputies and officers from two police departments. The agency said the week-old shooting prompted an inquiry under Assembly Bill 1506, which authorizes the state to conduct an independent review anytime an unarmed individual has
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In the quadruple murder trial for Jose Larin Garcia Tuesday, new details were revealed about the autopsies of two of the four victims. The prosecution has said the victims were executed, each one shot in the head. Mark McCormick, a forensic pathologist with the Riverside County Coroner, took the stand and shared gruesome details on
Continue ReadingCathedral City Police were looking for information into a shooting that left one person injured late Monday night in a shopping center parking lot. Officers were called to the Stater Bros Market shopping center at Vista Chino Road and Landau Boulevard at 6:11 p.m. They found a man who was suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound injury. Police said the shooting happened between two vehicles in the
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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a convicted rapist who died in prison has been identified as the suspect in the 1985 killing of a Southern California woman. Helen Brooks was found dead at her apartment in the Mojave Desert town of Apple Valley after friends said they hadn’t heard from her in days.
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As examination of a forensic expert continued Monday in the quadruple murder trial for Jose Larin Garcia, his defense team worked to cast doubt on how the investigation was conducted. The defense argues in this case Larin Garcia was framed – and that evidence was planted and not thoroughly investigated. With Palm Springs Police crime
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Two 13-year-olds were behind bars today for allegedly robbing and assaulting other juveniles with a prop gun and knife. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department received a report of an armed robbery at 4:10 p.m. Tuesday at Dateland Park, located in the 51800 block of Shady Lane. According to Sgt. David Aldrich, the two juveniles approached
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A 6-month-old baby boy is dead after police say he was killed and tortured by his father. Jawhon Sherod Burts, 30, of Indio was arrested last month and is being held in Indio jail without bail on suspicion of murder, torture, willful assault of a child, and domestic abuse. Jawhon Sherod Burts Hallie Knighton, mother
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It was a dramatic day Thursday in the trial for Palm Springs quadruple murder suspect Jose Larin Garcia, setting up crucial testimony that may come next week from undercover agents who spoke with the defendant at length after the crimes. Before anyone took the stand, counsel for Larin Garcia shared he wasn’t feeling 100 percent.
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