One person was rushed to the hospital after being shot Thursday night in unincorporated Desert Hot Springs. The shooting was reported just after 10:00 p.m. on the 17000 block of Corkill Road near Desert Hot Springs, just north of Dillon Road. “The reporting party stated a family member arrived at the location with a gunshot
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A 31-year-old man was convicted in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in Indio. Mark Bravo, 28, of Indio pled guilty to fleeing the scene of a crash that killed a pedestrian on Feb. 4, 2021 near the intersection of Monroe Street and Avenue 42. The pedestrian was identified as Anthony Duran, 51, of
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A Desert Hot Springs resident suspected of taking part in a car-to-car shooting in a Palm Desert mall parking lot in 2023 must stand trial on attempted murder and other charges, a judge ruled today. Daniel Joseph Santacroce previously pleaded not guilty to four felony counts of attempted murder and one felony count each of
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One of the two suspects charged with the murder of a La Quinta teen is out on bail, jail records revealed. According to jail records, Elijah Alfredo Martinez, 18, was released on $100,000 bail on Wednesday. Martinez was in court today for a hearing regarding GPS installation, a spokesperson with the Riverside County District Attorney’s
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Two men were arrested on suspicion of a gunpoint robbery and baseball bat assault in Rancho Mirage, as well as a carjacking in Palm Desert late Monday night. The incident was first reported at around 11:45 p.m. on the 71000 block of Highway 111. Police were told that the two victims were assaulted by multiple
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25-year-old Priscilla Guzman of Indio has been sentenced to thirteen years in prison after pleading guilty to an attempted murder charge. Guzman entered her guilty plea on Monday, June 3, 2024 at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. According to court documents, Guzman’s sentencing was also effected by two additional admitted enhancements regarding the use
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An overnight shooting in Banning left one person dead and a juvenile injured. The shooting happened just after midnight at the 700 block of N. Hargrave Street and Wilson Street. Officers were dispatched to the scene at 12:36 AM and located a male adult suffering multiple gunshot wounds upon arrival. Medical personnel attempted life-saving measures,
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The family of late 31-year-old Palm Springs resident Angeline Shipley are not giving hope that they can bring justice to her after she was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while riding her bicycle in Cathedral City last month. Cynthia Kahn who helped raise Shipley and considers herself a stepmother figure said the family
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Two Thermal men were sentenced to prison today following their guilty pleas to two counts of attempted murder stemming from a shooting near the Salton Sea In addition to the attempted murder counts, Jesse Jordan Diaz, 32, entered guilty pleas Friday to two counts of assault with a gun and one count of shooting at
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Editor’s note: language. Prosecution testimony began Wednesday for a 39-year-old woman accused of fatally shooting her husband during an argument at their Coachella home. Cindy Gicela Parra, is charged with murder, assault with a deadly weapon, spousal abuse and gun and severe bodily injury allegations, for the death of Francisco Lopez in 2022. The case
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More than 33,000 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $468 million was offloaded by the U.S. Coast Guard today in San Diego. Officials say the drugs were seized through eight separate smuggling vessel interdictions in February and March of this year. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Munro, which offloaded the cocaine on
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A 25-year-old man was arrested after more than 500 pounds of methamphetamine was found hidden within a flatbed trailer at the Calexico Commercial Facility. The discovery was made on May 20. The 25-year-old was driving a commercial tractor hauling an empty flatbed trailer applying for entry from Mexico at the Calexico East Commercial Facility. The
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The San Bernardino County District Attorney officially charged an 18-year-old accused in a violent crime spree that ended up with the murder of a Marine at a park in Twentynine Palms. Rudy Garcia Jr., a Twentynine Palms resident, was charged with murder, attempted murder, attempted carjacking, attempted second-degree robbery, and assault with a semiautomatic firearm,
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A 19-year-old injured in a shooting Thursday night in Banning is recovering in the hospital. The shooting was reported at around 10:00 PM in the area of Preffered Lane and Fashion Way. Police were initially dispatched to respond to reports of shots heard in the area and a subject struck by gunfire. Officers located and
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Palm Springs Police Department responded to the 2000 block of N. Palm Canyon Drive Thursday morning after at least four reports of shattered windows in the area. Blurry surveillance footage shown to PSPD shows a vehicle traveling northbound on Palm Canyon, but it is unknown if the footage is related to the crime. There is
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A 50-year-old convicted felon accused of preying on two Moreno Valley schoolgirls and trying to kidnap one of them will ask a judge next week to consider lowering his bail so he can get out of jail. Rene Rodriguez Ramirez of Indio is charged with attempted kidnapping and annoying minors in connection with alleged acts
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We now know the identity of the person who was killed in an unprovoked shooting at a Twentynine Palms park earlier this week. Officials with Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station have identified the victim as 35-year-old, Robert James McDonald, a Marine Gunnery Sergeant and beloved flag football coach. “I can’t shake his hand. I can’t say
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A 30-year-old man was accused of driving his vehicle through multiple Palm Springs businesses Friday night – including Sunny Days and Destination PSP. In a press release, PSPD says the incident first happened around 10:17 p.m. on Friday. Officers say they responded to calls of a maroon SUV trying to ram into the ‘Forever Marilyn’
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Border Patrol agents arrested three people allegedly found with 51 pounds of methamphetamine at a gas station in the Coachella Valley. The incident happened on Thursday at around 10:30 PM at a gas station on Dillon Road, just off of Interstate 10. Authorities said Border Patrol agents saw two suspicious vehicles driving eastbound on Interstate
Continue Reading The two suspects arrested for the murder of 17-year-old Jaden Ramos on Sunday night were formally charged with murder, which they pleaded not guilty to on Wednesday. Ramos was killed in a shooting at a prom afterparty in La Quinta Sunday night. He was killed a day before his 18th birthday and only a few
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