Crime

One of two men accused of assaulting two people last year in Palm Desert with a semi-automatic firearm was sentenced today to 24 months probation. Jaden Xavier Garcia, 20, previously pleaded guilty to the felony assault charge and admitted to an armed with a firearm enhancement.    Judge Otis Sterling sentenced Garcia at the Larson

A 34-year-old man was sentenced to 48 months in prison after pleading guilty to burglary, as well as for resisting or deterring an officer in separate cases today. Palm Springs resident Justin Val Miller did so as part of a plea arrangement with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office Thursday at the Larson Justice Center

An investigation continues after a 98-year-old man was killed in his home last month in Banning. Earnest Collins was found dead in his home on the 500 block of N. Allen Street on April 19. Police were called to the scene at around 2:40 PM. “He was found to have been assaulted inside his residence

Indio border patrol agents discovered approximately $760,000 worth of cocaine along with a gun at the Highway 86 checkpoint earlier this week. The agents and a K9 unit found 25 packages of cocaine on Monday. They also found a semi-automatic glock. There was no word a, however, El Centro Sector Chief Gregory K. Bovino did

A 28-year-old Thermal man suspected of committing an armed robbery at a business in La Quinta he used to work at was arrested on Tuesday.    Members of the Riverside County Sheriffs Department’s La Quinta Business District Team and La Quinta Special Enforcement Team identified the suspect and took him into custody at 4:28 p.m.

Jury verdicts are in as the trial of a felon accused of fatally shooting a Desert Hot Springs man during a confrontation are read in a Banning Courtroom Tuesday Morning. The jury found James John Angle, of Indio, guilty of first-degree murder and the use of a gun allegation was also found to be true

A Desert Hot Springs man was sentenced today to 40 years to life in prison for fatally shooting his wife of three years in their home and endangering their children, who were all under 4 years old. James Daniel Fidler III, 35, was convicted March 19 of second-degree murder and four counts of child endangerment

Jury deliberations got underway today in the trial of a convicted felon accused of killing a Desert Hot Springs man in a sales dispute that led to vandalism and an ultimately deadly confrontation. James John Angle of Indio is charged with first-degree murder, being a felon in possession of a firearm and sentence-enhancing gun and

Three gang members accused in the slaying of an Indio man must stand trial for first-degree murder and other charges, a judge ruled today. Oscar Angel “Sniper” Bustos, 32, Itati Maribi Ceja, 27, and Robert “Bubba” Ruiz, 33, allegedly killed Jason Diaz in 2020.    Robert “Bubba” Ruiz and Oscar Angel “Sniper” Bustos Following a

A hit-and-run suspect was arrested after a brief police pursuit in Palm Desert Friday afternoon. The incident started at around 1:48 PM when deputies responded to a minor injury traffic collision near the intersection of Monterey Avenue and Dinah Shore Drive. The suspect driver left the scene before deputies could arrive at the scene, according

A convicted felon who allegedly joined a cohort in igniting an explosive device that damaged property on a highway in Rancho Mirage must stand trial for use of a destructive device and vandalism, a judge ruled today.    Jason Edward Hershey, 50, was arrested in 2021 following a months-long local and federal investigation into the