Crime

Update10/10/25 The suspect, Anthony Edward Cuenca, pleaded not guilty to multiple charges, including attempted murder. He is set to return to court on Oct. 21. Original Report 10/8/25 CABAZON, Calif. (KESQ) – A man was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after a shooting in Cabazon Wednesday afternoon. The shooting was first reported at

BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – A 28-year-old man faces the death penalty after pleading guilty to five gang-related murders, along with an attempted murder, in Banning between 2015 and 2020. A jury returned a death penalty verdict for William Arnold Armendariz III on Tuesday at the Riverside Hall of Justice. He is due back in court

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Springs police say 22 people were arrested and nine guns were seized during a weekend gathering of the Mongols Motorcycle Club at Hotel Zoso in downtown Palm Springs. Chief Andy Mills told News Channel 3 the event drew roughly 1,000 Mongols members for what he described as the club’s annual

COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – Five 18-year-old men suspected of weapons violations during a traffic enforcement stop in Coachella were taken into custody, authorities announced today.   Deputies from the Thermal Sheriff’s Station conducted the traffic stop around 10:35 p.m. Tuesday near Highway 86 and Avenue 50, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. Five occupants were

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ)  – Joel Osmond, Indio Police officer, said preparation goes a long way in keeping families safe. “You’re aware of your surroundings,” Osmond said. “You take some measures to minimize becoming a victim of crime.” He said the first step for residents returning to the Coachella Valley is to visually check their homes.

BEAUMONT, Calif. (KESQ) — A 19-year-old was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after crashing into a tow truck Wednesday night in Beaumont. The crash happened just after 9 p.m. Tuesday near Brookside Avenue, just east of Nobel Street. According to the California Highway Patrol, officers determined the crash involved a Nissan Maxima

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ)  – Paul, a juror who helped convict former Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Oscar Rodriguez, 44, in June in the 2014 deadly shooting of Luis Carlos Morin, 39, said the decision was one of the toughest of his life — and one he is still carrying with him. It happened when

Six people were arrested in connection with a spree of jewelry store robberies in Palm Desert and other counties, authorities said today. The suspects were booked into Benoit Detention Center in Indio on suspicion of robbery, vandalism, grand theft, burglary, committing a theft with prior convictions and conspiracy, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Two young men accused of killing a 13-year-old Cathedral City boy in a gang-related drive-by shooting pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and other charges in court on Wednesday. James Ian Carter, 19, and Christian Arturo Milward Ildefonso, 18, were arrested last month following a Cathedral City Police Department investigation into

YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – A 52-year-old Yucca Valley man was arrested following multiple reports of sexual assault involving children between the ages of five and 14 over several years. Julio Cesar Vega Medina was identified as the suspect in the sexual assaults after the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station received multiple reports. “During the course

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A man and woman convicted in a shooting at the Cathedral City Dollar Tree store in 2023 were sentenced, prosecutors announced. David Garcia, 23, and Leah Lopez, 21, were each sentenced on Sept. 9, according to court records. Garcia was convicted of attempted murder and was sentenced to 32 years in