Crime

A 34-year-old man suspected of stabbing three of his family members, one fatally, following a dispute in Indio, must stand trial on murder, a judge ruled today. In addition to the murder charge, Anthony William Piña-German of Indio is charged with two felony counts of attempted murder, according to court records. He also faces sentence-enhancing

A 27-year-old woman who hit a DUI signboard at a checkpoint in Palm Springs while driving under the influence pleaded guilty today to misdemeanor charges and was immediately sentenced to three years probation.   Clarissa Hernandez of Texas was arrested shortly after midnight on Aug. 11 at the intersection of East Tahquitz Canyon Way and North

A U.S. citizen was arrested after border patrol agents found $370,000 worth of cocaine in a vehicle at the Highway 86 checkpoint. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the arrest happened on Dec. 9. A black sedan approached the primary inspection area of the checkpoint. “Agents’ suspicions were raised during the inspection and the

Felony charges were filed today against two women and a man suspected of being involved in retail thefts in Riverside County, including a recent one at a La Quinta business, from which $2300 of merchandise was stolen. Khamyra Smith, 19, of Moreno Valley and 18-year-olds Derrick Yanders of Fontana and Chynae Welch of Eastvale were

A La Quinta man was convicted today of attacking several people with rocks, including two sheriff’s deputies, one of whom shot him.    Christopher Curci, 28, was found guilty of two felony counts each of assault with a deadly weapon to cause great bodily injury, assault with a deadly weapon on an officer, and burglary,

A 27-year-old man convicted in connection with the 2020 fatal shooting of a father of four in Cathedral City was sentenced today to 15 years to life in prison. Jose Sanchez-Casas was found guilty Oct. 18 of one felony count each of murder and shooting at a dwelling, according to court records. He was also

A 53-year-old woman who allegedly refused to drop a knife when confronted by law enforcement in Palm Desert, prompting a deputy to shoot her, pleaded not guilty today on felony charges. Kelly Lynette Cronn of Palm Desert was charged with two felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer, according to

Jury deliberations began today in the trial of a La Quinta man suspected of attacking several people with rocks, including two sheriff’s deputies, one of whom shot him. Christopher Curci, 28, is charged with three counts each of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon likely to cause great bodily injury, two counts each

Border Patrol agents arrested a previously deported Guatemalan citizen with a rape conviction at the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint near the Salton Sea. The arrest happened on Dec. 4 at around 11:20 p.m. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a red SUV approached the Border Patrol checkpoint. Agents sent the vehicle to secondary inspection

Felony charges were filed today against a 39-year-old woman suspected of stealing a golf cart in La Quinta, which led deputies to serve a search warrant in Indio, where three other people were arrested when a handgun, drugs and drug paraphernalia were allegedly found. Lydia Ruiz was charged with one felony count each of taking

A La Quinta man went to a house with the intent to kill someone and hit two people with a rock, which he then threw in the direction of two deputies, one of whom was hit in the leg, a prosecutor told jurors today, but the defendant’s defense attorney said his client went to the

Three men were arrested for allegedly stealing high-valued tools from a business in Rancho Mirage and committing similar crimes throughout California for several months, authorities said today. The suspects, a 40-year-old from Perris, a 35-year-old Colton resident, and a 41-year-old from San Bernardino, were arrested Wednesday night on suspicion of commercial burglary, conspiracy, grand theft,