Crime

A woman from Arizona has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the death of a 27-year-old found at an Indio motel last month. Carla Flores, 30, of Arizona was arrested on Monday in El Centro. Flores is accused in the death of Ashley Brito, 27, of Thousand Palms. Brito was found dead

A poolside waiter accused of raping an unconscious woman after serving her drinks for several hours at a Palm Springs hotel must stand trial on several felony and misdemeanor charges, a judge ruled today. Alejandro Adan, 32, of Desert Hot Springs was arrested in March 2019 on suspicion of sexually assaulting the woman at the

The Riverside County Coroner’s office has identified the man killed in a deputy-involved shooting along Interstate 10 in Whitewater on April 9. The incident started at around 8:45 a.m. near Whitewater Canyon Road and Whitewater Cutoff when authorities were notified of a man throwing rocks at vehicles. Sgt. Lionel Murphy, a spokesperson for the Riverside

One person was rushed to the hospital after being assaulted and walking into the Todo Fresco Market near Highway 111 and Grapefruit Boulevard in Coachella. A spokesperson for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department told News Channel 3 that a man entered the store and said he was assaulted and needed help. The man had multiple

The FBI arrested a Riverside man on a federal charge in the murder of a Chihuahua puppy, an action which he also allegedly posted on his Snapchat account back in February. Angel Ramos-Corrales, 19, was arrested Monday morning by the FBI and the Riverside Police Department. Ramos-Corrales was named in a federal criminal complaint filed

A 19-year-old reputed gang member accused of helping a fellow gang member elude capture after the man allegedly gunned down a Cathedral City resident last year pleaded not guilty today to accessory after the fact and other offenses. Joel Sanchez of Cathedral City was taken into custody last Tuesday in Tijuana, Mexico, and is now

One person was hospitalized and police were on the scene of a shooting near Desert Hot Springs Monday morning. Riverside County Sheriffs Deputies were called to the the city’s southeast side to a home on the 15800 block of Avenida Florencita near Camino Aventura at 6:14 a.m. “One of my family members told me to

A man is jailed at the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio after police say he threatened to kill his girlfriend with a large hunting knife. Desert Hot Springs Police investigators say it happened Sunday morning at 9:00 at an apartment in the 66-400 block of 7th street. During the incident, investigators say the man

A man wanted in connection with a 2020 Cathedral City murder has been arrested in Tijuana, Mexico, the Riverside County District Attorney’s office announced on Friday. Joel Sanchez Casas, 19, was arrested by the Riverside County Gang Impact Team in Tijuana. The DA’s office revealed that the GIT worked with Cathedral City Police detectives to

Felony charges were filed today against a Palm Desert man accused of arranging to meet up with a 13-year-old girl over the Internet for sex. Marino Aaron Lopez, 30, was arrested Tuesday in Palm Desert at the conclusion of an undercover operation orchestrated by the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force. Lopez is charged with

Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies are on scene of a marijuana grow operation following a refuse fire in Mecca Wednesday afternoon. The fire was reported just after 2 p.m. on the 70-600 block of Grant Street. A Cal Fire spokesperson said that they requested assistance from the Sheriff’s Department to investigate the area of the fire.

Felony charges were filed today against a Desert Hot Springs man accused of driving drunk and causing a crash that killed his passenger in Palm Springs. Joshua Lamar Woods, 30, is facing charges of DUI gross vehicular manslaughter and other felonycharges. He remains in custody at the Smith Correctional Facility on $125,000 bail. Read the

A Palm Desert man accused of arranging to meet up with a 13-year-old girl over the internet for sexual purposes was in custody today on $250,000 bail. The man, a 30-year-old, was arrested Tuesday and booked into jail on suspicion of arranging with a minor for lewd purposes and for committing a felony while on

Update: 4/23/21 Yessica Chavez Mercado, 24, was charged with kidnapping and attempted kidnapping, along with a misdemeanor count of presenting a false ID to a peace officer. She pleaded not guilty to these charges and scheduled a felony settlement conference for May 4 at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. Yessica Chavez Mercado Original Report:

The Banning Police Department arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a special needs adult. Police say they were first notified of the sexual assault on Feb. 6, 2020. Police were called to West Ramsey Street for a “past sexual assault report.” Officers were told that the suspect, a 35-year-old man, had been sexually assaulting

4/20 got off to an interesting start in Mecca Tuesday morning. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced the deputies located over 10,000 marijuana plants at an illegal cultivation site in the unincorporated community of Mecca. The marijuana was located following a search warrant served in the 70-100 block of Johnson Street in Mecca Tuesday at approximately

The Banning Police Department announced that a man wanted in connection with a sexual assault of a child has been arrested in the state of Georgia. The incident happened at approximately 3:30 p.m. on December, 15, 2020 at a residence in the city of Banning. Police say the suspect, a 23-year-old man from Rialto, California,

A Banning man wanted in connection with a deadly shooting outside a Banning liquor in 2018 was arrested in Mexico, the Riverside County District Attorney’s office announced on Thursday. Joseph Baca, 22, was arrested on Wednesday in Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico. Baca is accused of killing Alex Marcotte, 18, and injuring Dylan Artea, 19, in

A felon accused of killing a 65-year-old North Palm Springs woman to death with a machete days after being released from state prison re-entered a not guilty plea today. David Earl Williams Jr., 29, was ordered to return to the Larson Justice Center in Indio on May 17 for a trial-readiness conference. He remains held

A Beaumont woman was arrested Wednesday evening for allegedly running a brothel in Desert Hot Springs. The arrest stemmed from a sex trafficking investigation by the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force. The RCAHT, with assistance from the Desert Hot Springs Police Department, served a search warrant at the 64-000 block of Mission Lakes Blvd