Crime

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 29-year-old Indio man was arrested after an alleged road rage incident led to the discovery of several handguns at a home in Indio earlier this week. There were no details on the road rage incident, however, authorities said on Tuesday, the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station Robbery and Burglary Suppression Team

TEMECULA, Calif. (KESQ) – Two people suspected of fraud and identity theft were taken into custody today as part of “an extensive investigation into large-scale fraud, forgery and burglary,” with victims in at least three Southern California counties including Riverside County, San Diego County authorities said.    Deputies assigned to the San Diego County Sheriff’s

COACHELLA, Calif. (CNS) – A 33-year-old woman suspected of crashing her vehicle while impaired, leaving two people injured today in Coachella was arrested.    The suspect, a Coachella resident, was booked into Benoit Detention Center in Indio on suspicion of DUI, according to Sgt. Robert Martinez of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Bail information was

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 35-year-old man faces assault with a deadly weapon charges following an attack at a sports bar in Indio nearly two weeks ago. Police said the incident happened shortly before 1:30 a.m. at JD’s Sports Bar, located in the 46000 block of Monroe Street. Details were limited, but police said a

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A Beaumont man who severely beat his girlfriend’s 4-year-old daughter, as well as starved the child for weeks until she died, was sentenced today to 18 years in state prison. Tyler Lawrence Finley, 30, pleaded guilty last week to murder and three counts of child cruelty, along with sentence-enhancing allegations of

PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – A 27-year-old man was convicted and immediately sentenced days after being arrested for waving a pistol at a motorist during a road rage confrontation in Palm Desert, then fleeing from deputies. Willard Alexander Giron Jr. of Thousand Palms was arrested Tuesday following the incident and a brief chase. He was

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – College of the Desert trustee Rubén AríAztlán Pérez pleaded guilty to DUI charges earlier this week and received 60 months of probation. Pérez, 33, reached a plea agreement with the District Attorney’s Office, authorities confirmed on Wednesday. On Monday, he pled guilty to Driving Under the Influence BAC .08 or Higher

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Two motorists were arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired during a DUI enforcement operation in Indio, police said today.    “We are committed to taking impaired drivers off the road,” Sgt. Peter Fuentes said in a statement. “Driving under the influence is not only dangerous, but also has major consequences.”