A 41-year-old man pleaded guilty today to stealing a woman’s laptop in Thermal, injuring her in the process, and was immediately sentenced to five years in state prison. Jesus Alejandro Perales of Indio was arrested in December when the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department responded to a strong-arm robbery report in the 46000 block of Dillon
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A mistrial was declared Tuesday in the Palm Springs quadruple murder trial for Jose Larin Garcia after the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict. The 12 jurors in the case reported to the judge that after nearly 6 days of deliberations, they were “hopelessly deadlocked” in their decision. “We went through all the evidence,
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A Gardena man charged with murdering a Desert Hot Springs woman in 1994 had his arraignment postponed today to March 25. Sharron Eugene Gadlin, 48, was arrested Friday in connection to the murder of Cheri Huss, according to spokesman John Hall of the Riverside CountyDistrict Attorney’s Office. Huss was found dead in her apartment on
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The Board of Supervisors today unanimously approved an ordinance intended to keep a tighter rein on military equipment acquisitions by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and District Attorney’s Office. “It’s important to have all of our agencies take a uniform approach to this,” DA’s office Chief of Investigations Joe DeGiudice told the board. “This ensures
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Police are investigating reports of a student who was struck with a suspected handgun by another student in Indio. Parents tell News Channel 3 that the assault took place after school on Friday at a gas station on the corner of Miles Avenue and Clinton Street. Ben Guitron, public information officer for the Indio Police
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A 64-year-old man charged in the deadly stabbing of a woman in Palm Springs pleaded not guilty today to murder and other charges. Miguel Hernandez Toscano was arrested after the roughly 9:50 p.m. March 1 stabbing in the 1700 block of Arenas Road. The victim, Ernestina Oropeza, 48, was found dead at the scene, according
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A woman and a two-year-old toddler are in the hospital after police said was a road rage incident that led to a rollover crash Friday afternoon in Cathedral City. The crash was reported at 1:50 p.m. on Varner Road at Bob Hope Drive after a crash. According to the Cathedral City Police Department, a vehicle
Continue Reading Jury deliberations have been ongoing in the Palm Springs quadruple murder trial for more than a week. Jose Larin Garcia is accused in the deadly shootings of four people in Palm Springs in 2019. News Channel 3 obtained communications between the jury and the judge during their deliberations, which could give key insight into what
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Police released the identity of a 36-year-old Palm Springs woman murdered several weeks ago. Elisa Dorsey was found dead on the 600 block of Rosa Parks Road at approximately 5:29 p.m. on Feb 19. Police later ruled Dorsey’s death as a homicide. Details on the crime remain limited at this time. Investigators are asking for
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A 64-year-old man was charged with killing a woman in Palm Springs earlier this week. Miguel Hernandez Toscano was arrested after the roughly 9:50 p.m. Tuesday stabbing in the 1700 block of Arenas Road. The woman died at the scene, according to the Palm Springs Police Department, who did not specify how Toscano was identified
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A man was arrested today on suspicion of physically abusing two people in Cathedral City described only as “elderly.” The suspect, a 42-year-old from Cathedral City, was arrested around 1:45 a.m. when Cathedral City police responded to a report of an assault in progress in the 67500 block of Quijo Road. According to Sgt. Heather
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A judge in Riverside has determined that there is enough evidence to move forward with a trial for defendants in the cases of the murders of Audrey Moran and Jonathan Reynoso. Four of the suspects charged in the case, Aaron Fernando Bernal, Manuel Rios, Abraham Fregoso, and Adilene Ines Castaneda, will now continue to trial. Count 4, Accessory
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A 32-year-old man accused of allowing his infant daughter to ingest fentanyl, killing the baby, pleaded not guilty today to child abuse and other charges. Donald Charles Wallace of Lake Mathews was arrested last week following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation that began almost three months earlier. Along with the abuse count, Wallace is
Continue Reading The preliminary hearing continued into its 3rd day for six suspects involved in the murder of a Coachella Valley. Three witness testified on Wednesday, including Jesus Ruiz Jr., who has pleaded guilty in the case and two Riverside County Sheriff’s Investigators. This brings the number of witnesses to testify to 10. The judge is set
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Update 4:50 p.m. Police confirmed that a suspect has been arrested in connection with this murder. The suspect has not been charged, so we will not publish their identity until charges are filed. According to jail records, the suspect is a 64-year-old man who was arrested at 11 p.m. The suspect is scheduled to appear
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A 12-year-old boy from Cathedral City was arrested Wednesday morning after police said he brought an unloaded handgun to his school in Twentynine Palms. The Morongo Sheriff’s Station received reports of a student on campus with a firearm at Oasis Elementary School in Twentynine Palms Wednesday at approximately 10:07 a.m., the department announced on Wednesday.
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department arrested an Indio man in connection with a fentanyl poisoning death nearly a year ago. The death dates back to April 22, 2021. According to the Sheriff’s Dept., deputies found an unresponsive male adult in the 53000 block of Troon Trail in La Quinta. The man, identified as Gregory Glenn,
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The father of a 2-month-old baby is accused in her death, which Riverside County Sheriffs say was caused by Fentanyl poisoning. The investigation into the 32-year-old Riverside man took several months, deputies say. The infant died on December 2, 2021. Deputies say they found her dead after a call to Crown Creek Circle in Riverside
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The preliminary hearing for four of the six suspects involved in the murder of a Coachella Valley moved into its second day on Tuesday. Five witnesses took the stand on Tuesday including 3 Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies, 1 person from Cal Fire, and Jesus Ruiz Jr., a person who has already pled guilty in this
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The Riverside County Coroner’s office has released the identity of a man murdered in Palm Springs last week. Jermaine Hamilton, 45, was found dead inside a vehicle that crashed into a power pole at around 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 25 near the intersection of Granada and Rosa Parks in the Desert Highland Gateway Estates neighborhood.
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