Three people were being treated for non-life-threatening gunshot wounds Wednesday morning after a shooting in a Coachella neighborhood. The Riverside County Sheriffs Department said Thermal Station deputies were called to a shooting along the 50400 block of Saltillo Circle at 11:09 p.m. Tuesday night. Deputies found evidence of a shooting there along with a home
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A third man accused of holding a man against his will and beating him with a wooden paddle over several days in Cathedral City was arrested today, police said. The man, identified as a 30-year-old from Indio, was booked into the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio on suspicion of kidnapping, torture, false imprisonment and
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San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man and located several illegal weapons following a short pursuit in Yucca Valley. The incident began Saturday at around 5:44 p.m. in the 7400 Block Lucerne Vista in Yucca Valley. Deputies were told that a man had brandished a firearm. When deputies arrived at a the scene, they found
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Officials with the Orange County District Attorney’s Office and California Highway Patrol are set to hold a news conference on the arrest of two suspects in connection with a highway shooting that killed a six-year-old boy. Two people were arrested in a fatal suspected road rage shooting in Orange County, California that killed a 6-year-old boy last
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An ex-con who shot a man in the head over a missing cellphone in Indio was sentenced today to 39 years to life in state prison. Jurors deliberated one day in March before finding John Kevin Medina, 40, of Indio guilty of attempted murder, and finding true several gun and bodily injury sentence-enhancing allegations. Medina,
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Two brothers accused of holding a 36-year-old man against his will and beating him with a wooden paddle over several days in Cathedral City pleaded not guilty to felony charges. The judge also increased bail from $135,000 to $1 million for both defendants, who remain in custody Carlos Jose Espinoza, 30, and Eduardo Luis Espinoza,
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A 45-year-old man accused of gunning down a motel guest during an altercation in Riverside pleaded not guilty today to a murder charge. Robert Donald Intong of Desert Hot Springs was arrested last month following a Riverside Police Department investigation into the May 17 slaying of 31-year-old Cole William Birchard. He was arraigned on the
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Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a wanted suspect following an hours-long search within a mobile home park in Thousand Palms Thursday evening. The search started at around 7:30 p.m. at Pacheta Square inside the Tri Palm Estates. Sgt. Lionel Murphy of the Sheriff’s Department said the suspect was wanted for a previous assault with a
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The Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force found red tail hawks, guns, and multiple vehicles stolen from a local Home Depot during a search of a residence and ranch in Coachella. The discovery was made Wednesday at Noon when task force officers, with assistance from the Riverside Auto Theft Interdiction Detail and California Department
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Felony charges were filed today against two brothers accused of holding a man against his will and beating him with a wooden paddle over several days in Cathedral City. Carlos Jose Espinoza, 30, and Eduardo Luis Espinoza, 32, both of Cathedral City, were arrested Tuesday. They remain behind bars awaiting their initial court appearances, scheduled
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A 19-year-old Riverside man who tortured a Chihuahua puppy in his apartment, inflicting ultimately fatal wounds depicted in a video he posted online, pleaded guilty today to a federal animal abuse charge. Angel Ramos Corrales admitted one count of animal crushing, which refers to intentionally subjecting certain creatures to violent abuse that results in grave
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A 19-year-old who joined a friend in shooting a 70-year-old with a BB gun at a Palm Springs bus stop pleaded guilty today to assault resulting in great bodily injury and was immediately sentenced to four months in jail and two years probation. Christian Vitto-McVay of Modesto admitted the felony charge under a plea agreement
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The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department released the name of the suspect who allegedly shot and killed Sergeant Dominic Vaca on Monday. According to an updated news release on Wednesday, Police say Bilal Winston Shabazz, age 29 of Lancaster, shot and killed Vaca before being shot and killed by deputies. More Details: Deputy killed in
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Sergeant Dominic Vaca, a 17-year veteran with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, is being honored one day after he was shot and killed by a fleeing suspect in the high desert. Exclusive to News Channel 3, neighbors who saw the deadly encounter for themselves are sharing new details. “It was just 3 loud pops,
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Update 06/03/21: Felony charges were filed today against the brothers. They are accused of holding a man against his will and beating him with a wooden paddle over several days in Cathedral City. Eduardo and Carlos Espinoza Full Details: Cathedral City brothers charged with false imprisonment, assault of 36-year-old man ================== Original Report 06/01/21: A
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An overnight procession honored the sacrifice made by Sgt. Dominic Vaca, a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department employee who served for 17 years. He was a sergeant at the Morongo Basin Station. Vaca was killed in a shooting in Yucca Valley on Memorial Day. “We appreciate the outpouring of support and prayers for Sergeant Vaca,
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UPDATE: San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon confirmed early Tuesday morning a deputy shot during a Yucca Valley pursuit was pronounced dead at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs. He was identified as Sergeant Dominic Vaca, 43. It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Sergeant Dominic Vaca. pic.twitter.com/VCqSX7YfhF— San Bernardino
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Police in Banning are looking for a carjacking suspect. It happened Tuesday morning just before 1:00 at a gas station in the 800 block of East Ramsey Street. Police say a woman got out of her, with the car running, and entered the station. When she came out a man was in the car. He
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An Orange County judge has denied a proposal to move a sexually violent predator to a home in Twentynine Palms. Lawtis Rhoden, 72, has been convicted on several charges dating as far back as the 1960’s, including raping five girls between the ages of 13 to 17 in three states. Back in March, the Orange
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Watch the Full Video Here (Viewer Discretion Advised): The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has released the body cam footage and dispatcher call for a deadly deputy-involved shooting on Interstate 10 near Whitewater on April 9, 2021. The shooting shows a man armed with a crowbar approaching a deputy on the side of Interstate 10 near
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