Crime

An investigator with the Riverside County District Attorney’s office was among 67 people arrested in a multi-agency anti-human trafficking operation. Bryan Gaboury, 45, was arrested at 11:40 a.m. on January 26 along Casino Drive in Lake Elsinore, county jail records show. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Gaboury is accused of solicitation of prostitution.

The family of an Indio man who died in police custody two weeks ago is demanding answers after video surfaced online of the arrest.  During a vigil Wednesday night at the park across the street from Indio City Hall, family members and friends mourned the loss of Jose Albert Lizarraga Garcia, a brother, father and

Police were investigating a reported shooting in Desert Hot Springs early Tuesday morning. Officers were called to the 5th Street Mobile Home Park at its 6th Street entrances just west of Palm Drive where they told KESQ News Channel 3 they were investigating reports of shots fired. They said they had no suspect or victim

Police say a deputy-involved shooting that left one man dead Friday afternoon in La Quinta began with a man allegedly threatening to kill his estranged wife. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept. said Friday night deputies responded at 12:40 p.m. to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon on the 39000 block of Washington St.

The Riverside County Coroner’s office has identified a man shot and killed early Friday morning in Thousand Palms. The shooting happened on the 73000 block of Stanton Drive in Thousand Palms. Deputies were notified of the shooting shortly after 2 a.m., according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The victim was identified as Edward Pierce,

A 22-year-old man has been arrested after police said he threatened to shoot at bail bondsmen then barricaded himself in a building. The incident happened on the 10800 block of San Miguel Road in Desert Hot Springs. Officers were dispatched to the area at around 1:21 p.m. Desert Hot Springs Police Department Officers responded with

Police were investigating two overnight shootings, one that left a man dead in Thousand Palms, the other in Cathedral City. The Riverside County Sheriffs Department confirmed to KESQ News Channel 3 one man was found dead at a home on Stanton Drive near Ramon Road at approximately 2:15 a.m. The Sheriffs Department provided few immediate

Felony charges were filed today against a felon accused of trying to kidnap an 8-year-old boy, whose father came to his son’s rescue at a Palm Springs hotel. Joseph Ryan Harvey, 30, of Bermuda Dunes was taken into custody at about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 400 block of South Indian Canyon Drive, less than

An Indio man is in the hospital after being shot in Cathedral City Wednesday morning. Authorities were initially alerted to the shooting at approximately 5:30 a.m. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department responded to Eisenhower Health regarding a shooting victim who had been dropped offat the emergency room. The investigation later revealed that the

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that two wanted suspects were arrested at the Westfield Mall in Palm Desert Tuesday afternoon. At around 1:55, several viewers messaged News Channel 3 to report a heavy police presence at the Westfield Mall in Palm Desert. According to Sgt. Deanna Pecoraro, the public information officer for the Sheriff’s Department,

UPDATE: 1/26/2021 – Police have a man in custody related to a recent kidnapping investigation. Palm Springs Police say, “On 01/26/2021 at about 8:30 am, Palm Springs PD Detectives located the kidnapping suspect in the 400 Block of S. Indian Canyon Drive. The suspect is temporarily being held in Palm Springs on two felony charges

A 43-year-old Las Vegas man is accused of shooting two people following a confrontation in a parking lot near the Cabazon Outlet Mall. The shooting happened Sunday at 10:21 a.m. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a business parking lot on the 48300 block of Seminole Drive in Cabazon in response to reports of

UPDATE 02/16/21: Investigators confirmed that the remains were posivetely identified as Guillermo Jacobo, 20, of Coachella. Jacobo had been reported missing by his family on January 19. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department asks for anyone with information on Jacobo’s whereabouts to contact Investigator Munoz at 951-235-9833. Full Details: Remains of missing Coachella man found inside burned

A man was hospitalized Monday morning after a reported confrontation with Riverside County Sheriffs Deputies in La Quinta. Deputies said the man pulled a knife on them near the intersection of Highway 111 and Washington Street at 2:15 a.m. Deputies said they were called to the scene for a suspicious person when they found the