Crime

A judge today confirmed a June 24 trial date for a 62-year-old self-employed pool service worker accused of killing a 93-year-old woman in Palm Desert. Benjamin Cabrera Briones of Thousand Palms is scheduled to be tried on one felony count each of murder, burglary and forging a signature, according to court records. He additionally faces

One driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and 14 others were cited during a driver’s license/DUI operation in La Quinta, authorities announced today. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department personnel held the checkpoint at Washington Street and Avenue 47 from 6 p.m. Friday to 2 a.m. Saturday.    The majority of the citations

A 36-year-old man accused of striking multiple vehicles while leading officers on a vehicle pursuit from Indio to Thermal pleaded guilty to four felony counts today. John Anthony Aispuro Jr. of Indio was charged with single counts each of evading arrest, eluding a pursuing peace officer, assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer

A convicted felon who killed a 64-year-old Anza man while stealing marijuana and money tied to his illegal cannabis grow was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Jodi Lynn Miller, 48, of Rancho Cucamonga was convicted last month with Jesse Robert Thurbush, 43, of Victorville of first-degree murder for the

A 31-year-old man was convicted in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in Indio. Mark Bravo, 28, of Indio pled guilty to fleeing the scene of a crash that killed a pedestrian on Feb. 4, 2021 near the intersection of Monroe Street and Avenue 42. The pedestrian was identified as Anthony Duran, 51, of

A Desert Hot Springs resident suspected of taking part in a car-to-car shooting in a Palm Desert mall parking lot in 2023 must stand trial on attempted murder and other charges, a judge ruled today. Daniel Joseph Santacroce previously pleaded not guilty to four felony counts of attempted murder and one felony count each of

One of the two suspects charged with the murder of a La Quinta teen is out on bail, jail records revealed. According to jail records, Elijah Alfredo Martinez, 18, was released on $100,000 bail on Wednesday. Martinez was in court today for a hearing regarding GPS installation, a spokesperson with the Riverside County District Attorney’s

Two men were arrested on suspicion of a gunpoint robbery and baseball bat assault in Rancho Mirage, as well as a carjacking in Palm Desert late Monday night. The incident was first reported at around 11:45 p.m. on the 71000 block of Highway 111. Police were told that the two victims were assaulted by multiple

25-year-old Priscilla Guzman of Indio has been sentenced to thirteen years in prison after pleading guilty to an attempted murder charge. Guzman entered her guilty plea on Monday, June 3, 2024 at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. According to court documents, Guzman’s sentencing was also effected by two additional admitted enhancements regarding the use

Two Thermal men were sentenced to prison today following their guilty pleas to two counts of attempted murder stemming from a shooting near the Salton Sea In addition to the attempted murder counts, Jesse Jordan Diaz, 32, entered guilty pleas Friday to two counts of assault with a gun and one count of shooting at

The San Bernardino County District Attorney officially charged an 18-year-old accused in a violent crime spree that ended up with the murder of a Marine at a park in Twentynine Palms. Rudy Garcia Jr., a Twentynine Palms resident, was charged with murder, attempted murder, attempted carjacking, attempted second-degree robbery, and assault with a semiautomatic firearm,

A 19-year-old injured in a shooting Thursday night in Banning is recovering in the hospital. The shooting was reported at around 10:00 PM in the area of Preffered Lane and Fashion Way. Police were initially dispatched to respond to reports of shots heard in the area and a subject struck by gunfire. Officers located and

Palm Springs Police Department responded to the 2000 block of N. Palm Canyon Drive Thursday morning after at least four reports of shattered windows in the area. Blurry surveillance footage shown to PSPD shows a vehicle traveling northbound on Palm Canyon, but it is unknown if the footage is related to the crime. There is