Crime

Cathedral City High School was placed on a brief lockout Thursday morning due to police activity in the area. The school was placed on a 10-minute lockout starting at 10:55 a.m. after school officials were notified by police, according to a text message sent out to parents. Police quickly detained a suspect nearby. The lockout

A La Quinta man accused of stabbing a Riverside County sheriff’s deputy in a leg during a scuffle in Palm Desert must stand trial on several felony counts, including attempted murder on a peace officer, a judge ruled today.   Christian Matthew Choi, 50, was arrested in March 2020 in the area of El Paseo and

An Ontario man was arrested on suspicion of murder after an unprovoked attack on a family while he was high on mushrooms near Twentynine Palms, authorities announced on Wednesday. The incident was first reported on Tuesday just before 8:00 p.m. on the 3300 block of Bluegrass Avenue in Desert Heights, an unincorporated area of the

An Oct. 15 trial date was confirmed today for a woman, her parolee father and a third defendant accused of murdering a 29-year-old man in a Cathedral City park four years ago. Rena Lizette Alaniz, 24, of Thousand Palms, Carlos Antonio Ruiz, 44, of La Quinta and Andres Moreno, 22, of Cathedral City are charged

A 20-year-old Banning man was arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing a child. John Edward Lario was charged with oral copulation and sexual penetration of a child under 10 as well as lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Sept. 19 at the Banning Justice Center.

A judge confirmed today the trial date for a probationer accused of gunning down the 24-year-old mother of his children in Desert Hot Springs. Jesse Rico Valenzuela, 32, of Desert Hot Springs, was charged with murder for allegedly killing Amina Duro in November 2020. He was also charged with two felony counts of being a

Deputies are investigating a homicide after a 71-year-old man was found dead in a home in Yucca Valley over the weekend. The investigation started when deputies responded to a medical assistance call Friday at around 7:00 p.m. on the 55000 block of 29 Palms Highway. Deputies arrived and found the man dead inside the home.

A judge confirmed an upcoming trial date today for a 45-year-old man accused of shooting two Indio bar patrons during an altercation.    Jose Gabino Ulloa of La Quinta was arrested last year following an Indio Police Department investigation. At the end of a preliminary hearing in April, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Anthony Villalobos

A 22-year-old man who perpetrated multiple holdups in Moreno Valley and Cabazon admitted five counts of armed robbery and other charges prior to the start of his preliminary hearing. Wesley Denzale Hall of Moreno Valley pleaded guilty Tuesday to the robbery counts, as well as two counts of attempted robbery, under a plea agreement with

The prosecution is slated to rest tomorrow in the trial of a parolee accused of fatally stabbing a convenience store customer during a confrontation in Indio. Vicente Angel Munoz, 32, of La Quinta is charged with murder, a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony and parole violations for

A 31-year-old San Francisco man has been arrested for allegedly stealing and recklessly driving a ride-booking vehicle in Palm Springs. According to the Palm Springs Police Department, a customer used a ride-hailing service for “what they believed to be an intoxicated person” at approximately 4:17 p.m. Monday in downtown Palm Springs. The suspect, later identified