In a landmark development, Governor Newsom unveiled today the largest-ever single investment to combat organized retail crime, with over $267 million allocated to law enforcement agencies across the state. Palm Springs emerged as a significant beneficiary of this financial injection, receiving about $4.5 million to tackle the rising tide of retail theft within the city.
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The Palm Springs Police Department released images of several pool equipment thefts. Police said they have been receiving a significant number of theft reports involving pool pumps and pool equipment. “Our Detectives have noticed certain patterns in these incidents, including victims being out of town or targeted homes being vacation properties,” reads a PSPD news
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Police arrested a church faculty member in Banning after accusations of sexually assaulting a child. The crime was reported on Tuesday at around 3:45 p.m. Police said officers were called to the Mountain Avenue Baptist Church in Banning. Authorities said a church employee reported criminal acts against a child that occurred on the church property.
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A suspect accused in an armed carjacking Tuesday in La Quinta was later found and arrested in Thermal, authorities said. The crime was initially reported at around 3:10 p.m. around the area of the Citrus Country Club near Jefferson Street. “Upon arrival, deputies confirmed the victim’s vehicle was taken at gunpoint,” writes Sergeant Deirdre Vickers
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Police are asking for the community’s help in locating a suspect involved in an assault at a bar in downtown Palm Springs back in May. The attack happened on Saturday, May 20 at a bar on the 200 Block of N. Palm Canyon Drive. Police said the victim suffered significant injuries, which required surgery, according
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The Board of Supervisors today formally approved an ordinance intended to crack down on catalytic converter thieves by establishing regulations and penalties in Riverside County where none exist at the state level. Last month, the board tentatively signed off on Ordinance No. 987, and on Tuesday, the second and final reading of the measure occurred,
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SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (AP) — A former California police officer turned serial killer who was on death row after being convicted of murdering six people in the 1980s has died of natural causes, authorities said. Anthony Sully, 79, died Friday at a medical facility outside the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, where he had been housed
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A Cathedral City man suspected in the fentanyl poisoning death of a 22-year-old man on New Year’s Day last year was ordered today to stand trial on a murder charge. At the end of a preliminary hearing Tuesday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio, a Riverside County Superior Court judge ruled that there was
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A probationer accused of supplying a deadly dose of fentanyl to a 29-year-old Lake Mathews man was charged today with second-degree murder. John Frederick Sandoval, 28, of Jurupa Valley was arrested last week following a nearly four-month-long Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation into the death of Gorge Sandoval, a possible but unconfirmed relative of the
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One person is in the hospital Friday after an early morning shooting in Desert Hot Springs. According to Desert Hot Springs Police, they were called to a possible shooting at a home on the 13-000 block of Sarita Drive just before 8:00 am. When officers arrived they found a victim with a gunshot wound. The
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A man suspected of shooting at and pistol whipping an 18-year-old customer at a Dollar Tree in Cathedral City re-entered not guilty pleas today to felony charges. David Anthony William Garcia, 21, of Desert Hot Springs is charged with two felony counts of attempted murder and one felony count of assault with a gun, according
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A convicted felon who provided a fatal dose of fentanyl to a 26-year-old Temecula woman was convicted today of second-degree murder in Riverside County’s first fentanyl murder case to go before a jury. After deliberating part of Wednesday afternoon and all of Thursday, a Murrieta jury found Vicente David Romero, 34, guilty of the murder
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Police arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of a 24-year-old man nearly three years ago in Cathedral City. Johnny Ramirez, 30, of Escondido was arrested on Aug. 8. He was charged with second-degree murder, which he pleaded not guilty to on Aug. 10. Johnny Ramirez Police said a second suspect, Edgar Navez, 31,
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Police arrested a suspect in a robbery at a jewelry store in downtown Palm Springs earlier this month. One of the two suspects was arrested Thursday morning in Victorville. Police said they executed a search warrant at his residence, where they recovered evidence related to the crime. The 33-year-old Victorville resident faces charges of robbery
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The Palm Springs Police Department issued a warning to residents about fake money. Authorities said there have been a handful of reports over the past few months of fake money with “Motion Picture Purposes” printed on it, to purchase items in stores, as well as property sold by private citizens. The most recent instance of
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Riverside City Councilwoman Clarissa Perez Cervantes pleaded guilty today to misdemeanor driving under the influence and was immediately sentenced to three years’ probation. Cervantes entered the plea during her arraignment at the Banning Justice Center for her July arrest. Along with probation, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Sylwia Luttrell ordered the councilwoman to spend 57
Continue Reading Jury deliberations got underway today in the trial of a convicted felon accused of providing a fatal dose of fentanyl to a Temecula woman, in Riverside County’s first fentanyl murder case to go before a jury. Vicente David Romero, 34, is charged with murder, possession of controlled substances while armed, being a felon in possession
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An October arraignment date was set today for a 28-year-old man suspected in a fatal hit-and-run collision last year in Palm Springs. Cody Jay Hamilton was charged July 25 with one felony count of a hit-and-run causing death, according to court records. He’s set to be arraigned on the charge Oct. 10 at the Larson
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Two men were arrested today on suspicion of having illegally possessed firearms in Indio. The suspects, a 27-year-old man and a 52-year-old man, both from Indio, were arrested Tuesday morning following a search at a residence in the 81000 block of Sirocco Avenue, according to Sgt. Paul Heredia of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Heredia
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Two men suspected of burglarizing and vandalizing several vehicles in Rancho Mirage, with stolen property and damages exceeding $25,000, pleaded not guilty to felony charges today. Osman Uriel Arellano, 27, of Coachella, and Manuel Victor Guerra, 36, of Indio, were charged Monday with four felony counts of receiving stolen property, two felony counts of burglary,
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