Crime

A Desert Hot Springs woman who made a viral video at a local Costco accusing a mixed-race family of neglecting and sexually assaulting a young Black female family member was granted a misdemeanor diversion program of six months for false information charges. Angelica Marie Mendez, 25, was charged with one misdemeanor count each of providing

A 31-year-old man who forced a motorist at gunpoint to lead sheriff’s deputies on a high-speed chase in Mecca in 2020 was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to felony charges. Gutberto Antonio Rodriguez was charged with one felony count each of to kidnapping, kidnapping during the commission of a carjacking, assault

A 34-year-old man suspected of fatally striking an elderly man in Cathedral City and leaving the scene pleaded not guilty today to murder. Heber Alexander Henriquez of Cathedral City also pleaded not guilty to one misdemeanor count of driving with a suspended license on Wednesday afternoon at the Larson Justice Center in Indio, according to

A 33-year-old woman who allegedly fatally struck an 86-year-old man with her car at a bus stop in Desert Hot Springs and drove off without rendering aid pleaded not guilty to felony charges today. Kristiana Raylene Saiz of Desert Hot Springs was charged with one felony count each of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and

A man was killed during an attack at a Cabazon residence, and the suspected assailant was in custody today.   The deadly assault occurred about 3:25 p.m. Tuesday in the 52000 block of Riza Avenue, near Elm Street, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Sgt. Jose Ayala said deputies were called to the location to

Coachella Valley High School has been placed in a shelter-in-place due to police activity taking place near the campus, officials confirmed. The Coachella Valley Unified School District confirmed to News Channel 3 that the school went into a shelter-in-place at 12:25 p.m. As of 1 p.m., the school remains in a SIP. A shelter-in-place is

A suspect was not located following an hours-long standoff at an apartment complex in the city of Indio. The incident got underway at around 11:30 a.m., that’s when officers spotted a suspect wanted in a past sexual assault investigation, according to Ben Guitron of the Indio Police Department. Guitron said the suspect ran into a

An unlicensed driver who killed a Tour de Palm Springs bicyclist and severely injured another when he lost control of his car and crashed while high on drugs in Indio Hills was convicted today of second-degree murder and other charges.   A Riverside jury deliberated nearly three days before finding Ronnie Ramon Huerta Jr., 26, of

Following two full days of deliberations, a Riverside jury ended the week without reaching a verdict in the trial of an unlicensed driver accused of killing a Tour de Palm Springs bicyclist and severely injuring another when he lost control of his car while high on drugs in Indio Hills. Ronnie Ramon Huerta Jr., 26,