Crime

A Yucca Valley man is facing kidnapping charges after stealing a vehicle with a person sleeping inside it. The incident started when deputies were called to a traffic collision involving a pedestrian on the 7100 block of Barberry Avenue at around 5:08 a.m. Deputies learned that the pedestrian was asleep inside of his vehicle when

A woman in a vehicle reported stolen was hospitalized after a rollover crash during a police pursuit Wednesday morning in Rancho Mirage. At around 11:00 a.m., deputies reported being behind a stolen vehicle in the area of Monterey Avenue and Varner Road, a spokesperson for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed. Deputies attempted an enforcement

A man who shot a store clerk in 2017 during a robbery he committed in Cathedral City was sentenced to 26 years in state prison today after pleading guilty to attempted murder and three felony counts of robbery.   James Goodwin, 28, also admitted to a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a firearm with a specific felony,

The defense rested today 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, speeding to get around the competitors in Indio Hills.    Ronnie Ramon Huerta Jr., 26, of Desert Hot Springs, is

The prosecution rested today 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, speeding to get around the competitors in Indio Hills.   Ronnie Ramon Huerta Jr., 26, of Desert Hot Springs, is charged

A 48-year-old former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent from Riverside who sexually assaulted two women was sentenced today to life in federal prison. John Jacob Olivas was convicted in December of three counts of deprivation of rights under color of law. During a hearing at U.S. District Court in Riverside Monday, Judge Jesus Bernal

A 28-year-old Coachella Valley man who fatally stabbed his girlfriend during a frenzied attack was sane at the time of the crime, a jury ruled today, setting the stage for his sentencing next month. The same Riverside jury that convicted Christian Alejandro Pacheco of the murder of 30-year-old Elilia Valdez Garcia of Thermal deliberated just

A 37-year-old woman suspected of fatally shooting her husband in their Coachella home must stand trial on murder and other charges, a judge ruled today. Cindy Gicela Parra of Coachella was charged with one felony count each of murder, assault with a deadly weapon to cause great bodily harm and inflicting corporal injury on a

Felony charges were filed today against a 31-year-old felon suspected of firing a gunshot inside a Desert Hot Springs home and having an explosive device. Sean Daniel Bejarano of Desert Hot Springs faces one felony count each of attempted murder, assault with an assault weapon, being a convicted felon and narcotic addict in possession of

A 25-year-old woman who drove under the influence and assaulted an officer in Palm Springs pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges today and was immediately sentenced to just under five years of probation.    Melinda Leigh Haley of Desert Hot Springs pleaded guilty Wednesday to three misdemeanor counts of assault against an officer and one misdemeanor

A person was robbed at gunpoint at the Flying J Travel Center in Thousand Palms Tuesday afternoon. Authorities said the victim was then forced to drive the suspects to Desert Hot Springs, where they stole more property. The incident was reported at 12:24 p.m. A spokesperson for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept. said deputies were