Crime

A Sky Valley resident accused of gunning down a man in Palm Springs pleaded not guilty today to a murder charge. Jeffrey Burgess, 42, was arrested Tuesday stemming from the shooting reported earlier that morning. Burgess was arraigned at the Banning Justice Center before Riverside County Superior Court Judge Alfonso Fernandez, who set the defendant’s

A gang member accused of shooting two people who were seated in a car in Thermal a month ago was in custody today without bail. The suspect, a 30-year-old man from Thermal was arrested Thursday and booked into the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio on suspicion of mayhem, attempted murder and assault with a

A Desert Hot Springs man was convicted today of attempted murder and other felony charges for shooting his ex-girlfriend through a window of her Palm Springs apartment while she slept. A Riverside jury deliberated two days before finding Sergio Juan Marques, 41, guilty of one count each of attempted murder, spousal abuse, shooting at a

A sergeant with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is behind bars on accusations of possession and distribution of child pornography. Marc Goodwin, 43, was arrested by the Fontana Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit on Wednesday. Goodwin was listed as a homicide detective on Sheriff’s Department news releases in 2016-2017. According to

A convicted sex offender is back behind bars after being accused of annoying and molesting a minor in Twentynine Palms. Derek Latimer, 67, of Twentynine Palms was arrested by deputies Wednesday afternoon. Officials from the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station said the incident started at around 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, when deputies received a report of

A Sky Valley resident accused of fatally shooting a man in Palm Springs has been officially charged with murder. Jeff Burgess, 42, was arrested Tuesday and remains held at the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio, with bail set at $2 million. Along with the murder count, Burgess faces a sentence-enhancing allegation of discharging a

Jury deliberations got underway today in the trial of a Desert Hot Springs man accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend in the leg through a window as she slept in her Palm Springs apartment. Sergio Juan Marques, 41, allegedly shot Jovanna Tapia at the Palos Verdes Villas apartment complex at 392 E. Stevens Road in June

San Jacinto City Councilman Joel Lopez and another man are under indictment for allegedly operating an illegal cannabis shop in the city, it was announced today. Lopez, 35, and Edward Padilla Jr., 32, of San Jacinto were indicted on felony counts of conspiracy and maintaining an unlawful marijuana facility, as well as misdemeanor counts of

It’s been about three months since 18-year-old Debra Nelson was killed in a single-vehicle crash in which the driver fled the scene, and still no answers as to who was behind the crash. The crash happened at around 8 a.m. on March 9, 2021 in front of the Winchell’s at 45995 Monroe Street in Indio.

The second of two unlicensed bail agents accused in the fatal shooting of a knife-wielding fugitive who was gunned down in front of Palm Springs police officers in April pleaded not guilty today to murder and other felony charges. Lisa Roberta Vargas, 53, was arrested May 20 in connection with the shooting death of 33-year-old

An arrest has been made in a shooting that happened in front of a taqueria in Coachella back in February. The shooting happened overnight on February 15, 2021 at the parking lot in front of Taquería Monte Alban. The taqueria is located on the 49-300 block of Grapefruit Boulevard. The shooting was reported at 12:49