Crime

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A man was arrested in Desert Hot Springs today after police allegedly found bags of methamphetamine on his car’s front seat. Officers responded to a report of a suspicious person early Tuesday morning and found the suspect standing outside his vehicle, according to the Desert Hot Springs Police Department.

CABAZON, Calif. (KESQ) – Steve De Leon was always friendly to everyone in the Coachella Valley, according to Bob Simpson, a close friend. De Leon was pronounced dead after a vehicle struck his bicycle and fled the scene early Sunday morning in Cabazon. Now, Simpson is honoring his friend’s memory by raising awareness about the crucial role

YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Authorities are investigating a suspected murder/suicide after two people were found dead in a home in Yucca Valley Tuesday afternoon. The incident was first reported at around 2:00 p.m. on the 6600 Block of La Habra Avenue. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, the reporting party said they

YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – A Joshua Tree man was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of shoplifting at a Walmart and then getting in an altercation, resulting in two deputies being injured. The incident happened Sunday afternoon at the Walmart store on 58501 Twentynine Palms Highway in Yucca Valley. Deputies were called to the

YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – A man and a woman were arrested on suspicion of robbing a person during a planned meeting to buy a PlayStation 5 video game system in Yucca Valley. The robbery happened on the evening of Saturday, Feb. 22. on the 7300 block of Victoria Avenue. According to the San Bernardino

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The jury began deliberating in the trial of a registered sex offender accused of fatally slashing his year-old daughter before throwing her off a cliff along Highway 74 south of Palm Desert, as well as attacking the child’s mother and a good Samaritan. Adam Slater, 53, of Palm Desert allegedly killed

CALEXICO, Calif. (KESQ) — Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Calexico West Port of Entry made a vehicle stop last week that led to the discovery of a total of 47 pounds of four different drugs. The smuggling attempt happened on Tuesday, February 18. CBP officers wanted a closer inspection of a car

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Pretrial motions got underway today ahead of jury selection for the trial of a former Palm Desert High School football coach accused of running over and killing a 64-year-old woman while driving under the influence. Cameron Francis Curtis, 33, of Palm Desert allegedly fatally struck Nancy Valdes, also of Palm Desert,

The Drone as First Responder (DFR) programs goal is to enhance public safety in Palm Springs. The DFR program, recently approved, is a concept where drones are strategically placed on rooftops throughout cities, William Hutchinson, Palm Springs Lieutenant explained. “You have a team listening to 911 calls coming in,” Hutchinson said. “Those operators are sending