Crime

A man who sped away from Cathedral City police during a 2018 traffic stop, dragging an officer, was sentenced today to 13 years and 8 months in state prison. Steven Flores, 36, of Cathedral City, faced five felony counts, one each of attempted murder, assault with a semi-automatic firearm, robbery, assault with a deadly weapon

A 43-year-old man was accused of fatally shooting a man in Palm Springs whom he said had thrown rocks at him, an officer testified today during a preliminary hearing. Jeffrey Burgess of Sky Valley is charged with one felony count of murder for the June 22, 2021 killing of 44-year-old Jose Sosa of Coachella and

Two young men suspected in a car-to-car shooting in the parking lot of The Shops in Palm Desert pleaded not guilty to felony charges today. Adelanto residents Allen Curcio Adams Jr., 19, and Alexander Brice Alvarado, 20, were charged with four felony counts of attempted murder and one felony count each of shooting at a

A 19-year-old man and a 14-year-old teen were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder today, with authorities accusing the Coachella residents of shooting at two other Coachella teenagers last month. The teens were arrested without incident Thursday after authorities served warrants at their Coachella residences, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The 19-year-old was

Two additional suspects in a shooting that damaged the Palm Desert mall have been arrested, authorities announced. On Wednesday, The car-to-car shooting happened back on Feb. 2, on the JCPenny side of the mall parking lot. Police said over 40 rounds were fired in the gang-related shooting. No injuries were reported in the shooting, however, at

A 38-year-old man pleaded guilty today to having approximately 900 feet of stolen cable for copper wire and was immediately sentenced to two years in county jail. Nicholas Dumas of Desert Hot Springs was arrested Monday for being in possession of stolen property, according to deputy Michael Shacklett of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Shacklett

A 21-year-old man suspected of being in possession of a loaded firearm while driving into College of the Desert was behind bars today. The Indio resident was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of being in possession of a machine gun and carrying a loaded firearm, according to Sgt. Paul Heredia of the Riverside County Sheriff’s

A Thermal man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after allegedly assaulting a firefighter are they were putting out a fire. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were called to the 53000 block of Fillmore Street just after 5:00 p.m. regarding an assault on a firefighter. Deputies arrived on the scene and arrested a 74-year-old

A 40-year-old man accused of killing a Palm Springs retiree in 2008 risked everything for a promise of fortune by helping to kill a man who was simply looking for companionship, a prosecutor told jurors today, but a defense attorney insisted that his client was falsely accused and used as a pawn in the deadly

A jury was seated today and testimony got underway in the trial of a 28-year-old Coachella Valley man accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend during a frenzied attack possibly stemming from drug use. Christian Alejandro Pacheco is charged with murder, arson, assault with a deadly weapon, animal cruelty and a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a

A 34-year-old woman who fatally struck a bicyclist in Desert Hot Springs and fled the scene pleaded guilty and was remanded to 180 days in custody and sentenced to two years probation. Yesenia Bibriesca pleaded guilty at the Larson Justice Center in Indio Monday to one felony count of hit-and-run causing death, according to court

A 38-year-old man was behind bars today on suspicion of having approximately 900 feet of stolen cable for its copper wire, authorities said. The Desert Hot Springs resident was arrested Monday on suspicion of being in possession of stolen property, according to deputy Michael Shacklett of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Shacklett said that deputies

A 22-year-old man accused of gunning down two people and seriously wounding a third person in Banning pleaded not guilty today to two counts of first-degree murder and other charges. Dorian Alexander Francisco of Banning was arrested in December following the alleged attack in the 3300 block of Ramsey Street, just west of Sunset Avenue.

A 20-year-old man is recovering in the hospital after being shot over the weekend in Cathedral City, police confirmed on Monday. The shooting was reported on Saturday, March 18 at around 11:30 p.m. in the 33300 block of Pueblo Trail. Police told News Channel 3 officers located the victim with a gunshot wound to the

A Highland man suspected in multiple grand theft incidents from two businesses in La Quinta pleaded not guilty to felony charges today. Huy Nhat Pham, 34, was charged with two felony counts each of burglary and of grand theft over $950, as well as one misdemeanor count each of being in possession of drug paraphernalia,

A Whitewater man who threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend and led law enforcement officers on a chase along Interstate 10, leveling a handgun at his pursuers, was bound for state prison today to serve a seven-year, four-month sentence.    Jairo Santiago Chaides, 37, pleaded guilty Thursday to exhibiting a firearm at a peace officer, being

A 23-year-old man suspected of possessing cocaine, hallucinogens and a short-barrel AR-15 rifle in Desert Hot Springs pleaded not guilty to felony charges today. Arthur Eugene Uribe Jr. of Desert Hot Springs was charged with one felony count each of being in possession of controlled substances while armed, possessing a short-barreled rifle, and two counts