Crime

A felon accused of killing a 65-year-old North Palm  Springs woman with a machete pleaded not guilty today to murder and other charges. David Earl Williams Jr., 29, is charged with killing Robin Patricia Barr, whose body was recovered early Wednesday morning in the open desert northwest of Varner Road and Palm Drive. Williams was

UPDATE 5:00 P.M. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed they located the remains of Robin Barr, 65. Barr was reported missing last week, but was presumed dead after investigators determined she was murdered. David Earl Williams Jr., 29, was arrested Feb. 19 in connection with her murder. Details: Felon accused of killing 65-year-old North Palm

A murder charge was filed today against a felon accused of killing a 65-year-old North Palm Springs woman with a machete. David Earl Williams Jr., 29, was arrested Feb. 19 in the area of Vermillion Drive in North Palm Springs on suspicion of violating the terms of his post-release community supervision, jail records show. Police

Cathedral City police officers are searching for a suspect who fled from a stolen vehicle near the area of Via de Anza and Dinah Shore. We’ve received multiple calls to the newsroom from concerned residents who say that police have blocked off roads and a helicopter is circling the area. Commander Julio Luna told News

Felony charges were filed today against a 32-year-old woman suspected of facilitating repeated acts of sexual abuse against a Coachella Valley girl at the hands of a Palm Springs man. Aura Rivera Vidal of Coachella was arrested last Thursday and is charged with one felony count each of wilful child cruelty and witness intimidation. According

Police have released the photo of a suspect believed to have shot and killed the owner of a Cathedral City convenience over the weekend.  Chris Sgouromitis, 60, the owner of the Outpost Market on Ramon Road was killed during an armed robbery Sunday night. STORY: Community mourns Cathedral City store owner shot and killed in

A Cathedral City community is mourning the death of a convenience store owner who was shot and killed Sunday night during an armed robbery. He’s being identified as Chris Sgouromitis, a Cathedral City resident and longtime owner of Outpost Market on Ramon Road. Police said they were actively working leads, but the gunman is still

A convenience store owner was killed in a late-night Cathedral City shooting, according to police. Officers were called to an armed robbery at 9:15 p.m. Sunday at the Outpost Market on the 68100 block of Ramon Road, according to a department spokesman Albert Ruiz. Officers were told the store’s owner was shot as he worked

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has arrested a 27-year-old for the murder of a North Palm Springs woman previously reported missing a few days ago. The case began on Thursday when deputies responded to a suspicious circumstance call in the 64000 Block of Vermillion Road. During the investigation, deputies determined that Robin Patricia Barr, 65,

A murder charge was filed today against a La Quinta man accused of killing a 20-year-old man whose body was found in the open desert of Desert Hot Springs.     Jose Manuel Angel Arellano, 21, was arrested last Thursday on suspicion of killing David Joaquin Murrieta of Desert Hot Springs, according to the Riverside County

We’re learning more about how the county is cracking down on the rising issue of overdose deaths linked to fentanyl. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay was in Riverside on Monday morning as the district attorney announced the first-ever murder charge in a fentanyl drug overdose case. “Angel was a very good kid, finishing school and

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a possible shooting after a vehicle was struck by bullets while driving on Ramon Road and Desert Moon. A witness in the area told News Channel 3’s Jake Ingrassia her car was shot at from the desert behind the Circle K. Other witnesses also told News Channel 3

Deputies arrested two men who were reportedly in possession of explosive devices in Joshua Tree. The first arrest happened on February 15. Deputies from the Morongo Basin Station contacted a man who they discovered was in possession of an explosive device. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, Bombs and Arson Division was called and confirmed

A 21-year-old La Quinta man was arrested today on suspicion of killing a 20-year-old man whose body was found in the open desert of Desert Hot Springs. The man is accused of murdering David Joaquin Murrieta of DesertHot Springs, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Murrieta has been reported missing but his remains were

The Riverside County District Attorney’s office has ruled that a deadly deputy-involved shooting of an armed man firing into Eisenhower Health was justified. On March 4, 2019, Stephen Kaylor, 63, was reportedly shooting his gun at two buildings on the Eisenhower Health campus. A spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Department said that deputies arrived a few

Police are on the lookout for a suspect who robbed a US Bank in Banning Tuesday morning. The robbery was reported at approximately 9:11 a.m. at the US Bank on 300 South Highland Springs Avenue, right by Interstate 10. Police say the suspect entered the bank alone shortly after it opened, brandished a handgun, and

Riverside County Sheriff’s investigators confirmed that the remains of a missing 20-year-old from Coachella were located inside a burned vehicle last month. Guillermo Jacobo, 20, was reported missing on January 19. Guillermo Jacobo Family members wrote that at 3 a.m. on Jan. 19, Jacobo said he was taking two male individuals to a bus stop