Crime

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a man suspected of attempting to smuggle 119 packages of methamphetamine found hidden inside gift-wrapped presents. The discovery was made when a Border Patrol agent conducted a traffic stop on a 2003 Brown Toyota Tundra on Thursday at 3:50 p.m. According to a news release by Border Patrol,

A Coachella man who repeatedly stabbed his 31-year-old ex-girlfriend outside her home after she broke up with him was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Carlos Antonio Mendoza, 41, was convicted in March of first-degree murder for the March 20, 2016, killing of Cecilia Silva. Jurors also found true a

Still of the suspect vehicle taken from surveillance video The family of a man killed while crossing the street in Cathedral City over the weekend are asking for the public’s help in identifying the vehicle that fled the scene. Rafael Valdez Felix was struck and killed by a vehicle Saturday at approximately 8:18 in the

(From Left to Right) Aaron Fernando Bernal, Eric Rios, and Adilene Ines The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department arrested three more suspects believed to have been involved in the murder of Audrey Moran and Jonathon Reynoso. Aaron Fernando Bernal, 28, of Indio and Eric Rios, 31, of Coachella were arrested on Tuesday, July 21. According to

Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect responsible for vandalizing the new Desert Hot Springs City Hall. The suspect was caught on a security camera. Police say he used an object to scratch nine windows and one door. The suspect is believed to be a White or Hispanic adult male, according

Attempted murder and other charges were filed today against a man accused in an apparent random attack on a 7-year-old boy in Desert Hot Springs, which rendered the child comatose. Daniel Birch Poulsen, 32, was arrested Sunday, the day after the youngster was found unconscious lying in the middle of the street in the 9600

The Desert Hot Springs Police Department has arrested a second suspect in a double shooting last week that left one person dead. The shooting happened in the area of West Drive and Santa Cruz on Tuesday, July 14, shortly before midnight. Officers found two adult Hispanic male subjects with gunshot wounds in a vehicle. One

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is now investigating the death of a person whose body was found in a burning vehicle over the weekend as a homicide. The incident was first reported at approximately 1:44 am on Saturday when authorities responded to a vehicle fire call in the area of Avenue 57 and Pierce Street.

Police said Saturday evening their search has ended for an inmate who escaped from the John J. Benoit Detention Center in Indio. The man was arrested Friday for stealing $140,000 from an armored car in Indio. A Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept. spokeswoman said 35-year-old Angel Felipe Aleman escaped just before 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon. Residents

The Desert Hot Springs Police Department is now investigating a double shooting from earlier this week as a homicide after one of the victims succumbed to his injuries. The shooting happened Tuesday at around 11:54 p.m. in the area of Santa Cruz Road and West Drive. Officers arrived at the scene and found two victims

A shooting in Desert Hot Springs near the intersection of West Drive and Santa Cruz Road drew police and investigators to the scene. The gunfire, happening during a recent period in which crime rates have generally gone down around the valley. Representatives at valley police departments tell us when it comes to things like burglary,

A man who was fatally shot by Riverside County sheriff’s deputies responding to an alarm call at a gun store in Palm Desert was publicly identified today as a 33-year-old resident of the city. Aaron Solorio Granados died at the scene of the shooting reported in the 41-000 block of Boardwalk on June 23, according

A man and woman accused in the murder of an 18-year-old Victorville resident who was dumped on a Coachella roadside, allegedly to keep her from testifying in a criminal case, entered not guilty pleas today to a slate of charges for which they must now stand trial. Alexis Daniel Rosas of San Diego and Maury

Riverside County could receive up to 500 of the 8,000 inmates due to be released early from state prisons under the governor’s penal system coronavirus mitigation plan, and the “surge” of additional parolees will be difficult to handle, the county’s chief probation officer told the Board of Supervisors today. “We’ve got things to work on

The Desert Hot Springs Police Department arrested a suspect believed to have struck and killed a bicyclist and fleeing the scene last week. Police arrested Yesenia Bibriesca, 31, on Friday along the 16200 Block of Avenida Ramada. Bibriesca is believed to have struck Christopher Jones, 43, of Palm Springs early Wednesday morning along the in

Desert Hot Springs, Calif. – Two men are in jail, accused in a shooting that left another man injured. We brought you this story last week. On Wednesday, July 8, police officers were dispatched to the 68100 Block of Calle Las Tiendas for a gunshot victim around 11:19 a.m. When officers arrived on the scene,

A teenager accused of breaking into a Mecca business and burglarizing the place before setting it ablaze was in custody today on $50,000 bond. Juan Julian Serrano, 19, was arrested Sunday morning on Gota Lane in Thermal on suspicion of burglary and malicious arson and booked at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning, according to