Crime

A woman accused of burglarizing a home in Palm Desert was arrested following a nearly two-month investigation, authorities said. Gabriella Gonzalez, 49, of Palm Desert was arrested Friday morning in the 74000 block of Hovley Lane East in Palm Desert and booked on suspicion of burglary at the Indio jail, where she remained on $35,000

Authorities believe there may Riverside County victims in the case of a U.S. Forest Service firefighter charged with sexually assaulting a child and possessing child pornography. Jacob Daniel Carothers, 38, of San Jacinto was arrested on July 1 by Newport Beach Police detectives after being accused of groping 12-year-old while she walking on Balboa Peninsula,

The Riverside County Coroner’s office released the identity Thursday of a man killed in a hit-and-run crash Wednesday morning in Desert Hot Springs. Christopher Jones, 43, of Palm Springs was riding in his bicycle in the area of Two Bunch Palms Trail when he was struck and killed by a vehicle at approximately 5:30 a.m.

The La Quinta Special Enforcement Team discovered an illegal marijuana grow operations at a home in the city Wednesday evening. The special enforcement team served a served a marijuana-related search warrant within the 51000 block of Avenida Obregon in La Quinta on Wednesday at approximately 5:41 p.m. According to the La Quinta Sheriff’s Station, the

Marco Trujillo, 36 of La Quinta, was arrested after deputies say he stole the Q from a La Quinta street sign and vandalized a nearby animal hospital and restaurant Tuesday night. A spokesperson for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department writes that the incident first started when deputies were responding to an alarm call at the

An 85-year-old man accused of hitting two pedestrians while driving drunk in Palm Springs, leaving one with fatal injuries, then fleeing the scene, will stand trial for murder and other charges, a judge ruled today. Palm Springs resident Leroy Silva is accused in a crash that left Connie Clark of Lemon Grove fatally injured on

The California Highway Patrol detained a suspect believed to have stolen a Farmer Brothers Coffee truck. A CHP Sergeant told News Channel 3 at the scene that a driver was making a delivery when the suspect came in and stole the truck. The suspect led officers on a pursuit through various cities along the Interstate

The Desert Hot Springs Police Department continues to investigate a shooting that occurred earlier this week. The shooting was reported on Wednesday at approximately 7:21 a.m. at an apartment complex on 8th Street. Officers found a Hispanic male adult conscious and breathing suffering from gunshot wounds. The man was transported to a nearby hospital and

Police had no suspects in custody and were continuing to investigate an assault near Coachella early Friday morning. The Riverside County Sheriffs Department said deputies were called to the area of Corregidor Avenue and Luzon Street for a possible assault that had just occurred at 1:34 a.m. They located a man who was suffering from

A Thermal man accused of killing a coworker because he was gay was declared mentally incompetent Thursday and will not stand trial on his charges. Miguel Angel Bautista Ramirez, 31, was accused of fatally shooting Juan Ceballos, 20, of Mecca back in July 2014. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said the two worked together at

Two men whose alleged production of butane honey oil inside an Indio home sparked a fire, which injured several firefighters have been charged with felonies, authorities said today. Alexander Samuel Ochoa, 32, and Javriel Rodriguez Ochoa, 60, were each charged with four counts of unlawfully causing a fire causing great bodily injury, and a count

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced the arrest of two suspects wanted in a grand theft and armed robberies that occurred in Thermal and Coachella on June 26. The Coachella Community Action Team arrested Coachella residents Hernan Bustamante, 28 of Joel Leal, 26 on Wednesday at approximately 5:12 p.m. within the 85200 block of Cairo

Palm Springs police announced that a man found shot in north Palm Springs early Tuesday morning has died. The investigation is now a homicide investigation. Curt Padilla (Courtesy of Family) Police identified the man as Curt Padilla, 44, of Palm Desert. Padilla has worked at various local news stations over the years, including News Channel 3

A probationer convicted of breaking into a Palm Springs condominium and sexually assaulting a married couple in their bed has been sentenced to 37 years to life behind bars. Thomas Dean Mabe, 49, was found guilty in March of two counts each of assault with intent to commit rape and elder abuse, as well as

A man and woman accused in the killing of a woman whose body was dumped on a Coachella roadside allegedly to keep her from testifying in a criminal case must stand trial on murder and other charges, a judge ruled today. Alexis Daniel Rosas of San Diego and Maury Duarte of Indio were arrested June