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The Indio Police Department is investigating a double shooting Friday night near Golf Center Parkway and Intestate 10. According to Ben Guitron, IPD’s public information officer, the shooting was reported in the area of Avenue 44 and Apache Street at approximately 8:38 p.m. Guitron confirmed that both victims have been taken to the hospital. One
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Police say a negative Yelp review prompted a man to threaten someone with a gun near Indio High School Thursday afternoon. “The suspect threatened the victim due to the victim writing a negative Yelp Review of the suspect’s business,” reads an IPD news release. The Indio Police Department identified the suspect as 26-year-old Roy Becerra.
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A 19-year-old gang member accused of gunning down a man in Desert Hot Springs last weekend pleaded not guilty today to murder and robbery charges. Matthew James Gallegos of Desert Hot Springs also denied two special circumstance allegations — killing for the benefit of a criminal street gang and killing during the course of a
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A motion to dismiss a potential new trial for Patricia Brown has been denied in Indio court Thursday. Brown was released from jail in April 2018. She was serving time after being convicted of second-degree murder in the death of her 2-year-old step-son, Deetrick Brown. Deetrick died in 2003, and Brown was convicted in August
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UPDATE: Police arrested Cristina Noelle Canimo, 32, of Palm Desert early Friday morning at a north La Quinta home where a body was found a day earlier. Canimo was charged with Felony Murder with Malice, according to jail records. She was booked into the Riverside County Jail in Indio and held without bail. Canimo was
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A woman was arrested early Friday morning in connection with a La Quinta homicide reported Thursday, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. County jail records show that 32-year-old Palm Desert resident Cristina Noelle Canimo was taken into custody at 3 a.m. on the same street in which the body of the unidentified murder victim
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Several local law enforcement agencies united to serve numerous search warrants throughout the Coachella Valley on Thursday morning. The efforts resulted in nearly two dozen arrests. “The search warrants were served on the residences of suspected gang members as the result of criminal investigations into several separate shooting and gun-related crimes within the city of
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Three store employees, including a 19-year-old, were cited for selling alcohol to minors during a sting operation in Cathedral City, police announced today. Cathedral City officers worked with agents from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and minor decoys to target several alcohol license-holders on Wednesday. The employees who were cited work at Carniceria
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John Gless, the owner of the sprawling Gless Ranch in Coachella talked about thieves taking a bite out of his profits. “We’re out here farming you know, putting a good California product on the table for everyone and it’s tough,” said Gless. The farm, where they grow citrus, figs and other fruits is one of
Continue ReadingA judge told jurors Wednesday that a La Quinta man who went on trial earlier this month for the 2003 death of his 2-year-old son was no longer a defendant in the murder case, which is continuing against his wife. Riverside Superior Court Judge John G. Evans granted a defense motion for acquittal Tuesday and
Continue ReadingJudge grants new trial for the woman previously convicted in the death of her two-year-old stepson. Riverside County Superior Court Judge John G. Evans ruled that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient for a conviction against Patricia Brown. “The weight of the evidence supports the conclusion that Deetrick was not a normal, healthy child long
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INDIO, Calif. – A La Quinta woman convicted of second-degree murder in the 2003 death of her step-son may be freed from jail in just a few weeks. Patricia Brown was back in court Friday afternoon after she was granted a new trial March 9. Brown’s daughters told News Channel 3/CBS Local 2’s Lauren Coronado they were hoping the case would
Continue Reading Patricia Brown is out of jail for the first time since August of 2016. Tuesday, a judge granted her $100,000 bail and a new trial after she was convicted in the death of her step-son. Patrica was released from custody at the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside just before 11:30 pm. Her family waited to finally reunite with her all night. “I’m excited
Continue Reading On April 3rd, Patricia Brown was out of jail for the first time since August of 2016. Her release followed a Riverside judge’s decision to grant her bail on April 3 and came just shy of a month after the decision was made to grant her a new trial. Yesterday, it was announced that Riverside
Continue Reading The Riverside County District Attorney’s office has decided to drop its appeal of a ruling to grant Patricia Brown a new trial, according to Patricia Brown’s attorney, Rodney Soda. In March, Riverside County Superior Court Judge John G. Evans ruled that Brown, who was previously convicted in the death of her two-year-old son, would be granted a
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The Palm Springs Police Department released a description of what is believed to be the vehicle involved in a deadly hit-and-run. On the night of October 21, 2019, 30-year-old Raymundo “Ray-Ray” Jaime of Desert Hot Springs was struck and killed while riding his bicycle within the 1200 block of S. Palm Canyon Drive. The driver
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Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies are seeking two carjacking suspects wanted in connection with an early morning robbery north of Desert Hot Springs. According to RSO public information officer Robyn Flores, the incident was reported near the intersection of Indian Canyon Drive and Worsley Road, just south of Highway 62 at 3:28 a.m. The two victims
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The Riverside County District Attorney and several local law enforcement agencies released details on a 15-month long operation that led to dozens of arrests and uncovered links to Mexican drug cartels operating in Riverside County. As part of “Operation Pass Resolve,” 19 teams of local, state, and federal law enforcement officers target 65 locations from
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Murder and robbery charges were filed today against a 19- year-old reputed gang member accused in a shooting that left a man dead in Desert Hot Springs Sunday night. Matthew Gallegos of Desert Hot Springs was due in an Indio courtroom this afternoon for arraignment on the felony complaint, which includes sentencing enhancement allegations of
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Deputies arrested a man on Monday for allegedly stealing a custom bicycle in La Quinta, and during the arrest, found him in possession of methamphetamine, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. On November 11, deputies responded to the 78100 block of Calle Tampico in La Quinta for a report of the grand theft of
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