Jose Larin Garcia, the man convicted of killing four people in Palm Springs, was sentenced to death Friday morning in Indio. Nearly a year ago to the day, Larin Garcia, 24, was found guilty of four counts of first-degree murder. A jury recommended a death sentence. He was originally set to be sentenced in May
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A 38-year-old convicted felon who fatally shot his helper at an illegal marijuana grow in Anza after the man accidentally caused a vehicle to roll over and kill a puppy was found guilty today of murder. After two days of deliberations, a Murrieta jury convicted Benjamin Franklin Winkle of killing 37-year-old Michael M. Mendoza in
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The Desert Hot Springs Police Department has made significant progress in a recent crime spree involving the theft of a large community mailbox in the Hacienda Heights neighborhood on January 28th. Thanks to a vigilant community member who captured the whole event on video, detectives were able to identify the suspect and place him under
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A Coachella man was sentenced to up to 900 years in prison for sexually abusing children. Daniel Ochoa Perez, 68, was arrested in May 2019 in the area of Vermouth Drive on reports of possible sexual abuse. The extent of Perez’s crimes has not been disclosed by authorities. In December, Perez was found guilty of
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The Palm Springs Police Department’s IMPACT unit, aimed at community-oriented policing and problem-solving, has been working tirelessly to spread a clear message that retail theft WILL NOT be tolerated in this community! Over the past two weeks, the PSPD’s IMPACT team has conducted three retail theft operations at large corporations such as Walmart, Home Depot,
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A Cathedral City man and three juveniles were arrested Tuesday after several gang-related search warrants were served throughout Riverside County. The 28-year-old man was arrested for two outstanding felony warrants, and one girl and two boys were arrested on suspicion of possessing ammunition and firearms, according to Sgt. Mark Robles of the Cathedral City Police
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Border Patrol agents arrested two people in two separate events over the weekend on Interstate 10. The first incident happened on Friday when agents stopped a white sedan traveling east on Interstate 10. The driver pulled over on the side of the road, the driver was questioned and admitted to being in the country illegally,
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A woman and her boyfriend accused in the 2012 death of her 22-year-old developmentally disabled twin brother re-entered not guilty pleas today to murder. Ines Patrisia Mendez, 33, and her boyfriend, Shanen Ryan Riley, 34, also re-entered not guilty pleas to one felony count of cruelty to an adult Tuesday morning at the Larson Justice
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Five years ago, Rancho Mirage resident Rebecca Modrall woman went missing and the homicide investigation continues. “I am bound and determined to uncover what happened to her. And so I’m hoping through doing this story, that there’s people out there that know something that have been hesitant to say anything up until now,” said her
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A stolen vehicle suspect was arrested Monday morning after a brief pursuit that ended in a commercial area in Thousand Palms. The pursuit started at around 6:00 a.m. when Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies spotted a reported stolen vehicle in the area of Varner Road and Date Palm in Cathedral City. The agency told News Channel
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A 56-year-old man suspected of sexually assaulting a man he met through an online dating app must stand trial on additional felony charges, a judge ruled today. Hakan Isik of Desert Hot Springs was charged last year with two felony counts of sodomy with victim intoxication/under anesthesia, and one felony count each of sexual penetration
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An investigation was underway today after an inmate and eight officers were injured at Ironwood State Prison in Blythe during a fight involving at least 200 people earlier this week. The prison’s Investigative Services Unit were escorting an inmate at around 10 a.m. Wednesday as part of a contraband investigation, according to California Department of
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Felony charges were filed today against a 26-year-old man suspected of burglarizing a residence and leaving the scene, prompting a search from sheriff’s deputies near an elementary school. Mizahel Morales of Palm Desert was charged with one felony count each of burglary, assault with a gun, prevent/dissuade a witness/victim and vandalism, according to court records.
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Two young Las Vegas men suspected in a murder near Mission Springs Park in Desert Hot Springs in December have pleaded not guilty to felony charges and are set to make their next court appearance next week. Emanuel Castaneda, 18, and Carlos Hernandez, 19, were arrested in Las Vegas Jan. 16, when they were initially
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A probationer and two men accused of supplying a deadly dose of fentanyl to a 35-year-old Riverside man are slated to be arraigned next month. Jaclyn Christine Sherman and Miguel Garcia, both 30 and of Riverside, along with 46-year-old David Ray Mullins of Jurupa Valley, are charged with second-degree murder for the death last year
Continue Reading The prosecution was expected to rest this week in the trial of a 38-year-old convicted felon accused of killing his helper at an illegal marijuana grow in Anza after the man accidentally caused a vehicle to roll onto a puppy, fatally injuring the animal. Benjamin Franklin Winkle allegedly killed 37-year-old Michael M. Mendoza in
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A suspect in custody after a burglary call turned into a standoff that led to a brief lockout in Palm Desert Wednesday afternoon. The incident started at around 1:41 p.m. when deputies were dispatched to the 43000 of Elkhorn Trail regarding a burglary in progress investigation. The suspect ended up barricaded inside a home in
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Roads around 4th Street in Desert Hot Springs were shut down as police negotiated with a suspect barricaded inside a home. The standoff started as a call of multiple people fighting in the street just before 6:00 p.m. on 4th Street just off of Palm Drive, city spokesperson Doria Wilms told News Channel 3 at
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A former Texas lawman pleaded guilty today to fatally hitting a man stranded on the shoulder of Interstate 215 and fleeing the scene, and he was immediately sentenced to 15 years to life in state prison. Giovanni Ceja, 31, admitted the second-degree murder charge under plea agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. In
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A 23-year-old woman pleaded guilty today to her involvement in an armed robbery at a Palm Desert jewelry store more than one year ago and was immediately sentenced to 60 days in county jail and two years of formal probation. Tracy resident Karina Monique Ortega pleaded guilty Tuesday at the Larson Justice Center in
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