CABAZON, Calif. (KESQ) – A driver was arrested today after fleeing on foot from the scene of a two-vehicle collision in Cabazon, authorities said.  The crash was reported shortly before 1:30 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Bonita Avenue and Orange Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. With assistance from Riverside County sheriff’s deputies,
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – A terrifying robbery unfolded Saturday afternoon at The Shops at Palm Desert, leaving shoppers rattled and store owners reeling after masked suspects stormed a jewelry store and made off with thousands of dollars in merchandise. The incident happened around 2:20 p.m. when multiple suspects entered the businesses wearing masks and carrying
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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – A 22-year-old who pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a 66-year-old man at the Desert Hills Premium Outlets in Cabazon was sentenced to 11 years in state prison. Elijah Ray Burt, 22, was sentenced Friday at the Banning Justice Center. According to the Riverside County District Attorney’s office, he
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LAKE MATTHEWS, Calif. (KESQ) – A 41-year-old Riverside County deputy accused of accessing unauthorized and confidential information from government databases for personal use was out on bail today. The deputy was arrested and booked into the Presley Detention Center in Riverside on Thursday on suspicion of unauthorized computer access. He was released the same day
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A felon accused of stealing an e-bicycle in Rancho Mirage and fleeing from sheriff’s deputies while armed was charged today with burglary and other offenses, while a Coachella woman was charged with conspiring with him. Ruben Murillo Galindo Jr. and Esther Cordova Montoya, both 42, were arrested last month following a
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – A San Jacinto man was arrested on suspicion of dressing up as staff at a local hospital to steal medical supplies on three separate occasions. Deputies were called to Eisenhower Health on Bob Hope Drive in Rancho Mirage on July 9 regarding a theft of medical equipment, according to the
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A probationer accused of robbing a Palm Springs motorist at a gas station, then unsuccessfully attempting to take his car, was charged today with armed robbery and other offenses. DeShaun Flowers, 38, was arrested and booked into the Benoit Detention Center in Indio on Sunday following a Palm Springs Police Department
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A Los Angeles man accused of gunning down two brothers in Moreno Valley nearly two decades ago is slated to be arraigned later this month on first-degree murder and other charges. Â Â Richard Anthony Ferris, 50, was arrested last week following an investigation by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Cold Case
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HESPERIA, Calif. (KESQ)– A San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputy was arrested in connection to engaging in criminal acts while on duty early Tuesday morning. According to the Sheriff’s Department in June 2024, they received a call alleging on-duty criminal acts by Cameron Romo, 27, a Rialto resident. Romo was employed by the Sheriff’s Department as
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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – A parolee accused of fatally beating a 92-year-old man with whom he was rooming at an assisted living facility in Banning must undergo psychiatric examinations to determine his mental competency, a judge ruled today. Sam Ato Timaloa, 77, allegedly inflicted grave injuries on Attilio Cecchetto of Banning in May. Timaloa is
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A felon was arrested for allegedly trying to steal a vehicle at gunpoint and robbing a person at a Palm Springs gas station, authorities said today. Â Â The suspect, a 38-year-old man from Palm Springs, was arrested and booked into the Benoit Detention Center in Indio on Sunday on suspicion
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ)– Riverside County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two people in connection to an e-bike theft that occurred early June. Deputies from the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station say they responded to a call at about 11:50 a.m. on Saturday June 7, reporting a burglary at the 40 block of Via Del Rossi in
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PERRIS, Calif. (KESQ) – A man is in custody, accused of causing a major internet outage in Perris in western Riverside County. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office says a 31-year-old man from Perris is behind a string of fiber optic cable thefts that caused tens of thousands of dollars in damage. The thefts disrupted service
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BANNING (CNS) – A multi-convicted DUI offender who killed an off-duty Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy and his 19-year-old daughter in a driving under the influence wreck north of San Jacinto pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of second-degree murder and other charges. He was immediately sentenced to 32 years to life in state prison. Scott
Continue Reading YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – A Yucca Valley man is facing murder charges after allegedly supplying drugs that let to a fatal overdose. The 31-year-old was arrested last week in the death of 63-year-old David Tarbell. He was found dead near the Yucca Valley Community Center and Town Hall in May, and the case has
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 RIVERSIDE (CNS) – A businessman involved in arrangements to illegally procure support from a former Palm Springs mayor for downtown development projects was sentenced Monday to a year of probation.  Richard Hugh Meaney, 59, pleaded guilty in 2023 to a misdemeanor count of financial conflict in a government contract. During a hearing at the Riverside
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INDIO, Calif (KESQ)– A car pursuit ending in a vehicle collision took place in Indio, early Monday morning. Riverside County Sheriff’s Office (RSO) reported that at approximately 8:24 a.m. Monday morning, they contacted the Indio Police Department regarding an active vehicle pursuit for a stolen vehicle on Highway 111 and Adams Street in La Quinta,
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ)– A Desert Hot Springs man was arrested on suspicion of burglary and assault causing great bodily harm Thursday evening. Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station says they responded to a call at approximately 2:00 a.m. Thursday morning reporting a burglary occurring on the 69500 block of Dillion Road in the unincorporated area of
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ)– A Cathedral City man was arrested on suspicion of stealing and using fraudulent checks from his former 90-year-old employer. The Cathedral City man, 31, was arrested and booked in connection to first-degree burglary, embezzlement of more than $400, check fraud and committing a felony while out on bail for a prior
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Jose Estevan Chavarria, Jr., one of the two suspects arrested and accused of robbing a U.S. postal worker and possibly committing similar offenses in other places, is heading to state prison. Chavarria, 28, of Los Angeles was arrested in March along with Luis Alberto Gonzalez, 32, of Victorville following a Riverside
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