Crime

Police were investigating two overnight shootings, one that left a man dead in Thousand Palms, the other in Cathedral City. The Riverside County Sheriffs Department confirmed to KESQ News Channel 3 one man was found dead at a home on Stanton Drive near Ramon Road at approximately 2:15 a.m. The Sheriffs Department provided few immediate

Felony charges were filed today against a felon accused of trying to kidnap an 8-year-old boy, whose father came to his son’s rescue at a Palm Springs hotel. Joseph Ryan Harvey, 30, of Bermuda Dunes was taken into custody at about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 400 block of South Indian Canyon Drive, less than

An Indio man is in the hospital after being shot in Cathedral City Wednesday morning. Authorities were initially alerted to the shooting at approximately 5:30 a.m. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department responded to Eisenhower Health regarding a shooting victim who had been dropped offat the emergency room. The investigation later revealed that the

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that two wanted suspects were arrested at the Westfield Mall in Palm Desert Tuesday afternoon. At around 1:55, several viewers messaged News Channel 3 to report a heavy police presence at the Westfield Mall in Palm Desert. According to Sgt. Deanna Pecoraro, the public information officer for the Sheriff’s Department,

UPDATE: 1/26/2021 – Police have a man in custody related to a recent kidnapping investigation. Palm Springs Police say, “On 01/26/2021 at about 8:30 am, Palm Springs PD Detectives located the kidnapping suspect in the 400 Block of S. Indian Canyon Drive. The suspect is temporarily being held in Palm Springs on two felony charges

A 43-year-old Las Vegas man is accused of shooting two people following a confrontation in a parking lot near the Cabazon Outlet Mall. The shooting happened Sunday at 10:21 a.m. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a business parking lot on the 48300 block of Seminole Drive in Cabazon in response to reports of

UPDATE 02/16/21: Investigators confirmed that the remains were posivetely identified as Guillermo Jacobo, 20, of Coachella. Jacobo had been reported missing by his family on January 19. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department asks for anyone with information on Jacobo’s whereabouts to contact Investigator Munoz at 951-235-9833. Full Details: Remains of missing Coachella man found inside burned

A man was hospitalized Monday morning after a reported confrontation with Riverside County Sheriffs Deputies in La Quinta. Deputies said the man pulled a knife on them near the intersection of Highway 111 and Washington Street at 2:15 a.m. Deputies said they were called to the scene for a suspicious person when they found the

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that dead infant was found at a trash processing facility in the city of Perris Friday afternoon. Deputies were called to a dead body found at the facility on Friday at around 1 p.m. Deputies were able to identify the body as an infant. There were no other details

A convicted felon accused of fatally shooting a Banning man during a confrontation at the victim’s home was charged today with murder and other offenses. Jason Anthony Rhine, 43, of Riverside was arrested Wednesday following a Banning Police Department investigation into the Jan. 12 attack. Along with murder, Rhine is charged with burglary, being a

A hearing to set a date for the mental competency trial of a man accused of severely injuring a 7-year-old Desert Hot Springs boy in a random attack was rescheduled today to March 24 at the request of the defense. Daniel Birch Poulsen, 33, was arrested last July after allegedly attacking Gavin Ludwick in the

A 38-year-old man accused of shooting a motorist found inside a crashed vehicle in Indio pleaded not guilty today to a murder charge. Miguel Mejia Cazarez of Indio was arrested Jan. 12 on suspicion of gunning down 39-year-old Jose Luis Villegas III of Mecca that evening. Cazarez was arraigned at the Banning Justice Center before

Update May 24, 2021: The search was related to an investigation into domestic extremism by an FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force. Alfredo Luna Jr., 41, was arrested on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, stemming from a prior search of his home that turned up an unregistered assault rifle, according to court papers. Luna was a former

A murder charge was filed today against a 38-year-old man accused of shooting a motorist found inside a crashed vehicle in Indio. Miguel Mejia Cazarez of Indio was arrested Wednesday, a day after allegedly gunning down 39-year-old Jose Luis Villegas III of Mecca. Along with the murder count, Cazarez is charged with misdemeanor hit- and-run

A 19-year-old from Palm Springs has been arrested in connection with the murder of a 78-year-old woman following a home invasion last week in Riverside. Sixto Jesus Garcia Pena, 19, of Palm Springs was officially charged with the murder of Denise Irene Wong, 78. Sixto Pena The Riverside County District Attorney’s office filed one count

A Coachella Valley gang member who shot his cousin in the back of the head in Indio was sentenced today to 50 years to life in state prison. An Indio jury in October found Fernando Carlos Lopez, 47, of Coachella guilty of one count each of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon for

UPDATE 1/8/21 The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that two suspects were arrested, including one that had a $2,000,000 warrant out for their arrest. Documented gang member and fugitive, Ricardo Rivera Jr. 31, of Cathedral City had a warrant out for his arrest for charges of Violation of Probation, Burglary and Vehicle Theft. Rivera is