Crime

A young woman, her father, and a third defendant charged with the murder of a 29-year-old man found fatally injured in a Cathedral City park last month entered not guilty pleas today. Rena Lizette Alaniz, 20, of Thousand Palms, was arraigned along with her father, Carlos Antonio Ruiz, 40, of La Quinta and Andres Moreno,

The Palm Springs Police Department investigated another shooting in the north end of the city Tuesday afternoon – an area with ongoing rival gang activity. Police said a person was shot at near Gateway Drive and Eastgate N Road, in the Desert Highland Gateway Estates neighborhood, though nobody was struck by gunfire. Police found dozens

An ex-con who was already awaiting trial on allegations he stole Palm Springs police Chief Bryan Reyes’ patrol vehicle from the body shop where he worked and subsequently posing as an officer must also stand trial on weapons charges, a judge ruled today. William Leon Menser, 29, of Indio was arrested on Jan. 4, 2018,

Palm Springs Police Department arrested a 16-year-old teenager Wednesday morning after serving a search warrant in the Desert Highland Gateway Estates neighborhood. That teenager is being charged with negligent discharge of a firearm, conspiracy and battery. This follows an additional two arrests of teenagers that have been made in the last two weeks in connection

The Indio Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating an 18-year-old man and a juvenile wanted in connection with a shooting that left a woman injured last month. Details: Woman struck by a stray bullet from nearby shooting in Indio Jesse “Trigger” Hernandez and a male juvenile have been identified as the

Update: All four suspects in the Banning Cemetery shooting are now in custody, according to Banning PD. The Banning Police Department is seeking three suspects wanted for questioning for a shooting a cemetery in the city over the weekend. The shooting occurred on Sunday at approximately 5:16 p.m. at the Summit Cemetery on 2201 San

A parolee, his daughter, and another man were behind bars in connection with the killing of a 29-year-old man found dead in a Cathedral City park last month, police announced today. Rena Lizet Alaniz of Thousand Palms was arrested Friday, and Andres Moreno of Cathedral City and Carlos Antonio Ruiz of La Quinta were taken

Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies were searching for suspects who led them on a high-speed pursuit in a stolen vehicle Monday evening. The pursuit started at 5:27 p.m. when deputies spotted a vehicle reported stolen in the along the 79000 Block of Corte Del Vista in La Quinta. Deputies attempted to stop the vehicle but the

Cathedral City Police arrested four juveniles Monday afternoon accused of robbing a store and leading officers on a pursuit. The robbery happened at approximately 2 p.m. at a business on the 31700 block of Date Palm Drive. According to police, four masked suspects entered the business and forcefully took display cases with numerous cellular phones

The Desert Hot Springs Police Department is investigating a shooting that left one person injured Monday morning. The shooting was reported before 10:30 a.m. in the 11500 Block of Palm Drive, DHSPD Chief Jim Henson confirmed. Henson said officers found the victim with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The victim was transported to the hospital for

A 16-year-old was hospitalized early Monday morning after an overnight shooting in Coachella. Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the area of Avenida de Plata near Avenue 50 at 10:30 p.m. Sunday to reports of a shooting. They said they found evidence of a shooting there, but no victims or any suspects. Deputies later

INDIO, Calif. — One person has died following a shooting early Saturday morning in a residential area, Indio Police confirmed. It happened on Sundial Street near Solano Avenue in Indio. On Saturday morning investigators blocked off one portion of Sundial Street with crime scene tape as they investigated the scene. “At about 1:58 this morning

Deputies arrested a Marine at the Twentynine Palms base earlier this week for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor. An active-duty United States Marine was arrested Wednesday afternoon at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) in Twentynine Palms. According to a news release by the Morongo Basin Station, deputies were originally called to the

The Indio Police Department warned the community late Thursday night of a caller reportedly impersonating a police officer. In a statement posted to social media, the department said it had received multiple reports of a man calling residents and leaving voicemail messages. The caller said his name was “Sergeant Jeff Bottoms with the Indio Police

Palm Springs City Council is responding to the overnight murder that took place inside Desert Highland Gateway Estates. This is now the fourth recent homicide in North Palm Springs.  City leaders, alongside residents, are calling for an end to the violence. Grace Garner, the councilmember who represents District 1 (which includes Desert Highland Gateway Estates),

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a deadly shooting that occurred early Thursday morning in Yucca Valley. Cindy Bachmann, public information officer for the Sheriff’s Department, told News Channel 3 the shooting was first reported at approximately 3:22 a.m. in the area of Sage Road, north of Twentynine Palms Highway. Deputies originally responded

A 44-year-old man who was shot by a Palm Springs police officer last summer while allegedly attacking another officer must stand trial on several felony charges, a judge ruled today. Kevyn Matthew Weintraub of North Carolina was arrested after police were sent to the area of Camino Parocela and South Palm Canyon Drive on a

An arrest warrant has been issued for a 45-year-old man facing criminal charges for allegedly spray-painting racist and anti-LGBTQ graffiti and inflicting other property damage on a community center in a Palm Springs park. Charinda Godakanda of Palm Springs was released on $10,000 bail in the wake of his arrest last month outside the vandalized