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Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies detained two people early Friday morning in connection to an overnight shooting. The violence broke out shortly before 1:00 a.m. along the 61000 block of El Dorado Place. No injuries have been reported. There was very little information on the crime, or if any arrests had been made. Police are investigating
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A family member has identified the man killed in a shooting Tuesday night in Desert Hot Springs. According to his sister, 35-year-old Kelly Macon was walking home from the store to his son when he was shot and killed. The Desert Hot Springs Police Department said the shooting occurred Tuesday at 10 p.m. in the
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting in Coachella Thursday night. Deputies received reports of shots fired in the area of 2nd Street and Vine Avenue at approximately 8:07 p.m. Deputies at the scene did not find any victims or suspects, they did locate evidence of a shooting. 2nd and Vine will be
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A man was killed Tuesday night in Desert Hot Springs and a homicide investigation is underway. On Tuesday at 10 p.m., DHSPD officers responded to the 66200 block of Estrella Avenue for a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, they located a victim who was treated on scene by Cal Fire paramedics. Before the victim
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A 40-year-old Coachella man led sheriff’s deputies on a brief car chase, which ended when the man struck an uninvolved car, authorities said Thursday. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a restraining order violation in the area of Laguna Lane and Capitola Avenue about 9 p.m. The caller told deputies her husband,
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A man who stabbed himself during a confrontation with sheriff’s deputies died at a hospital, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department reported today. Deputies responding to a domestic dispute call in the 64000 block of Pinehurst Circle on Sunday about 5:40 p.m. found Carlos Sandoval, 53, of Desert Hot Springs, holding a knife to his abdomen,
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Opening statements began and ended Wednesday in the trial of a 38-year-old Utah man charged with murdering his mother in Indio last year by lighting her on fire. A jury was impaneled Tuesday to hear the case of Israel Ramirez Guardado, who is acting as his own attorney. Opening statements finished in the morning session,
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a possible shooting that left a man dead in Anza Wednesday morning. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, deputies first received reports of a shooting at approximately 11:55 a.m. on the 39400 block of Cary Road, just north of SR-371. Deputies confirmed they found a man dead
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A wanted suspect was arrested Tuesday afternoon in Palm Springs after fleeing from police. The chase led to an hour-long search that prompted a school to be placed on temporary lockdown. According to Palm Springs Police Department, officers spotted Juan Ortiz walking in the area of S. Calle El Segundo and E. Ramon Road at
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Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for three suspects following an alleged attempted robbery at an apartment in Bermuda Dunes Tuesday afternoon. The alleged break-in was reported at approximately 4:52 p.m. at a home on the 78000 block of Avenue 42, Deputy Robyn Flores told News Channel 3. Community where the break-in occurred According to
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A 26-year-old convicted felon pleaded guilty to robbing a Cathedral City marijuana dispensary at gunpoint in 2017. Travion Riddick, formerly of San Bernardino, entered his plea to three felony robbery charges and is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 6. The robbery occurred on the night of April 26, 2017. Riddick and an unidentified man
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A trial is set to begin Tuesday in the murder case of a 38-year-old Utah man accused of lighting his mother on fire behind the Indio furniture store in which she worked. Israel Ramirez Guardado is charged with first-degree murder, aggravated mayhem and torture, with a special circumstance allegation of inflicting torture in the commission
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A Mecca man convicted for the sexual assault of a 10-year-old in Desert Hot Springs has been sentenced. 22-year-old Angel Lua was arrested on June 28, 2017 for the assault, which was reported on June 10 of that year. Lua broke into the victim’s home, located on the 67000 block of Two Bunch Palms Trail
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A student was stabbed with a knife during an altercation at West Shores High School, officials confirmed to News Channel 3. Coachella Valley Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Maria Gandera wrote in a statement that a student used a knife to assault another student Thursday afternoon at the school, located in Salton City. “It is
Continue Reading The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has returned to the area of a shooting earlier today to investigate a second shooting. Deputy Mike Vasquez confirmed that deputies located evidence of a shooting in 52000 block of Tripoli Way in Coachella. The shooting was originally reported just before 8 p.m. Vasquez said evidence suggests that the suspect(s)
Continue Reading A man was shot to death at an Anza residence where marijuana was being illegally cultivated, but no suspects were in custody today. The shooting happened sometime early Sunday morning at a property in the 39000 block of El Toro Road, just south of Highway 371, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Sgt. Wally
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UPDATE: The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department tells News Channel 3 that the man injured in the shooting died after he was taken to an area hospital. INITIAL REPORT: The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting in the La Quinta cove area. Deputy Robyn Flores told News Channel 3 the shooting was reported at
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A wanted suspect is in custody following an hour-long search in Desert Hot Springs. Law enforcement was searching the area of Verbena Drive and Ironwood Drive, according to DHSPD. Viewers have called into the newsroom reporting a helicopter flying over the area for the past hour. Authorities did not disclose what the suspect was wanted
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The guardians of a 13-year-old boy who was fatally injured during a confrontation with alleged bullies on a Moreno Valley middle school campus will announce next week their intent to sue the Moreno Valley Unified School District for wrongful death. Felipe and Juana Salcedo had custody of Diego Stolz, who died last month from head
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A drugged driver who plowed into a woman’s car at 100 mph in Cathedral City, killing her and causing major head trauma to her teenage son, was sentenced today to 22-years-to-life in state prison. A Banning jury in September deliberated one day before finding 27-year-old Emanuele Trombini guilty of killing Caryn Clemente while driving under
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