RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – A Desert Hot Springs man suspected of committing residential burglaries throughout Rancho Mirage and Palm Desert was arrested Thursday. The suspect, a 27-year-old man, was booked into the Benoit Detention Center in Indio on suspicion of multiple counts of burglary, vehicle theft and a probation violation, according to the Riverside
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The prosecution is slated to rest Monday in the trial of a parolee accused of shooting a girl in the head because she happened to be “at the wrong place, at the wrong time” while sitting in a car near downtown Indio. Vicente Manuel Reyes, 30, of Thousand Palms allegedly perpetrated
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A pursuit suspect was found after a search in an Indio neighborhood Thursday afternoon. “The Indio Police Department is currently assisting with an active law enforcement incident involving a suspect who was pursued into the City of Indio near the 83000 block of Ocean Breeze Lane,” read a social media post
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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – An inmate at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning was hospitalized in critical condition after an alleged assault by a 55-year-old cell mate, authorities said today. The assault was reported at 12:14 a.m. Tuesday inside a cell, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies ended the assault
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Three people were arrested and charged as part of an ongoing medical malpractice investigation into an Indio business, police announced Wednesday. Alfonso Salvador Gomez Sotelo, 46, Sandra Leticia Felix Gomez, 46, and Renee Daniela Romo Ramirez, 33, were arrested on Thursday. The three were connected to Fajas Salud y Vanidades, a
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MURRIETA, Calif. (KESQ) – A 51-year-old Riverside County firefighter accused of sexually assaulting three women — including while he was on duty in Temecula — was charged today with a dozen felony and misdemeanor offenses, including forcible rape and kidnapping to commit rape. David Renteria III of Placentia was originally arrested last month following a
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) — A 17-year-old boy was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash that left a woman dead late Monday night. Officers responded around 10:32 p.m. to a report of a vehicle striking a pedestrian along Golf Center Parkway, just north of Avenue 45, according to the Indio Police Department. A passerby found
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A 45-year-old Desert Hot Springs man suspected of multiple thefts, including a commercial diesel generator valued at over $20,000, was arrested over the weekend. The theft was reported on Friday at a business in the city. Police were told the generator was stolen along with its attached trailer during the
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A stolen vehicle suspect led police on a pursuit from Mecca to Indio, where they rammed into a Sheriff’s vehicle and struck a pedestrian. The incident started just after 2:15 p.m. when deputies responded to a stolen vehicle report on 3rd Street and Frank J Valdovino Road in Mecca. The vehicle
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YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – A 44-year-old Yucca Valley man was arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing a child, police announced Monday. The man was arrested on Wednesday night on the 57000 block of Twentynine Palms Highway. The arrest came after an extensive investigation into the ongoing sexual abuse of a minor under the age
Continue Reading THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Two Texas men suspected of stealing items from an individual in Thousand Palms were behind bars today. The two men, ages 24 and 25, both of Houston, were booked into the Benoit Detention Center in Indio on suspicion of robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery and multiple outstanding arrest warrants, according to
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – In two recent standoffs involving suspects across the Valley, the Regional SWAT Team and local police departments have used technology to de-escalate incidents. Namely, wireless robots have entered homes or buildings to scope out the scene before officers do. “Either the robot or their drone has actually seen people inside
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IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KESQ) – A judge has agreed to head to trial for the man accused of murdering a teen in Salton City after shocking details were revealed in court Thursday. Check Out Coverage From Our Sister Station KYMA Abraham Fienbloom is accused of murdering and dismembering 17-year-old T’neya Tovar. Thursday, several deputies and a special investigator with the FBI took
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Newly revealed gruesome details about the death and dismemberment of a 14-year-old girl whose body was found in the trunk of singer D4vd’s Tesla in Hollywood have left her family in “indescribable pain,” their attorney said today. In a graphic document filed in court Wednesday, prosecutors wrote the defendant took “horrifying”
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) –Drivers along Interstate 10 experienced delays Thursday morning after a law enforcement pursuit ended on the eastbound side of the freeway near Date Palm Drive. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were initially dispatched around 4:55 a.m. to the 25000 block of Silent Creek Road in Moreno Valley for
Continue Reading DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A woman suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol was injured today when she crashed her vehicle into a power pole and street sign near Desert Hot Springs. The crash was reported shortly before 10 a.m. Thursday on eastbound Dillon Road, west of Prospect Street, according to the
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Jessamyn Dodd IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – Wednesday marks the second day of the preliminary hearing for the man accused of murdering a missing teen. 51-year-old Abraham Feinbloom pleaded not guilty in connection to the disappearance and death of 17-year-old T’neya Tovar. During Wednesday’s hearing, the first witness, U.S. Border Patrol Agent Jacob Cerda, said a search warrant was issued, and
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Singer D4vd, who is charged with killing a 14-year-old girl whose dismembered body was found in the trunk of his Tesla at a Hollywood tow yard, took “horrifying” steps to destroy the teen’s corpse, prosecutors wrote in a graphic court brief filed today, with the defendant using a “chain saw and
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Riverside County sheriff’s deputies and officers from other law enforcement agencies throughout the region will be boosting patrols next week to catch Cinco de Mayo celebrants who risk drinking, or drugging, and driving. Anti-DUI deployments will be conducted all day on Tuesday, May 5, mostly involving saturation patrols in multiple locations.
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Jessamyn Dodd IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – The man accused of murdering a missing teen is back in court Tuesday for his preliminary hearing. 51-year-old Abraham Feinbloom pleaded not guilty in connection to the disappearance and death of 17-year-old T’neya Tovar. Tuesday’s court appearance is said to determine if there is enough evidence to establish probable cause and hold him for
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