Crime

A suspect accused of shooting a man who was found dead near the Desert Hot Springs Police station has been charged with murder. Daniel Ray Martinez, 28, of Desert Hot Springs has officially been charged in a murder of a man identified as “Javier T.” on Sept. 8. Daniel Ray Martinez Officers found Javier with

LOS ANGELES (CNS) – A Mexican national who once lived in Riverside County was sentenced today to 63 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute nearly 120 pounds of methamphetamine that was dropped in the desert by an airplane that had crossed the U.S.-Mexico border.     Juan Carlos Iturriaga-Centeno, 34, a one-time resident of

A poolside waiter accused of raping an unconscious woman after serving her drinks for several hours at a Palm Springs hotel pleaded not guilty today to several felony and misdemeanor charges. Alejandro Adan, 32, of Desert Hot Springs, was arrested in March 2019 for allegedly sexually assaulting the woman at the Kimpton Rowan Hotel at

A 31-year-old man accused of killing two Palm Springs residents while burglarizing their homes is due to be arraigned next week. Luis Flores Cantor of Palm Springs is charged with two counts of murder, three counts of burglary and one count of assault, with a special circumstance allegation of multiple murders. Cantor is accused in

The search continues for a suspect wanted in connection with the murder of a 60-year-old Cabazon man. Pedro Urieta-Angeles, 32, of Cabazon remains wanted in connection with the death of Ruben Garcia, 60, of Cabazon. Urieta-Angeles is considered armed and dangerous. If seen, authorities say to immediately call 911, do not approach him. Urieta-Angeles is

U.S. flags left on an overpass in a Riverside highway to honor the 13 U.S. service members killed in Kabul were found torn up. There were 13 U.S. flags and one U.S. Marine flag put up as a memorial on the overpass in Ivy Street overpass to the 91 Freeway. Pictures shared by the Riverside

Two men have been arrested in connection with the death of a previously missing 60-year-old Cabazon man. The two suspects, Gilbert Garcia, 37, of Banning and Victor Diaz Sandoval, 51, of Cabazon were identified as suspects in the murder of Ruben Garcia, 60, of Cabazon, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced over the weekend. Garcia

Three armed suspects who allegedly robbed a convenience store in San Diego County and shot a sheriff’s K-9 were apprehended in Riverside County, a San Diego County Sheriff’s Department spokesman said today. At 11:52 p.m. Sunday, a sheriff’s deputy saw a suspect running out of a 7-Eleven at 10205 Lake Jennings Park Road in Lakeside.

The suspect in a Mother’s Day shooting that left a 15-year-old boy in critical condition has turned himself in to police. Tasaun Thomas, 22, of Indio turned himself into the Indio Police Department on Thursday, the department confirmed. Thomas is a suspect in a shooting on Daisy Street and John Nobles Avenue in Indio on

Two suspected gang members accused of committing multiple robberies during a three-month period in Coachella pleaded not guilty to various charges today and were scheduled to return to court Oct. 5 for a trial-readiness conference. Brian Emmanuel Jamand, 25, and Jorge Alberto Rojas, 29, of Coachella, are accused of multiple robberies in Coachella from August