California

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Three former minor league baseball players who pleaded guilty to profiting from inside information involving Del Taco stock were sentenced in San Diego federal court today to credit for time served.    Jordan Joseph Qsar, Grant Lee Witherspoon, and Austin Lane Bernard purchased Del Taco stock, then sold the shares

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A reputed gang member was convicted of first-degree murder today for fatally shooting an off-duty Los Angeles police officer in Lincoln Heights in 2019 during what prosecutors called a 90-minute crime spree. Cristian Facundo, 27, of Temecula was also convicted of shooting into an occupied motor vehicle and vandalism. Jurors also

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Federal authorities intercepted a smuggling vessel carrying 21 undocumented immigrants near San Clemente Island, and one of the passengers was found unresponsive and later died at a hospital, officials said Friday. The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations’ Marine Interdiction agents responded around noon

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Two Norco men suspected of operating a “chop shop” in which authorities seized roughly 50 stolen motorcycles, trailers and utility terrain vehicles — in various states of disassembly — were out of custody today. The two suspects, men ages 29 and 46, were arrested Wednesday following a three-month investigation by the

Jessamyn Dodd CALIPATRIA, Calif. (KYMA) – Voters in Calipatria could soon decide the political futures of three city council members. It began when a vote to fire Calipatria City Manager Laura Gutierrez took place. It has now escalated into an effort to recall Mayor Michael Luellen and Council members Jesse Rivas and Fred Beltran. The

Jessamyn Dodd IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – A commercial truck driver was arrested in Imperial County on suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI). The arrest happened this past Tuesday on Highway 111 and Schartz Road. According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP) in El Centro, they responded after receiving reports of a reckless tractor-trailer

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – A former San Diego resident and CEO of a currency exchange business was arrested today for allegedly hiring hitmen to murder someone. Marcos Arturo Kleiman Tronllan, 40, CEO of MoneyFlip LLC, formerly known as MXN Financial LLC, allegedly paid undercover federal agents to kill a Mexican businessman over money Kleiman

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A 62-year-old parolee who allegedly ran over and killed a pedestrian at a Riverside crosswalk while fleeing from police was charged today with first-degree murder and other offenses.    Gene Amos Cunningham of Riverside was arrested Tuesday following a roughly 24-hour investigation by the Riverside Police Department into the death of

Jessamyn Dodd EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA) – The City of Imperial, along with the Sierra Club sued the County of Imperial, over a proposed hyper-scale AI data center. They argued the county issued a Notice of Exemption for a grading permit before the planning commission could complete their report, and that the county illegaly approved

IRVINE, Calif. (KESQ) – A 25-year-old man was behind bars today on suspicion of vandalizing multiple Teslas in Irvine.    The suspect was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of felony vandalism, according to Irvine police.    Police this week asked for the public’s help tracking down a suspect who was caught on surveillance video vandalizing a

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – An anti-human trafficking law enforcement operation conducted in San Diego County amid Comic-Con International led to 27 arrests of alleged sex buyers and the recovery of nine trafficking victims, it was announced today. Operation Iron Justice, conducted from July 22 through July 24, focused on the demand for commercial sex

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Federal agents allegedly used racial slurs to target Latinos while carrying out an ongoing campaign of “suspicionless and discriminatory” immigration enforcement stops in the Los Angeles area, according to a federal court filing obtained today. The allegations came in a motion for a preliminary injunction in the closely watched Vasquez Perdomo