Indio, CA Indio police are investigating a robbery at a business in the 81900 block of Hwy 111 near Monroe Street. Police say the GameStop at that location was robbed around 2:05pm. Story: Gabriel Fernandez: Child Abuse Tragedy The suspect entered the business and showed a small dark hand gun before gaining access to the cash […]
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Coachella, CA A 35-year-old Coachella woman who allegedly tried to pass a forged check at an Indian Wells bank was charged today with identity theft. Esther Montoya, who was arrested last Thursday near Airport Boulevard and Avenue 51 in Coachella, is accused in a Jan. 4 fraud involving a bank in the 74000 block of […]
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Eight-year-old Gabriel Fernandez’s shocking death following years of child abuse allegations sparked calls for reform of the county’s child protection system. The boy’s mother and her boyfriend were charged in the boy’s torture and death. A jury found 37-year-old Isauro Aguirre guilty Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. The boy’s mother, Pearl Sinthia Fernandez, pleaded guilty to first […]
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Coachella, CA A parolee who allegedly shot a person in Coachella last month is being held without bail. Jose Martinez, 24, of La Quinta, was arrested around 10 a.m. Wednesday and booked on on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and a parole violation, according to sheriff’s Sgt. Paul Heredia. Story: Homeless Man Arrested […]
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The mother of an 8-year-old Palmdale boy who was routinely beaten, starved, forced to sleep in a closet and tortured until his 2013 death pleaded guilty Thursday to a murder charge. Under the terms of a plea agreement, 34-year-old Pearl Sinthia Fernandez is expected to be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of […]
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Desert Hot Springs, CA The Riverside County coroner’s office Tuesday identified 49-year-old Joseph Slaten of Desert Hot Springs as the victim of a fatal shooting in the city. Story: Driver Suspected of Killing Tour de Palm Springs Cyclist Had Suspended License, Multiple Speeding Violations Police responded at around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to an address in the […]
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A Desert Hot Springs man accused of barreling through a group of Tour de Palm Springs cyclists at 100 miles per hour, killing one of them, was charged today with murder, driving under the influence of drugs and driving on a suspended license. Ronnie Ramon Huerta Jr., 21, is accused in the Feb. 10 crash […]
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Palm Springs, CA Police caught up Tuesday with a man who allegedly burglarized a Palm Springs home last fall and then spent the afternoon swimming in a neighboring home’s pool. Kenneth Blakeley, 34, was arrested in Cathedral City just after midnight, according to county jail records. Story: Man In US Illegally Guilty of Killing 2 California […]
