Break in

June 24June 24
You Ask. We Investigate.: Palm Springs Intruder Caught on Camera
- Local
Just after 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Lesley was out of town when she got an alert on her phone. It was from her home security camera in Palm Springs. “I looked down and said, ‘There’s a man in our house’,” says Lesley, who did not want to give her last name. The camera captured an […]

Kitty Alvarado
May 17
Cathedral City homeowner shoots intruder
- Local
A suspect who was allegedly shot by an 85-year-old Cathedral City homeowner in self-defense remained hospitalized Monday, police reported. The shooting occurred about 6:15 p.m. Sunday in the 38200 block of Chuperosa Lane, according to Cathedral City police Sgt. Albert Ruiz. Patrol officers responded to the house following a 911 call reporting a male intruder […]

Taylor Martinez
May 14May 14
Pair accused in armed break-in of Palm Springs senior’s home must stand trial
- Crime
A parolee and a woman, who allegedly broke into a Palm Springs residence where she once worked as an aide, assaulted the 78-year-old resident and forcibly restrained the homeowner and her caretaker prior to ransacking the home for valuables, must stand trial on several felony charges, a judge ruled Thursday. Indio residents Juan Antonio Beltran, […]

News Staff
August 10August 10
Sentencing Reset For Coachella Valley Serial Burglar
- Crime
(CNS) – Sentencing was pushed back Monday to Aug. 17 for a Palm Desert man who targeted elderly victims in carrying out a string of residential and commercial break-ins throughout the Coachella Valley. Joseph Foster Ramey, 28, pleaded guilty earlier this year to 22 burglary counts, along with identity theft, vehicle theft and receiving stolen […]

Ceci Partridge
December 31December 31
Perris Exotic Animal Farm Burglarized, Llamas Stolen
- Crime
- Local
An exotic animal farm in Perris was burglarized Monday, resulting in about two dozen llamas being stolen and other creatures being turned loose, possibly by animal rights activists. The break-in occurred during the predawn hours at the 14-acre private facility near Orange Avenue and Murrieta Road, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. “We received […]
August 01August 01
Man Arrested For Breaking Into Businesses In Riverside, San Diego Counties
- Crime
- Local
A 41-year-old man was jailed Thursday on suspicion of carrying out at a series of burglaries at breweries, small family restaurants or other family-owned businesses in Riverside and San Diego counties. Nathan Maynard of Hemet was arrested Friday in Hemet and booked into the Vista Detention Facility in San Diego County in connection with the […]
June 27June 27
Man Burglarizing East Hemet Home Shot Dead by Occupant
- Crime
- Local
A suspected burglar was shot dead by an East Hemet homeowner who confronted the intruder during the break-in, authorities said Thursday. The shooting was reported just after midnight Wednesday in the 26000 block of Plymouth Street, near Mayberry Avenue, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Sgt. Rick Espinoza said the homeowner, whose name was […]
June 06June 06
Woman Killed in Riverside After Boyfriend Confronts Burglars
- Local
A pair of suspected burglars shot and killed the girlfriend of man who confronted them in a residential Riverside neighborhood Thursday morning, police said. The shooting happened about 3:45 a.m. in the 3800 block of Cedar Street after the victim’s boyfriend was awakened up by the burglars who were breaking into a vehicle across the […]

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