Officers from the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force searched a residence in the 1000 block of North State Street in Hemet around 9 p.m. Thursday as part of an investigation into an attempted homicide that occurred on Monday in Coachella, in which a man was found with multiple gunshot wounds to his chest and neck, Heredia said.
A 22-year-old reputed gang member was behind bars Friday, accused of shooting up a home with adults and children on the property in Desert Hot Springs. Randy Sanudo of Cathedral City was arrested Thursday along with Victor Rodriguez, 23, of Phoenix, who was arrested Monday stemming from the Jan. 18 shooting in the 72000 block […]
A 30-year-old probationer who tried to abduct a young boy from a Lake Elsinore park will be sent to a state mental hospital for an indeterminate period rather than prison after a Riverside jury found he was mentally incompetent and not aware of what he was doing. Following two days of deliberations, jurors in the […]
Three people have been arrested and face child abuse charges for allegedly locking four children between the ages of 3 and 11 in makeshift cages, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. Investigators got a tip Monday about possible child abuse at a home in Smiths Station, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. They […]
A Mesa Verde woman and her husband pleaded guilty Thursday to second-degree murder for the death of the woman’s 18-year-old mentally disabled daughter and were immediately sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. Jill Williams, 37, and Steven Williams, the victim’s 41-year-old stepfather, entered their pleas just as a preliminary hearing was about to […]
