A man who beat and strangled his roommate at her Thousand Palms home, leaving her with traumatic injuries that later killed her, was sentenced to 30 years to life in state prison Friday. Juan Inzunza, 34, was convicted in March in the murder of 56-year-old Victoria Supola, who was found lying halfway out of her […]
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Cathedral City, CA During the week of February 12-16, 2018, a multi-agency law enforcement team called East P.A.C.T. (Post Release Accountability Compliance Team) conducted week-long compliance checks in Cathedral City. The operation consisted of 63 searches over the course of five days. The locations searched were homes of subjects on active probation/parole. The subjects at […]
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Indio, CA An Indio man who slashed his girlfriend’s throat with a box cutter, then ran the 41-year-old high school teacher over with her Toyota Prius after the initial attack failed to kill her, was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Michael John Franco, 46, was convicted of murder in […]
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Riverside County, CA A convicted felon who perpetrated a months-long robbery spree in Riverside County targeting numerous businesses and involving dozens of victims was convicted Thursday — in his second trial — of 50 counts of robbery, burglary and false imprisonment. A Riverside jury deliberated three days before finding 37-year-old Sergio Nicolas Lopez guilty of all but […]
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Palm Springs, CA A 20-year-old Desert Hot Springs woman who shot two teenage boys in Palm Springs pleaded guilty to attempted murder charges Wednesday and was immediately sentenced to 38 years in state prison. Sandra Vanessa Herrera, who also admitted several firearm and gang-related sentence enhancements, was arrested on March 9, along with a 17-year-old boy. […]
