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August 20August 20
Man Accused in DHS Hammer Slaying Makes Another Court Appearance
- Crime
A parolee charged with bludgeoning a woman to death with a hammer in Desert Hot Springs re-entered a not guilty plea Friday and was ordered to return to court on Sept. 20 for a trial-readiness conference. Joseph Cantu Montanez, 42, of Desert Hot Springs, is accused of killing 39-year-old Andrea Reyes, who was found dead […]

Ceci Partridge
July 23July 23
Police: Woman Dies in Head-on Crash in Desert Hot Springs
- Local
A 27-year-old woman died in a head-on crash in Desert Hot Springs, police said Friday. The two-vehicle collision was reported just before 6 p.m. Thursday on North Indian Canyon Drive near Mission Lakes Boulevard, according to the Desert Hot Springs Police Department. The victim, whose name was not immediately released, was the passenger in a […]

Ceci Partridge
January 29January 29
Barricaded Desert Hot Springs Man Arrested
- Crime
A wanted suspect is in jail after being barricaded in a Desert Hot Springs home Friday afternoon. Officers responded to the 10800 block of San Miguel Road around 1:21 p.m. for a call of a man with a gun. Police say 22-year-old Angel Perez was barricaded in a home for threatening to shoot at bail […]

Ceci Partridge
April 27April 27
Desert Hot Springs Missing Juvenile Found
- Local
A 14-year-old Desert Hot Springs girl reported missing over the weekend was found Monday, police reported. Emily Mariah Martinez went missing around midnight Saturday, and police had asked on Sunday afternoon for the public’s help in finding her. Desert Hot Springs Police Department did not say where the teenager was found or provide any other […]

Taylor Martinez
February 24February 24
DHS Students React to Gang Threat Rumors Online
- Local
Students at Desert Hot Springs High School were greeted with metal detectors and extra security on Monday morning due to rumors of a gang fight involving weapons circulating on social media. Panicked parents poured into the front office to pick up their kids Monday afternoon after they received this message from the high school: Good […]

Daytona Everett
May 13May 13
Family Members Confirm Identity of Desert Hot Springs Shooting Victim
- Crime
- Local
After a weekend of violence in the Coachella Valley including shootings in Palm Springs and La Quinta, a man was found shot to death in Desert Hot Springs just two blocks from his grandmother’s house, according to family members. One day after seeing his mom on mother’s day, family members confirm Mario Garcia-Jimenez was the […]

Daytona Everett
May 04May 04
Fourth Arrest Made in Desert Hot Springs Carjacking and Robbery
On Friday May 4, 2018, Desert Hot Springs Police Patrol Officers conducted follow-up investigation into a robbery and kidnapping which occurred on Thursday May 3, 2018 in the 66800 block of Ironwood Drive. During the follow-up investigation, an outstanding suspect being sought by police was spotted jumping a wall of a residence in the same […]

Andrew F. Johnston
May 30
Deputies Locate Suspect After Shots Fired in Desert Hot Springs Neighborhood
- Archive
Desert Hot Springs, CA Gunshots were fired in a Desert Hot Springs residential neighborhood today, but no one was hurt. The gunfire was reported around 10:00 AM in the 66700 block of Camino Idilio, according to Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Spent ammunition was found in the area. Deputies located the suspect near Avenida Mirola and […]

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