A man suspected of driving under the influence of drugs was arrested for assaulting a police dog and other crimes he allegedly committed while attempting to evade authorities, Palm Springs police reported Monday. On Friday about 10:45 p.m., an officer spotted a car being driven erratically and attempted a traffic stop after the vehicle nearly […]
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A La Quinta resident suspected of robbing a Newport Beach bank and trying to rob two others over a three-day span, then evading police during a pursuit, was arrested Tuesday. Barry Allan Buydens, 56, was arrested in La Quinta around 8:25 a.m. and booked on suspicion of robbery, attempted robbery and felony evading, according to […]
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Two Desert Hot Springs men were arrested Tuesday following a car chase and brief foot pursuit. Byron Gutierrez, 19, and Pablo Cruz, 22, were inside a vehicle in the Stater Bros. parking lot at 13200 Palm Drive when they were approached around 2 p.m. by Desert Hot Springs police, who suspected them of illegal drug […]
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A probationer was arrested after leading police on chase in a stolen vehicle from Palm Springs to Banning Friday, police said. Officers attempted to approach a suspicious vehicle in the area of N. Indian Canyon Drive and E. San Rafael Road around 9:20 a.m., according to a Palm Springs Police Department statement. But the driver, […]
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Indio, CA A man already charged with robbing a Home Depot store in Rancho Mirage is facing new felony counts for allegedly stealing a pickup truck and crashing it through the front entrance of a Palm Desert gated community while trying to evade sheriff’s deputies. Dominic Michael Battiato, 33, was charged Tuesday with felony counts of evading […]
